Remembering And Revisiting Resistance To The Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3d ago
Red Terry’s property in Bent Mountain, Virginia, is in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. She says the place was beautiful, but she's worried about the dangers of the pipeline not far from her home. Plus, almost everybody has a favorite cup or coffee mug, but how far would you go to replace it? One woman would go pretty far. And… we explore an effort in western Virginia to make old-time music more available to Black musicians. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia ..read more
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Encore: What Is Appalachia? We Asked People From Around The Region. Here’s What They Said
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1w ago
This week, we’re revisiting our episode “What Is Appalachia?” from December 2021. Appalachia connects mountainous parts of the South, the Midwest, the Rust belt and even the Northeast. The Appalachian Regional Commission defined the boundaries for Appalachia in 1965 with the creation of the Appalachian Regional Commision, a part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. It was legislation that sought to expand social welfare, and some localities were eager for the money, while others resisted the designation. The boundaries and definition of Appalachia can now only be changed by an act of Congres ..read more
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Remembering Travis Stimeling And The Age Of Deer, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2w ago
Inside Appalachia remembers Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a deep mark on Appalachian culture, and the people who practice and document it.   And grab your dancing shoes and learn about a movement to make square dance calling more inclusive. Plus, it’s not just you. There are more deer than ever these days. A writer explores the long, complicated entwinement of people and our wild kin.   ..read more
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Brasstown Carvers, Willie Carver And Cabbagetown, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3w ago
For nearly a century, some of the best wood carvers in Appalachia have trained at a folk school in North Carolina. The Brasstown Carvers still welcome newcomers to come learn the craft. In 2021, Willie Carver was named Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year. Then he left his job over homophobia and became an activist and celebrated poet.  And, the zine Porch Beers chronicles the author’s life in Appalachia — including a move from Huntington to Chattanooga, and back again. You're hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia ..read more
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Encore: The Love Of Competition, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1M ago
Appalachians love to compete. Whether it’s recreational league softball, a turkey calling contest or workplace chili cookoffs, Mountain folks are in it to win it. But there’s more to competing than just winning or losing. In this show, we’ll meet competitors who are also keepers of beloved Appalachian traditions ..read more
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The Fall Of AppHarvest, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1M ago
When the farming start-up, AppHarvest, launched in Kentucky, it promised good jobs in coal country — but some workers called it a grueling hell on earth. We also explore an island of Japanese culture in West Virginia called Yama.  And fish fries have been a staple in Charleston, West Virginia’s Black community for years. We visit one and learn a little about what’s made them so popular. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia ..read more
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The Gatlinburg Fire Of 2016, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1M ago
In 2016, a wildfire escaped the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It killed 14 people, injured dozens more and destroyed parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. We talk with an investigative journalist who has new information on the incident. Also, four decades ago rice seeds from Laos crossed the ocean to California and made their way to a family of Hmong farmers in North Carolina. And the Appalachian trail has been exhaustively hiked, explored and written about, but it’s still got a few secrets left. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia ..read more
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Cougars Football and EJ Henderson Guitars, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2M ago
Alleghany and Covington high schools were rivals for decades. But now, they’ve merged. This week, we head to a home football game and learn how it’s going.  Also, the daughter of a legendary guitar maker didn’t set out to take up her father’s craft — but she’s found it irresistible. And, we take a trip to the mushroom capital of the U.S. You’ll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia ..read more
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Encore: The Rise of Black Lung, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2M ago
Black lung disease is back. In fact, it never went away. Now, younger and younger miners are living with a particularly nasty form of black lung disease.  Regulators and the coal industry have known about the problem for decades — but they’ve been slow to respond.  One reporter asks, “What would happen if thousands of workers in any other industry got sick and died just because of where they worked?”  This week, we’re talking about the black lung epidemic, Inside Appalachia ..read more
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Folkways Highlights Of 2023, Inside Appalachia
Inside Appalachia
by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2M ago
Since 2019, Inside Appalachia has brought you stories from our Folkways Reporting Project.  Folkways was created to boost awareness of Appalachian folk traditions and how they’re passed between people. In 2023, we added 25 stories to our growing archive that explore diverse arts, culture, food and people of Appalachia.  This week, look back at some of the past year’s Folkways highlights ..read more
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