Inside Appalachia

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Inside Appalachia tells the stories of our people, and how they live today. The show is an audio tour of our rich history, food, music and culture.

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Friday · 52 min
Remembering Dolly Parton, Inside Appalachia
This week, we remember the one and only Dolly Parton. Dolly was more than a musician or a celebrity. She used her musical success to help others. She started the Imagination Library, a free book …
August 28 · 53 min
Dolly Parton, The Adaptive Climbing Festival And Appalachian Plants, Inside Appalachia
This week, we reflect on Dolly Parton’s passing and her legacy in the region.Also, the Adaptive Climbers Festival at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge feels like home for climbers with disabilities from ar…
August 21 · 53 min
Black Lung And Beasts Of The East, Inside Appalachia
This week, a new report finds the number of black lung cases is at its highest since the 1970s. The human cost is high. Also, the author of a new book says reintroducing nearly extinct animals …
August 14 · 53 min
Shinto Garden In Southwest Virginia And A Healing Mosaic In Kentucky, Inside Appalachia
This week, a Japanese Shinto garden took root in Southwestern Virginia because of family connections spanning geography and generations. Also, in Whitesburg, Kentucky a new mosaic uses recovered …
August 7 · 53 min
Encore: John Rose And The Snuffy Smith Comic Strip, Inside Appalachia
This week, having a very specific talent can lead to a dream job. It’s how cartoonist John Rose got his foot in the door to draw the comic strip Snuffy Smith. Also, there are dos and don’ts for tre…
July 31 · 52 min
All That's Unseen, Inside Appalachia
This week, a new memoir explores the struggle to stay in Appalachia –and the struggle to leave. Also, an exhibit in Kings Mountain, North Carolina documents the contributions of the Catawba Nation t…
July 24 · 53 min
Appalachian Comics Project And Open Door Cafe, Inside Appalachia
This week, after a disaster, can comics help set the record straight? Also, sifting through Hurricane Helene’s debris, one group tries to reunite keepsakes with their owners, including love le…
July 17 · 53 min
Summer Vacation, Inside Appalachia
This week, we’re traveling to summer attractions across Appalachia. Like a bus that sits on a rock at the West Virginia confluence of the New and Gauley rivers. Also, one person’s weedy nuisance is …
July 10 · 53 min
Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia
This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground…
July 3 · 53 min
Encore: Oscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia
This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer.Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from w…
June 26 · 53 min
Kudzu, Farmstands And Bristol's ‘Black Bottom’ Community, Inside Appalachia
This week, some folks are working to preserve the memory of Bristol, Virginia’s Black Bottom, a largely African American community wiped out by urban renewal. Also, small food producers embrace di…
June 19 · 53 min
Ohio's Ancient Earthworks And Ballad Singing After Hurricane Helene, Inside Appalachia
This week, ballads tell stories about all kinds of real-life events, but after Hurricane Helene, one group of ballad singers felt some topics were still too raw. Also, the author of a new book on …
June 12 · 53 min
Storytellers, Inside Appalachia
This week, we’re revisiting a show featuring storytellers out loud in front of audiences. Folks like five-time champion of the West Virginia Liars’ Contest, Bil Lepp.Also, musicians Anna and Eli…
June 5 · 53 min
Encore: Printmaking Inspired By Appalachian Stories, Inside Appalachia
This week, some of the stories on our show inspired college student art — including a vivid image of a bear smashing a clarinet.Also, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian f…
May 29 · 53 min
Appalachian Monster Game And Nelsonville Music Festival, Inside Appalachia
This week, a new roleplaying game gives folks in the workplace a chance to be a mythical Appalachian monster. Southeast Ohio’s Nelsonville Music Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in June. We …
May 22 · 51 min
Recovery After Hurricane Helene, Inside Appalachia
This week, Hurricane Helene devastated central Appalachia and disrupted the lives of people in recovery. In West Virginia, fur trapping continues, even in the 21st Century. And baseball is A…
May 15 · 53 min
Dungeon Fest And Kentucky's Grand March, Inside Appalachia
This week, Appalachian Dungeon Fest spotlights the fantastical music of dungeon synth. Also, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival stages a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual …
May 8 · 53 min
Encore: Crisis Response Teams And Essays On Nature, Inside Appalachia
This week — too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, changes to the Endangered Species Act could …
May 1 · 53 min
Mills Kelly, Coalfield Depopulation And Cuz's Uptown Barbeque, Inside Appalachia
This week, historian Mills Kelly’s love affair with the Appalachian trail started when he was a boy scout. He was 12. Also, central Appalachia is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, to…
April 24 · 52 min
Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia
This week, in author Willie Carver Jr.'s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Vi…

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