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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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In The Midst of Change, Preservation And Endurance In Appalachia
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How can we hold onto traditions in a world that’s always changing? This week on Inside Appalachia, we explore stories about how our history and culture can help us find answers, and ask questions, about the types of future we want to build.By Mason Adams, Roxy Todd
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Looking At Economic Development In Appalachia -- Without Rose-Colored Glasses
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In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’re revisiting some of the stories we have reported about economic development. We’ll hear how these projects are doing today, and how the pandemic has impacted these efforts.By Caitlin Tan, Roxy Todd
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Revisiting Colt And Crystal’s Struggle To Stay: Struggles Lead to Strength in Appalachia
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Another look at The Struggle to Stay, an in-depth exploration of young people fighting to the "brain drain" and working to stay in Appalachia.By Caitlin Tan, Roxy Todd
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Food And Family Holiday Traditions, Inside Appalachia
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In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we talk about holiday foods. We’ve got recipes for things like cranberry salad, sorghum gingerbread, and pecan pie. But more than recipes, this show is about the power of memory, and tradition.By Caitlin Tan, Mason Adams, Roxy Todd
This special episode features holiday-centric songs performed by artists such as Joan Baez, Kathy Mattea, Loudon Wainwright III, Bruce Cockburn and many more! Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
This 2016 episode features Iron & Wine, Tift Merritt, Andy Shauf, Todd Burge and Paper Bird. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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The Power Of Family And The Resilience Of Youth
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If you live in Appalachia, or for that matter, if you’ve ever lived in Appalachia, you are a part of our family. It defines us.By Caitlin Tan, Roxy Todd
This 2017 episode features The Mountain Goats, Joe Henry, Nellie McKay and John K. Samson. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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'Let's Get To Work' - Addressing Inequality And Racism In Appalachia
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What are communities in Appalachia doing to address racism? The death of George Floyd and others at the hands of police sparked hundreds of demonstrations over the summer, and a national reckoning on police reform and systemic racism. Those conversations are happening here in Appalachia, too.By Mason Adams, Roxy Todd
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Veteran Tells His Story Of Leaving Appalachia, And Why He Came Home
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In this episode of Inside Appalachia, you’ll hear the story of Iraq War veteran Mark Combs. He left Appalachia to become a comedian, trying his luck first in California, then in Colorado. Along the way, homesickness hit Combs especially hard. His story is part of our reporting projec "The Struggle To Stay," which has won national awards.…
This special episode looks back on some of our favorite performances by artists who have received Grammy Awards or Nominations. Songs included by Alison Krauss (2005), Jason Isbell & 400 Unit (2011), Robert Cray Band (2017), Sonny Landreth (2017), Larry Cordle (2012),Randy Newman (1999), Chris Stapleton (2015), The SteelDrivers (2008), The Maverick…
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This 2019 episode features The Steel Wheels, Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert, Radney Foster, and Eilen Jewell. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Working Parents, Childcare Workers and Children Are Struggling, How They Are Finding A Way Forward
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Juggling work and child care has never been easy, but it’s gotten even more complicated during the coronavirus pandemic. Our child care system is in crisis.The system was patchwork and threadbare before this year. Working parents in the United States face a lot of pressure. And child care workers are often underpaid, overworked, and undervalued.In …
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This 2014 episode features Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Kate Miller-Heidke, Janiva Magness, Storyman and Gabriel Kahane. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Planting Seeds Of Change Inside Appalachia -- Plus New Hosts!
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It’s been quite a stressful couple of months for most of us. For this episode of Inside Appalachia, we wanted to slow down, take a breath, and talk about one of our favorite foods — cookies!We'll get some baking tips on a very special kind of cookie, made with local buckwheat and stone ground flour.By Caitlin Tan, Mason Adams, Roxy Todd
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This 2011 episode features a set from Booker T. Jones, plus sets from Lake Street Dive, Jill Sobule, The Spring Standards, & Kenny White. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Deep Connections To Family, Music And Land In Spite Of Pandemic
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There is a deep connection among generations that holds steady for many families across central Appalachia. Perhaps it’s a combination of shared struggles and enduring repeated cycles of economic boom and bust. Maybe it’s our deep ties to the land that help bind so many of us to our past — after all, these mountains are among the oldest on the plan…
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This 2016 episode features a set from Hayes Carll, plus sets from Darrell Scott, Parker Millsap, Brennen Leigh and Carrie Rodriguez. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Many of us are dreaming about the things we want to do when this pandemic is over — like traveling someplace far away. If you have wanderlust, or the itch to fly, these are not ideal circumstances. But being grounded does give us time to reflect and dream about flights in our future and those in our past.This week on Inside Appalachia, we are liste…
This 2016 episode features a special stripped down set from Wilco, plus performances by Brooke Waggoner, Au Pair, Shawn Mullins and Joan Shelley. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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People Are People, Not Political Categories: Appalachians Discuss The Issues That Matter Most
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Four years ago, 95 percent of Appalachian counties voted for Donald Trump. National journalists parachuted in to try to understand why. But, what did they miss? This week on Inside Appalachia, we’re talking with voters across Central Appalachia about the issues that matter to them.By Caitlin Tan, Roxy Todd
Host Larry Groce and the Mountain Stage team culled together this episode of songs by some of music's greatest songwriters, performed by various artists over the years on Mountain Stage.We touch on the songs of Bob Dylan, with performances by The Band, Chris Smither, Jimmy LaFave and The Derek Trucks Band.Songs of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter are…
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Fierce Women Of Appalachia In Story And Song
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This week’s episode of Inside Appalachia is about fierce women — something we have no shortage of here in Appalachia.We’ll hear about the folk music collaboration between Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn. Their new album combines the tones of Appalachia with the melodies of China. We’ll also hear a story about the first transgender person elected to pol…
This 2014 episode features an extended set from Umphrey's McGee, plus performances by Yarn, Cris Jacobs, and Jim Oblon. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Looking At Black Lung And Racism In The Mountains
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In Appalachia, we’re all too familiar with black lung disease, and how it takes the breath away from coal miners. For a time, it seemed black lung was going away, thanks to tougher mine safety regulations. Now it's seeing a resurgence.There is another problem that doesn’t seem to have gone away, either, and that is racism. It shows itself in places…
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Revisiting an episode from 2013 featuring Billy Bragg, The Flatlanders, Amy Speace, Joe Pug, and Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Support provided by Digital Relativity. https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Reconnecting To Our Roots Through Pawpaws, And Revisiting Indigenous History Inside Appalachia
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In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll take a look at a fruit that is unique to Appalachia called the pawpaw. It was nearly forgotten but is coming back as some people are working to keep it alive. We also hear an interview with author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Her new novel explores the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s history, and the push and …
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Looking back to our 30th year for performances from Calexico, Camper Van Beethoven, Bahamas, Bonnie Prince Billy and Piney Gir. Recorded January 27, 2013 in Charleston, WV.Support provided by Digital Relativity.https://digitalrelativity.com/By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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The Power Of Storytelling, Nature, And Elk Inside Appalachia
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It’s safest to avoid cramped public places, and when you’re hanging out with friends, experts say do it outside. Get some fresh air. We’ve got plenty of that here Inside Appalachia. Even as the weather changes we have an abundance of wildness to explore. And today, we’re celebrating that wildness.By Glynis Board, Roxy Todd, Eric Douglas
Revisiting an episode from 2012 featuring Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Cowboy Junkies, Anais Mitchell and Paul Kelly. Support provided by Digital Relativity.By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Artists Adjusting During COVID, Dinosaur Kingdom, And Remembering Elaine Purkey
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Inside Appalachia reports on how potters, painters, writers, and action-figure makers, are adjusting during the coronavirus pandemic. We remember Elaine Purkey, one of West Virginia's most powerful social activists and musicians, who passed away from COVID-19. And check in with artist Robert Villamagna who is battling COVID-19 himself.…
Turning an ear to songs about the experiences of people of color, Native Americans, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, women, and those living on the economic edge. Hear songs from Pops Staples, Mavis Staples, Arlo Guthrie, Drive-By Truckers, Rhiannon Giddens and more. Support provided by Digital Relativity.https://digitalrelativity.com/…
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‘Country Roads’ Take Me Inside Appalachia
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This episode of Inside Appalachia is about returning home. For some people, timing and circumstance force you back. It is only then that you realize how much you missed home. Others spend decades longing to return.By Jessica Lilly , Roxy Todd, Eric Douglas