Wvpb Podcasts

This week on Inside Appalachia, we hear from a radiologist in eastern Kentucky who says he’s seeing a rise in cases of black lung among young coal miners. We’ll also hear the first part of a new series from reporters Randy Yohe and Chris Schulz about the dog racing industry in West Virginia. Then, we’ll travel to Monaca, Pennsylvania where Shell pl…

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear about a farm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that can grow a lot of agriculture on one acre of a former industrial site. We’ll also hear about a podcast that remembers the back to the land movement in West Virginia during the 1970s and 1980s — as well as a mysterious disappearance.…

Charges of vaccine hoarding and global protectionism are coloring the debate over our response to new strains of COVID with vaccinations. The World Health Organization reports so far, only 16% of people in low-income countries have gotten a single vaccine dose. That compares with 80% in some high-income countries. The role vaccinations can play in …

On this week’s episode, we’re journeying far and wide through Appalachia and beyond. Author Mesha Maren takes us from the hills of West Virginia to the Texas/Mexico border — the land of the Luchador. We’ll also hear about what West Virginians are doing to help Ukrainian refugees. And, we’ll learn about what doctors are saying about medical cannabis…

On this week’s encore episode of Inside Appalachia, we’re dedicating the show to children's authors. Hear from Cynthia Rylant, author of “When I Was Young In The Mountains,” “Messy Larry” author David J. Perri and storytelling champion Bil Lepp reading from his children's book “The Princess And The Pickup Truck.”…

This episode was recorded in 2002 in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Doc Watson, Tony Rice & Peter Rowan, Maura O'Connell, Blue Highway, Mike Seeger, and Blisard, Bing, & Judd. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3Mtd9grBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Healthcare workers are the glue in our public health system. They’ve seen firsthand the impacts of messaging around COVID-19 — the good, the bad, and the downright dangerous — especially on social media. That firehose of information shaped our experience of the pandemic. The internet has also catapulted dangerous misinformation about the virus and …

This episode was recorded in 2001 in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Patty Loveless, Alison Krauss, Crash Test Dummies, and Irene Kelley. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3taCQeBBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week, we’ll meet a man who has struggled with substance use disorder. Now, he’s a recovery coach.We’ll also meet a woman who started a farm and culinary training program to help people in recovery.And childhood friends who first started singing together 70 years ago show why it’s never too late to begin again…You’ll hear these stories and more…

America has roughly 400 million guns in circulation. Our divisions - social, political and racial - and our fear of those differences fuel even more gun purchases. 2020 showed a historic rise in gun violence. Guns killed a record 45,000 people, the majority of them by suicide. In this episode of Us & Them we explore the foundations of the Second Am…

This episode was recorded on May 1st, 2022 in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Sarah Harmer, Arlo McKinley, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, John Inghram, and Taylor Rae. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3wI8ylDBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’re talking about traditional ballads -- how they tell stories and connect us to the past.By Mason Adams, Roxy Todd, Alex Runyon

This episode was recorded on April 24th, 2022 at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The lineup includes Rissi Palmer, Cheryl Wheeler, Maia Sharp, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, and Kenny White. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3yKZs96By West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week, we begin our journey throughout Appalachia in Floyd County, Virginia, home of Earl White. Then, we’ll travel back to the early 20th century, when nurse Mary Breckenridge launched a midwifery program in Eastern Kentucky. We’ll also meet two student reporters at the Fayette Institute of Technology, who bring us stories about Anstead, West …

The weedkiller dicamba has created a divide between people who work the land in Arkansas. In a new episode from the award-winning program Us & Them (from PRX & West Virginia Public Broadcasting), their team follows up on a story that’s gotten ugly over the past few years. A newer version of the herbicide is designed to give soybean farmers a way to…

This episode was recorded on April 10th, 2022 in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes River Whyless, Margaret Glaspy, Kat Edmonson, Lakou Mizik, and Neal Francis. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3M7DssWBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week, we’re airing an encore episode of Inside Appalachia. We’ll meet a man who makes wooden turkey calls, not ordinary turkey calls. We’ll also meet people who make wooden paddles by hand and custom-decorate each one, and a man who repairs cuckoo clocks. Finally, we’ll travel to some of the most beautiful spots in Appalachia to find wildflowe…

This episode was recorded on April 3rd, 2022 in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Joan Osbourne, Griffin House, Dave Hause & The Mermaid, 49 Winchester, and Abby Hamilton. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3kDlTEZBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear about Black musicians and luthiers who are reclaiming the banjo — an instrument with deep roots in Africa and a difficult history in The United States. We’ll also hear about The Bristol Sessions — recording sessions known for bringing country music out of the hollers and onto radios, and for m…

Our trust can be tested by many things, both personal and professional. Political fractures make us question those we disagree with. The shifting science of a pandemic presents challenging scenarios for healthcare leaders. As COVID cases continue to rise and fall, Us & Them wanted to hear from people who’ve landed at different points along this tru…

This episode was recorded on March 27th, 2022 in Morgantown, WV at WVU's Canady Creative Arts Center. The lineup includes Janis Ian, Lido Pimienta, Beppe Gambetta, Philip B. Price, and Chris Haddox. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3Kr9v5KBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week’s episode is all about ballad singers and storytellers. We’ll hear an interview with West Virginia native Becca Spence Dobias who wrote a novel called ‘On Home.’ And co-host Mason Adams sits down with ballad singer Elizabeth LaPrelle, who grew up in Rural Retreat, Virginia. We’ll also hear about a song called “Tom Dooley,” which was first…

This episode was recorded on March 20th, 2022 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings, Kyshona, Jill Sobule, and Sollee & Smith. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3EvUaiBBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week on Inside Appalachia we’ll visit a luthier’s shop where old instruments get new life, and hear about a new comedy film set in Beckley, West Virginia. We’ll also hear from author Neema Avashia, whose new book is "Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer And Indian In A Mountain Place."By Mason Adams, Roxy Todd, Alex Runyon

America’s public schools are once again in the crosshairs of our nation’s culture wars. Some parents want more say in what and how their kids are taught — especially topics like racial history and gender studies. These parents say schools are pushing a social agenda they don’t agree with. The call for more parental involvement includes increased ch…

This episode was recorded on March 6th, 2022 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, Della Mae, Tray Wellington Band, Crys Matthews, Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3xnvkjGBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This episode was recorded on February 20, 2022 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes The Steel Wheels, The Whitmore Sisters, Scott Cook, Miko Marks, and Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3NKpnmxBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

The downturn of coal in Harlan County, Kentucky has led to an exodus of Black residents in search of work. This week on Inside Appalachia, we listen back to our conversation with William Turner, whose book about growing up in a vibrant Black community in eastern Kentucky just won the Weatherford Award for nonfiction from the Appalachian Studies Ass…

This episode was recorded on January 16th, 2022 in Morgantown, WV at WVU's Canady Creative Arts Center. The lineup includes Matthew E. White, Bendigo Fletcher, William Matheny, Tall Tall Trees, and Andrea Von Kampen. Podcast support provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3uAzzFvBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll listen back to an encore episode, all about how women in the mountains spearheaded movements to battle racial injustice, defend healthy communities, and fight for the rights of all Appalachians. We’ll talk with the author of a book called “To Live Here You Have To Fight,” hear from podcaster Anna Sale, and visi…

Americans are looking back to reassess their history and origins. George Floyd’s murder launched a global movement to assert the critical role that race plays in American law and society; however, even before Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation and the world, there were efforts to redefine America’s origin story. Now, there are fresh fract…

Recorded on January 9th, 2021 this show features Josh Ritter, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Dori Freeman, and Oshima Brothers. Podcast support provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3tyTjtYBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Lawmakers across Appalachia are debating how issues of race are taught in public schools, but the U.S. isn’t the only country with an unsettling history to deal with.In Germany, teachers are mandated to include lessons about one of their nation’s darkest chapters — the Holocaust.By Mason Adams, Roxy Todd, Alex Runyon

Recorded on December 12th, 2021 our 38th-anniversary show features Joshua Radin, Nefesh Mountain, Stephen Kellogg, and Mink's Miracle Medicine. Podcast support provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/37nSfAgBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll look at the origin of beans and cornbread. And we’ll meet a woman originally from Honduras who opened a restaurant in Moorefield, West Virginia. She makes pinto beans in her restaurant, Pupuseria Emerita. We’ll also learn about a new board game based on West Virginia foods and local monsters, like Mothman, and …