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Inside Appalachia

Returning Home, Ballad Singers And Storytellers Across Appalachia

This week’s episode is all about ballad singers and storytellers. We’ll hear an interview with...

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Growing Up Queer And Indian In Appalachia, New Comedy Film Set In Beckley, And Visiting A Luthier Shop In Elkins

This week on Inside Appalachia we’ll visit a luthier’s shop where old instruments get new life,...

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William Turner’s Book Wins Weatherford Award, And Foster Care In West Virginia Is Still Broken, As Lawmakers Fail.

The downturn of coal in Harlan County, Kentucky has led to an exodus of Black residents in search...

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William Turner’s Book Wins Weatherford Award, And Foster Care In West Virginia Is Still Broken, As Lawmakers Fail.

The downturn of coal in Harlan County, Kentucky has led to an exodus of Black residents in search...

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‘To Live Here You Have to Fight’ - How Appalachian Women Today Are Building On Activist Traditions Of The Pa

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear how women in the mountains spearhead movements to...

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Teaching Uncomfortable History And Overlooked Stories Of Black Americans Inside Appalachia

Lawmakers across Appalachia are debating how issues of race are taught in public schools, but the...

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Beans And Cornbread, Cryptid Board Games, And Bear Stories From The Smoky Mountains

If you think about one dish that has sustained generations of Appalachian people, what comes to...

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Building Cultural Bridges From Ukraine To Appalachia, Mexilachian Music, And We Learn How A Black Recreation Area Is...

The Russian invasion in Ukraine is sending shockwaves throughout the world. Did you know that the...

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Making Swiss Cheese In Helvetia, W.Va. And 50 Years After The Buffalo Creek Flood, What's Changed?

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear from residents in Kentucky who were denied aid. We’ll...

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Revealing Reconstruction History, Dancers Adapt To The Pandemic, and A Mountain Biking Club Empowering Women

Think back to your American history class. We all learned about the Civil War, but what did you...

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Animals And Love, First Date Flops, And Losing Love

Valentine’s Day gets a lot of flack for being sappy, cliché or just a marketing ploy by card and...

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Appalachian Black Metal, Tudors Labor Struggles, And How W.Va. Is Making Skiing More Affordable

This week’s episode of Inside Appalachia features stories about a West Virginia black metal band...

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Punk Rockers, Urban Farmers And More - How Appalachians Are Finding Creative Solutions To Big Problems

This week’s episode of Inside Appalachia is packed with stories from across central Appalachia,...

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Appalachia Is Facing An Unprecedented Teacher Shortage—What Some Coal Communities Are Doing To Entice More Teacher

Schools are facing unprecedented staff shortages – here in Appalachia and across the country. In...

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A Winter Hike, Homemade Wine, And The Story Behind The Marmet Slaw Dog

For some, winter can be a difficult time -- dark and cold. For others, time outside in the winter...

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Amid Coal’s Decline, What Comes Next for Appalachia

People in coal country are pleading for help as coal’s decline accelerates. This week on Inside...

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Cryptid Glass Art, Appalachian Zines, And A Racial Revamp For Rock Climbing Routes

In the latest episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear stories from creators across Appalachia...

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Singing Goats, A Pickle In A Tree, And An Easter Egg Hunt At Christmas

In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we explore stories about the power of memory and...

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Even In the Midst of Crisis, Inspiration and Creation Take Root in Appalachia

In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia we hear a roundup of some of our region’s news, from...

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What Is Appalachia? We Asked People From Around The Region. Here's What They Said

Appalachia connects mountainous parts of the South, the Midwest, the Rust Belt, even the...

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