Appodlachia

Oct 31 2024 227 ep. 63 mins 360
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A progressive podcast providing a counter-narrative to the negative portrayal and harmful stereotypes of Appalachia. 

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#234: Hillbilly Elegection: Our presidential predictions

Oct 31 2024 63 mins  
Friends, we leave you with these election predictions! No ads, no preamble, just us winging it on what we think will happen. -----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! Join our Patreon, for as little as $5/month, and access live events, weekly exclusives, bonus series, and more patreon.com/appodlachia-----------------------------------------------Check

#233: What's up with the Appalachian Clean Hydrogen Hub?

Oct 24 2024 56 mins  
Today, Chuck and Big John discuss the Appalachian Clean Hydrogen Hub and some recent criticisms surrounding it. Take our survey on how to say Appalachia!!! https://forms.gle/GzR5N7t575d242Ko9Listen to Big John's interview with CityBeat Cincinnati for their "Elegy" podcast series. https://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/ElegyTheManyMythsofJDVance/PageTimestamps2:32 — Announcement abou

#232: The canaries in the coal mine of climate change (with the Chaotic Forager)

Oct 17 2024 67 mins  
**Re-uploading due to an issue with the previous episode's audio file! Should be fixed now This week, we talk about a fake story out of Western North Carolina that is causing real problems, a legendary Appalachian woman who deserves our respect, and Chuck talks with Gabrielle Cerberville - aka the Chaotic Forager - about all things mushrooms and Mycology, including how they can mak

#231: Fat Bear Week analysis & the hurricane of misinformation in Appalachia

Oct 09 2024 61 mins  
We've got a bit of a riff episode this week because Chuck is evacuating from Hurricane Milton. Big John shares his harrowing stories of growing up as an overweight kid longing to be an athlete, we analyze Fat Bear Week, and then having a lengthy discussion about the misinformation surrounding the Hurricane Helene response in AppalachiaTimestamps00:02 — A preamble about the episod

#230: The Palestinian-American representing Appalachian Georgia, Rep. Ruwa Romman

Sep 26 2024 87 mins  
On today's episode, Chuck talks with Rep. Ruwa Romman, the Palestinian-American organizer and policy analyst representing Georgia's 97th House District. She is the first Muslim and Palestinian woman ever elected to the Georgia State House of Representatives. We talk about her background and her work as an elected official, as well as the Uncommitted movement within the Democratic P

#229: The Appalachian in charge of our nation's mine safety

Sep 18 2024 85 mins  
On today's episode, Chuck talks with Christopher J. Williamson, Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Secretary Williamson leads the federal agency in charge of keeping all miners safe and healthy, and was a key figure behind rule changes that help protect miners from silica dust exposure. We're thrilled he joined the show!Plus, Chuck and Big John br

#228: Haitian immigrants are NOT eating pets in Ohio

Sep 11 2024 76 mins  
On today's episode, Chuck and Big John talk about WVU's confusing and extremely disappointing blame game about the Appalachian studies minor, discuss the bonkers racism coming out of politicians mouths about Haitian migrants in Springfield, OH, and then Chuck talks to D.J. Byrnes — the man holding Buckeye state politicians feet to the fire under the mantle of "The Rooster."Subscr

#227: Rednecks took center-stage at the DNC

Aug 27 2024 61 mins  
On today's episode, Chuck and Big John demand an apology from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team for reasons which you'll soon find out, discuss John Russell's historic speech at the Democratic National Convention, talk with Mike from the Mothboys Podcast, and question the integrity of an election in Kentucky /sCheck out the Mothboys he

#226: Kangaroos on the loose and crowdfunding classrooms

Aug 20 2024 59 mins  
On today's episode, Chuck and Big John plead with listeners to fund their expedition to the Ponderosa Buffet in Taipei, Taiwan, discuss the lack of restrictions in West Virginia on kangaroo ownership, cast doubt at school districts banning crowdfunding, and Chuck speaks with Laura Morris about her newly published book, “The Stone Catchers.”Find out more about the Stone Catchers

#225: Defeating a private equity takeover of trailer parks

Aug 14 2024 66 mins  
On today's episode, Chuck and Big John talk why private equity is buying up trailer parks nationwide and how the community of Charlottesville, VA fought a buy-out to keep ownership local. We also talk about Tim Walz and why he's leaps and bounds better than ol' John Dammit VanceTimestamps02:29 — A brief chat about ol' TIm Walz15:15 — Background on private equity buying up trail