Inside Appalachia

Mar 07 2025 241 ep. 53 mins 3k

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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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Skeenies Hotdogs And A Stump Story, Inside Appalachia

Mar 07 2025 53 mins

This week, a beloved West Virginia hotdog restaurant closed in 2018. An annual tribute sale gives people a chance to relive its glory days. Also, a West Virginia town can trace its beginnings to the first place its founders lived — a giant stump. And a few people still farm the way folks did before tractors — with horses. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Insi

Encore: Raymond Thompson, Jr., Inside Appalachia

Feb 28 2025 53 mins

In the 1930s, hundreds of mostly African American workers died digging the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel. A photographer brings their stories to life. When Jerry Machen began making art from old carpets, his wife Linda wasn’t impressed. And a new exhibit shares the cultures of Indigenous people who call Appalachia home. You’ll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalach

Amythyst Kiah, Black Hair Salons And Torli Bush, Inside Appalachia

Feb 21 2025 53 mins

This week, we talk with East Tennessee’s Amythyst Kiah. Her new album contemplates the cosmos. Also, hair salons are important gathering places where Black women can find community. And West Virginia poet Torli Bush uses story to tackle tough subjects. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia.

Three Kitchens Of New Vrindaban And Tashi Dorji, Inside Appalachia

Feb 14 2025 53 mins

This week, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens. Also, an Asheville musician’s latest guitar album is a call to arms. And we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who is passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.

A Camp For African American Heritage And 'Holler,' Inside Appalachia

Feb 07 2025 53 mins

This week, we visit a summer camp that’s part of the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan. Also, during the Great Depression, Osage, West Virginia was a raucous river town. It’s sleepier now, but music is keeping the magic alive. And, the author of an upcoming graphic novel about pipeline fighters has a message for people outside the region. You'll hear this story and

Encore: Chair Caning And A Housing Fight, Inside Appalachia

Jan 31 2025 53 mins

This week, we visit the Seeing Hand Association. They bring together people who are visually impaired to learn the craft of chair caning. Corporate greed has been gobbling up newspapers for years. Now, some of those same companies are taking a bite out of mobile home parks. They’re raising rents and letting repairs slide. And, as the Mountain Valley Pipeline nears completion, p

A Mine Wars Graphic Novel, Storytelling And W.Va. Life, Inside Appalachia

Jan 24 2025 53 mins

This week, Inside Appalachia speaks with the author of a new graphic novel about the West Virginia Mine Wars. The labor struggle culminated in the largest armed uprising since the Civil War. Also, professional storyteller James Froemel invents quirky characters, like a sign maker who can't spell. Froemel’s stories are drawn from small town life. And, one of the most common anim

The Sweet Story Of Finnamon Buns, Inside Appalachia

Jan 17 2025 53 mins

This week, a West Virginia baker draws on her Finnish heritage to make a different kind of cinnamon roll. Also, for nearly a century, some of Appalachia’s best wood carvers have trained at a North Carolina folk school. Newcomers are still welcomed in to come learn the craft. And, a conversation with Kentucky poet Willie Carver Jr. You'll hear these stories and more this week,

Folksingers And Hellbenders, Inside Appalachia

Jan 10 2025 53 mins

This week, a talented, young folk singer looks for the balance between making music and making a living. After six generations, keeping the family farm going can be rough. We hear the story of the Wakefield family, which has farmed for six generations. And the Hellbender Salamander is the largest amphibian in North America. They’re picky about where they live, but their habitat

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

Jan 03 2025 53 mins

This week, we turned our entire episode over to the question, “What is Appalachia?” With stories from Mississippi to Pittsburgh, we asked people across our region whether they consider themselves to be Appalachian.