Inside Appalachia show

Inside Appalachia

Summary: Each week, Inside Appalachia travels along misty mountain roads into a world steeped in splendor and struggle. With sounds and voices from across the region, host Jessica Lilly guides you on a tour of stories that are often untold or, even worse, misunderstood by the wider public. With complicated connections to controversial topics, Appalachia and her seemingly ordinary people will challenge stereotypes with their extraordinary stories.

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 Meet Dogs Doing Incredible Things on Inside Appalachia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3165

This week, Inside Appalachia is featuring some incredible stories about dogs that help people heal. Like Paca, who helps children overcome emotional...

 What Happens When Strangers With Cameras Travel Inside Appalachia? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3101

What happens when strangers with cameras go to Appalachia? It’s a complicated topic that many Appalachians have strong feelings about.

 What's it Like to Be Young in Appalachia? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3239

It can be pretty tough to be a young person in Appalachia. There’s a lot of love for our region in the younger generation, too. So some younger people...

 50 Years After the War on Poverty We Look Back at Early VISTAs in Appalachia During the 1960s | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3266

Rewind to the 1960s: Many young, middle and upper class Americans of the 1960s yearned to do something more with their lives after college. They didn't...

 Inside Appalachia: What Would You Do if Your Grocery Store Disappeared? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3245

In Appalachia, where green forests grow abundantly, food is scarce for many. Throughout Appalachia, grocery stores are disappearing. This week on Inside...

 Inside Appalachia Explores the Rebel Flag | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3163

This week, Inside Appalachia is hearing from people across the region, sharing their views about the Confederate Battle Flag.

 Inside Appalachia: Telling Appalachia's Story Like a Girl & Reshaping Stereotypes Along the Way | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3191

Appalachia has certainly been stereotyped by many people in the media. But not all storytellers are the same, and the stories that are told about...

 Inside Appalachia: Mountain Music Young & Old | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3044

This week’s show includes stories of square dance junkies who are fanning the flames for a new generation of old time music fans, young indie rock...

 Inside Appalachia: Do We Talk Funny? "Ap-pal-atch-un" vs "Ap-pal-ay-shun" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3151

Despite stereotypes, Appalachians don’t have a homogenous way of speaking. This week, we’re excited to share lots of Appalachian voices as we explore...

  Rising Above Heroin Addictions in Appalachia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2916

It's an unsettling reality in Appalachia. Many people, young and old, rich and poor, are falling victim to heroin addiction. True, heroin addiction is...

 Inside Appalachia: W.Va. Mine Wars, Red-Neck Folklore, & More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3242

Amid news of more mine lay-offs, one former coal town has built a labor museum to attract visitors. Driving down to the new West Virginia Mine Wars...

 Introducing Appetite Appalachia: Local Veggies, Mushrooms, Buttermilk Biscuits | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3193

In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’re taking a road trip through the region to find people who are reviving the old recipes and bringing something...

 Why the Struggle for Water in the Coalfields? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3151

Water: it's a basic human need. On this episode, we'll get a glimpse into some of the water infrastructure needs in southern West Virginia. It's not...

 In Coal Country, What's Next for Miners? Some Say: Long Live King Coal! But Others Say Coal is Dead | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3118

If you live in Appalachia, you know that one of the most sensitive topics to talk about can be coal. In this episode of "Inside Appalachia," we'll hear...

 Inside Appalachia: Let's Get Real About Poverty | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3187

In this episode, we'll hear reactions to Obama's proposed tax credits and other funding for Appalachia. And we'll talk with documentary filmmaker John...

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