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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 Disposing of Frack Waste, Clean Water Education in Virginia, The Pink Teepee, and More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3056

The natural gas boom begs the question: what do you do with the waste? A Virginia learning center focuses on good water stewardship. 3-D printers help...

 Pa. Chemical Tank Laws Tougher Than W.Va., Ky. Community Promised Better Housing, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3009

Pennsylvania is comparing regulations for above ground storage tanks after the spill in West Virginia. While some residents in a Kentucky community are...

 W.Va. Lawmakers Tackle Chemical Spills, One Pa. Town Faces a Rain Tax, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2905

West Virginia lawmakers are looking into ways to prevent another chemical spill.Some Pennsylvania resident face paying a ‘rain tax'.A telescope in...

 Ky. and W.Va. State of the States, The War on Poverty 50 years later, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3026

Kentuckians and West Virginians learn the state of their states. 50 years ago President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. We travel 219 to some...

 Ky. Budget Looks Bleak, Changing W.Va. Politics, Acid Mine Drainage In Art, Annual Bird Count & More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2957

Kentucky lawmakers face tough money decisions this year. Is West Virginia moving from blue to red? Some Pennsylvania artists find a good use for acid...

 Holiday Traditions and Stories From Appalachia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3011

In this Holiday episode of Inside Appalachia West Virginia storyteller Karen Vuranch weaves some folk tales, The Allegheny Front's Reid Frazier...

 Solving Acid Mine Drainage, W.Va. Music Hall of Fame Revisited, Resilient Land and More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3073

There are some innovative ideas in Pennsylvania for cleaning acid mine drainage. We revisit the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony....

 Eastern Kentuky's Coal Future Discussed, Deer Hunting in Pa. and an Ultra Marathon Runner from W.Va. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3006

Eastern Kentuckians talk about their future. While the struggle to find jobs for laid-off coal miners continues. A Pennsylvanian reminisces about deer...

 Ky. Prepares to SOAR, Documenting Changes in Appalachia, A W.Va. Clock Repairman Celebrates 90 Years | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3016

Kentuckians get ready to SOAR. A new book by photographer Builder Levy documents change in the coalfields. A Tucker County W.Va. clock repairman marks...

 Air Pollution From Fracking, Mountain Stage Celebrates 30 Years, The Fairfax Stone Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2976

Folks in fracking country Pennsylvania work on air pollution issues. Kentucky college students are having a blast- with some mine research. America’s...

 A W.Va. City Reviving, Appalachia Remembers JFK, Biking for Lyme Disease | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3005

A southern West Virginia town works to revitalize itself. Appalachia remembers John F. Kennedy’s assassination. A bicyclist pedals across the country...

 More W.Va. Jobs, A Potentially Explosive Situation in Ky., Memories From a W.Va. Veteran | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3060

What are the potential side effects of cracker plants planned in West Virginia and Pennsylvania? Some folks in Eastern Kentucky are having a potentially...

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