Inside Appalachia
Series produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Inside Appalachia is our weekly radio and podcast, hosted by Mason Adams. The show highlights West Virginia’s cultural heritage and brings those stories to a broader audience.
Inside Appalachia is currently heard on 33 stations in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
The show highlights West Virginia’s cultural heritage and brings those stories to a broader audience. We strive to tell real stories about what it’s like to live here, and feature Appalachians who are finding unique solutions.
The program gives voice to and provides a platform for the underserved, overlooked, and often dismissed residents of Appalachia.
We’ve recently expanded the show to tell more stories about our region’s diverse arts and culture, through our grant-funded Folkways Project.
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This week, we go back to school with West Virginia women who are training to fill the shortage of construction jobs.
And, EMTs and first responders...
- Added: Jan 17, 2023
- Length: 53:30
You'll visit a farm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that can grow a LOT of agriculture on one acre on a former industrial site.
We’ll also hear about a ...
- Added: Jan 10, 2023
- Length: 53:30
This week, author Mesha Maren takes us from the hills of West Virginia — to the Texas/Mexico border region, the land of the Luchador.
We’ll also he...
- Added: Jan 03, 2023
- Length: 53:30
This week, we venture to southern Ohio to visit the last remaining washboard maker in the U.S. Its washboard’s aren’t just for laundry — but for mu...
- Added: Dec 28, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week… James Beard-nominated West Virginia chefs Mike Costello and Amy Dawson serve up special dishes with stories behind them.
And, we’ll ...
- Added: Dec 20, 2022
- Length: 53:31
This week… one of the NFL’s oldest franchises began right here in Appalachia — in Portsmouth, Ohio.
And… for some workers in the natural gas indust...
- Added: Dec 13, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we’ll meet a man who has struggled with substance use disorder. Now, he’s a recovery coach.
We’ll also meet a woman who started a farm ...
- Added: Dec 07, 2022
- Length: 53:30
The year is winding down. So we’re looking back at some of the stories we told in 2022. We took you to the floods in eastern Kentucky, where you me...
- Added: Nov 29, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we talk with folklorist Emily Hilliard about her new book, which explores contemporary folklife and Appalachian culture — like the lore ...
- Added: Nov 22, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we talk with contributors to a new collection of writing by LGBTQ Appalachians — about how they see themselves reflected here in the reg...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week on Inside Appalachia, we’re talking about traditional ballads -- how they tell stories and connect us to the past.
These old tunes can m...
- Added: Nov 08, 2022
- Length: 53:31
This week, we talk to podcaster Abe Partridge about a uniquely Appalachian art –the religious music heard in snake-handling churches.
We also tra...
- Added: Nov 04, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we travel to Cabbagetown, an Atlanta neighborhood that was home to Appalachian workers who migrated there for textile jobs.
We also tag ...
- Added: Oct 26, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we travel to Charleston, West Virginia, to learn about the importance of funeral singers to Black communities. We’ll also hear about a ...
- Added: Oct 18, 2022
- Length: 53:31
This week, we revisit our Halloween episode from 2021. We’ll share mountain myths, legends, and ghost stories. Including some that startle.
And, ...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we visit Berkeley Springs and sample healing waters from a natural spring so good that even George Washington traveled to check it out.
...
- Added: Oct 04, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we learn about an unexpected immigrant to central Appalachia –the armadillo. We also take a ride on the Cass Scenic Railroad and follow ...
- Added: Sep 28, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we visit the home county of host Mason Adams for the Friday Night Jamboree in Floyd County, Virginia. We also check in with volunteers w...
- Added: Sep 20, 2022
- Length: 53:30
In this episode, we’ll meet a man who makes wooden turkey calls. But these are no ordinary turkey calls. They have intricate paintings on them. No...
- Added: Sep 13, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we revisit our conversation, discussing what is Appalachia?
- Added: Sep 07, 2022
- Length: 53:30
