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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In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear stories from creators across Appalachia and how they process their lives through their art. Everyt...
- Added: Dec 28, 2021
- Length: 54:00
In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we explore stories about the power of memory and tradition. Listeners across Appalachia share some of ...
- Added: Dec 21, 2021
- Length: 54:00
In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia we hear a roundup of some of our region’s news, from recovery efforts in Kentucky following devastating...
- Added: Dec 15, 2021
- Length: 54:00
What is Appalachia? We’re giving our entire Inside Appalachia episode over to this question this week, with stories from Mississippi to Pittsburgh....
- Added: Dec 08, 2021
- Length: 54:00
In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear the story of one of the world’s best fiddlers, from St. Albans, West Virginia. Clark Kessinger, an...
- Added: Dec 01, 2021
- Length: 54:00
This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll learn about people who are digging beneath the surface, telling authentic stories about life in Appalachia. I...
- Added: Nov 23, 2021
- Length: 54:00
This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear how women in the mountains spearheaded movements to battle racial injustice, defend healthy communities,...
- Added: Nov 16, 2021
- Length: 54:00
This week on Inside Appalachia, we'll hear happens when a family with roots in Mexico, and in Appalachia combine their cultural identities through ...
- Added: Nov 09, 2021
- Length: 54:00
This week’s episode is all about ballad singers and storytellers. If you’ve listened to Inside Appalachia over the past year, there’s a good chance...
- Added: Nov 02, 2021
- Length: 54:00
A few weeks ago, we asked listeners to share your favorite spooky stories from across Appalachia. This week’s episode of Inside Appalachia is packe...
- Added: Oct 26, 2021
- Length: 54:00
This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear the story of a world-renowned steelpan drum maker from Trinidad who built instruments in a former coal m...
- Added: Oct 21, 2021
- Length: 54:00
This week on Inside Appalachia, we’re talking with the creators of the “Black in Appalachia” podcast, about their recent mountain road trip through...
- Added: Oct 13, 2021
- Length: 54:00
The downturn of coal in Harlan County, Kentucky has led to an exodus of Black residents in search of work. This week on Inside Appalachia, we speak...
- Added: Oct 05, 2021
- Length: 54:00
People in coal country are pleading for help as coal’s decline accelerates. This week on Inside Appalachia, we explore the economic and health impa...
- Added: Sep 29, 2021
- Length: 54:00
One of the biggest storytelling festivals in the world is right here in Appalachia. Each October, storytellers and audiences of all ages gather at ...
- Added: Sep 21, 2021
- Length: 54:00
Do animals feel love? And what types of new bonds have dads made with their children during the pandemic? And what happens when a 21-year-old punk ...
- Added: Sep 14, 2021
- Length: 54:00
Right now, Congress is arguing over spending trillions of dollars to boost the country’s infrastructure. That covers roads and bridges, of course, ...
- Added: Sep 08, 2021
- Length: 54:00
In the latest episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear stories from creators across Appalachia and how they process their lives through their art....
- Added: Aug 31, 2021
- Length: 54:00
InsideApp210825: Crystal Wilkinson, Candy-Makers And A Cross-Cultural Music Collaboration, 8/19/2021
From: West Virginia Public BroadcastingSeries: Inside Appalachia
This week's episode is a mix of rich storytelling and cross-cultural collaborations. What happens when a musician from Belarus gets together with A...
- Added: Aug 24, 2021
- Length: 54:00
Communities across Appalachia are seeing a growing number of young people having a tough time. They aren’t in school, don’t hold a job — and they’...
- Added: Aug 20, 2021
- Length: 54:00
