Here are my thoughts about "hillbilly." Just me, on The Porch, talking about everything from the word to the festival, from the stigma to the new documentary. Just a short chat for your ride down the holler.*Three clips from the film "hillbil

Episode 9: Mayonnaise Some Good Stuff Here From Tyler Watts

Oct 21st, 2018 25m

HAPPY HOLLERWEEEEN! I rode my broom over to Whitesburg, Kentucky this month, to chat with Letcher County teacher Tyler Watts. Things got a little spooky: WITCH is how I knew I was in the right place. He is taking his passion for his community o

Episode 8: Elizabeth Catte Shares a Passel of Appalachian Passion

Aug 26th, 2018 31m 27s

Historian, author and Appalachian advocate Elizabeth Catte joined the show to discuss the region and how her work is contributing to a more inclusive Appalachian narrative. Check out What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia and 55 Strong. Al

Episode 7: Foundation for Appalachian Advancement is Fixin' to Fix the Appalachian Narrative

Jun 16th, 2018 30m 57s

Check out my coffee shop chat with Foundation for Appalachian Advancement President J.C. Schweingrouber. Hear us talk about the region, the foundation and some of the things Eastern Kentucky is already doing to move the narrative forward! Che

Episode 6: Y'all, I Reckon This UPike Class Gave Us a Gollywhopper of an Episode

May 1st, 2018 35m 7s

I took a trip to the my alma mater, University of Pikeville, to speak with a mass media class about podcasting. While I was there, I had the class tell me what it's like to be a college student in Central Appalachia - which turned into a sort o

Bonus Ep. 1: AppalachAHHHHH... Octavia Hatcher

Feb 21st, 2018 11m 57s

Poor Octavia Hatcher, buried alive in her prime. In this bonus episode, check out my fictional short spook based on an actual town legend from my hometown (Pikeville, Kentucky). And hear me try to change my voice to become an old man. Please

Episode 5: Uhhhhh... Here's My Story

Jan 30th, 2018 16m 49s

Oh, I guess you're here for my birthday party! Glad you could make it! Due to scheduling conflicts, my planned interview didn't pan out. So, in order to get back on track after missing last month, I decided to upload my own story. Better than n

Episode 4: Y'all, I Went Over Yonder to Pikeville's Sapling Center

Nov 14th, 2017 22m 25s

I dropped into Pike County's youth drop-in center, The Sapling Center, to speak with Angie Bush and Matt Habern. We talked about the center, its five other locations across the region, and how they're working with the future of Appalachia (its

Episode 3: I Reckon You're About to Hear From Elizabeth Thompson

Oct 16th, 2017 30m 1s

I spoke with the City of Pikeville's Administrative Economic Development Director Elizabeth Thompson last week. We got to chat about her Appalachian story, the future of Appalachia, and what role economic development plays in making that future

Episode 2: I Gave Andrew Reed a Holler

Sep 26th, 2017 38m 39s

I dropped by the University of Pikeville to chat with program director and assistant professor of Film and Media Arts, Andrew Reed, about filmmaking from an Appalachian perspective and UHHHHH... much more. Here, we dive into the potential futur

Episode 1: You're Fixin' to Listen to Alex Flanigan

Sep 5th, 2017 24m 20s

Friend and fellow podcast host, Alex Flanigan, takes the country roads all the way back to Morgantown, W.Va., to provide you with her Appalachian narrative, in the first episode of Appalachuhhhhh... You can find Alex on Twitter @Modern_Minstrel

Don't You Forget About Me... (Intro Episode)

Aug 22nd, 2017 2m 22s

Welcome to Appalachuhhhhh... a safe space for the ideas and stories that hide within the Appalachian mountains. This is just an intro episode, so don't go in expecting much! I will be back soon with the first episode, but wanted you to know th

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