Appodlachia
Appodlachia

Appodlachia

Appodlachia: Appalachian Podcast

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A progressive podcast providing a counter-narrative to the negative portrayal and harmful stereotypes of Appalachia. 

Recent Episodes

#212: Ponderosa, UBB, and a 4/20 Beef?
APR 23, 2024
#212: Ponderosa, UBB, and a 4/20 Beef?

Chuck and Big John talk about the best comments they received on a video about Ponderosa, Chuck interview's JD Belcher about his new podcast series on the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, and..... a 4/20 beef?

Check out UBB: A Coal Miner's Story
https://upperbigbranch.com/

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 DISCLAIMER: None of the views expressed in this show represent the views of either Chuck orJohn's employers, and they never will. 

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#211: Financial Televangelists and a Retroactive Beef Reversal
APR 12, 2024
#211: Financial Televangelists and a Retroactive Beef Reversal

Chuck and Big John are back, and share their thoughts on Dave Ramsey's out-of-touch feelings, a beef mea culpa, and much more. 

Check out TJ's show, the Appalachian Firesides Podcast -
https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/appalachian-firesides/id1582121358

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76 MIN
#209: The WORST candidate in Appalachia + p***y politics!
JAN 29, 2024
#209: The WORST candidate in Appalachia + p***y politics!

Callie and Chuck discuss Don Blankenship's ridiculous bid for senate running as a Democrat in West Virginia, and why "pussy" was being shouted in the West Virginia legislature this week.

[This show is an opinion show.  The hosts merely express their opinions, and are not acting as a news source.  Any opinions expressed about people like, say, Don Blankenship, are derived from reporting on the topic. Some sources are included in the show notes below]

 
Support homeless people in wheeling:
StreetMoms (amazon wishlist):
http://tinyurl.com/2t3czr5f
LIfeHub WV: https://lifehubwv.org/
House of Hagar: https://www.houseofhagarcw.com/

Timestamps: 

  • 00:55 - Chuck complains about the housing market
  • 05:30 -  Blankenbitch
  • 24:30  - Book Banning in WV debated!
  • 35:58 - Bible, Bigots, or Banned
  • 48:15 - Under-the-radar:  Capital Punishment in Alabama

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Check out the Gravy podcast from our friends at the Southern Foodways Alliance!
https://www.southernfoodways.org/gravy-format/gravy-podcast/
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 DISCLAIMER: None of the views expressed in this show represent the views of either Chuck or Callie's employers, and they never will. 

Don Blankeship article: https://archive.thinkprogress.org/flashback-don-blankenship-warned-west-virginia-that-he-believes-in-survival-of-the-fittest-9b4cdb423e66/

Other Blankenship article: https://www.npr.org/2010/04/13/125864847/other-massey-mines-showed-a-pattern-of-violations

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#208: Homelessness is being criminalized in Appalachia
JAN 22, 2024
#208: Homelessness is being criminalized in Appalachia

Chuck talks with Justice Hudson, a freelance reporter covering homelessness in Wheeling, WV about the recent actions by the city to demolish homeless camps, and how these destructive policies spread far beyond just his city. 

Support homeless people in wheeling:
StreetMoms (amazon wishlist):
http://tinyurl.com/2t3czr5f
LIfeHub WV: https://lifehubwv.org/
House of Hagar: https://www.houseofhagarcw.com/

Subscribe to Justice's substack! https://thehudsoneditorial.com/
Follow Justice on twitter:
https://twitter.com/JusticeHudson97

Timestamps: 

  • 00:55 - The disaster of the 2024 election and the NH primary
  • 11:40 -  An Ohio State Rep cockblocks their son
  • 31:50  - Homeless camp demolitions in Appalachia
  • 40:50 - Interview with Justice Hudson
  • 01:32:40 - Under-the-radar:  Airbnb housing

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Transition music: "Paper Town" by Balsam Range (used with artist permission)
https://www.balsamrange.com/
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101 MIN