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Appodlachia: Appalachian Podcast

#209: The WORST candidate in Appalachia + p***y politics!

JAN 29, 202460 MIN
Appodlachia

#209: The WORST candidate in Appalachia + p***y politics!

JAN 29, 202460 MIN

Description

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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 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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