Weird Appalachia
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December 9, 2019 • 50 mins
Imagine you had your very own, brand spankin’ new time machine. What would you do? Where would you go? What would you change if that is possible at all? For the season finale I posed one simple question… “What would you do if you could time travel?”. Aaaand let me tell you, it went from … Continue reading Time Travel Tourists S2E21 →
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November 25, 2019 • 47 mins
Artists are rebels by nature, but few have left a lasting impact on all media like Salvador Dali! Film, fashion, furniture… this man did it all! And did so with some very questionable behavior so HEADS UP, GUYS!!! This one gets NSFW, because you can’t talk about Dali without mentioning his antics. Nothing about this … Continue reading Dali the Rebel S2E20 →
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October 28, 2019 • 38 mins
IT’S ALMOST HALLOWEEN! We are celebrating Weird Appalachia style – telling ghost stories in a dark creepy attic AND sharing YOUR submitted listener stories. It’s a creepy good time! We had so many amazing story submissions! There was no way we could fit them all in this episode, so be sure to visit weirdappalachia.com in … Continue reading Haunts & Haints S2E19 →
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October 13, 2019 • 40 mins
Appalachia – land of many tales and quirks. Our home is full of lore and specific customs, especially when it comes to death. Out-of-towners might just think we are a little weird, but we are very set in our ways when it comes to our death rituals. Kentucky Funeral Director Tommy Campbell is our special … Continue reading Mountain Death Rituals S2E18 →
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September 30, 2019 • 40 mins
What happens when you get 3 Kentucky childhood best friends together? You get a slightly NSFW episode of Weird Appalachia! Landline singing competitions, creepy old houses, teaching each other about the birds and the bees, terrorizing our teachers… when you’ve known each other as long as we have, you’ve got PLENTY of crazy stories to … Continue reading Holler Kids S2E17 →
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September 16, 2019 • 43 mins
It’s time for a little R & R, y’all! Redneck Reputations! Comedian Justin Darnell joins me in an all-new podcast episode where we are really going there when it comes to Appalachian stereotypes. For better or worse, our area is riddled with ideas about who and what we are. Whether it’s the media painting us … Continue reading Redneck Reputations S2E16 →
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September 2, 2019 • 39 mins
Artists, musicians, writers, chefs… humans have this drive to CREATE! Where does it come from? Why do we make the things we make? In all new episode, Erin, Jess, and Wisey are hashing it all out. In the Episode: Why do we create? Need for beauty? Narcissim? Wisey’s Magical Butter The darker side of why … Continue reading Why Do We Create? S2E15 →
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August 5, 2019 • 30 mins
IT’S OUR 40TH EPISODE!! Kentucky sure can throw an art shindig! Join Erin and Jess as we share all the details about the truly unique art culture in our small, rural towns! Find all the art we talk about on weirdappalachia.com! In The Episode: Our favorite galleries: a hillbilly artist’s dream come true! Being an … Continue reading Hillbilly Art Riot S2E14 →
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July 22, 2019 • 58 mins
“Is you is, or is you ain’t my constituents?” The Coen Brother’s classic O Brother, Where Art Thou? is an absolute classic that not only spins a tale of a hillbilly version of The Odyssey, it also represents the American South in funny (not insulting) way. Morehead State University Instructor, Chirstopher Merritt guests as we … Continue reading The Absurd Brilliance of “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” S2E13 →
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July 5, 2019 • 37 mins
“How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?” – Marsha P. Johnson Appalachia has a diverse and beautiful LGBTQ+ community! Last year, Pikeville, KY held their first ever PRIDE, an event celebrating love and acceptance full of talented, all local … Continue reading PRIDE in the Coalfields S2E12 →
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