Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia

This week, in author Willie Carver, Jr.’s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, Apr. 23, 2026

Us & Them: The Good, The Bad, And The American Revolution

As the U.S. approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans are debating not just politics but the nation’s past. In this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay brings together student and academic scholars and community members at Marshall University in West Virginia to examine what the revolution means to us today.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay, Apr. 14, 2026

Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90

A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.

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Economy Trey Kay +, Apr. 09, 2026

Us & Them Encore: Housing Options Are Few & Far Between In Appalachia

An Us & Them episode honored by the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters for Best Podcast examines the hidden side of homeownership in Appalachia. While West Virginia has the nation’s highest homeownership rate, aging housing stock and low incomes leave many residents living in deteriorating conditions. Reporting from western Virginia, this episode explores what happens when owning a home doesn’t mean building wealth.

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Health & Science Trey Kay +, Mar. 27, 2026

Us & Them Encore: Substance Use Disorder — Can You Recover Without A Place To Call Home?

Tough-on-crime laws are changing the landscape for people experiencing homelessness and addiction. In this encore episode of Us & Them, Trey Kay returns to Kentucky to track the fallout from the state’s 2024 Safer Kentucky Act. The pressures are rising — in city housing systems and across rural Appalachia’s thin safety nets.

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Health & Science Trey Kay +, Mar. 12, 2026

Us & Them Encore: Diminishing OB Care In Rural America

For many rural families, the nearest delivery room is getting farther away. Since 2020, 124 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies or announced plans to close their obstetric and delivery units. In this encore Us & Them, Trey Kay hears from families navigating the risks — and asks what it means for the future of their communities.

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Health & Science Trey Kay +, Feb. 26, 2026

Us & Them Encore: The Stigma Of Sobriety

America’s drug crisis is evolving — and so is the fight over how to define recovery. As medication-assisted treatment gains ground, some question whether it’s sobriety at all. In this encore episode, Trey Kay steps inside a West Virginia recovery mission where faith, medicine and survival intersect.

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