Encore: 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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Health & Science Mason Adams, About 20 hours ago

Reporters Discuss Black Lung Surge In Appalachia

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control found that black lung rates are the highest they’ve been since the 1970s. The disease can be debilitating, even for young miners. Justin Hicks reported for the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom on the new CDC report. Longtime investigative reporter Howard Berkes assisted, continuing his years of reporting on black lung, as previously featured on Inside Appalachia. Following the story’s release, Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams reached out to dig deeper.

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Arts & Culture Abby Neff, Sep. 11, 2026

Author Spent Nearly A Decade Researching Dolly Parton’s Songwriting

Lydia Hamessley is a professor of music at Hamilton College in New York and the author of "Unlikely Angel, The Songs of Dolly Parton." She spent nearly a decade researching Dolly's music catalog. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff talked with Hamessley.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch, Sep. 11, 2026

Willie Carver On Dolly Parton, Queerness And Being Mortal

Dolly meant a lot to educator, author and poet Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr. from east Kentucky. Inside Appalachia Producer Bill Lynch spoke with Carver about the loss of Dolly Parton.

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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, Sep. 10, 2026

East Tennessee State University Professor Speaks On Dolly Parton’s Legacy

Appalachia, and the entire world, really, was shaken by the passing of Dolly Parton. Dolly — everyone called her Dolly — was a Tennessee native, country and pop music singer, and philanthropist who invested heavily in people – especially here in Appalachia. And in children’s literacy through her Imagination Library, which provides free books to young kids. To a lot of people, she was Appalachia. To mark her passing, Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Ted Olson, a country music historian at East Tennessee State University’s Department for Appalachian Studies.

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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, Sep. 10, 2026

Country Music Star And 'Mountain Stage' Host Kathy Mattea Remembers Dolly Parton

Since her estate made the announcement of her passing on Aug. 25, grieving fans have written tributes and fond remembrances. Mountain Stage Host and fellow country music star Kathy Mattea, who has spent a little time with Dolly, shared a few memories with Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams.

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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, Sep. 04, 2026

How We Killed The Beasts Of The East — And How Some Are Coming Back

Wildlife advocates are pushing to bring large species back across the East. It has worked with some species, like elk, and not so much with others. A new book looks at the process. It’s called "The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness." Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with author and Pittsburgh journalist Andrew Moore.

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