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 +, Sep. 25, 2025

Us & Them: A Fresh Look At America’s Origin Story

It’s time to reconsider what we know about America’s Revolutionary War. The history many of us learn presents a patriotic list of “greatest hits,” but the reality was a brutal civil war with global stakes. Ahead of Ken Burns’ PBS series, Us & Them hosts leading historians at Shepherd University to revisit 1776 with fresh eyes — and ask what it means as America nears its 250th.

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Health & Science Trey Kay +, Jun. 12, 2025

Us & Them Encore: The Geography Of Abortion

State borders are now all important in determining access to abortion. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, West Virginia’s only abortion clinic has moved across the border to Maryland to continue providing abortions. This Us & Them episode was recently honored by the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters as Best Podcast of 2024.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, May. 07, 2025

Us & Them: Carpe Sonum — Celebrating 10 Years Of Us & Them With The Dead Podcasters Society

Us & Them host Trey Kay marks the show’s 10th anniversary in a late-night gathering of members of Marshall University’s Dead Podcasters Society — a student club dedicated to appreciating podcasting and audio storytelling. Kay shares lessons from a decade of audio journalism and is inducted into the society with the tap of a sword and a vow to “seize the sound.”

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, Apr. 03, 2025

Us & Them: Daniel Johnston — The Troubled Life And Artistic Genius Of West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame Inductee

Daniel Johnston’s unpolished cassette recordings—raw vocals and all—captivated indie music fans in the ’80s and caught the attention of Kurt Cobain, Sonic Youth, Beck and Wilco. Now, the late “outsider artist” is headed into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. On the next Us & Them, host Trey Kay explores Johnston’s life, art, and enduring legacy.

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Health & Science Trey Kay +, Jan. 22, 2025

Us & Them: What’s Next For Abortion?

New legislative agendas at the state level aim to chip away at reproductive rights, even in states that recently passed constitutional protections for abortion. On this episode of Us & Them, Host Trey Kay examines how conservative state supreme courts might limit voter-approved amendments — and how abortion-friendly states are pushing back. Meanwhile, President Trump’s new administration could override all state laws through certain executive actions, including one involving a 19th century anti-vice law. Now that the election’s over, what’s next for abortion?

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