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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Dec. 12, 2025

Lou Turner And Little Jimmy Dickens, Inside Appalachia

This week, a poet and musician draws inspiration from a distant family connection to the Grand Ole Opry’s Little Jimmy Dickens. Also, for 15 years, a Virginia library has been hosting a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game for teens. And, a taxidermist in Yadkin County, North Carolina found her calling before she could drive a car.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Dec. 05, 2025

Encore: The Love Of Competition, Inside Appalachia

This week, one thing about Appalachians: we can get competitive. We’re proud of our local food. Love a good hunt. And enjoy competition with friends. We learn the rules and celebrate our victories. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Nov. 28, 2025

Our Common Nature With Yo-Yo Ma, Inside Appalachia

This week, we learn about a new podcast from WNYC called "Our Common Nature." Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and producer Ana González visited Appalachia. They went to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mammoth Cave National Park and West Virginia’s coal country.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Nov. 21, 2025

Rising Health Insurance Rates And Cipher, Inside Appalachia

This week, the cost of health insurance is going up in 2026. Millions of people are faced with sticker shock. Also, a mountain farmer kept an encrypted diary for years. It’s unclear whether he would have wanted that code to ever be cracked. And, a beloved West Virginia hot dog restaurant closed in 2018. An annual tribute sale gives people a chance to relive its glory days.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Nov. 14, 2025

Encore: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads, Inside Appalachia

This week, on this special episode with guest co-host, ballad singer Saro Lynch-Thomason, we explore songs about lawbreaking folk heroes, runaway trains and murder ballads.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Nov. 07, 2025

Appalachia's Population Problem, Inside Appalachia

This week, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. Also, folk singer Ginny Hawker grew up singing the hymns of the Primitive Baptist Church, but she didn’t think of performing until she got a little boost from Appalachian icon Hazel Dickens. And, the chef of an award-winning Asheville restaurant was shaped by memories of growing up in West Virginia.

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