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'These Dreaming Hills' Shares Dynamic Appalachian Storytelling

A new anthology collects science fiction, fantasy and horror stories from writers across Appalachia. It’s called, These Dreaming Hills. Inside Appalachia Producer Bill Lynch recently spoke with the anthology's editor, Noah Ashley Blooms.

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Jay Rockefeller Died And West Virginia Voted, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, former governor and longtime U.S. senator Jay Rockefeller has died, West Virginia voted in the general election, and a new anthology explores science fiction and fantasy in Appalachia.

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Handmade Music School And American Chestnuts Trees, Inside Appalachia

This week, a new generation is learning the story behind "Brown Hill," a song by influential bluegrass band The Lost and Found. Also, data centers are changing the landscape, and one project is planning to plow over an extremely rare stand of seed-producing American chestnut trees. And, small food producers embrace digital technology for the humble farm stand.

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Data Centers, Inside Appalachia

This week, data centers are rapidly expanding into rural parts of Appalachia, and folks say they are having trouble finding information about these projects. Also, artificial intelligence is disrupting human art, including fiber arts like crochet. And folks are pushing back, like they always have — with song.

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