International Photographer Turns Lens Toward Home In New Book

Michael Snyder is a photographer and filmmaker who grew up in the Allegheny mountains on the border of Maryland and West Virginia. His work has been featured in National Geographic, The Guardian and The Washington Post. After living away from Appalachia for over a decade, Snyder moved back to document what changed and what stayed the same. The result is a new book. It’s called Alleghania: A Central Appalachian Folklore Anthology. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff recently spoke with Snyder.

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All Abuzz Over Bees And A Looming Deadline For Solar Tax Credits, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a seemingly simple project – to catalog the native bee population in a neighboring state – has led nature preservationists to identify hundreds of bee species. Some are multi-colored, live far away from a hive a...

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Jul. 21, 2025

The Daily Lives Of Trans Teens And Protecting Our Oceans From Afar, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear about a new book documenting the lives of trans teenagers, and we discuss ways West Virginians can help protect the oceans.

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Government WVPB Staff, Jul. 18, 2025

Capito On Cuts To NPR, PBS And Documenting Changes In Appalachia, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, what West Virginia’s senior senator, Shelley Moore Capito, has to say about funding for public broadcasting after she and other Republicans vote for cuts. Plus, a photographer and filmmaker who grew up in West Virginia has turned the camera on the Appalachian region of his childhood.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Jul. 17, 2025

The Decision To Cut Abortion Meds And A Push To Strengthen Harm Reduction, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Chris Schulz examines a decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals this week to allow limits on the sale of abortion medications – even those medications that the FDA has deemed to be safe and effective. Plus, harm reduction programs are controversial – and opponents often point to figures that suggest they aren’t particularly effective.

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Government WVPB Staff, Jul. 16, 2025

Restricting Abortion Meds And Feeding The Hungry After SNAP Cuts, This West Virginia Morning

A new ruling from the Fourth Circuit may make it harder for West Virginians to terminate a pregnancy, and the head of a Huntington foodbank details the impact of pending SNAP cuts on the hungry in Appalachia.

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Education WVPB Staff, Jul. 15, 2025

Battle Brewing At Education Board And An Appalshop Documentary, This West Virginia Morning

The West Virginia Board of Education finds itself at odds with Secretary of State Kris Warner. Now the two sides appear headed for court. And, filmmakers document efforts to save records of Appalachian history.

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