West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast from West Virginia Public Broadcasting that looks back at the major news of the week. This podcast features rotating hosts and producers from the WVPB Newsroom. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

Check back every Saturday at 8 a.m. to listen to our latest episode and learn what happened this week in West Virginia.

And for daily news, tune in to West Virginia Morning at 7:43 a.m., Monday-Friday on WVPB Radio, through our live stream at wvpublic.org, or tune in through the WVPB mobile app.

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Episodes

Curtis Tate,Feb. 22, 2025

A Legislative District In Turmoil, Flood Recovery And Substance Abuse Prevention, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll learn more from two experts about Certificate of Need and why state lawmakers want to change it. We’ll hear from the state’s new director of substance ab…

Maria Young,Feb. 15, 2025

2025 Legislative Session Kicks Off With Early Look At Budget And Vaccines, This West Virginia Week

West Virginia Week looks at the start of the 2025 West Virginia legislative session — beginning with Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s State of the State address.

Jack Walker,Feb. 08, 2025

Hostage Release, Homelessness Data And Affrilachian Heritage, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we hear about a hostage release in Venezuela, data collection on homelessness and Black arts in Appalachia.

Caelan Bailey,Feb. 01, 2025

Morrisey’s Support For ICE, Grassroots Organizers Help Homeless And A Foster Care Investigation, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s new administration is falling in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. We also learn about grassroots organizers keeping homeless people safe in the cold, and we have an interview with a Mountain State Spotlight reporter who broke an investigation this week about mismanaged foster care placement and inadequate mental health support for children in the state.

Emily Rice,Jan. 25, 2025

Executive Orders, Cold Weather Safety And Capital City Resources, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, state and federal executive orders leave infrastructure and DEI initiatives facing uncertainty. And we hear about resources available for the homeless in the capital city.

Chris Schulz,Jan. 18, 2025

Inaugurations, Inclusive Communities And Prison Books This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, the governor and the state’s newest senator took their oaths of office.  We’ll also hear about an inclusive community, as well as changing access to books in Tennessee’s prisons, and we explore the past and future of a historic building in Shepherdstown. 

Maria Young,Jan. 11, 2025

Justice’s Final Days As Governor, Winter Storms, And Remembering Jimmy Carter, This West Virginia Week

A summary of top West Virginia news this week includes legislators convening for a single day, a new national report that raises questions about whether Justice debts far outweigh the asset, and the lasting effects of a powerful winter storm. 

Curtis Tate,Dec. 21, 2024

An Earthquake, A New Attorney General And The First Lady Of Gospel, This West Virginia Week

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State.

Jack Walker,Dec. 14, 2024

Caucus Chaos, Panhandle Protests And Holler Humor, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we recap a chaotic week at the State Capitol and we look at grassroots activism in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.

Chris Schulz,Dec. 07, 2024

First Generation Students, Flood Mitigation Funding and Folklife In This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll look at flooding funding, we talk to Gayle Manchin, and we’ll delve into efforts to support first generation students.

Briana Heaney,Nov. 23, 2024

Foster Care Investigation Findings, Holiday Safety, and Energy Prices In This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll look back at an explosion at a fracking site. We’ll talk about a couple different things happening in the courts this past week, including a mistrial. And we’ll hear some good news about the decline in over…

Curtis Tate,Nov. 16, 2024

Closing Classrooms, Capito’s Committee And Cat Cafes, This West Virginia Week

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State.

Emily Rice,Nov. 09, 2024

Election Results and Drought Conditions, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, Jim Justice, the state’s two-term Republican governor, won a decisive victory in the race for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s general election. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s three-term attorney general, won the …

Jack Walker,Nov. 02, 2024

Halloween Ends And The Election Approaches, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we wrap up another Halloween season in the Mountain State. We’ll revisit spooky stories, haunted attractions and yearly traditions that made this year’s holiday one to remember. …

Briana Heaney,Oct. 26, 2024

Election Education And A New Way To Surrender Firearms, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week we will hear about voter education, rural health care, and this year’s fire season. Jack Walker takes us to an event that gives gun owners a creative way to surrender their f…

Chris Schulz,Oct. 19, 2024

First Time Voters, Surfing W.Va. And Exploring Identity Through Pins, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we hear from first time voters at Marshall University about what matters to them leading up to this year’s election. Briana Heaney will tell us about a unique way some peop…

Maria Young,Oct. 12, 2024

A Special Session Wrap, The Greenbrier Auction Block and Skateboarding DIY Style, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we start with the yays and nays of the legislature’s second special session of the year. Reporter Briana Heaney will also tell us about the on-again-off-again sale of the G…

Emily Rice,Oct. 05, 2024

A Second Special Session, Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath and Repurposed Power Plants, This West Virginia Week

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. Emily Rice is our host this week.

Jack Walker,Sep. 28, 2024

Acting Anecdotes, Declining Overdoses And Child Care Chaos, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we look back at the life of renowned actor James Earl Jones, who died this month at age 93. Jones was a cast member in the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” shot in Thurmond, West Virginia. …