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,Apr. 19, 2025

An Eastern Panhandle Artist, The Music Hall Of Fame, And Lawmakers Go Home, This West Virginia Week

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

Maria Young,Apr. 12, 2025

Final Week Of Legislative Session, Capito On Miner Safety And DEI Debate, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, the legislature prepares to wrap up its 2025 regular session as both chambers work to pass a balanced budget – Gov. Patrick Morrisey is keeping a close eye on the process.  …

Chris Schulz,Apr. 05, 2025

Education Legislation, A Statewide Camping Ban And Budget Bills, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, as both the legislative session winds down, both chambers are working to pass a balanced budget. Meanwhile, bills related to education, the energy sector and a statewide camping ban also progress.

Maria Young,Mar. 29, 2025

Statewide Camping Ban, Requirements For SNAP And One City Cracks Down On Shoplifting, This West Virginia Week

Top story of the week include a legislative debate over a proposed statewide camping ban and what should be expected of SNAP recipients.  Also: the hopes for a comeback of the coal industry and why one city has cracked down on shoplifting. 

Maria Young,Mar. 22, 2025

Bills Wind Through Legislature, Raising Funds For Flood Relief, And The Lessons From COVID-19 Five Years Later, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, legislators debate who should pay for the state’s sex offender registry and whether parents should be informed about their teen’s health choices.  We’ll take a look at efforts to help vulnerable communities …

Jack Walker,Mar. 15, 2025

Appalachian Mardi Gras, Pet Procedure Subsidies And Women’s Representation In US Narratives, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Morning, we explore an Appalachian Mardi Gras tradition, spay and neuter subsidies for pets and women’s representation in stories of the early United States.

Maria Young,Mar. 08, 2025

Federal Cuts Protest, Debate Over Arming Teachers, And Searching For The Next Cryptid, This West Virginia Week 

On this West Virginia Week, we hear from West Virginians protesting federal cuts to staffing and funds. Plus, we’ll look at legislation to arm teachers in classrooms across the state and have reaction to the dismissal of a long-standing lawsuit against West Virginia’s child welfare system, and if you have a cryptid story to share, the West Virginia Folklife Center wants to hear from you!

Chris Schulz,Mar. 01, 2025

Vaccines And Trans Rights At The Capitol, Rural Homelessness And The Personal Impact Of Federal Cuts, This West Virginia Week  

On this West Virginia Week, homelessness in the southern coalfields, losing a dream job to federal cuts and the legislature looks at transgender rights and vaccine exemptions.

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…