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This week, we meet the woman behind the popular TikTok account “Appalachian Forager.” She makes jam from pawpaws and jewelry from coyote teeth. Also, we sit in on a master class in foraging for wild mushrooms. And, when a West Virginia pastor got assigned to a new church, folks tried to warn him.
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The Legislature This Week – New Podcast!
IntroducingThe Legislature This Week — our new companion podcast to our TV/radio simulcast The Legislature Today.
Not everyone has the time to listen to or watch regularly scheduled broadcasts, so the WVPB news team is bringing our state legislative coverage right to you.
Be sure to check out our new podcast, The Legislature This Week, made up of a collection of our legislative radio stories from throughout the week, including audio versions of stories produced for television on The Legislature Today.
Join Senior Reporter Chris Schulz as he brings together all our legislative news in one concise package. You’ll also hear from Assistant Director of Broadcast Journalism Maria Young, legislative reporter and 2026 host of The Legislature TodayRandy Yohe, and Director of Broadcast Journalism Eric Douglas.
New episodes of The Legislature This Week will drop Saturday mornings at 5 a.m. — just in time for your morning coffee.
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Now in its 19th year, the “When I Grow Up” essay contest allows students to submit a short essay that explains what they want to be when they grow up for the chance at $500.
On this West Virginia Week, we take a look at the dramatic ending of the state Legislature’s 2026 regular session, developing data centers and Easter eggs.
This year’s featured speakers will be award-winning children’s novelist R. L. Stine, nonfiction author Margot Lee Shetterley, New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn, mystery author and West Virginia native Craig Johnson, and local author and illustrator Rosalie Haizlett.