Appalachia

Younger Coal Miners Are Getting Black Lung, This West Virginia Morning

From The Allegheny Front, a public radio program based in Pittsburgh, brings us their latest story on the return of black lung disease to Appalachian coal miners.

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Barbara Kingsolver On Her Great Appalachian Novel — And Now Another Kind Of Appalachian Novel

Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams met with author Barbara Kingsolver at her home outside Abingdon, Virginia, a couple weeks before her new novel "Partita" was set to publish.

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Appalachian Author Barbara Kingsolver Talks New Book ‘Partita,’ This West Virginia Morning

Barbara Kingsolver is one of Appalachia’s foremost writers. She’s written a string of bestsellers, like "The Poisonwood Bible" and "Demon Copperhead," which won her the Pulitzer Prize. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams met Kingsolver at her home outside Abingdon, Virginia, to talk art, writing and her latest book, "Partita." We listen to an excerpt from that interview.

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A Hockey Hero From Appalachia, This West Virginia Morning

Hockey is still finding fans and players in central Appalachia, but just because it’s an emerging sport in this region doesn’t mean we don’t have hockey heroes. Inside Appalachia’s Abby Neff met with Gwyneth Phillips, a goalie for the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympics Women’s team, to learn more.

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