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EJ Henderson After The Flood And "Little Seed," Inside Appalachia

After Helene, an Asheville guitar maker grapples with how to help her neighborhood when there’s so much need.  A church in West Virginia is helping turn unwanted guns into garden tools. ...

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Reimagining Rural Politics, Plus A New Constitutional Amendment, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Matthew Ferrence did not like what his local representative was saying, so he decided to run against him in 2020. He talked to voters in his Pennsylvania district throughout his campaign, but garnered far too few votes to win office.

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Frank X. Walker And Flood Stories Past And Present, Inside Appalachia

This week, Affrilachian poet Frank X. Walker has a new collection of poetry that looks at Black life in Kentucky before, during, and after the Civil War. We also check in with the people affected by flo...

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Endangered Birds And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, nature photographer and conservationist Matt Williams has a passion for birds. His latest book is “Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast.” Bill Lynch spoke with Williams about the book and helping the bird population.

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