Hillbilly Hotdogs

Ella Hanshaw, Wild Clay And The Homewrecker, Inside Appalachia

This week, the music of West Virginia songwriter Ella Hanshaw and, thanks in part to her grandchildren, the discovery of some old tapes that led to a new release. Also, a pair of potters in western North Carolina forego commercial clay to work with clay that’s wild. And, we make a trip to West Virginia’s Hillbilly Hotdogs for its infamous "Homewrecker Hotdog Challenge."

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Future Of Public Media Funding, Fighting A ‘Hunger Tsunami’ And A Popular Hotdog, This West Virginia Week

A West Virginia senator responds to questions about her vote on the congressional recission bill, and the head of a local foodbank shares her vision for what's to come when SNAP benefits go into effect.

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The Homewrecker Returns To Hillbilly Hotdogs

Hillbilly Hotdogs is more than a typical West Virginia hotdog stand. It’s a bona fide roadside attraction. The lot is an eccentric collection of rustic-looking buildings covered in graffiti, repurposed school buses and reclaimed junk poking fun at hillbilly stereotypes.

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Celebrating 'The Homewrecker' And Bolstering A Crowded Two Lane Road, This West Virginia Morning

A deep-fried hotdog known as The Homewrecker is so popular it's hard to keep them in stock and a massive plant under construction is creating traffic woes with no easy fix.

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