LISTEN: Tim O'Brien Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
This week’s special archive episode of Mountain Stage was recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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Comics Project Seeks To Tell Appalachia’s Story, Beginning With Hurricane Helene
When Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina in 2024, it knocked out internet and cell service. That created an information gap that was quickly filled by conspiracy theories and misinformation. Now, a new project looks to tell the truth of the disaster. Islands in the Sky is a forthcoming comics anthology about the storm and its aftermath. The book will feature stories told by survivors in partnership with comics professionals. Islands in the Sky was conceived by North Carolina comics writer Andrew Aydin. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Aydin about the project.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Appalachian Comics Project, Inside Appalachia
This week, after a disaster, can comics help set the record straight? Also, in Western North Carolina, a new generation of Cherokee potters are keeping old traditions, while shaping a modern practice all their own. And, schoolyard games come and go, but for kids in one community, marbles still rule.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Appalachian Comics Project And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning
After the dark days of Hurricane Helene, an award-winning comic book writer launches the Appalachian Comics Project. And, our Song of the Week this week features “Planetarium,” by Blitzen Trapper.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPictures From Alleghania And Remembering Travis Stimeling, Inside Appalachia
This week, an international photographer turns his lens toward home. Also, after Hurricane Helene, whitewater rafting guides are adapting to diminished business and changed rivers. And, we remember Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a mark on mountain culture and the people who practice and document it.
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Appalachian Trail Tourism Rebounds And Mine Land Restoration Efforts, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear about an Appalachian Trail community resurging after Hurricane Helene, plus efforts to restore hundreds of acres of mine land across Appalachia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAmythyst Kiah, Black Hair Salons And Poetry, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, we talk with East Tennessee’s Amythyst Kiah. Her new album contemplates the cosmos. Also, hair salons are important gathering places where Black women can find community. And West Virginia poet Torli Bush uses story to tackle tough subjects.
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