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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Jun. 05, 2026

Encore: Printmaking Inspired By Appalachian Stories, Inside Appalachia

This week, some of the stories on our show inspired college student art — including a vivid image of a bear smashing a clarinet. Also, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens. And, COVID-19 exposed the contempt society has for marginalized people. One author says, these folks are anything but passive.

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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, May. 07, 2026

Fracking Proposals And Possible Impacts, This West Virginia Morning

A plan to funnel millions of dollars in oil and gas royalties toward conservation efforts is getting support from an unexpected group. From The Allegheny Front, we learn about fracking proposals in southeastern Ohio – and what WVU researchers say could be the impact on wildlife.

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Education NPR Staff, Apr. 06, 2026

These Blind Students Say Their College Blocked Their Education. A New Rule Could Help

Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers became fast friends during their undergraduate years. They both shared their dreams with one another: Rogers wanted to use his education to become a psychotherapist, Lacy a social worker. So, they were delighted to be reunited for graduate school – at an online Master's in Social Work program at West Virginia University. Little did they know, their journey there would be much harder.

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Health & Science Trey Kay +, Feb. 26, 2026

Us & Them Encore: The Stigma Of Sobriety

America’s drug crisis is evolving — and so is the fight over how to define recovery. As medication-assisted treatment gains ground, some question whether it’s sobriety at all. In this encore episode, Trey Kay steps inside a West Virginia recovery mission where faith, medicine and survival intersect.

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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, Feb. 16, 2026

WVU Student Art Inspired By Appalachian Stories

In December, West Virginia University art professor Joseph Lupo tagged Inside Appalachia in an Instagram post that showcased four-color reductive relief prints made by WVU students — each one inspired by a story or episode they heard on the show. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with three of Lupo’s students and asked them to describe their work and its connection to the show.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Feb. 06, 2026

WVU Students Inspired By ‘Inside Appalachia,’ This West Virginia Morning

Our program, Inside Appalachia, in December was tagged in an Instagram post by WVU Professor of Art Joseph Lupo. The post showcased four-color reductive relief prints made by WVU students — each one inspired by a story or episode they heard on the show.

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