As 2025 begins, some states are poised to pass tighter abortion restrictions, building on more than 40 bans enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned. On the next episode of “Us & Them,” host Trey Kay revisits the fight for reproductive care, talking with a retired Episcopal priest who recalls how liberal clergy helped women navigate the barriers of the pre-Roe era. Now, some of those same clergy are pulling that playbook off the shelf as anti-abortion supporters push for new federal limits.

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, Nov. 21, 2024

LISTEN: James McMurtry Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, we hear the second part of our 40th anniversary celebration. This episode was recorded on Dec. 10, 2023 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia with host Kathy Mattea,...

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Mar. 15, 2024

Book Explores Mysteries Of White Tail Deer And James McMurtry Has Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Erika Howsare is the author of The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors, a book that takes some of the mystery out of the white tail deer that have lived on the edge of humanity for a very long time.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jun. 09, 2023

The Oldest Town In The State And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Shepherdstown and Romney both lay claim to being the oldest town in West Virginia – but there’s some confusion as to which town is actually correct. Shepherd Snyder spoke to Appalachian historian and Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst about why the answer is more complicated than it appears.

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Government WVPB Staff, Feb. 03, 2023

Student Safety, Success And Our Song Of The Week On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Education Reporter Chris Schulz sat down with West Virginia teachers Shane Healy and Robin Chancey on our latest episode of The Legislature Today to discuss the state of our schools and some of the proposed changes.

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Arts & Culture Adam Harris, Feb. 02, 2023

LISTEN: James McMurtry Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week From Our 'Love' Special

This week's episode of Mountain Stage touches on that greatest of subjects - love. We approach the topic in four parts, with performances by Robert Cray Band, Rhiannon Giddens, Adia Victoria, Emmylou Harris and more.

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Radio Adam Harris, May. 14, 2020