We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
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Watch Anna Sale, host of the popular podcast “Death, Sex & Money” from WNYC, and Dwight Garner, author and New York Times literary critic, as they discuss how growing up in West Virginia affects their work, as part of FestivALL Charleston. You can watch the live stream here starting at 5:30 p.m. today:
The event is Wednesday, June 24 at 5:30 p.m. with an interview and an audience Q&A session in The Clay Center’s Walker Theater, Charleston, W.Va.
Sale produces one of America’s most popular podcasts for WNYC radio in New York City. Death, Sex and Money is about the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Host Anna Sale talks to celebrities and regular people about relationships, money, family, work and making it all count while we’re here. Her guest will be Dwight Garner, a Fairmont native and former Charlestonian, who reviews books for the New York Times.
More than 500 residents of Mercer County are about to find out if they have been chosen for a rare opportunity. They have applied for a Guaranteed Minimum Income program through the nonprofit Give Directly, which uses funds from wealthy benefactors to give cash benefits to those in need.
We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
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High winds Wednesday fanned more than 20 fires across the state, and the largest of those fires is still burning. Also, we speak with a journalist who has been covering population decline in central Appalachia.