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Appodlachia

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260 episodes
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English
Date created
2019/07/23
Latest episode
2026/10/15
Average duration
54 min.
Release period
27 days

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A progressive podcast providing a counter-narrative to the negative portrayal and harmful stereotypes of Appalachia. 

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#268: An attack on historic preservation in Appalachia (and everywhere)
2026/10/15
Today, Chuck talks with Sarah Love, an archeologist and doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, about a threat to the National Historic Preservation Act taking place right now and what we can do about it.  Resources: https://www.106strong.com/ — website full of resources and a Take Action portal https://www.saa.org/ — the Society for American Archaeology has educational resources on archaeology's importance to America as well as a Take Action portal. https://savingplaces.org/ — the National Trust for Historic Preservation. They are the biggest preservation focused non-profit in the country, a massive distributor of preservation grants, and they also have a section dedicated to Take Action. ASK your senators to say NO to the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653) until we can remove constraints on public involvement and Tribal Nations. ----------------------------------------------- Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia http://www.noelegyneeded.org ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#267: Normalize abortion in Appalachia (and everywhere)
2026/09/30
Today, Chuck talks with Danielle Maness and Erin Dumore of the Women's Health Center of West Virginia and Amelia Bonow of Shout Your Abortion about how everyone, no matter where you are in the country, have options when it comes to abortion, and the PSA campaign airing through september.  Resources: Women's Health Center of WVShout Your AbortionYoualwayshaveoptions.com Other Links Mothman BalletVeggie Man DayTimestamps: 00:51 — Intro/Mothman festival12:23 — Interview----------------------------------------------- Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia http://www.noelegyneeded.org ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#266: Raise Hell, Praise Dolly (and more)
2026/09/07
Today, Chuck mourns the passing of the great Dolly Rebecca Parton, then talks with Michaela Barnett — democratic candidate for congress in Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District.  Check out Michaela's website: https://www.michaelafortennessee.com/ My article on Dolly: https://www.noelegyneeded.org/p/dolly-partons-life-was-a-love-letter 100% of all profits from Raise Hell, Praise Dolly merch is being donated to the Imagination Library: https://appodlachia.dashery.com/products/18543415-raise-hell-praise-dolly-t-shirt ----------------------------------------------- Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia http://www.noelegyneeded.org ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#265: Can we really chip away at the GOP supermajority in West Virginia?
2026/08/03
Today, Chuck talks to Delegate John Williams (D-Morgantown) about his bid for state senate, in hopes of flipping a Republican-held seat in West Virginia Check out John's website: https://www.williamsforstatesenate.com/ ----------------------------------------------- Intro music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia http://www.noelegyneeded.org ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#264: The Data Center Revolt
2026/06/29
Today, Chuck talks about one of the most important stories of the world cup that the U.S. government would rather you not know about, and speaks to climate organizer and host of The Hum podcast, Saul Levin, about the backlash to AI data centers happening across the country. Timestamps 00:42 — Intro World Cup Lumumba Vea16:08 — Data center background primer22:00 — Interview with Saul LevinThe Hum Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/53U84ou3MJAjb7kpSdFZVQ?si=50a11bd1e0b342afApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hum/id1895877050Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/ai-datacenters-democracy Lumumba Vea article: https://www.vogue.com/article/democratic-republic-of-congo-world-cup-patrice-lumumba-statue ----------------------------------------------- Intro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/Outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia http://www.noelegyneeded.org ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#263: Fighting the scourge of Black Lung in the courts
2026/06/02
Today, Chuck talks with Sam Petsonk about fighting in the courts for miners with Black Lung, and how the current admin is doing anything but "supporting" coal miners. In the intro, Chuck discusses the egregious arrest of Ohio's most intrepid gumshoe journalist, D.J. Byrnes of the Rooster. ALSO, I've been publishing a lot more on http://www.noelegyneeded.org, so check it out Sam's Links https://petsonk.com/Support D.J. by checking out the Roosterhttps://www.rooster.info/Timestamps: Intro: 01:01Interview: 11:46Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/ ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia http://www.noelegyneeded.org ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#262: We can build working class power in the South
2026/04/30
Today, Chuck talks with Oliver Larkin, a candidate for congress in Florida's 23rd congressional district.  Oliver is an activist, union organizer, and proud Democratic Socialist looking to unseat pro-Iran War democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz. Also, Chuck talks about the recent SCOTUS decision to further gut the Voting Rights Act and how Marsha Blackburn plans on using this to dilute the voting power of Black Tennesseans. Links https://www.oliverforcongress.com/Timestamps: Intro: 01:01Interview: 16:00Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/ ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#261: How NOT to tell the story of extraction in Appalachia
2026/03/28
Today, Chuck talks with Ali Printz, an art historian from Appalachia and part of the GRIT Collective of Appalachian artists about a new exhibit at the Queens Museum in NYC about parts of Appalachia that has led her and others to raise concerns about how it perpetuates stereotypes about the region by telling the story from an outsider's perspective.  Links https://www.instagram.com/aliprintz/https://www.aliprintz.com/GRIT Collective https://www.instagram.com/grit_artists/ Timestamps: Intro: 01:01Interview: 15:08Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/ ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#260: The West Virginia Water Crisis
2026/03/12
Today, Chuck talks with Caitlin Ware and Brad Davis of From Below: Rising Together for Coalfield Justice about the water crisis in southern West Virginia and how they're organizing and advocating for clean water in the coalfields.  Learn more about From Below: https://wvfaith.org/from-below/Social media: https://x.com/HollerGospelhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/629075958675198Timestamps: Intro: 00:59Interview: 19:00Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/ ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#259: East Palestine Train Derailment: 3 years later
2026/02/17
Today, Chuck talks with Lesley Pacey, Senior Environmental Officer at the Government Accountability Project, about the Norfolk Southern disaster that occurred three years ago this month in East Palestine, Ohio, and how the people impacted have been failed by their government.  Learn more about GAP: https://whistleblower.org/Their work on East Palestine: https://whistleblower.org/category/east-palestine/Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/ ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#258: Defeating AI music with Goldengrass (ft. The Brothers Comatose)
2026/02/05
Today, Chuck discusses a truly awful bill attempting to criminalize trans people in West Virginia.  Then, Chuck hangs out with Addie Levy and Ben Morrison from the band The Brothers Comatose.  We discuss their origin story, musical influences, and how AI is shaping—and threatening—the music industry.  Relevant links for Brothers Comatose Check out their website https://www.thebrotherscomatose.com/BUY their music on Bandcamp https://thebrotherscomatose.bandcamp.com/Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Blue Mountain” by The Brothers Comatose.  Buy it here! https://thebrotherscomatose.bandcamp.com/track/blue-mountain\ Brothers Comatose upcoming tour dates Feb 25 - Crested Butte, COFeb 26 - Telluride, COFeb 27 - Basalt, COFeb 28 - Nederland, COMar 4 - Pioneertown, CAMar 5 - Phoenix, AZMar 6 - Solana Beach, CAMar 7 - Ventura, CAMar 20 - Denver, COMar 21 - Park City, UTApr 17 - Austin, TXApr 23 - La Tuna, MexicoApr 28 - Manteo, NCApr 30 - Isle of Palms, SCMay 1 - Mills River, NCMay 2 - Raleigh, NCMay 3 - Elkins, NCMay 8 - Santa Cruz, CAMay 9 - Chico, CAMay 15-17 - Placerville, CAJun 19-21 - San Luis Obispo, CAJun 24-27 - Owensboro, KY ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#257: F**k ICE
2026/01/14
Today, Chuck shares his thoughts on the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis and what he thinks of ICE generally. Then, Chuck talks to Nevin Sharma, a comedian from Wheeling, WV and based out of Winston-Salem, NC Relevant links Watch his special “Folksy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M41GNNbgO_ICheck out his website: https://www.nevinsharma.com/Transition Music: “Leave it to me” by Corduroy Brown ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#256: Appalachian identity and the radical left agenda for the hollers
2025/12/16
Today, Chuck talks to Stacie Fugate, Executive Director of Appalachians for Appalachia.  Relevant links Learn more about A4A here. Transition Music: “Leave it to me” by Corduroy Brown ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#255: Louisville Tenants Union
2025/11/13
Today, Chuck talks to Josh Poe of the Louisville Tenants Union! Relevant links Learn more about the Louisville Tenants Union https://www.louisvilletenantsunion.org/Transition Music: “Leave it to me” by Corduroy Brown ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show
#254: Appalachia Comics Project
2025/10/09
Today, Chuck clarifies commentary from past episodes and talks with Andrew Aydin, a comic book author who came up with the idea to tell the story of Hurricane Helene through a graphic novel called "Islands in the Sky." We talk about this, and the newly launched Appalachia Comics Project. Relevant links Learn more about the Appalachia Comics Project https://www.appalachiacomics.org/Kickstarter Campaign https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/appalachiacomics/appalachia-comics-projectTransition Music: “Leave it to me” by Corduroy Brown ----------------------------------------------- HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!  patreon.com/appodlachia ----------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

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4.6 out of 5
375 reviews
★★★★★
TP606 2024/08/10
The Ponderosa of PodCasts
Unlike John Damnit Vance, they are from here!
★★★★★
jon.speaks 2024/08/09
Critical listen
Absolutely critical examination of the true culture of Appalachia. So important to debunk stereotypes about our region and lift up voices that may see...
★☆☆☆☆
Xochitl G. 2024/07/09
Appozzed
Hosts rattle off the regime-approved center-left takes like nobody’s business. The Blair Mtn miners would weep if they saw the hosts’ soft visages.
★★★★★
🖤🔑👂🏽 2024/07/09
God denying liberals
Keep on keeping on!
★☆☆☆☆
Vzhdjaphkn 2024/06/30
Low IQ Pod
God-Denying, Gay Libs climb onto their soapbox and whine about whatever their Tv tells them to.
★★☆☆☆
Reje22 2023/11/20
Hard to listen to
The incessant giggly girl makes it a challenge to stick with. Sounds ditsy.
★★★★★
Rob-all-in 2023/10/14
Great podcast
A treat to listen to original content that explores issues in a thoughtful way.
★★★★★
Tri group wife 2023/10/14
Review
A great place to listen to topics I may not hear other places.
★★★★★
Archie221 2023/10/14
Love this show!
I love this show! So informative and educational.
★★★★★
Ak18274 2023/10/14
So informative! Great podcast
So informative! Great podcast
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