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PopCult Blog writer and Radio Free Charleston host Rudy Panucci dishes on his legendary career, Christmas rituals, and Porkchop 2 acting gig. The media guru gives his opinion on the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Doug Skaff, the '80s and '90s Charleston music scene, and pop culture versus backyard happenings. Panucci discusses the impact late activist and The Defectors' singer Lynne Sandy had on the Charleston music scene and what West Virginia music acts has the potential for global stardom.

E.Y. Samples discusses her debut children's book "The Adventures of Timothy Oatmeadow" and reads a selection from the book. Samples is a dietician by trade and a journalist on the side.

Provincetown-based abstract photographer and art gallery director Grace Hopkins discusses her unique photography, the Provincetown art scene, visiting Wheeling during her childhood, and her upcoming memoir. Hopkins spills the tea on her John Waters run ins, gives her two cents on modern art, and dishes on her parents' abstract painter and author, Budd Hopkins, and art critic and curator, Dr. April Kingsley. Hopkins chimes in on her father's ex-wife Carol Rainey and Linda Napolitano's alleged alien abduction. Hopkins could not comment on the Netflix docu-series The Manhattan Alien Abduction due to a pending lawsuit. Hopkins is the director of the Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Huntington-based rapper and filmmaker Trey Cobb a.k.a. Mr. Awful dishes on his hip hop and movie career. He discusses the Huntington homeless situation, playing a fundraiser for the Huntington City Mission, and whether or not he's a misogynist pig like his alter ego. Cobb also chimes in on his 2021 collaboration with Buni Muni on "In the Couch".

Clarksburg singer-songwriter Allister Stolas discusses new music, local West Virginia music venue haters, and traveling the country playing music. Stolas reminisces on performing in church in his youth and his evolving sound. He also shares his new tracks "Breakin' My Bones” and “When I Wake Up Again”.

Richmond-based progressive rock band the Conebuds dish on their May 2025 release "Emergence", touring, and Waynestock. The rockers also chime in on Daryl Hall dissing yacht rock and whether they'd ever cover "Pink Pony Club" live in concert.

Former Hollywood gaffer Kyle Warmack discusses his past career lighting movie and TV show sets, acting in a campy Damian Chapa movie, working a dolly on a Randy Travis music video, and the West Virginia-shot Sago Mine Disaster-inspired movie "Little Accidents". Warmack has 74 IMDB gaffing and cinematographer credits to his name. He lit "Dear White People (season 3), "Hello, My Name is Doris", "Dope", "Idiot Sitter," "Dimension 404", "The Mooring", "Tiny Commando", and "On My Block"... to just name a few TV shows and movies. Warmack is currently employed at a popular West Virginia arts and humanities organization.

Buchannon-based psychedelic rock band Acid Mind Drainage’s Billy Lotion, Todd Drainage, and Vintage Fat Daddy Jay and their producer Stephen Halterman aka Steven Starr discuss their second record, upcoming shows, and a new concert venue opening in 2025 in Buchannon. The band debut new songs from their forthcoming record, and give their two cents on Timothee Chalamate playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown and Elton John bashing cannabis legalization.

Space Freq's Sam Mills, Alex Garcia, and Brandon Dent discuss their latest record, band history, and sound. The band chimes in on whether or not Ella Fitzgerald sold out in the '80s for hocking KFC and if they'd ever record a Diane Warren track. Space Freq is a tri-county West Virginia cosmic jazz and space funk band. In November 2024, the band dropped their LP Frequencies of the Ether.

Famed ghosthunter and documentarian Barry Conrad discusses the San Pedro Haunting, the Kelly–Hopkinsville extraterrestrial encounter, and the TV show he co-created, My Ghost Story. Conrad dishes on his documentaries Legend of the Flatwoods Monster and California’s Most Haunted, and being eyed for Ghost Hunters. He also chimes in on the status of a Mothman doc he’s been working on for 20 plus years.

Bluefield-based alt rocker Matt Deal dishes on his latest release "Drunken, Belligerent Forget-Me-Nots", growing up in McDowell County, and artificial intelligence in music. Deal also chimes in on Chappell Roan wanting to be seen as some "random bitch on the street" by her fans and his classic rap track "Mashed Potato Juice".

Matt Kiser, Zach White, Scott Hinkle, and Ben Keenan of WV rock band Never Zero dish on their new music, setlist selection , and what music inspired their sound. The band give their two cents on Dave Grohl fathering a child out of wedlock, Linkin Park’s new lead singer Emily Armstrong, and Jane’s Addiction's onstage band drama between Perry Ferrell and Dave Navarro. The band also chime in on Cher getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a frail Franki Valli caught lipsyncing in concert.

Parkersburg, West Virginia country-western musician and singer-songwriter ⁠Roger Richards⁠ discusses his music, the Parkersburg music scene, and getting a phone call from an American Idol executive producer. Richards dishes on how losing his young brother to suicide inspired his song "Used to Be" and he chimes in on modern country music. The country crooner speaks candidly about growing up in the West Virginia foster care system. Roger Richards music can be purchased on I-tunes and Amazon Music and streamed on Spotify and YouTube.

Morgantown-based rock funk jam band Intoxicated Zen's Davis Kimble, Will Oxley, and Ryan Quickel dish on their debut eponymous record, WVU axing their World Languages Department and cutting music degree program offerings, and their wild alien inspired tack "Project Serpo". The band tries to distinguish Morgantown's music scene from the rest of West Virginia's, chat it up on musical influences, and chime in on why The B-52's are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet. Intoxicated Zen tracks featured: 'On the Road', 'Losing Grip', 'After Dark', and 'Dependency'. You can purhase "Intoxicated Zen" on I-tunes and Amazon Music, and stream the record on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube.

Adam Cox, Fox Hunt, and Beth Segessenman of Independent State spill the tea on their debut record "The Wild and the Wonderful", touring, and being a unit for ten years. The Independent State players dish on their involvement in environmental causes in West Virginia and the anti-fracking track ""Save This West Virginia. The band discuss poet and activist Don West’s influence and poetry being incorporated into their music collection. Plus, they sound off on modern country music, lack of ballads on the airwaves, and whether or not Fox inspired Sierra Ferrell’s "Fox Hunt"!!