Inside Appalachia

This week, 🌄, Oscar Micheaux in the 1920s was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer.

Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called the country’s most lethal cryptid. Attempts to spot it have led to deaths.

And, we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who’s passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.

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Encore: Oscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia - West Virginia Public Broadcasting This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called the country’s most lethal cryptid. Attempts to spot it have led to deaths. And...

This week, 🌄, ballads tell stories about all kinds of real-life events, but after Hurricane Helene, one group of ballad singers felt some topics were still too raw.

Also, the author of a new book on ancient Ohio credits a former grad student with introducing him to the region’s mysterious earthworks.

And, the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan includes a summer camp for teens to study their heritage.

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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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