Voices from Appalachia Radio Show Recordings
A discussion about place, writing and photographing in Appalachia with Rilery Kilmore, Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Riley Kilmore September 21, 2024
Looking to the Future with an Eye on the Past with Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst, Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst
May 18, 2024
Looking to the Future with an Eye on the Past with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
May 11, 2024
Julie Becraft-Shehan interviews Karen Spears Zacharias about her book No Perfect Mothers.
April 20, 2024
Karen Outen and Dixon Descending Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Karen Outen
March 23, 2024
Julie Becraft-Shehan interviews 2022 NAACP Image Award winner and Bush-Holbrook Professor of English at the University of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson about her latest book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts:
Kelly Ghareeb talks with Dr. Dennis Liu about the upcoming , which will run March 7-10. It will include 23 shorts and 4 feature films, each illuminating the resilience of the human spirit.
February 17, 2024
Brooklyn Gholston and the Art of Storytelling Part 2 Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Appalachian studies and political science major Brooklyn Gholston about her life-changing experience attending the National Black Storytellers Conference
December 9, 2023
The Art of Storytelling, Part 1, Appalachian studies and political science major Brooklyn Gholston talks to host Kelly Ghareeb about her life-changing experience attending the National Black Storytellers Conference
December 2, 2023
“Addressing Development and Sustainability Issues in Appalachia,” student Benjamin Trogdon interviewed student Troy Miller
November 4, 2023
“A Conversation With 2023 Appalachian Heritage Writer-In-Residence Ann Pancake” West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Liz McCormick interviewed Ann Pancake
October 14, 2023
“Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Ann Pancake” Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Dr. Sylvia Shurbutt
September 23, 2023
“Celtic and Roots Music Journeys to Scotland” Bryan Staggers interviews Dr. Jo Collinson Scott
September 16, 2023
Episode 55
“Scottish Reels, Ranters, and Hornpipes – The World of Andrew Finn Magill” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Andrew Finn Magill
September 9, 2023

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“E. J. Wade Leaving a Legacy Through Poetry Part 1” and “E. J. Wade Leaving a Legacy Through Poetry Part 2” Julie Shehan interviewed poet E.J. WadeÂ
August 26, 2023 (Episode 53) and September 2, 2023 (Episode 54)

“Sue Stewart and Hansel Bailey Scholarship” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Summer Whetsel and Dr. Jason Allen
July 8, 2023

“Bringing Back the American Chestnut” Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Susan Thompson
June 3, 2023

“Appalachian Storyteller Enriches the Region: The Art of Adam Booth” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Adam Booth
May 27, 2023
“Author Barbara Kingsolver Reflects On Appalachian Writing, Climate Change And Upcoming Novel” WVPB Liz McCormick interviewed Barbara Kingsolver
May 20, 2023

“Corley Dennison on When the Center Held True” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Corley Dennison
May 13, 2023

“May Day with Racheal Meads and Laura First” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Racheal Meads and Laura First
April 22, 2023

“Sports, Service, and Scholarship, Aly Nazarok A True Winner” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Aly Nazarok
April 15, 2023

“Persistence: The Storer College Story, with Rhonda Smith and Dr. Dawne Raines Burke” Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Rhonda Smith and Dr. Dawne Raines Burke
April 8, 2023

“The Story of John Henry” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Breanna Nelson
April 1, 2023

“Appalachian Macrame” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Katie MacKinnon and Rebecca Kandalis
March 25, 2023
“Crystal Wilkinson and Perfect Black” Interview from WVPB ²ú²âÌýformer Inside Appalachia co-host Caitlin Tan
March 11, 2023

“Traveling with Appalachian Studies” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Shurbutt
March 4, 2023Â
“Alasdair Roberts” Bryan Staggers interviewed Alasdair Roberts
February 25, 2023Â
“Foodways and Foraging in Appalachia, with Clay Morris“ Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Clay Morris
February 18, 2023Â
“Alma Bea in Shepherdstown, A Food Experience to Remember“ Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Bryan Nicolosi and Chelsea Hott
February 4, 2023
“Voices from the Misty Mountains and People Powered Civic Action, Community Engagement and American Representative Democracy: Two Exciting Summer Institutes for WV Teachers,” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Sylvia Shurbutt
January 28, 2023
“Fiber Arts with Dr. Laura Robertson” Julie Sheehan interviewed Dr. Laura Robertson
January 21, 2023
“Interview with Barbara Kingsolver” Interview by WVPB Liz McCormick
December 24, 2022
“Celtic Roots: The Highlands and the Orkneys” Interview with Caitlin Barker
December 17, 2022
“Global Appalachia and Study Abroad” Interview with Dr. Samuel Greene and Joanna Hernandez
December 10, 2022
“Making Our Future” Interview with Emily Hilliard
December 3, 2022
“Interview with Marie Manilla” Interview between Julie Becraft-Shehan and Marie Manilla
November 26, 2022
“The Life and Legacy of Robert C. Byrd” Interview between Mikhaela Barnes and Dr. Raymond Smock
November 19, 2022
“Cecil Sharp in Appalachia” with Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst
November 12, 2022
“Interview with Dr. Stephen Spencer”
October 22, 2022
“John Brown’s Raid and The New John Brown” Interview between Mikhaela Barnes and National Historic Park Ranger Isaac Wickenheiser
October 15, 2022
“ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøSpeaks” Interview with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt and Kristen Hutchinson
October 8, 2022
“The Musical Stylings of Lady D” Recap of Lady D’s performance at the Appalachian Heritage Festival
October 1, 2022
“Barbara Kingsolver and the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Series” Interview with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
September 17, 2022
“Appalachian Foodways and Resiliency in Noxubee County, Mississippi” Interview with Rebecca Calloway
September 10, 2022
“Balladry, Part 2” Interview with Rachael Meads and Flora Meeker
September 3, 2022
“Balladry” Interview with Rachael Meads and Flora Meeker
August 27, 2022
“Delany Conner and the History of the NCTC”
August 20, 2022
“Appalachian Storytelling” Interview with Adam Booth
August 6, 2022
“Gretchen Moran Laskas, The Miners Daughter and The Midwife’s Tale” Interview with Gretchen Moran Laskas
July 30, 2022
“Silas House and Lark Ascending” Interview with Silas House
July 22, 2022
“My Appalachian Identity,” Interview between Amar Granulo and Andrew Price
July 16, 2022
“The Life and Legacy of Michael John Iafrate” Interview between Troy Miller and Sean Decker
July 9, 2022
“From Appalachia to New England” Interview with Flora Meeker
July 2, 2022
“Storer College” Interview between Rich Condon and Harpers Ferry National Park Ranger Craiton Waters
June 25, 2022
“Sierra Club” Interview between Tessa Chafin and Karen Ireland
June 18, 2022
“Recap of Resiliency in Appalachia: Conservation, Climate, and Community Action”
June 11, 2022
“Recap of Restoring an Iconic West Virginia Ecosystem: Status and Outlook for High Elevation Forests in West Virginia”
June 4, 2022
“The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival” Interview with Katie Tertell
May 21, 2022
“Recap of the Mine Wars and Trials Panel Discussion”
May 14, 2022
“The West Virginia Mine Wars and Treason Trials” Interview with Denise Giardina
May 7, 2022
“Tabler Farm” Interview with Madison Hale
April 30, 2022
“Voices from the Misty Mountains Teacher Institute” Interview with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
April 26, 2022
Appalachian Foodways” Interview with Fred Sauceman
April 16, 2022
“Physical and Spiritual Bodies” Interview with Dr. Chiquita Howard-Bostic
April 9, 2022
“Appalachian Studies and Marie Manilla”
April 2, 2022