The Talking Appalachian Podcast
Talking Appalachian is a podcast about the Appalachian Mountain region's language or "voiceplaces," cultures, and communities. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Amy Clark, a Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. The podcast is based on her 2013 co-edited book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community. Her writing on Appalachia has appeared in the New York Times, Oxford American Magazine, Salon.com, on NPR, and Harvard University Press blog. She is also founder and director of the Appalachian Writing Project, which serves teachers, students, and the communities of the central Appalachian region.
The Talking Appalachian Podcast
The Best of 2024: Highlight Clips from Selected Episodes
What did you think of this episode?
This episode includes highlights from some of the best episodes of 2024, which include:
- my interview with Pulitzer-winning reporter and memoirist Rick Bragg;
- a study of two letters written a century apart and their dialect similarities;
- what I learned about an ancient Pictish language during a visit to Ireland;
- my interview with co-researcher Will Isom and the story of a mysterious burial ground;
- the fight to save the Cherokee language from extinction
- and the one and only Barbara Kingsolver, author of the Pulitzer-winning book Demon Copperhead.
I hope you enjoy Part I of 2024's highlights!
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Unless another artist is featured, acoustic music on most episodes: "Steam Train" written by Elizabeth Cotten and performed by Landon Spain
