Appalachia Meets World

24/08/2024

It’s football time in the mountains! Check out the annual kick-off to football episode with Coach John Hines - a Mountain Legend in his own right!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...it's football time in the Mountains! You can smell it in the air! In our annual kickoff to football episode, Neil and Will sit down with an icon in High School Mountain Football lore - Coach John Hines. In a turn of events of the past year, Coach Hines left...

02/08/2024

In honor of the last Country Music Highway Tribute Show in Ashland, KY, put on by Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc , check out today’s throwback episode with Corduroy Brown ! If you’re near the area today and tomorrow, check him and all the acts out…it will be more than a show, his live performances are an experience!!

This episode is a throwback in honor of the last "Country Music Highway Tribute Show" of the year (put on by Shaping Our Appalachian Region - or SOAR)!! The final CMH Tribute Show is taking place in Ashland, KY on August 2nd and 3rd! One of the headliners is an old guest of ours - Corduroy Brown! If...

24/05/2024

Check out one of the most “famous” stretch of highway in the COUNTRY! Country Music Highway Tribute Show Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc

Readin, Rightin, Route 23!! THE COUNTRY MUSIC HIGHWAY! In this episode Neil and Will sit down with Kirsten Wilburn and Kristin Brown Norman of Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) to talk about the Country Music Highway - or Route 23! Kentucky's Country Music Highway has produced more stars per squ...

11/05/2024

CHeck out new episode and hear Pineville High School students highlight the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival through a Smithsonian grant.…and how they learned more than just digital skills.

It's almost FESTIVAL SEASON in Appalachia!!! In this episode Will and (sans) Neil sit down with Pineville Schools. Through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) Program Samantha North and Shannon Elliott applied for a grant through the Smithsonian Institute to allow a group of students to prod...

02/02/2024

Take a listen to hear Amanda Jo Slone school us on Appalachian identity and leadership development…THE APPALACHIAN WAY! Check it out…

In this episode, Will, sans Neil, sits down with Dr. Amanda Jo Slone to discuss her new passion project: The Appalachian Way: The Role of Appalachian Identity in Effective Leadership. The project combines her two loves, Leadership and Appalachia. Find out how she thinks about Appalachian Identity an...

10/12/2023

AI in an Appalachian classroom…

In this episode Neil and Will sit down with Rachael Rankin, a lifelong educator in the Appalachian region and current Junior High and High School Principal of the Newton Falls Exempted Village School District in Trumbull County, OH. As an educator passionate about innovation in the classroom, Princi...

22/11/2023

Check out the #1 Incubator in the world - Youngstown Business Incubator - in Appalachia Ohio!! Barb Ewing

In this episode Neil and Will sit down with Barb Ewing the CEO of the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) - the #1 University Affiliated Incubator in the World! Incubators are used to give startup businesses and entrepreneurs needed support in order to drive innovation. With a streamlined focus and....

03/10/2023

Check out a best practice "success story" posted on the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization! Bell County KY Tourism

These success stories highlight the positive impact of federal funding and direct engagement with the country’s energy communities.

29/09/2023

“Welcoming America” in Appalachia…take a listen to hear the impact of welcoming communities! Welcoming America

In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with the folks from "Welcoming America" - an organization started to help communities create welcoming policies and share new approaches to inclusion to create and environment where everyone can truly thrive. Hear Rachel Peric and Lola Pak discuss what it mean...

22/09/2023

Grandma Gatewood...the legend lives on! Check out the incredible work of Bridgette Mongeon- Creative Endeavors Grandma Gatewood, "Trail Magic" Bridgette Mongeon Appalachian Trail Conservancy

"Because I wanted to...." In this follow up episode, Neil and Will sit down with artist, sculpture, writer, author, mentor and coach - Bridgette Mongeon. Hear her discuss a current project she's working on that has a great deal of historical significance to Appalachia, and more specifically the Appa...

16/09/2023

Check out Brent Jackson of Jackson Energy Cooperative talk about the benefits of a coop to a community - beyond power generation and distribution.

Energy Cooperatives are not only an important energy provider in smaller, more rural communities, they are a fixture in place making and community development within the communities they service. In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with Brent Jackson, the Member Relations Manager for Jackson Ene...

08/09/2023

"I was born in a small town"...check out a recent episode with Deb During Brown and Becky McCray of Saveyour.town! Find out the #1 challenge they hear from small towns...

A SMALL TOWN NEVER FORGETS!! In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with Deb Brown and Becky McCray, co-founders of Save Your Town! With a focus on smaller communities, they believe small towns can be saved by their own people using their own resources. As small town experts, their organization com...

22/08/2023

Check out the new episode with Jaime Claire Corum A rockstar in her field…built by the mountains! Then check out her art: www.jaimecorumequineart.com

https://appalachiameetsworld.podbean.com/e/appalachia-meets-world-episode-115-the-art-of-horses-in-appalachia-with-jamie-corum/

Renowned Equine Artist based in Kentucky, Jaime Corum specializes in commissions, equine portraiture and thoroughbred paintings.

22/08/2023

"Challenging the Appalachian narrative, one story at a time!" In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with the Appalachian, the Filmmaker, the Writer and Storyteller - Elon Justice. Upon working on her graduate school thesis, she came to the realization that "stories - Appalachian stories - have pow...

15/08/2023

Check out the last episode with The Appalachian Retelling Project

"Challenging the Appalachian narrative, one story at a time!" In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with the Appalachian, the Filmmaker, the Writer and Storyteller - Elon Justice. Upon working on her graduate school thesis, she came to the realization that "stories - Appalachian stories - have pow...

24/11/2022