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Today, Chuck talks with Sarah Love, an archeologist and doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, about a threat to the National Historic Preservation Act taking place right now and what we can do about it. Resources:https://www.106strong.com/ — website full of resources and a Take Action portal https://www.saa.org/ — the Society for American Archaeology has educational resources on archaeology's importance to America as well as a Take Action portal. https://savingplaces.org/ — the National Trust for Historic Preservation. They are the biggest preservation focused non-profit in the country, a massive distributor of preservation grants, and they also have a section dedicated to Take Action. ASK your senators to say NO to the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653) until we can remove constraints on public involvement and Tribal Nations. -----------------------------------------------Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachiahttp://www.noelegyneeded.org-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks with Danielle Maness and Erin Dumore of the Women's Health Center of West Virginia and Amelia Bonow of Shout Your Abortion about how everyone, no matter where you are in the country, have options when it comes to abortion, and the PSA campaign airing through september. Resources:Women's Health Center of WVShout Your AbortionYoualwayshaveoptions.com Other LinksMothman BalletVeggie Man DayTimestamps:00:51 — Intro/Mothman festival12:23 — Interview-----------------------------------------------Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachiahttp://www.noelegyneeded.org-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck mourns the passing of the great Dolly Rebecca Parton, then talks with Michaela Barnett — democratic candidate for congress in Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District. Check out Michaela's website: https://www.michaelafortennessee.com/My article on Dolly: https://www.noelegyneeded.org/p/dolly-partons-life-was-a-love-letter100% of all profits from Raise Hell, Praise Dolly merch is being donated to the Imagination Library: https://appodlachia.dashery.com/products/18543415-raise-hell-praise-dolly-t-shirt-----------------------------------------------Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachiahttp://www.noelegyneeded.org-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks to Delegate John Williams (D-Morgantown) about his bid for state senate, in hopes of flipping a Republican-held seat in West VirginiaCheck out John's website: https://www.williamsforstatesenate.com/-----------------------------------------------Intro music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/Transition/outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachiahttp://www.noelegyneeded.org-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks about one of the most important stories of the world cup that the U.S. government would rather you not know about, and speaks to climate organizer and host of The Hum podcast, Saul Levin, about the backlash to AI data centers happening across the country.Timestamps00:42 — Intro World Cup Lumumba Vea16:08 — Data center background primer22:00 — Interview with Saul LevinThe Hum PodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/53U84ou3MJAjb7kpSdFZVQ?si=50a11bd1e0b342afApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hum/id1895877050Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/ai-datacenters-democracyLumumba Vea article: https://www.vogue.com/article/democratic-republic-of-congo-world-cup-patrice-lumumba-statue-----------------------------------------------Intro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/Outro Music: “Leave it to Me” by Corduroy Brown https://corduroy-brown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachiahttp://www.noelegyneeded.org-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks with Sam Petsonk about fighting in the courts for miners with Black Lung, and how the current admin is doing anything but "supporting" coal miners.In the intro, Chuck discusses the egregious arrest of Ohio's most intrepid gumshoe journalist, D.J. Byrnes of the Rooster.ALSO, I've been publishing a lot more on http://www.noelegyneeded.org, so check it outSam's Links https://petsonk.com/Support D.J. by checking out the Roosterhttps://www.rooster.info/Timestamps:Intro: 01:01Interview: 11:46Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachiahttp://www.noelegyneeded.org-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks with Oliver Larkin, a candidate for congress in Florida's 23rd congressional district.  Oliver is an activist, union organizer, and proud Democratic Socialist looking to unseat pro-Iran War democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz.Also, Chuck talks about the recent SCOTUS decision to further gut the Voting Rights Act and how Marsha Blackburn plans on using this to dilute the voting power of Black Tennesseans.Links https://www.oliverforcongress.com/Timestamps:Intro: 01:01Interview: 16:00Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachia-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks with Ali Printz, an art historian from Appalachia and part of the GRIT Collective of Appalachian artists about a new exhibit at the Queens Museum in NYC about parts of Appalachia that has led her and others to raise concerns about how it perpetuates stereotypes about the region by telling the story from an outsider's perspective. Links https://www.instagram.com/aliprintz/https://www.aliprintz.com/GRIT Collective https://www.instagram.com/grit_artists/ Timestamps:Intro: 01:01Interview: 15:08Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachia-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks with Caitlin Ware and Brad Davis of From Below: Rising Together for Coalfield Justice about the water crisis in southern West Virginia and how they're organizing and advocating for clean water in the coalfields. Learn more about From Below: https://wvfaith.org/from-below/Social media: https://x.com/HollerGospelhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/629075958675198Timestamps:Intro: 00:59Interview: 19:00Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachia-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Today, Chuck talks with Lesley Pacey, Senior Environmental Officer at the Government Accountability Project, about the Norfolk Southern disaster that occurred three years ago this month in East Palestine, Ohio, and how the people impacted have been failed by their government. Learn more about GAP: https://whistleblower.org/Their work on East Palestine: https://whistleblower.org/category/east-palestine/Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown https://www.gwenleveyandthebreakdown.com/-----------------------------------------------HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA! patreon.com/appodlachia-----------------------------------------------The views and opinions expressed on this show are the personal opinions of the host, Chuck Corra, and do not represent the opinions of his employer. This show is an opinion and commentary show, NOT a news show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Send us Fan MailSupport the show