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Appalachian Livin'Catching Up with Danielle Martin and Remy - Family, Accents and Introductions ( Episode 8)Lindsay's cousin came in from North Carolina for the night and we decided to play around with the podcast equipment. We do a little ASMR and chatting. Her daughter, Remy, makes an appearance. Then we need to end abruptly because we have to meet her mom at Sterling Drive inn, in Welch. If you know you know!!2025-05-061h 02
Appalachian Livin'Appalachian Livin' - Episode 7 - Toxic Tour Part 2We discuss Day 2 of our Toxic Tour of Southern WV where we went to Holly Grove Cemetery, the place where Mother Jones spoke to striking Miners before the Battle of Blair Mountain. Then we were off to Pax, WV, where there is an active Mountain Top Removal Mine, Surface Mine, or Strip Mine. This Coal has been traced as being the same Coal sitting in Curtis Bay, MD, that effects some of our tour crew who live there. We then tell our personal stories and all types of conversations in-between. We touch on a little bit of everything! Enjoy!2025-04-252h 20
Appalachian Livin'Appalachian Livin' - Episode 7 - Toxic Tour Part 2We discuss Part 2 of our Toxic Tour where we went to Holly Grove Cemetery, the place where Mother Jones spoke to striking Miners before the Battle of Blair Mountain. Then off to Pax, WV, where there is an active Mountain Top Removal Mine, Strip Mine, or Surface Mine. This coal has been traced as being the same coal sitting in Curtis Bay, MD, where a part of our tour crew originated. We then tell our personal stories, and all types of conversations in between. We touch on a little bit of everything! Enjoy!2025-04-252h 20
Appalachian Livin'Appalachian Livin' - Episode 6 - Toxic Tour Part 1We took a group of organizers, college students and effected residents from various industrial complexes. We attempt to narrate the events of the weekend in order and express our perspectives and feelings of everything. It was a very powerful weekend so we need to do this one in 2 parts. This episode is the first half of the trip and where we went on the first day, Friday, April 5, 2025.2025-04-131h 24
Appalachian Livin'Rusty Williams - The Appalachian AdvocateElise, Lindsay and Tom sit down with Rusty Williams to discuss how he became the badass Appalachian Advocate that he is. Our initial intentions for this episode took a slight turn when we discovered that Tom and Rusty seem to have more in common than we had bargained for. We can't wait to have Rusty back so we can discuss so much more. 2025-03-251h 21
Appalachian Livin'Episode 4 - A More Perfect Union - Coal Mine StrikesLindsay and Elise discuss the importance of unions. Lindsay relives her experience as a coal miner's daughter, whose dad was a union miner that rallied and fought for his right to work.2025-03-211h 23
Appalachian Livin'Appalachian Livin' - Episode 3 - AddictionThis episode discusses drug use and addiction in a detailed manner. Listener discretion is advised.Everyone in Appalachia has been impacted by addiction. Every single person has been addicted, knows an addict or is related to someone who has struggled with, or succumbed to addiction.On this episode Lindsay shares her addiction story as an opening to this important topic. 2025-03-1558 min
Appalachian Livin'Larry Gibson - A Mountain of a ManElise shares her stories with Lindsay and Tom about Larry Gibson, and how he managed to save 50 acres of Kayford Mountain, WV from being blown apart from Mountain Top Removal!Lindsay and Tom express their feelings on their trip to Kayford nearly a decade ago and how we need to go back to see how the landscape has changed.2025-03-1158 min
Appalachian Livin'Appalachian Livin' Episode 1 - Isabell DarrowWelcome to the first episode of Appalachian Livin'!Our hosts Lindsay Riser and Elise Keaton are joined by Tom Riser and University of Pittsburgh student Isabell Darrow for a "getting to know you" chat to kick off the podcast. Ms. Darrow contacted Lindsay and Elise and wanted to do an interview with them after they spoke to her class earlier this year. Since this visit with the class inspired this podcast, we thought it would be fitting to have Ms. Darrow be the first guest!2025-03-081h 45