This week, Affrilachian poet Frank X. Walker has a new collection of poetry that looks at Black life in Kentucky... more

Hurricane Helene dumped nearly 30 inches of rain in parts of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Communities are reeling... more

Inside Appalachia remembers Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a deep mark on Appalachian culture, and the people... more

This week… we talk with a poet about his new collection, titled “If Lost.” He found inspiration for it… by... more

One of America’s greatest contributions to world culture … is hip hop. A new compilation documents what it sounds like... more

Schoolyard games come and go, but for kids in one community, marbles still rule.  Also, this year marks the anniversary of... more

In 2016, a wildfire escaped the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It killed 14 people, injured dozens more and destroyed... more

During the Great Depression, the river town of Osage, West Virginia was a raucous, little place. It’s sleepier now, but... more

In the 1930s, hundreds of mostly African American workers died digging the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel. A photographer brings their stories... more

A few people still farm the way folks did before tractors — with horses. We visit with farmers who still... more