Morel mushrooms are a forager’s delight, but don’t shortcut cleaning them. As flood relief continues from Hurricane Helene — a musician... more

After Helene, an Asheville guitar maker grapples with how to help her neighborhood when there’s so much need.  A church in... more

Rock climbing gear eventually wears out, but it can still live on as art.  Also, the response to Hurricane Helene shows... more

Submitted for your approval, we have a selection of spooky tales for Halloween and beyond. We have scary stories read by... more

Textbooks have long left out an important piece of labor history that happened here in the mountains. Now, a new... more

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