As most fans of art and strange occurrences, I've been very interested in the news stories concerning seemingly random appearances of metal structures being spotted across the globe and being removed shortly after. Part of the fun of these stories is the mystery surrounding them, even though recently some artist have spoken, claiming credit for … Continue reading Metal Monolith Statue spotted in Eastern Kentucky
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Digital Art Exhibition – NOW LIVE!
Visit the Facebook page to see all the submissions for our first ever digital art exhibition. Stay Safe! Stay Weird! SUPPORT THE PODCAST Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weird-appalachia/id1382379047?mt=2 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AIP0nvnRvgHKdWuYUs54k Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weirdappalachiapodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/weirdappalachia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdappalachiapodcast/ KEEP APPALACHIA WEIRD!
Time Travel Tourists
Season 2 Episode 21 Imagine you had your very own, brand spankin’ new time machine. What would you do? Where would you go? What would you change if that is possible at all? For the season finale I posed one simple question… “What would you do if you could time travel?”. Aaaand let me tell … Continue reading Time Travel Tourists
Dali the Rebel
Season 2 Episode 20 Artists are rebels by nature, but few have left a lasting impact on all media like Salvador Dali! Film, fashion, furniture… this man did it all! And did so with some very questionable behavior so HEADS UP, GUYS!!! This one gets NSFW, because you can’t talk about Dali without mentioning his … Continue reading Dali the Rebel
Listener Stories
Things that go bump in the night https://www.journal-times.com/news/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night/article_b6ab77f2-dd16-11e8-bccf-9f44662caee0.html?fbclid=IwAR2EFCGTvUDs72igT_i1IKRwjH-iTceUGznF1wNOVbRxFproFkk0DBoNWSs Submitted by Jeremy D. Wells I grew up next door to a cemetery and one day I came home to my washing machine being flipped upside down in its exact spot, and also I use to roller blade in the garage and I SWEAR I felt a … Continue reading Listener Stories
HOLLER KIDS
Season 2 Episode 17 What happens when you get three Kentucky childhood best friends together? You get a slightly NSFW episode of Weird Appalachia! Landline singing competitions, creepy old houses, teaching each other about the birds and the bees, terrorizing our teachers… when you’ve known each other as long as we have, you’ve got PLENTY … Continue reading HOLLER KIDS
REDNECK REPUTATIONS
Season 2 Episode 16 It’s time for a little R & R, y’all! Redneck Reputations! Comedian Justin Darnell joins me in an all-new podcast episode where we are really going there when it comes to Appalachian stereotypes. For better or worse, our area is riddled with ideas about who and what we are. Whether it’s … Continue reading REDNECK REPUTATIONS
Why I “Ducking” Create
By: Hefner the Hare When I was in the 4th grade all of our teachers took us to the library for a seminar. The point of which was to ask all of us the burning question, "What is art?" A wonderful power point display graced the wall before us, slideshow of images featuring famous artist's … Continue reading Why I “Ducking” Create
Hillbilly Art Riot
Season 2 Episode 14 IT'S OUR 40TH EPISODE!! Kentucky sure can throw an art shindig! Join Erin and Jess as we share all the details about the truly unique art culture in our small, rural towns! LISTEN HERE In The Episode: Our favorite galleries: a hillbilly artist’s dream come true!Being an artist in a small … Continue reading Hillbilly Art Riot
The Absurd Brilliance of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Season 2 Episode 13 "Is you is, or is you ain't my constituents?" The Coen Brother’s classic O Brother, Where Art Thou? is an absolute classic that not only spins a tale of a hillbilly version of The Odyssey, it also represents the American South in a funny (not insulting) way. Morehead State University Instructor, … Continue reading The Absurd Brilliance of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”