Metal Monolith Statue spotted in Eastern Kentucky

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 …

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!

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 …

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 …

Why Do We Create?

Season 2 Episode 15 Artists, musicians, writers, chefs… humans have this drive to CREATE! Where does it come from? Why do we make the things we make? In all new episode, Erin, Jess, and Wisey are hashing it all out. We've got a lot of fun and weird ideas and theories in store! In the …

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 …

Digital Catfish

Season 2 Episode 11 We grew up during an interesting time, y’all. In a VERY NSFW episode, Erin, Jess, & Wisey are talking early 2000’s chat rooms, catfishing, dial-up modems, and really unusual or just down-right creepy folks online. Trust us, we learned the hard way! We did it all wrong so you don’t have …

O’Keeffe the Rebel

Season 2 Episode 10 Often the center of gossip, this artist was a true rebel to the core. Let ‘em talk! Georgia O’Keeffe was a trailblazer for women in the arts and wasn’t afraid to stir up some controversy. Mildly NSFW… it’s O’Keeffe, guys! You KNOW we have to talk about some human anatomy! Seriously …

Out the Mud with Mack Tr3

Season 2 Episode 8 “Once you burn a bridge you get no love where I’m from…” Mack Tr3’s debut solo album just dropped, and we are beyond ecstatic to have him as a guest on the podcast. Tr3 is a Detroit rapper with Kentucky roots who loves 4 wheelin’ and rapping about his real life. …

Namastay Weird: Here’s your Sign

Season 2 Episode 7 When you hear the words “Appalachia” and “Spirituality” together you probably imagine a church on the hill, Sunday sermons preaching hellfire, hymns and river baptisms… and yes, we have that. And it’s beautiful! But, we also have those of us who found our spiritual paths in unconventional ways. Join us for …