What‘s Happalachenin‘?: An Appalachian Podcast

An Appalachian Renaissance?

While there have been several musicians bringing the "Appalachian style" of country music to the forefront of the genre, the viral success of some random guy just outside of the region in Virginia has pushed that envelop even further after appearing on RadioWV's social media pages. 

Thanks to musicians like Tyler Childers, Nolan Taylor, and Charles Wesley Godwin, stories that come from the Appalachian heart are connecting with people across the nation. They are touching on a plethora of social and socioeconomic topics. They are sharing OUR stories through the stories they put to music. 

Are we seeing an Appalachian Renaissance? 

 

Intro Music: Oliver Anthony Music 

Let’s Talk Breakfast

Let's talk breakfast. What's your preference? What are your thoughts on "Brinner?" How do you like your biscuits? What does your Mawmaw make the beast for breaky? We discuss this in more depth than we care to admit during this episode! 

Cheers!

We Are Back

It's been a minute since we've been on the mic to hang out with y'all. This episode we catch up and talk a little about what we've been doing this past year. Cheers! 

*taps mic

Hello? Did we break this thing? Crack open a cold one if you can hear me!

Downtown BBQ Throwdown

What’s Happalachenin’ has entered the realm of BBQ competitions! Cody and our great buddy Eric entered into the inaugural WV Downtown BBQ Throwdown in Ripley, WV. Gain some great insight into the wonderful world of competition barbecue during this fun episode!

 

WV Downtown BBQ Throwdown

Cookout Coach

 

*We do not own the rights to any music that may have been heard in the background during interviews*

An Appalachian Disney Movie?

For nearly 2 months, social media platforms have had some buzz asking why Disney has yet to create an animated movie based in the Appalachian region. Considering its diverse history and vast collection of folklore and legend, this is a very valid question. We dive into this topic and discuss the importance of the hypothetical creators' responsibility to properly represent the folks of Appalachia rather than take the easy route of exploiting  cheap stereotypes. 

 

Mind Your Business:

Appalachian Sandwich Co.

1861 Public House

Oscar’s Breakfast, Burgers, & Brew

The Corner Hoagies & Hops

Orbit’s Record Shop

Fur Trapping in Appalachia - Justin Lewis

Justin Lewis, a director of the West Virginia Fur Trappers Association and Gabe's longtime friend, joins us to talk about trapping for fur in Appalachia. We discuss his story of getting into trapping as well as how trapping has evolved over the last several decades. We learn the basics of the fur market as well as how integral trapping is for wildlife management. 

Of course we get off topic here and there, but that tends to happen to friends over a couple cold ones. Plenty of laughs to go around in this episode. 

 

Mind Your Business:

Stone Tower Brews

1st & Main Burgers

Ryan Klaiber - Ohio Furnace Beard Company

No better time to celebrate our one year anniversary during No-Shave November than to have the owner and founder of Ohio Furnace Beard Company, Ryan Klaiber, join us to talk about the back story to the products that we have been personally using for a few years now! We discuss small business and creativity in Appalachia and how Appalachians overcome so much to be able to express their creativity. Oh, and we're now officially OFBC Beard Ambassadors! Use the code WHATSHAPPOFBC to get 15% off your online order!  

 

Mind Your Business

Secret Sandwich Society

Lost Appalachia Trading Company 

 

Dirty Birds

We talk about the newest name of our local minor league baseball team, the Charleston Dirty Birds. We touch on the importance of baseball to the Mountain State and the story behind the new name! 

Charleston Dirty Birds 

Mind Your Business: Parkersburg Brewing Company

Bigger than Beards

Gabe participates in the "Beards on the Bend Facial Hair Competition" in Pomeroy, OH that was hosted by a local beard club known as the Big Bend Beardsmen. Hear from several of the event organizers and participants of the competition! You'll find that the work that these folks do is much bigger than the beards they grow! It's a really cool scene filled with amazingly cool people.

Big Bend Beardsmen

 

"Mind Your Business" features:

Tom-Tom's

Ohio Furnace Beard Company