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MN&WR: Many Kinds of Mountain Artists
On this week's Mountain News & World Report: Appalachia has long been known as a home to traditional music and crafts, but less well known is our thriving digital arts scene. We'll hear from WMMT's Rich Kirby about the history of the guitar and the Crooked Road Heritage Music Project, an excerpt from Malcolm Wilson's 2016 Interview with WV born musician Glen Simpson, and WMMT's Rachel Garringer shares a piece about Appalachian Media Institute youth
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MN&WR: Many Kinds of Mountain Artists
October 20, 2017On this week’s Mountain News & World Report: Appalachia has long been known as a home to traditional music and crafts, but less well known is our thriving digital Read More >
How Black Lung Looks From Here
October 12, 2017This week on Mountain Talk we explore how black lung looks from right here in Eastern Kentucky. Benny Becker of the Ohio Valley Resource and WMMT brings us 3 pieces. Read More >
WMMT FALL FUND DRIVE October 16-26
October 10, 2017WMMT 88.7 FM is Mountain Community Radio, ran by real people, like YOU! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for real people radio. OCTOBER 16-26, 2017 Pre-Fund Drive ONLINE ONLY Read More >
MN&WR: Internet in Rural Appalachia
September 7, 2017It’s been a big year for internet in the coalfields, and across rural Appalachia. In this episode: stories of people who have internet access and others who don’t, Read More >
MN&WR: Cut Short
August 25, 2017A new report shows Appalachian health is continuing to fall behind the rest of the country, a federal study on the health effects of surface mining was suddenly ordered to Read More >
EKY HEAL: Talkin’ Health, Arts, & Community
August 22, 2017What does poetry have to do with health? How do we talk about health outside the doctor’s office? Check out our August 16th, 2017 Mountain Talk on EKY HEAL. EKY HEAL is Read More >
MN&WR: How Ideas Spread
August 11, 2017On this week’s Mountain News & World Report: Painting and hiding rocks is hugely popular new pastime in Letcher County, the idea of giving a prescription for fresh Read More >
Mountain Talk: BETSY!
August 10, 2017A recording of our Wednesday, August 9th Mountain Talk with the cast and crew of BETSY! Listen for the scoop on this Kentucky premiere (which will be August 11th and 12th at 8 Read More >
Mtn Talk Monday: Germany & Appalachia
August 9, 2017On July 18th, WMMT and Appalshop hosted a roundtable discussion called Germany & Appalachia: Perspectives on Economic Transition in Coal Communities. For our Mountain Read More >
Mtn. Talk Monday: Cowan Creek Mountain Music School
July 31, 2017Get a insider’s look at the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School. It’s a small but close-knit group that gathers here each year—some of the country’s finest old-time Read More >
