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Mtn. Talk: Nikky Finney
In today’s episode, we bring you a 2012 interview with Nikky Finney from Profiles, a show out of Bloomington Indiana’s WFIU station, where they interview notable artists, scholars and musicians. Nikky Finney is a powerful poet, born in South Carolina, who taught at the University of Kentucky for twenty years. She’s a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets and her Book Head Off & Split won the National Book Award in 2011.
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Join Us! March 31st: Ethical Appalachian Reporting – A Community Conversation
March 23, 2018WMMT & Scalawag Magazine are hosting a community discussion at Appalshop about media coverage of the region (the good, the bad, and everything between) on Saturday, March 31, Read More >
Mtn. Talk: Nikky Finney
April 24, 2018In today’s episode, we bring you a 2012 interview with Nikky Finney from Profiles, a show out of Bloomington Indiana’s WFIU station, where they interview notable artists, Read More >
Mtn News: Community Care – Past, Present, & Future
April 19, 2018This week's episode focuses on caring for our communities: past, present, & future. Topics include Child Abuse Prevention Month, community efforts to clean up a historic Read More >
Mtn. Talk: Frank X. Walker
April 19, 2018Our celebration of #NationalPoetryMonth continues! This episode comes from our archives, featuring a 2016 recording of Frank X Walker giving the convocation speech at Alice Read More >
Mtn. Talk: Poor Peoples Campaign
April 17, 2018On this episode of Mountain Talk we bring you audio from a recent event in Benham, Kentucky. On March 29th Reverend Dr. William Barber II and Reverend Dr. Liz TheoHarris Read More >
Remembering James Still
April 12, 2018We're celebrating National Poetry Month through spending time with the renowned eastern Kentucky author James Still. This episode features an interview with Mr. Still Read More >
Mtn. Talk: Ethical Appalachian Reporting
April 10, 2018In this episode we bring you voices and ideas from a recent event we held here at the Appalshop. On March 31st, WMMT and Scalawag Magazine co-hosted a day long event focused Read More >
Mtn. News: Local Happenings, National News
April 6, 2018It’s been a big week in KY, from right here in Letcher County all the way to Frankfort-- stories happening in our communities have been making waves & getting national Read More >
Mtn. Talk: KY Women in Traditional Music
April 3, 2018This episode of Mountain Talk is a tribute to Kentucky Women in Traditional Music and was produced by Rich Kirby and John Harrod. It features the music and stories of Lily May Read More >
Mtn. Talk: Women in Labor Organizing
March 27, 2018This episode features voices of women on strike today and throughout the past. We’ll hear from West Virginia teachers who walked out earlier this month demanding a pay raise & Read More >
Mtn. News: Issues in Education
March 23, 2018On this episode we’re exploring issues in education. First, we’ll hear from Letcher County Teachers who rallied in support of public education and in opposition to Governor Read More >
