The Talking Appalachian Podcast

Talking Appalachian is a podcast about the Appalachian Mountain region's language or "voiceplaces," cultures, and communities. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Amy Clark, a Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. The podcast is based on her 2013 co-edited book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community. Her writing on Appalachia has appeared in the New York Times, Oxford American Magazine, Salon.com, on NPR, and Harvard University Press blog. She is also founder and director of the Appalachian Writing Project, which serves teachers, students, and the communities of the central Appalachian region.

Contributors

Host

Amy D. Clark

Amy D. Clark, PhD., is a linguaphile, maker, wanderer, and founding Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. The podcast is based on her 2013 co-edited book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community. Her writing on Appalachia has appeared in the New York Times, Oxford American Magazine, Salon.com, on NPR, and Harvard U. Press web site. She is also co-host of the podcast Southern Salon, which covers communication and culture.

https://linktr.ee/aclarkspain

Guests

Guest

Adriana Trigiani

Beloved by millions of readers around the world for her “dazzling” novels, (USA Today) Adriana Trigiani is The New York Times bestselling author of twenty books in fiction and nonfiction (she just finished her 21st manuscript). She has been published in 38 countries around the world. Their devotion has made Adriana one of “the reigning queens of women’s fiction” (USA Today).

Adriana is host of the hit podcast, You Are What You Read, sponsored by Book of the Month. Adriana interviews the luminaries of our time about the books that built their souls. Episodes feature Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Hannah, David Baldacci, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Amor Towles, Fannie Flagg, Katie Couric, Mitch Albom, Jhumpa Lahiri, Craig Ferguson and many more.

https://adrianatrigiani.com/home/

Guest

Ashley York

Ashley York is a director and film producer who has worked on Academy Award®-winning teams and on projects that have won top honors and premiered at the Sundance, Los Angeles, Berlin, and SXSW film festivals, as well as on Apple, Netflix, A&E, National Geographic, HBO, and the Sundance Channel. Her most recent film, "Hillbilly," won the Grand Jury prize for Best Documentary at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival, a London Foreign Press Association Award, and a Michael Moore Founders Award for Best Documentary at the Traverse City Film Festival. She was featured in Variety as a “filmmaker to watch” and is a frequent panelist and mentor for SXSW, Women in Film, Film Fatales, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she is an associate adjunct professor. She is inspired by the works of bell hooks, James Baldwin, and the late Aimé J. Ellis. Ashley lives in Los Angeles.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8218940/

Guest appearance on:

"Hillbilly" and an Interview with Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker Ashley York

Guest

Jack Beck

Jack Beck is a native of Dunfermline, Scotland and now lives in central Appalachia, with his wife, Wendy Welch. A folk musician, Jack has performed extensively throughout the UK, Canada, and the United States. They now live in central Appalachia.

Guest appearance on:

Appalachia's Scottish Roots and the Influences of Scots Gaelic

Guest

Jane Hicks

The Safety of Small Things by Jane Hicks – Hindman Settlement School (theorchardshop.org)