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#208: Homelessness is being criminalized in Appalachia Jan 22, 2024

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Chuck talks with Justice Hudson, a freelance reporter covering homelessness in Wheeling, WV about the recent actions by the city to demolish homeless camps, and how these destructive policies spread far beyond just his city.
Support homeless people in wheeling:
StreetMoms (amazon wishlist): http://tinyurl.com/2t3czr5f
LIfeHub WV: https://lifehubwv.org/
House of Hagar: https://www.houseofhagarcw.com/
Subscribe to Justice's substack! https://thehudsoneditorial.com/
Follow Justice on twitter: https://twitter.com/JusticeHudson97

Timestamps:

00:55 - The disaster of the 2024 election and the NH primary
11:40 - An Ohio State Rep cockblocks their son
31:50 - Homeless camp demolitions in Appalachia
40:50 - Interview with Justice Hudson
01:32:40 - Under-the-radar: Airbnb housing

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#207: Why does a Wall Street hedge fund own Appalachian trailer parks? Jan 15, 2024

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Chuck and Callie discuss a story about a wall street investment firm that has been buying up trailer parks in Appalachian and the south and running them into the ground, and how residents are fighting back.
PLUS - Appalachia's Gypsy Rose and Kremlin Cameron (thanks TN Holler) and his authoritarian golden tickets to the TN House.

Article from episode: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2023/12/27/the-davids-in-appalachia-fighting-the-monterey-bay-areas-news-goliath/
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Timestamps:

00:30 - Intro: Iowa Caucuses
07:38 - Appalachia's Gypsy Rose
14:00 - Wall Street buying up trailer parks
34:30 - Under-the-radar: Authoritarianism in TN

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#206: The 4th Annual Appodlachia Appalachian Awards ("The Appies") Jan 07, 2024

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The 4th Annual Appodlachia Appalachian Awards (heretofor known as the "Appies")

Award winners discussion starts around 14:30
Business of the Year nominees

YNST Magazine | WV | https://ynstmagazine.com/vendors/
Taste Bud Eats | New Martinsville, WV | https://tastebudeats.com/shop
Raven & Crone | Asheville, NC | https://www.ravenandcrone.com/

Writer/Author of the Year nominees

David Sibray | Website: https://wvexplorer.com/about-us/development-team/david-sibray/
Storm Young | Website: https://stormyoung.my.canva.site/

Entertainer of the Year nominees

Andi Marie | TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andimariere
Oliver Anthony | TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliveranthonymusic

Artist of the Year nominees

Ella Floyd | https://www.instagram.com/art.by.ella.cflo/
Olivia Gianettino | https://www.instagram.com/ogcoleslaw.art/

Appalachian Rising Star

Jason Gill | https://www.instagram.com/appalachianapeforaging/
Rania Zuri | About: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2023/10/20/18-year-old-makes-history-with-us-senate-resolution-to-help-end-book-deserts/?sh=abd5a292364d

Appalachian of the Year nominees

Barbara Kingsolver | Website: http://barbarakingsolver.net/
Crystal Good |https://blackbygod.org/

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#205: Satan, Sacklers, and Slum Lords Dec 17, 2023

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Chuck and Callie discuss the new Tennessee Satan Ass club, the Sackler's bankruptcy deal, and Mac Warner's conspiracy-laden run for governor of West Virginia

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#203: AppHarvest Exposed Nov 19, 2023

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Chuck and Callie discuss a recent MASSIVE and EXPLOSIVE article in Grist, reported by Austyn Gaffney, about the absolute disaster that was AppHarvest, an agricultural start-up that sold a bill of goods to the people in Eastern Kentucky, then fleeced them and filed bankruptcy. Its a sad, wild story that you need to know about.
https://grist.org/agriculture/appharvest-indoor-farming-morehead-kentucky/
Plus! Callie and Chuck talk with the filmmakers behind "O Pioneer", a documentary follows three West Virginians—a blacksmith, a seamstress, and a hospital chaplain—as they creatively navigate hardship and call us to champion the pioneer within.
Check it out here!: https://opioneer.com/
HELP SAVE THE WHEELING JAMBOREE! https://gofund.me/ac551fbc

Timestamps:

02:57 - Joe Manchin's side quest continued
09:55 - CrAppHarvest
40:00 - O'Pioneer Interview
01:07:04 - Under-the-radar: Be Gay Do Crimes

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#202: Manchin and red vest millionaires are OUT; weed, abortion, and Beshear are IN Nov 12, 2023

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Chuck and Callie discuss one hell of an election night this past Tuesday, including the results in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, as well as the end of Joe Manchin's senate career and his weird side quest to "find the middle"
Plus! Callie and Chuck talk with Dorian Palmer, president of the North Carolina Young Democrats, about capturing this momentum into 2024.
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Timestamps:

01:00 - Joe Manchin's incoming side quest
09:00 - Some great election results!
34:56 - Interview with Dorian Palmer
59:49 - Under-the-radar: A tribute to Loyal Jones

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#201: Abortion and Weed are on the ballot Nov 03, 2023

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Chuck and Callie discuss Issues 1 & 2 in Ohio - two ballot initiatives enshrining abortion, contraception, fertility care, and miscarriage care (among others) in Ohio's Constitution and legalizing recreational weed.
Plus! Callie talks with Dwight Garner, a NY Times columnist and author of "The Upstairs Delicatessen: On eating, reading, reading about eating, and eating while reading."

Get Dwight's book here! https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-upstairs-delicatessen-on-eating-reading-reading-about-eating-and-eating-while-reading-dwight-garner/19509951

Timestamps:

00:45 - Issues 1 & 2
17:56 - Interview with Dwight Garner
45:50 - Under-the-radar: WVU Admin heads rolling?

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#200: Video game workers are organizing Oct 27, 2023

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Chuck talks with Allen Junge, Kate Anderson, and Emmi Cohen of the Activision Blizzard King (ABK) Workers Alliance about how video game workers are unionizing and organizing for a better work environment! Acivision-Blizzard is one of the largest video game publishers in the world and is the publisher for games like Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, and more. The ABK Workers Alliance is a group of organized workers from video game company Activision Blizzard. Formed in response to a July 2021 state lawsuit against the company for harassment and discriminatory work practices, the worker advocacy group A Better ABK organized walkouts and demonstrations against the company's policy and practices. The quality assurance workers of subsidiary Raven Software went on strike in December after part of the team was fired. The striking workers announced their union as the Game Workers Alliance in late January 2022 and offered to end the strike pending their union's recognition.

ABK Workers Alliance Links

Website: https://abkwatch.org/abk-workers-alliance
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abetterabk?lang=en

Timestamps:

01:15 - Intro: looking back at 200 episodes!
07:40 - Kentucky governor's debate/Andy wiping the floor
34:00 - Interview with ABK Workers Alliance
01:06:00 - Under-the-radar: Wifi on school buses

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#199: Creepy Appalachia Oct 19, 2023

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We have a laid back week and discuss creepy places in Appalachia and Big Jim getting the coveted endorsement of an indicted president.
Timestamps:

02:04 - Intro: Big Dog
05:20 - Creepy places in Appalachia
33:40 - Under-the-Radar - Big Jim Endorsed

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#198: Powerful men behaving badly in Appalachia Oct 12, 2023

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We have a laid back week and discuss powerful men in Appalachia behaving badly - most of which are politicians, or failed politicians.
Timestamps:

01:30 - Intro: Great Value-brand Joe Manchin
03:40 - BIF recap
08:05 - Fat Bear Queen
10:30 - An absurdly long and hilarious ad
16:30 - Powerful men behaving badly

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