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Podcast: The Talking Appalachian Podcast
Episode: Appalshop: 55 Years of Telling Appalachia's Stories
Description: What did you think of this episode?Appalshop was founded in eastern Kentucky in 1969, providing "space for Appalachians to tell their own stories in their own words." Its founding followed the War on Poverty, when Appalachia was put on display for the rest of the world in a way that cemented stereotypical thinking about the region. Since then, it has grown to include not only filmmaking but oral history projects, a radio station, a record label, a reading series, theatre programs, and a priceless archive of film, photography, and artifacts.I'm talking with Communications Director...