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Podcast: The Talking Appalachian Podcast
Episode: "Them guys," Three Reasons We Will Always Talk Appalachian, and an Excerpt from Lee Smith
Description: What did you think of this episode?You know the phrases "How do you like them apples?" and "Them's fightin' words!" We'll talk about the Scotch-Irish roots of them for these and those. Then, I'll tell you three of the top reasons why Appalachian speakers won't give up their dialects despite the risk of stigma. Then listen to an excerpt from the essay "Southern Exposure" by the wonderful Appalachian author Lee Smith, as she describes how she came to own her voice as a writer and explains why her accent is a means of power.S...