The Appalachian Podcast

This is our first official "Swapcast" as The Appalachian Podcast introduces the "Deez Lug Nutz" Podcast, a new venture we're pursuing as true fans of short track racing. We recognize the passion our …

In this episode we speak with Libertarian Party, and Libertarian Party Mises Caucus, members Andrew Kimble, Paul Bracco, plus Matt Lucas about how individualism is sweeping across the country, and ho…

In this show we welcome back Emmette Bird and Casey Brannon to discuss the last cowboys of U.S. Army, the Appalachian boys of the 1032nd TC, for the week of July 4th in 2003, based in Balad Iraq. The…

In this show we bring back previous guest Freddie Hodges, for a conversation on sports that anyone could appreciate. We talked about the historic Final Four that included a Tobacco Road game between …

This show was recorded on location at Pigg River Precision during their  Precision Rifle Series 2022 H.A.M. presented by Leupold Optics, and it was a heck of a time featuring some great gentlemen. We…

In this show we bring back friend, and previous guest, Kyle Forry of Tin Can Locomotive, to talk about an array of topics. From how awesome the 90s was, to dealing with the nonsense in society today,…

In this show we find ourselves back in turn 2 at Franklin County Speedway for a show leading into the Autos By Nelson 225 CARS Tour Event. We were once again joined by Julian Austin to have a racing …

In this show we welcomed Jacklyn Drake, racing personality with a wealth of racing knowledge and insight. Her resume includes work with MRN, CARS Tour, Pit Row TV, NASCAR Roots, along with her recent…

On the heels of the CARS Tour return to Franklin County Speedway we have a show just ripe for local racing. We welcomed Kaden Honeycutt (Driver), along with crew members DJ Jack and Jeff Cessna of Ne…

On this episode we got a little more philosophical than normal and had a real discussion about a "Peaceful Divorce" for the Appalachian region, the things that make us great, and ways to improve upon…

Our one year show is here and it turned out as good as we had hoped. We started off hot with Paul Hall, fresh off his recent start at Bowman Gray Stadium for Hillbilly Racing. There was quite a bit o…

In part 2 of this show with Langley Austin, the man behind the madness at Franklin County Speedway, we pick up where we left off with stories of the craziness. We definitely dove into stories of form…

No real good way to describe this abomination,  so just sit back and get a laugh. We are seven friends that go way, way back, and we figured it would be fun to put us all together in a room and see w…

Simply put, this episode was awesome. We set up in turn 2 for the SMART Modified race at Franklin County Speedway and had some of the biggest names in racing join us for fantastic discussions. We als…

This is a special show for a special week, as we welcomed one of the biggest legends of Franklin County Speedway Gerald Compton, winner of the first dirt and asphalt race at FCS with over 400 wins, o…

This show was pretty epic for episode 55, as we got to officially talk about our beloved Franklin County Speedway with the man behind the madness, Langley Austin. The memories for so many go on and o…

This show was a treat as we got to sit down with Racing Legend, "The Virginia Gentleman", Jimmy Hensley, in a roundtable discussion with Chris Williams and JB Cole of the SMART Modified Tour.  Jimmy …

This was a special show, as we were on location at The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar in Forest, VA to sit down with owner James Griffin. We discussed his venture into owning one of the hottest dessert sh…

In part 2 with Rick Houston we jump into the 1992 Hooters 500, arguably the best race in Cup history, which was the inspiration for his book "NASCAR's Greatest Race". We talked about the amazing run …

This episode we welcomed journalist (Winston Cup Scene), author (NASCAR's Greatest Race: The 1992 Hooters 500, Dale vs Daytona, Second to None) and podcast host  (The Scene Vault Podcast) Rick Housto…