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.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
How Appalachia Got Its Name, Appa-la-cha and Appa-lay-cha, and Why Words Change Over Time
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This episode is bound to stir up a hornet's nest, because I'm getting into that controversy over the vowel in the middle of our region's name. But first, some histo…
The History of our Dialects and that Elizabethan English Rumor
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This episode covers the "why" of Appalachian Englishes, and the historical origins of some of its most popular (and really old) features. I also break down some of …
About the Talking Appalachian Podcast and our Voiceplace
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Welcome to the first season of the Talking Appalachian podcast, based on the book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community that I co-edited with Dr. Nanc…