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Appalachia — a view from NPR

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Bob Stepno — Leave a comment

Anybody else catch the bits and pieces of “A view from Appalachia” on NPR Morning Edition today? I wasn’t up early enough for the 7:15 live Facebook chat, but will post a link to the replay. https://www.facebook.com/nprmorningedition/ Steve Inskeep co-anchored…

Posted in 2016, Appalachia, Government, News, NPR, radio, Tennessee, Virginia

Trailing the Lonesome Pine — finding a musical centennial

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Bob Stepno — 1 Comment

This square dance was what really stuck the line “… On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine” in my head. I’ve since learned The Trail didn’t stop (or start) with the dance, but you can watch it, then sing along for…

Posted in Internet, Internet Archive, MOOCs, movies, popular culture, Virginia

A surprise addition to my blog about oldtime radio dramas that included journalist characters: Not the usual report… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 18 hours ago
RT @UkuleleMag: Detroit luthier Gary Zimnicki has an ongoing project of building ukuleles and guitars from the wood reclaimed from the Moto… 23 hours ago
RT @MarkHerringVA: 65 years ago, justice and equality prevailed over segregation and bigotry. I often think about Virginia's role in that c… 2 days ago
RT @Sulliview: Never again should a media organization put one of Trump’s bullying nicknames in a headline. Or a tweet. Or a chyron. Or a n… 2 days ago
No place to hide! twitter.com/techreview/sta… 2 weeks ago