Appalachia Matters is a weekly radio show highlighting life in Appalachia. Each week we have a segment on leadership from retired Major General Jim Hoyer, features highlighting agriculture in our region, health care updates from Tom Susman and our host Bo Higby each week highlights a story of community interest.<br /><br />The show is produced by Vandalia Media Partners. <br />
Appalachia Matters
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Appalachia Matters is a weekly radio show highlighting life in Appalachia. Each week we have a segment on leadership from retired Major General Jim Hoyer, features highlighting agriculture in our region, health care updates from Tom Susman and our host Bo Higby each week highlights a story of community interest.<br /><br />The show is produced by Vandalia Media Partners. <br />
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Recent Episodes
August 9, 2026
Protecting Shrubs From Deer, Cletus on the Links, Beer from Preston & State Fair Info
This week on At The Leadership Table, <b>General Hoyer </b>sits down with <b>Dallas Wolfe</b>, founder of High Ground Brewing in Terra Alta, West Virginia. Dallas is an Army veteran, member of the West Virginia National Guard, and entrepreneur. The General and Dallas share how High Ground Brewing contributes to strengthening community, tourism, and economic development in Preston County. They also explore opportunities for entrepreneurship in West Virginia and discuss the important role local business plays in building united and resilient communities.<br /><br />The <b>State Fair of West Virginia </b>kicks off on August 13 and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture is a big part of the fair and today we will have a double Rooted in the Mountain State the first part discusses the Country Store and the second the Read Tent. Both are operated by the Ag Department. <br /><br />Many of us have had issues with the deer eating our shrubs, floors and trees. One West Virginian <b>James Stanton </b>of Charleston has done something about it, he created a product that repels deer and it is not poisonous. We hear form James. <br /><br />One of the funniest people on the earth is <b>Cletus T Judd</b>. If you listen to country music you know him if not google him.He lives near Portsmouth and he entered the <b>West Virginia Golf Open</b>. Michael Susman of affiliate WJEH caught up with him at the tournament.<br />
August 2, 2026
Appalachia Matters: Special Episode on WV Flood Recovery
Many of our listeners were impacted by the July 2026 flood especially in central west Virginia and along the Ohio River North of Parkersburg. This episode is dedicated to providing information for those impacted and those who might want to help. Flood recovery is a long term effort. <br /><br />This week on At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer comments on the recent flooding in north-central West Virginia and re-plays a previous interview with David Lumsden, Chair of the Board of Directors for West Virginia VOAD - that's Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.<br /><br />Then the General and Tom Susman sit down to further discuss resources available to those in need and how you might be able to help with long term recovery. <br /><br />Flood victims face many challenges and the recovery is not a week or two it can take years, and Tom Susman talks with Brad Story who is CEO of the West Virginia Behavioral Health Providers Association on safety-net mental health resources for flood victims. <br /><br />In our final interview we talk with Kent Leonhardt Commissioner of Agriculture about how this flood is impacting agriculture and what steps impacted farmers take next. If you have garden that’s flooded you will want to listen, because you probably will have to plow it under. <br /><br />
July 28, 2026
Local Beef, Civil Defense, Coopers Farm and the Scoop on Reverse Mortgages
This week on <b>At The Leadership Table</b>, <b>General Hoye</b>r sits down with <b>Dr. Nick Studer</b>, an emergency physician, service member, and founding director and archivist of the National Museum of Civil Defense at Randolph Air Force Base in Randolph, Texas. Dr. Studer and the General discuss the role of civil defense in modern America, including defining civil defense and how its tenets can help shape future emergency preparedness and response efforts, including in Appalachia.<br /><br />In our <b>Rooted in the Mountain State</b> we will play a best of report about the <b>Coopers Farm </b>in Points, WV in Hampshire Co. It is owned and operated by <b>Tim and Becca Cooper</b> and their children. <br /><br />Locally sourced food is in great demand in this country. The USDA has documented a significant growth in this area of farming and food production. Also with the recent out break of food borne illness shoppers want to know who produces their food. We will talk with a long time producer, <b>Valley View Farms.</b><br /><br />Some seniors are pressed for cash and one option available to them is a loan called reverse mortgages. The home owner takes out a mortgage on their house and its not due until after they die. We talk with <b>Bo Higby </b>who is a loan broker and he will explain what these reverse mortgages are.<br />Before taking out a reverse mortgage a person should do their research and make sure they understand the consequences if they go do this path.<br />
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