Appalachian Livin’ - Almost Heaven Nearly Hell
Two women, Lindsay Riser and Elise Keaton, dive into their experiences growing up and living in Appalachia. A one of a kind podcast created and produced in the Coalfields of West Virginia. Each episode will host a new guest to educate, inform and uplift the people of Appalachia and beyond.
Sarah Brown ran for a Board of Education seat in Putnam County in this most recent election, the 2026 Primaries. Sarah breaks down what it was like to run a county campaign in a very volatile time in our society. School Board campaigns have been known to cause an uproar within the communities that they serve. Many counties in our region have seen county school board election races turn very ugly. Join us as we discuss policy and community action and probably some other things.
2 Mar 2026
From Below: Rising together for Coalfields, Community and Clean Water
Brad Davis and Caitlyn Ware are responsible for the movement From Below: Rising Together for Coalfield Justice (https://www.facebook.com/groups/629075958675198/). They originally began as an immersive experience in McDowell County, WV. However, when Brad asked his congregation to help neighbors across the county line, whose water had recently been poisoned, a woman in the back laughed out loud and said, “our water has been bad for years”. This moment sent them down a path filled with water distributions and legislative sessions.
Most recently, McDowell County, was featured on an episode of 60 Minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtxQoBAGOU). The original story was about “affordability” and the “birthplace of foodstamps”, but Brad negotiated with the producers to make sure that they told the story of the people. Water IS the biggest issue, because Water IS Life. If we don’t have water, we can’t eat, work or anything else.
Our state government is not doing right by their people and Caitlyn is one of our biggest advocates, when it comes to legislative policy and crunching the ACTUAL numbers for these water projects that are making their way into a few bills this session. She is also aware of the bills with good ideas that have not gone anywhere during this 2026 Legislative session.
This is just a couple of the things that we touched on in this 2 hour conversation about our home, the place that is worth saving, West Virginia
18 Jan 2026
Paige Reiring on The Life of Mother Jones, AKA, The Most Dangerous Woman in the World
Paige Reiring discusses the life and legacy of Mother Jones, known as the "Most Dangerous Woman in the World", highlighting her grit and charisma in this interview with Lindsay and Elise.
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Paige Reiring
Maria Gunnoe
Derek Bolt
Stephen P New
Curtis Lovejoy
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52,590
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100
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76
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