"Now, Appalachia"

About "Now, Appalachia"

Welcome to Now Appalachia Radio with host and thriller author Eliot Parker. The show will profile Appalachian writers and creative people. Proud to be part of the August on the Air Global Radio Network. Authors on the Air Global Radio Network is an international digital media corporation comprised of radio talk shows, podcasts, book reviews and anthology publishing with 3 million listeners in 40 countries and over one million social media friends.

Publisher

Eliot Parker

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jun 2019

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

170 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Now, Appalachia interview with author Kathleen Branigan

   On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Kathleen Branigan about her new memoir INTO THE FLOW. Kathleen is an author and coach who explores what happens when we stop giving our power away and begin listening inward. Drawing on over twenty years of coaching experience and a master's degree in religious studies from Georgetown University, she invites us to come back to what's true and create our lives from there. After six years of vagabonding the globe with her life partner, she's traded her suitcase for hiking boots and now calls Asheville, North Carolina, home.

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Now, Appalachia interview with author Earl Swift

   On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Earl Swift about his latest nonfiction book UP ON COVE MOUNTAIN. Earl is the author of the New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, which was named to ten best-of-the-year lists. His most recent book, Hell Put to Shame, was a finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) and the Virginia Literary Award. A former reporter for The Virginian-Pilot and a contributor to Outside and other publications, he lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlottesville.

3. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Now, Appalachia interview with author Rayelle Davis

   On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Rayelle Davis about her new book MONEY IN THE MOUNTAINS. Rayelle Davis is a licensed therapist specialising in generational trauma in rural working-class communities. She started working as a counsellor in 2016, witnessing the personal stories behind the opioid epidemic, and has gone on to run her own private practice. She is currently working towards her doctoral degree in Counsellor Education and Supervision at Duquesne University. She lives in western Maryland.

Who has been a guest on "Now, Appalachia"

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lee Cole
• Kevin Wilson
• Benjamin Bradley

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

84

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