
Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast
Whisper Creek Studios
4.9from 40 ratings
- 40
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 40
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast
Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast is a narrative podcast about Appalachian history, true crime, folklore, legends, missing persons, old mountain communities, and forgotten stories from Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Southern West Virginia, Western North Carolina, and beyond. Hosted by Kevin Austin, the show explores family, faith, hardship, survival, mystery, and the hidden history of the Appalachian Mountains. Where every root tells a story, and every shadow hides one. A Whisper Creek Studios production.
- Publisher
- Whisper Creek Studios
- Category
- true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Jan 2026
- Latest episode
- 27 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 40 episodes have a transcript.

27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Quick Note From Roots & Shadows | We’ll Be Back in a Few Weeks

20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What They Saw in the Woods | Two Unexplained Appalachian Encounters

12 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Private Army of Appalachia |The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency
Who has been a guest on Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Martha Spencer
- Christy
- Jeff
- Danny Gordon
- Danny G
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 26 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
Contact Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
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How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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