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.
















