
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, an... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 35 | Founded | 8 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | True Crime | |||

High on Whitetop Mountain in Southwest Virginia, long before modern music festivals became what they are today, thousands of people were climbing a remote Virginia mountaintop to hear fiddles, banjos, ballads and traditional Appalachian mountain musi... more
In 1981, a twin-engine airplane landed at a small airport tucked into the mountains of East Tennessee.
What authorities found aboard would turn into one of the biggest cocaine cases the region had ever seen.
Inside the airplane were more than 600 p... more
A young Appalachian couple. A spur of the moment New Year's Eve road trip. A few days in one of America's most mysterious cities. And a series of strange encounters that would stay with them long after they returned home to the mountains.
Christy an... more
The stories don't always end when an episode is released. Sometimes, that's when they truly begin.
This week on Roots & Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast, I'm on the road for a personal trip, but I couldn't let another Saturday pass without spend... more
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What a wonderful podcast! Filled with Appalachian history and culture, with plenty of mystery and surprises in the mix. I’ve learned a lot about the region from these episodes and look forward to the next trip to Southwestern Virginia to visit some of the towns featured in the series.










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