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Denison Baldwin and Thomas Felts were part of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, ca.1912. This week on the show, we’ll hear an interview with historian Bob Hutton, who recently wrote an article about the Baldwin-Felts gunmen, who did the dirty work of Appalachia’s capitalists, even against their neighbors. We’ll also meet instrument-makers who are determined to find a way, even if it’s using the remnants of a refrigerator box, and women who are using poetry to undercut the wrong ideas ...

Originally published on April 1, 2021 11:10 am “Pop: An Illustrated Novel” is a new book by author Robert Gipe, set in a fictional central Appalachian county during the runup to the 2016 elections with parts of the plotline connected to the 2014 West Virginia Water Crisis. Eric Douglas spoke with Gipe from his home in Harlan, Kentucky to find out more about the story. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Douglas: Tell me a little bit about “Pop.” Tell me how you came ...

On this West Virginia Morning, author Robert Gipe’s trilogy of books is set in the heart of central Appalachia. One unique feature of the books is that Gipe illustrates the books himself. We learn about his work. Also, we have updates on West Virginia legislative action and news about a possible city ordinance in Charleston that could limit syringe programs in the city.

The Daily Yonder Corrections on the Curriculum: Rural Vocational Ed Programs Train the Next Generation of Prison Staff High schools in Eastern Kentucky have responded to the proliferation of rural prisons by incorporating corrections-job training into school programs. Share this: Jenkins Independent High School, in Letcher County, Kentucky, is the single school in Kentucky to offer a program specifically in corrections. (Source: Jenkins Independent High School Facebook) There are three ...

SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson interviews Robert Gipe, a novelist, illustrator and art teacher who helps his community in eastern Kentucky put on plays that talk about the big issues in the region.

In Robert Gipe’s new illustrated novel, Pop, we return to Dawn, who was a central character of Trampoline and Weedeater, Gipe’s previous books in the series. Now in her 30s and back in fictional Canard County in rural Eastern Kentucky, this last installment in the trilogy picks up during the 2016 presidential election.  Dawn enlists the help of two other storytellers: her daughter Nicolette and her uncle Hubert. Because, as she puts it, “The story we are going to tell you is hard.” ...

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