Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast
By Kevin Austin | Whisper Creek Studios
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Episodes: 22
Description
Roots and Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast is a narrative podcast exploring the hidden history, folklore, and true crime of the Appalachian Mountains. Through careful storytelling and lived perspective, the show examines heritage, identity, and the silence that shaped generations. These are stories of family, faith, prejudice, survival, and truth that is told with respect, depth, and humanity.
Where every root tells a story, and every shadow hides one.
| Episode | Date |
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The Mountains Remember: Heroes of Appalachia
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May 23, 2026 |
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The Whistle That Never Stopped | The Wreck of Old 97
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May 16, 2026 |
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Where The Trail Went Cold | Missing in Appalachia
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May 09, 2026 |
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The Lights That Wouldn't Leave | The 1987 Wytheville, Virginia UFO / UAP Sightings
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May 02, 2026 |
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The House That Outlasted the Town | Abijah Thomas, the Octagon House & Holston Mills
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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The Day She Didn't Show | The Harold Davis and Joshua Widener Case
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Buried In Appalachia | Swift's Silver Mine and The Abraham Smith Treasure
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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America's Lost State | The Original 14th
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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When The Deserters Came To Town |The Hubert J. Treacy Case
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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The Thing At The End Of The Holler | Appalachian Folkore
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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The House Beside The Road | The Preston - Crockett House
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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The Knock That Went Unanswered | The Mickey Davidson Case
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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The Name They Carried | The Melungeons of Appalachia
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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The Woman No One Looked For | The Legend Of The Creekfield Woman | Appalachian Folklore
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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The Summer That Carried a Shadow | The Michael Reeves Case
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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The Christmas That Never Came | Saltville Muck Dam Disaster
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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The Game They Never Should Have Played | An Appalachian Ouija Experience
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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When Justice Comes Home (Part 4 of 4) | Lem Tuggle Jr.
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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When The Road Closed In (Part 3 of 4) | Lem Tuggle Jr.
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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The Door That Was Never Meant To Be Opened (Part 2 of 4) | Lem Tuggle Jr. | Escape From Death Row
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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The Name We Didn’t Say (Part 1 of 4) | Lem Tuggle Jr. Murders
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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Introduction
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Jan 03, 2026 |