Hillbilly Podcast

Hillbilly Podcast

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Hillbilly Podcast episodes

  • Tattooing, Trailer Parks, and Wrastlin' with Joe Maye
    Joe Maye is a Bloomingdale boy that has made his mark on the region in more ways than one. He talks about growing up as a trailer park, Manwich-eating kid with an artistic bent and a hillbilly work ethic - the best combination of traits I can think of. Now, he co-owns his own tattoo parlor, Now or Never Gallery, with his little sister and he's beautifying the city of Kingsport, TN one body and one wall at a time with tattoos and downtown murals. Joe likes art, salmon patties, and wrastlin' and it doesn't get more hillbilly than that. Hope you enjoy this show! Go check out Joe and his team's work on Instagram. @now_or_never_gallery
    53 min
  • Rural New York, Santa's Break-In, and Cuttin' a Shine with Elinor LeClaire
    Originally from Western New York, Elinor LeClaire talks about life growing up in the rural north. Life on a farm, wanting to be the President of the United States, and sneaking extra dessert are just a few of the topics we cover on this week's show. A country girl all around, Elinor gives us a unique perspective of growing up country, and then making her way to settle back in the country of Southern Appalachia. If you're a native "hillbilly," you'll probably relate to a lot of her upbringing and you'll be amused at some of the things she's learned during her time in the mountains - like "cuttin' a shine," soup beans and cornbread, and Baptist teachings on drinkin', dancin', and gamblin', among other things. I hope you enjoy my friend Elinor as much as I do! God bless!
    1 hr 3 min
  • John Baty with Mentone, Moon Lake, and On the Porch: Renaming the Region
    John Baty is 83 years old. He's a native of Mentone, Alabama, where he still lives, on the property where he and his wife used to run a juke joint years ago. Mr. Baty has a belief that "You can tell it funny, or you can tell it sad..." but that the truth of a story, or history, is the truth, plain and simple. He tells the story of Mentone, Moon Lake, and the people there as it is, not as we would have it. There's the good, the bad, and the ugly, all represented here, but John tells the stories in such a way that even from the bad, the good shines through. That's the way with history. There's always two sides to that coin. The On the Porch segment this week returns to a topic brought up in a previous episode, where my friend Beth and I talked about the proposal to rename the Tri-Cities/Mountain Empire region of Upper East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky. The powers that be, movers and shakers, leaders of the area came to a decision that we'd be henceforth (until the next time) be known as The Appalachian Highlands, which, I must say, has a certain ring to it. I like it, in fact. However, there's a certain sting to the pride of a people when someone tells them their name isn't good enough and needs to be changed. I discuss all this and more this week "On the Porch." You'll want to slow down, sip on some tea, and really take in this week's interview. Don't rush. Sit a spell. Really listen to the living history of an Appalachian Treasure that we have in Mr. John Baty. You'll be glad you did. God bless!
    1 hr
  • Tales from Sand Mountain, Manual to Manhood, On the Porch: Coming Home
    Our guest, Gary Carlyle talks about growing up on Sand Mountain in North Alabama. Sand Mountain, which is most famous for its snake-handling culture, as told about in the book by Dennis Covington, Salvation on Sand Mountain, provided lots for a growing boy to get into and Gary is full of stories that will make you laugh and make you wish you were a mischievous kid again. Mentoring and educating young people is at the top of Gary's priorities and he's dedicated his life to teaching young men and women, through word and deed, the life skills necessary to survive and flourish in life. Next, I'm feeling nostalgic and a little homesick after traveling the last two weekends, so I'm inspired to write a little ode to Home. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like it.
    1 hr 5 min
  • Jay Page and Tracy Mullins, Carter's Valley Shenanigans, Where We’ll Never Grow Old
    Jay Page and Tracy Mullins share tales of growing up hillbilly in Kingsport, TN. Y'all are going to love their stories! They are hilarious together and Jay is a larger-than-life character who will draw you into his tales of busted cars, neighborhood shenanigans, and feats of strength as an MMA fighter. Tracy, the yin to his yang, is full of country wisdom and sensibility. She is the perfect balance to his antics and they are great together on the show, and in real life, too, from what I understand. The show this week ends with a tribute to The Carter Family, in the form of a rendition of the song they made famous in the 1930's, Where We'll Never Grow Old. I know you all are going to fall in love with Jay and Tracy today - relax, listen, and share with your friends. This one's a good one!
    1 hr
  • Alyson Neel of Blyss Running and The Best of the Great Outdoors in Appalachia
    Alyson Neel moved from big city living to Asheville, North Carolina to find her "blyss." Her company, Blyss Running, gives women who are passionate about running the best attire out there for all their individual needs. I'm a customer and a fan and love her story. She's a great representative for Asheville and for the region as a whole. To keep with the theme of running and outdoorsy-ness, we go to a Fleet Feet-sponsored Pub Run in downtown Kingsport to chat with runners and find out where are their hot spots for getting outside and experiencing all the beauty that Southern Appalachia has to offer. You're going to love discovering the places they mention for yourselves! Kick back and enjoy this episode - then, go for a run!
    1 hr 4 min
  • On the Porch with Bumpkin, Sweet Tea Poll Results, Y'all vs. Yous Guys
    My buddy, Jason Anderson, or "Bumpkin" as I know him, comes to the house for a Special On the Porch edition. Bumpkin chats about social media and the loss of the personal connection we used to have between friends, family, and neighbors and also laments the basic life skills that youngsters today seemingly lack. "Get offa my lawn, you darn kids!" Bumpkin's really not a cantankerous old man, but he is and always has been an old soul. He is a hoot and today's chat demonstrates to the world what wild, wonderful, crazy friends I've been blessed with in my life. Next, we get into what I think of as Part 2 - Follow-up to the How Sweet It Is: Sweet Tea Episode. We get our results from the Sweet Tea Poll that Brad suggested last week and then I sit down with Lara Potter from Visit Kingsport to hear all about the Y'all vs. Yous Guys Battle of the Long Island Iced Tea. Kingsport's Long Island Iced Tea not only claims to be first, but now can also claim to be best...or can they??? Y'all are going to love this episode, you're going to love Bumpkin, and you're going to love the story of Kingsport's Original Long Island Iced Tea. Sit back, relax, and pull up a rocking chair. It's porch time!
    1 hr 13 min
  • How Sweet It Is: All About Sweet Tea
    In this episode, we're testing two tried and true sweet tea recipes. Lipton or Luzianne? More bags and less steep time vs. Less bags with more steep time? Boil the bags? Kettles or pots? The methods are infinite, but one thing's for sure, you can't have a proper hillbilly home without a jug in the fridge! Listen, enjoy, and dream of the sweet, sugary, liquid gold you know you're craving. Then, go make a pot and drink up with your friends and kin. Life's too short to do without a glass of sweet tea.
    59 min
  • Hygge, Herbal Tea, and Home Remedies with Cousin Aimee
    Could you live off the land if you had to? Even if you don't have much of a green thumb or don't have a big plot of land to work with, have you ever used things that you've grown, foraged, hunted for, or sought out? Have you felt that special, sweet, satisfied feeling you get when you do successfully grow something, then are able to go harvest it and use it to benefit yourself or your friends and family? Did you know there's Danish word to express that almost-inexpressible sensation of deep down contentment that you get from such an accomplishment? Well, listen close and you'll have a whole new term up your sleeve with which you can impress folks from here to yon. This is the theme of my musings on the porch this week. This week's theme is all about being connected to the land, using what we find around us to sustain and even cure ourselves. Listen as I experiment with home remedies, by making an herbal tea with a common herb that I've got growing in my own front yard. Then, hear from my Cousin Aimee as she talks about just some of the many home remedies and natural cures she uses to help keep her family healthy and happy. She gives us a honey-ginger poultice for chest congestion and an elderberry syrup recipe to boost the immune system. We talk tea, essential oils, Vick's Vapor Rub, and much more! Listen, enjoy, and learn some new things about the bounty of nature that surrounds us every day. God bless!
    1 hr 3 min
  • What’s For Supper?, Vicki Shell, A Hillbilly Hymn Time
    Our most musical episode yet, we go to the world famous center of the Country Music Universe, the Carter Family Fold, to ask our Question of the Week, “What’s for supper on the hillbilly table?,” and to get perspective on the question, “What exactly is a hillbilly anyway?” Then, for Hillbillies and Friends, Vicki Shell tells us about her forefather, William Bean, the first non-native settler in Tennessee, her fierce advocacy of our Upper East Tennessee heritage, which we find out has spanned her entire lifetime since childhood, and we hear about how music has shaped her life and how she, in turn, is using music to better and benefit her community of Boones Creek. Finally we end the show with a forgotten favorite hillbilly hymn. Hope y’all enjoy this week’s episode as much as I enjoyed putting it together! God bless y’all and your’n.
    1 hr 5 min

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Hillbilly Podcast invites listeners to learn about and fall in love with the people and culture of Southern Appalachia. Proud, loyal, fierce, friendly, canny, meek, sophisticated, reserved...all these…