Virginia Tech student and recovery advocate Meredith Lane joins me to share her project on incarceration and family connection in Appalachia, featuring conversations with Beckie Rose-Bowman (Calls From Home WMMT), artist/activist Dionte “Taye the Truth” Hall, writer/musician Chanell Burnette, and sociologist Dr. Heidi Williams. Together, their voices reveal resilience and healing across our region.

Learn more about the guests: 

Meredith Lane; https://instillmindfulness.org/team/lane-meredith/

Beckie Rose-Bowman, (Calls From Home WMMT) https://wmmt.org/projects/restorative-radio

Dionte "Taye the Truth" Hall; https://shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-dionte-hall-lyrical-artist-aka-taye-the-truth/

Chanell Burnette; https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/04/28/i-raised-my-kids-from-prison-im-coming-home-to-a-grandson

Dr. Heidi Williams; https://liberalarts.vt.edu/departments-and-schools/department-of-sociology/faculty/heidi-williams.html

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at [email protected].

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.