In episode 11, we welcome our good friends Matt + Carrie Carter to talk sentient snuggies, cd-r consciousness, and the great Sears catalog dick conspiracy of '73 among other topics.

In Episode 10, we interview Aaron Petcoff about his recent Jacobin article, 'The Problem with Saul Alinsky,' and how it applies to leftist organizing in Appalachia and beyond.

In episode 9, we highlight famous moments in rural internet history with our homegirl, Joni(@joniwasadiver).

In Episode 8, we talk with Sarah Jones (@onesarahjones) of the New Republic about her recent piece (co-authored by Laura Reston) entitled "Appalachia Needs Big Government." We also talk about how Appalachia went red, the war on coal, and more.

In episode 7, we examine what it looks like when Libs take to the streets, and what a march for pseudoscience would look like with journalist Michelle Eigenheer (@fleurdelou_).

In episode 6, the homie Lee Bains (@thegloryfires) of badass Alabama-based rock band, Lee Bains III + The Glory Fires, rides shotgun as we recount our formative experiences growing up in the church, and analyze the paranoid style of today's American Evangelical Christian Right.

In episode 5 we discuss the class analysis (or lack thereof) of anti-racist organizations, the hillbilly chic phenomenon, and how that if Jay-Z can't be cool in his 40's then what chance do the rest of us have? And of course, how sex looks different after 30. Enjoy!

Since we've been on a brief hiatus, we decided to bring you a double episode this week.

In part one, we welcome special guest Caroline Rubens of Appalshop to talk about proposed cuts to arts funding in the new Trump budget and what that might mean for cultural documentation on the mountains.

In part two, we examine, with special guest Lil Prosperino (@shittykittymom), the cottage industry of think pieces written by so-called 'coastal elites' about the so-called 'white working class.'

This week's show is comprised of mixtape cuts previewing the Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Annual Conference at Virginia Tech. @ us on twitter (@thetrillbillies) and let us know if you thought the tape was flames or trash.

Track list:

(1.) Bad Feminists

(2.) Fuccboi Playbooks

(3.) Tanya's advice for ASA

(4.) Walking in

(5.) Creative Communities + Eating Ass

(6.) Why do people look different?

(7.) Gettin' Out in front of it

(8.) EXTREME Rhetoric

(9.) All Continents Matter + Cop Dogs

(10.) Redneck Tattoos

(11.) Y'allmaste + Ben Carson Brain Drain

(12.) Fuckload of Mountain Lions

(13.) Smut Podcast

(14.) Not Extreme Enough

Executive Produced By: Marion "Suge" Knight, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, and Jimmy Iovine

For round two, we examine the legacy of anti-poverty work in Appalachia. Also, big shouts to dem Mary Kay ladies pushing those pink caddies.

Dedicated to the memory of our forest granny, Ms. Carol Judy.