Weird Appalachia

Style is an extension of our inner selves. So, what does Wisey’s tracksuit reflect? This week we are discussing the art of fashion, challenging gender norms, and embracing all the fun weirdness involved with Appalachian fashion choices!

In the Episode:

Avant-Garde Fashion… what even is that?

Men wearing leggings? Hell yeah!

A convent of DRAG NUNS!

Brand obsessions in small town Kentucky

Dress codes, wtf!?

 

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Damn, son, I like the way you talk! Eastern Kentucky is a unique cultural goldmine (especially our neck of the woods!) rich with heritage and traditions passed down for generations. Our language is no different. Southerners are known for using unusual idioms, and this week Erin and special Guest Justin Darnell are knee deep in Appalachian turns of phrase in this lightly NSFW episode featuring lots of colorful language.

In the Episode:

Justin Darnell’s Appalachian Word/Phrase of the Day

The most unusual idioms we’ve ever heard

The curse/blessing of having a southern accent

What the hell is "Blackguarding"?

Game (kind of) “What’s this saying mean?”

Halloween in Appalachia! Trick-or-Treating up a holler or two! Corning and light vandalism! We are sharing our favorite parts of the holiday and some of our fondest memories.

Wisey joins us (IN DRAG!) for a special Halloween episode of Weird Appalachia.

In the Episode:

Halloween traditions

Corning… how was this a thing?

Churches that reject the holiday

Wisey’s interesting costume choices

Erin’s holler is the place to BE for Trick-or-treating

Brook’s Bill Murray themed party

What happens when a horror junkie and a peace-loving yogi get together to talk about horror films? Episode 23 of Weird Appalachia is what happens. This week Erin and Special guest Chris “Wisey” Wisecup are unpacking years of favorites and laughable attempts in the horror genre. Potential NSFW content, spoilers, and disturbing topics.

In the Episode:

Why do we love to be scared?

Our favorites (films, directors, etc.)

Movie night with Erin can get weird

Wisey’s reaction to the film Hereditary

An all new HORROR ICON OF THE WEEK!

Storytelling… Appalachia’s favorite past-time. As children, our grandmothers told us tales that would make our blood run cold, then send us off to bed. In this episode, Erin and guest and YouTube personality Brittany Rodebaugh are sharing their favorite granny stories and local lore as well as the evolution of storytelling.

In the episode:

A glowing grave in Boonescamp, KY

Good ole’ “Booger Hill”

More of our favorite local lore

The terror of the internet: CREEPYPASTA!

Everyone has a dark side. These artists chose to embrace theirs to create exquisitely haunting imagery. In this episode, we are exploring macabre art; a world of nightmarish landscapes, death scenes, and disfigurement. Listeners beware, some of the subject matter is quite dark.

In the Episode:

The beginnings of macabre: Danse Macabre and the Black Death

Bosch, king of Hell

Francis Bacon: the man, the masochist

Our modern macabre favorites

An all-new Horror Icon of the Week!

Did you know that John Wayne Gacy was a painter? Or that MANY other serial killers dabbled in the arts? This week we are visiting the artwork of the darkest minds on Earth.

DISCLAIMER: We do not in any way want to celebrate these people or what they did. This episode is meant to be explorative of the darkness behind their art and WHY they created as they did. There was a great unease between us speaking about such disturbing content that triggered nervous laughter and odd responses. We do not wish to make light of their crimes. NSFW, Potential Trigger warning (abuse, violence).

In the Episode

The art of Otis Toole

The art of Henry Lucas

The art of Daniel Rolling

Charles Manson: Art and Music?

John Wayne Gacy: The reason people hate effin’ clowns.

“Murderabilia”

Our first-ever Horror Icon of the Week!!

This week we are discussing the bizarre life of the one and only Andy Warhol. An unusual man finding beauty in the mundane and the commercial.

In the Episode:

His life and early work

Commercial artist to serious artist

What did he contribute to the art world? And was it for the better?

His extensive projects and eccentricities