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  • It Doesn’t Look Like Soft Porn to Grandma - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    It Doesn't Look Like Soft Porn to Grandma

    Episode Airs Sunday, 9-25-22   7pm EST

    The gals recorded this episode on the porch on the day of the fall equinox, & you can hear the satisfaction in their voices now that the summer heat is mostly gone.  Byron sounds positively mellow & laid back.  (Wait a minute...what? Does she have a fever?)   The conversation flows easily, touching on many topics--> old pets, newspaper clippings, food, storing recipes, weather signs, & that tine 2 gals stole something from the porch. 

    We hope you enjoy this episode! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing :-) 

    Quote:  It's more fun to think that you've got Satanists in the neighborhood - BB

    The Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library - https://www.thekitchn.com/retro-find-the-1971-betty-croc-149673

    Brandied Fruit - https://www.food.com/recipe/friendship-brandy-fruit-starter-203832

    Master Nut Cracker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTgvgqFfEvA

    Satanist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism

    'Storm of the Century' blasted Western North Carolina - https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/03/12/25-years-ago-storm-century-blasted-wnc/416449002/

    What is Food Insecurity? - https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org/understand-food-insecurity/

    Pecan Spinwheels - https://www.truegether.com/listing.html?id=USER.94383c52-d1a8-4d0a-9968-04125f0d9ee9&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1bqZBhDXARIsANTjCPLfqI8XwqAxNXIAQIuKHjHKK05S7SGxGdDHhZ0woaB1PzgcLngymHEaAtAfEALw_wcB

    #WyrdMoubntainGals

    #ByronBallard
    #ProtectiveMagic
    #WeatherSigns
    #DigitalWitchery

     

     

    46 min
  • It Ain’t Gonna Hurt You - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    It Ain't Gonna Hurt You...

    Episode Airs Sunday 9-18-22   7pm EST

    The gals set off on a vocal jaunt that takes them all the way from bugs in food to violence on tv, Asheville freak shows. bigfoot & more.  They both behaved (What?) for this episode, there was nothing too graphic, unless you think bugs in food is too much. 

    We hope you enjoy!

    Bugs, rodent hair and poop: How much is legally allowed in the food you eat every day? - https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/health/insect-rodent-filth-in-food-wellness#:~:text=A%20new%20'report%20card'%20on,more%20fragments%20of%20rodent%20dung.

    Impression Advertising - https://www.iheartadbuilder.com/blog/what-impression#:~:text=In%20radio%2C%20an%20impression%20simply,one%20impression%20equals%20one%20listen).

    Children’s health widely affected by TV, computers, video games - https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20120325/children-s-health-widely-affected-by-tv-computers-video-games

    Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2006;160. - https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Archives+of+Pediatrics+and+Adolescent+Medicine.+2006%3B160.&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

    Game of Thrones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Game_of_Thrones_(disambiguation)

    50 Shades of Grey -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey

    Little Irvy the Frozen Whale - https://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/little_irvy_the_frozen_whale

    Quote: You can see anything by the side of the road - Byron 

    Sub Station II - https://www.substationii.com/about-us/

    Asheville Bigfoot story - https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/08/07/man-videos-purported-bigfoot-henderson-county/31230361/

    The Psychology Behind Why We Love (or Hate) Horror - https://hbr.org/2021/10/the-psychology-behind-why-we-love-or-hate-horror#:~:text=One%20reason%20we%20consume%20horror,form%20of%20excitement%20or%20joy)

    Tilt a Whirl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-A-Whirl

    The Himalaya - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZai6shI6w

    Food Glorious Food - Oliver! - Food, Glorious Food - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEQDllvuy1I


    #WyrdMountainGals
    #ByronBallard
    #50Shades
    #GameOfThrones
    #DigitalWitchery

     

    39 min
  • Fantastic Peaches, Marvelous Tomatoes, & Crow Funerals

    Wyrd Mountain Gals

    Fantastic Peaches, Marvelous Tomatoes, & Crow Funerals
    Episode Airs Sunday 9-11-22    7pm EST

    The "fragile blossom of Southern womanhood" aka Byron, has been twisting her behind & twerking to Earth Wind & Fire.  Alicia finds a photo for her obituary. Discussion topics include,  pillowcase embroidery, finding community on the porch, & how humans will be judged in 20000 years.  Byron knitted throughout the recording (she's getting ready for Yule).  They talk about their next roadtrip & the first Wyrdling live chat coming this Tuesday.  We find out that Alicia & the Manions are finally getting their band back together after 10+ years for a one night only trip to funland.  

    We were pretty chatty, so we sure hope you enjoy this longer than usual episode.  Grab something to drink & listen along!  

    We greatly appreciate your interactions with us, comments, suggestions, shares, & the excellent casserole recipes!

    Quotea:

    "We lived a more decorative life then" - Byron Ballard
    "I feel like I'm doing it again...for the first time" - Alicia

    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJFVPxBpezk

    Earth, Wind & Fire - September - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

    George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - https://georgeclinton.com/

    Atomic Dog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A

    David Simchock Photography - https://www.facebook.com/david.simchock.photography

    Lucille - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_(guitar)

    Gaia's Wisdom Bookstore (Oak Ridge, TN) - https://www.facebook.com/GaiasWisdomOakRidge

    Waze - https://www.waze.com/

    Carole King - JazzMan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szcD2pAjd_8

    Chicago - Saturday in the Park - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLiMy4NaSKc

    Three Dog Night - Joy To The World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVcpKjXYa5c

    Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iBgTqz_-vY

    The Who - Squeeze Box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n02PD18cFs

    Bill Withers - Use Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuYDKzky4z0

    Blondie - Heart Of Glass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU

    Mother's Finest - Baby Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7_LAklaHo

    Supremes - Baby Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAWSiWtUK2s

    How To Store Onions Using Pantyhose - https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/how-to-store-onions-using-pantyhose/

    Dr. Blosser's Medical Cigarettes - https://1000oaksbarrel.com/signs-4-the-times/specialty-signs/4-collectors/dr.-blossers-medical-cigarettes/

    The Beatles - Blackbird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man4Xw8Xypo

    Caw vs. Croak: Inside the Calls of Crows and Ravens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5iippq3rA

    What Happens During a Crow Funeral? - https://www.joincake.com/blog/crow-funeral/#:~:text=As%20it%20turns%20out%2C%20humans,dangerous%20places%20and%20avoid%20them.

    You've Heard of a Murder of Crows. How About a Crow Funeral? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixYVFZnNl6s

     

    #WyrdMountainGals

    #ByronBallard
    #Appalachia
    #Crows

     

     

     

     

     

    1 hr 12 min
  • La Dolce Vita - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    La Dolce Vita - The Wyrd Mountain Gals Show

    Episode Airs Sunday 9-4-22   7pm EST

    The gals get together & discuss their "1st annual WMG roadtrip" & the wonderful/tacky things for sale there. They both noticed that the vibe changed when they reached the Reservation.  They discuss traffic tickets, pie recipes, cruising Patton Avenue, "chiefin", the state of local music since covid, & their upcoming schedules.  Byron has decided to live "la dolce vita" & shares 3 pieces of good news.  We hope you enjoy this episode.  

    note-Alicia finally got a good tomatoe (actually several of them)

    Patton Ave Cruising - https://ashvegas.com/what-happened-to-the-patton-avenue-cruisers/

    Tomorrow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PzL8aL6jtI

    Micky Dolenz sues FBI for files on the band, its members - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/08/31/monkees-micky-dolenz-lawsuit-fbi-files/7948301001/


    #WyrdMountainGals
    #ByronBallard
    #Roadtripping
    #GhostTownInTheSky
    #Cherokee
    #DigitalWitchery

    1 hr 13 min
  • Where Is Freddie Mercury When You Need Him?

    Wyrd Mountain Gals - 

    Where Is Freddie Mercury When You Need Him?  

    Episode Airs Sunday, 08-28-22    7pm EST

    Alicia has a problem with AI art. She thins we're at a dangerous place to be.  They talk a bit about virtual reality, good ways to die, and the like.  You know, the usual stuff you talk about when you're sitting on the porch. We get Byron's cobbler recipe and advice for peeling peaches before it's over and.....SQUIRREL!

     

    *TRIGGER WARNING - We tend to talk alot about death, and this episode is no exception.  

    Quote - Is it on TicTok?

    Bursitis - https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/arthritis-bursitis

    Three Stooges Hello Hello Hello - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEoYz6kfDw

    The Fly - https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2809267993/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1

    Shock Theater - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_Theater

    From Hell It Came - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050414/

    The Fly (1986) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/

    Dracula (1931) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/

    The Blob - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-heIT3L9Qg

    Summary - The Twilight Zone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-gzDDswt7k

    H. P. Lovecraft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

    Stephen King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King

    Pet Sematary by Stephen King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary

    The Dark Tower (series) by Stephen King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)

    DALL-E - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E

    Scene: Blue Pill or Red Pill - The Matrix (2/9) Movie CLIP (1999) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4

    Wall.E - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/

    American Bandstand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bandstand

    Soul Train Line Dance to Jungle Boogie (1973) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lODBVM802H8

    They're Coming to Take me Away - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fn36l_z3WY

    H.R. Pufnstuf - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063907/

    Star Trek - Today is a Good Day to Die - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQDGK0EDTqc

    Little Big Man - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065988/

    Winter's Bone - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/

    Soncatcher - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songcatcher

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Squirrel Scene - https://www.google.com/search?q=national+lampoon+squirrel&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=national+lampoon+squirrel&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512j0i22i30l7j0i390.5464j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    55 Profitable Companies That Avoided All Federal Income Taxes in 2020 - https://itep.org/55-profitable-corporations-zero-corporate-tax/

    ITEP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_on_Taxation_and_Economic_Policy

    Redheads and anesthesia: Analyzing the differences in pain perception - https://www.rdhmag.com/patient-care/article/14223142/redheads-and-anesthesia-analyzing-the-differences-in-pain-perception

    Fact or fiction: Do redheads feel more pain? - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/fact-or-fiction-do-redheads-feel-more-pain

    The Abandoned History of Ghost Town In The Sky | Expedition Extinct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3J3qskaiYY

    Nabors Drive-in - https://restaurantguru.com/Nabers-Drive-In-Bryson-City

     


    #WyrdMountainGals
    #ByronBallard
    #FreddieMercury
    #RoadTrip
    #FreddieMercury

     

     



    1 hr 5 min
  • A Farmer On The Road - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    Wyrd Mountain Gals

    Farmer on the Road
    Episode airs Sunday 8-21-22  7pm EST


    It's All Media, Marketing, or Manipulation....

    Byron is back in Cakalaky and her "brain is just fried".  Could it be the half bushel of corn, the drunken strawberry jam, or the elderberry tincture causing it? They discuss the virtues of truck camping. Alicia is declared the "Queen of Memes" by the Farmer on the Road..

    We hope you enjoy this short episode!

    TRUCK CAMPING 101: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW - https://shetravels.co/truck-camping/

    Byron calls out a local real estate firm for promoting houses built on the side of a mountain.   

    Nesting Doll Realty - https://www.nestingdollsrealty.com/

    River Arts District - https://www.riverartsdistrict.com/

    Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins

    https://www.facebook.com/wrongwaycampground

    9-11-2001 Alicia trying to figure out what was going on...

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1507850930882&type=3

    *Elvis and Politics … The King Kept His Thoughts to Himself - http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/elvis-politics.html

    *Couldn't find the original interview we were talking about during the podcast


    *WyrdMountainGals
    *ByronBallard
    #DigitalWitchery

     

    35 min
  • From Darkness to Light - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    From Darkness to Light

    Episode Airs 8-14-22  7pm EST


    The gals have got alot on their minds this week.  They decide to "talk it out" on the recording & invite you to go down the rabbit hole with them.  Things start out a little dark, but lighten up considderably by the end.  We get a few tidbits about Byron's latest roadtrip, talk of mushrooms & full moons & the like weave in and out of this episode.  We hope you enjoy it!

    Quote: "like a pizza pie on a string...in a tornado"

    "Come on in boys, the water is fine"..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBjWHBHlvAs

    The story of the first Women’s Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, NY on July 19-20,1848 - https://www.nps.gov/wori/index.htm

    Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGHtc_D328

    Supermoon: a phenomenon when the moon is full within 24 hours of being at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit

    Indigo Mushrooms (Lactarius indigo) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_indigo

    Ribald - 1: marked by coarseness or lewdness : CRUDE, OFFENSIVE

    ribald language
    ribald humor
    2: characterized by or using coarse, indecent humor
    a ribald memoir/song

     


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    #ByronBallard
    #WyrdGals
    #DigitalWitchery

    47 min
  • The Cootie Catcher Is A Divination Tool - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    The Cootie Catcher is a Divination Tool

    Episode Airs Sunday 8-7-22   7pm EST

    There's no telling where the gals are or how they got there.  A lighthearted (in spite of the sometimes dark subjects) chat weaving in and out of times past and times present.  Opinions were expressed, hope it doesn't chap your buttocks!

    Trigger warning - best move on if you are the sensitive type.  Why not try a lighter episode?  Here's a link:  https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/e/leftovvers-are-the-best/

    How to make a Cootie Catcher or Paper Fortune Teller, Step by Step - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHT3N-pXVTY

    The origin of "Red Rover" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rover

    The origin of "Ring Around the Rosie" - https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/07/ring-around-the-rosie-metafolklore-rhyme-and-reason/

    The origin of "Rock a Bye Baby" - https://historydaily.org/rock-a-bye-baby-the-origin-stories/7

    The Home and the Family in Historical Perspective - TAMARA K. HAREVEN - Published By: The Johns Hopkins University Press

    Veterans have been camping out on the Capitol steps after GOP blocks burn pit bill - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/veterans-started-camping-capitol-steps-gop-blocks-burn-pit-bill-rcna40981

    Biden speaks via FaceTime with, sends pizza to veterans protesting for burn pit bill - https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3581197-biden-speaks-via-facetime-with-sends-pizza-to-veterans-protesting-for-burn-pit-bill/

    Zelmaa Forbes - Sweet Taters and Tubers - https://www.facebook.com/zelma.forbes

    Misty Scaggs - East Kentucky Mutual Aid - https://m.facebook.com/groups/2557126217948530/permalink/2840420249619124/

    Age of Aquarius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Aquarius

     

    #WyrdMountainGals

    #ByronBallard
    #CootieCatchers
    #Appalachian
    #DigitalWitchery

     

     

    42 min
  • Part 2 - We Create Our Own Monsters - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    Part 2 - We Create Our Own Monsters

    Episode Airs Sunday 7-31-22   7pm EST


    A continuation of last week's conversation finds the gals musing on a variety of topics from prescription drug side effects to Vintage roadsigns.  Alicia asks lots of questions about Byron's last trip and they both agree that it's HOT outside.  Listed below are this week's links.  We hope you enjoy!

    Ropinirole - https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a698013.html

    Zofran - https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601209.html
    WNC Farmers Market - https://www.facebook.com/WncFarmersMarket/
    Coates Produce - https://coatesproduce.com/
    Abandoned Store Left in 1963 | Everything is Still Inside | Time Capsule | - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi3eeSZFfCw
    Mexicali Corn - https://healthyschoolrecipes.com/recipes/mexicali-corn-usda/
    Packed 135 year old Abandoned House in North Carolina w/ Tons of Old Cars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JVRNjF0GF8&t=700s
    Incredible Packed 149 year old Derelict House in North Carolina - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZYy6pRr_0o
    Hanging With Pedro At The World Famous South of the Border, SC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-q6TkRgFyY
    World Famous South of the Border - https://www.sobpedro.com/
    See Rock City - https://www.seerockcity.com/
    Harrison Mayes Religious Sign in Andrews, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEtHBK_qWLE
    Another vintage roadsign - https://www.flickr.com/photos/woodmania/201934408
    Cristus Gardens - https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14410
    Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36389581


    #WyrdMountainGals
    #ByronBallard
    #ropinirole
    #zofran
    #SeeRockCity
    #DigitalWitchery

     

    31 min
  • We Create Our Own Monsters - Part 1 - Wyrd Mountain Gals

    We Create Our Own Monsters - Part 1

    Epiode Airs July 24, 2022  7pm EST


    A short but lively conversation ensues.  Byron is back, CatDog is acting out & injures Alicia...but it's not all the cat's fault...
    Byron tells a few talse from recent travels & they both gripe (a little) about issues of the day.  We hope you enjoy the podcast :-)


    Quote:  "Charcoal briquettes all the way"

    My Cat Hates You - www.mycathatesyou.com


    #WyrdMountainGals
    #ByronBallard
    #TalesFromTheRoad

     

    27 min

About Wyrd Mountain Gals

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Byron Ballard and Alicia Corbin discuss everything under the moon & stars in Appalachia. Old ways, new times & life lived in-between. Irreverent humor, not for the easily offended..

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