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December 20, 2021 We Never Leave the 7th Grade - Wyrd Mountain Gals
We Never Leave The 7th Grade
Episode Airs Sunday 12-19-21
7pm EST
Byron has been wrestling with dogs today.
Talk ranges from stupid people to road trips, what the solstice really means. Lots of opinions, some funny stories, and holiday memories in this laid-back episode. We hope you enjoy it!

Question: If you had all the money you would want, what would you do?
Recipe for Marzipan Fruit:
https://hilahcooking.com/how-to-make-marzipan-fruits/
George Carlin - Stupid People
https://youtu.be/8rh6qqsmxNs

Jimmy Fallon Show - Elon Musk Somehow Named Time’s Person of the Year
https://youtu.be/gGDjpVkT1q4
Late Night with Seth Meyers - https://youtu.be/xhwvAnarbnA
Elon Musk Is Person of the Year, Trump Urged to Stop Jan. 6: Late Night's News of the Week
Elon Musk, Person of the Year? He ‘could really use an ego boost,’ jokes Trevor Noah
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-12-14/elon-musk-time-person-of-the-year-trevor-noah
Elon Musk's Monologue-SNL
https://youtu.be/fCF8I_X1qKI
Cats at Night (turn sound off, it's really annoying otherwise)
https://www.tiktok.com/@animaa_vestraa/video/6941423444147834118?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7018995190829778437&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0
Ghost Town in the Sky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Town_Village
Nabors Drive In
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g48984-d1820906-Reviews-NA_BERS_Drive_In-Bryson_City_North_Carolina.html
A Child's Christmas in Walse (full movie!)
https://youtu.be/9BTSQYdBuZY
BBC: The Dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/11/27/the_dead_2006_review.shtml
Big Bang Theory - It's a Saturnalia Miracle
https://youtu.be/E7jlePyE0zM

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55 min
December 13, 2021 Everything Sounds Like A Country Song Now
Everything Is Like A Country Music Song
These Days...
Byron remembers talk about the animals
praying at midnight. Matter of fact, she
tried to prove it by sleeping in the barn
on Christmas night. She tells the story
of cutting a tree when she was 10 years
old. Seems the gals have had two very
different Christmas's.

Men at Work
https://youtu.be/XuFC6ud1cAQ
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Grinch
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=BctWze2UMj4
Old Spice Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=yZ2wcK0zEHI
Island of Misfit Toys'
https://youtu.be/Gr6GbKciNCY
Congratulations to the Wyrdlings that won
the Christmas gift
Anybody else play with mercury when they
were kids?
https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.ph
p?thread=3828677
Annie Hall
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/
Norelco Electric Shavers 1971 Christmas TV
Commercial HD
https://youtu.be/rXQCRToxdJA
The Warrior Tradition
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-warrior-
tradition-fkaz4h/?fbclid=IwAR2Nw-
qgawqxMuqON1HLiITbL44YDMUZP6S3oYyizx1iHadh
RKS20YnPLu4

Food: ham, roast beef (roast beast,
Yorkshire pudding, Divinity, sea foam,
Russian Tea, broken glass pie, Indian
punch, fudge, hard candies ("the one you
could see through the flower in the
middle"), orange jellies, Twelth Night
cake
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35 min
December 06, 2021 In WithThe Old, Out With The New - Wyrd Mountain Gals
The gals invite you to spend some time with them at the beginning of this Wyrd journey through the vast digital wilderness. This is the episode that started it all. We hope you enjoy!

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24 min
November 29, 2021 Leftovvers (are the best) Wyrd Mountain Gals
Wyrd Mountain Gals Show
Episode Airs Sunday, 11-28 7pm EST
Leftovers (Are The Best)"
We hope you enjoy this look back at some of the sound bites that didn't make it into the regular episodes. You'll hear the backstory of the Little Morman boy episode, find out about Byron's secret obsession *hint-it's not mason jars, & more.
No food was harmed or mentioned in this episode. Guess we've had enough to hold us for awhile...

Enjoy!

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23 min
November 22, 2021 Rocking Out - On the Porch - Wyrd Mountain Gals
Rocking Out (On The Porch)
Episode Airs Sunday 11-21-21 7pm EST
The leaves are crisp, the wind is whipping, rocking chairs are creaking & the gals are really happy to be on the porch again. The talk is light hearted (for once!). Byron confesses that she has bought 20lbs of sugar for jam in the last few days & is now knitting to beat the band. Alicia anticipates a trip to visit an old friend & they talk about his late & much-loved wife. A progress report about the new cat is given & Byron speculates that he's sleeping in fruit bowl while Alicia's gone.
James Corden
https://www.cbs.com/shows/late-late-show/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Corden
Can you help?
"I need help.
A dear friend of mine has taken on a job as a children's librarian in an economically-challenged county in Appalachia.
She's literally the Miss Frizzle of the library world. For years, I've watched her spend hours and hours, using her creativity to make reading magical for kids. She's one of those people who creates and shows up in costumes, transforms entire rooms, develops whimsical programs, and uses enchanting reading voices--she's truly unlike anyone I've seen before in this regard. Kids who have experienced her inspiration have had their lives changed. (I added photos of her at her former library so you can see how she goes at this.)
However, literacy is a serious problem in her area, and their local library is too bare. They desperately need books to fill the shelves so children can learn to love reading.
If you remember perusing the shelves of your local library as a child and how it felt to check out a stack of good books--imagine how your childhood would have felt without that experience.
Now imagine growing up without books to help you envision overcoming struggle or develop big dreams.
The public library is one of the few places kids can go that costs nothing. It's so, so important--especially in economically-challenged areas--for those shelves to be packed. Poor parents can't drop $100 at Barnes and Noble. If books aren't in the public library, kids won't read them.
Would you consider helping my friend out? Please?
I'm going to be posting an Amazon wishlist with books she needs for the library soon (edit: now added), so even if you could buy one or two, that would be wonderful.
But if you have a heart for children reading, or if you can donate a larger amount of money for this cause, I would love to connect you with my friend. Could you send her library $20? $100? More?
Or if you have a business that might consider sponsoring this library for Christmas, I know my friend would make sure every penny given stretches as far as possible.
Thanks for listening to my fevered appeal for books for kids in need. I believe in this cause so deeply. My heart aches with the desire to have enough money to just fill up every shelf. Maybe you can help me do that?
There are so many ways to give to people in need at Christmas. This is a way to give to hundreds of people for years and years with a single donation, however. Let's make it happen.
----
Editing to add a direct PayPal to the library link and also tax donation info. Please specify "for children's books." (I'll keep my Venmo in comments below for people who don't do Paypal)
I'll add the Amazon wishlist as soon as I get it. Hopefully soon. 🙂
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/unicoilibrary
UCPL Foundation EIN (501c3)
Unicoi County Public Library Foundation 26-0472351
- - - -
Editing to add the Amazon wishlist link:
https://www.amazon.com/.../ls/231NM5GVZT6AA/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex"
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39 min
November 15, 2021 It‘s Finally Porch Time Again - The Wyrd Mountain Gals Show
It's Finally Porch Time Again..
Episode Airs Sunday 11-14-21 7pm EST

The gals are sitting on the porch! It's a
beautiful fall day & you can hear the
windchimes as well as the quiet
satisfaction in their voices as they
finally sit in a couple of rocking chairs
in each other's company. Alicia is
beginning to suspect that Byron "has a
problem" with going to grocery stores.
Alicia states that she learns more about
folks at their funeral & that was all it
took to get the stories started...
Wintley Phipp-performances also include
voice over work (or voice acting) with
Breathe Bible. On July 27, 2020, he sang
an emotionally-charged version of "Amazing
Grace" as Rep. John Lewis lay in state in
the US Capitol in Washington, DC, and sang
"How Great Thou Art" at Colin Powell's
funeral on November 5, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uTYA8Z6SYac

Choir of four praised for powerful and
moving performance at Prince Philip’s
funeral
https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/philip/choir
-of-four-praised-for-powerful-and-moving-
performance-at-prince-philips-funeral-
158750/
The Jubilate Prince Philip Funeral Choir
Sings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10IwVHI-
t_U
Food-banana pudding, spice cake with
boiled icing (recipe below)

Damh the Bard
https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=OTHRg_iSWzM
American Tune -Paul Simon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0OEWBq_jzuA
Removing the sign at the old Interstate
Motel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=MWq3x__B1o4
Spice Cake
©2003 Jeannie Sherwood
Cream together:
1/2 cup shortening
1 tbsp. molasses
1 1/2 cups sugar
Add:
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat in:
2 eggs
Alternately add:
1 cup of milk
and
2 1/2 cups of Sifted Cake Flour
Stir in by hand:
1 tbsp. double acting baking powder
Pour into well prepared 9" round pans.
or
One 9x13
Bake in a preheated 375º oven for 25
minutes or until tester shows done.
Rest on racks for 15 minutes, remove and
allow to cool completely before icing.
Boiled Icing
©2003 Jeannie Sherwood
Mix together the following ingredients in
a heavy guage saucepan or double boiler:
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 cup of heavy half n' half
3 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tbsp. light corn syrup
Mix all the following together and allow
to come slowly to a boil; boil for one
minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool
slightly.
Optional addition:
1 tbsp. instant coffee crystals
Stir in:
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
With hand mixer beat in:
1-2 cups sifted confectioners sugar. You
decide the consistancy you desire. For
instance, if I'm making a 9x13 cake that
is staying put in the pan I don't mind if
the icing is a bit runny. If I'm making
the 9" rounds I like it stiffer.

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58 min
November 08, 2021 All That and Some Cornbread Too - Wyrd Mountain Gals
All That and Some Cornbread Too
Episode airs Sunday 11-7-21 7pm EST

Byron's been boosted, and boy is she full of spit & vinegar in this episode. Alicia's making spaghetti instead of the chicken and dumplings she actually wants. The gals keep trying to talk about lighter subjects, but they are both in the mood to gripe...about most everything. Byron wants everybody to tell us where they get their local products from. Pretty soon things take a lighter (funnier) turn & just like magic, the gals are back to cutting up. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Quote: “Assholery takes a holiday...Now that sounds like a Christmas miracle.."
Qupte: "I'm Making cornbread...and nobody's gonna stop me!"

Food: Lentil soup, chicken & dumplings, pickled beans, spaghetti, brussel sprouts, green beans, broccoli, corn, shoepeg corn (little bitty corns)
Alicia's Truck Tent
https://napieroutdoors.com/us/product/back
roadz-truck-tent-19-series/
If - Bread
https://youtu.be/Q-22LPgdXhw
It's a Miracle - Barry Manilow
https://youtu.be/R-XhC-d7pLc
Faerie Made Soaps
https://www.faeriemadesoaps.com/
Article about Hutzler Slicer:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/jus
t-do-yourself-a-favor-and-read-these-
banana-slicer-review
Hutzler Banana Slicer
https://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-3571-571-
Banana-Slicer/dp/B0047E0EII?th=1

Flight 405: https://youtu.be/bJ4WgYQ215M
Deer Whistle:
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/custom-accessories/performance/chrome---dress-up/exterior-accessories/8b3a31ef8195/custom-accessories-plastic-deer-alert/ca00/17380?q=deer+whistle&pos=1
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47 min
October 31, 2021 Moaning Ghosts and Psychopomp - 2021Samhain Edition
Moaning Ghosts and Psychopomp - Samhain Edition
Episode Airs Sunday, 10-31 7pm EST
Byron is not "fine as frog hair", but she's doing ok (in spite of her schedule). She's heading to Walhalla for a book signing & maybe a reading or two. Psychopomp is explained & a few ghost stories are told. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Quote: "This time of year I am covered up with the dead folks, getting a garden to bed....I'll party at the Winter Solstice"
Question for our listeners - have you ever heard a ghost moan?
Question for our listeners - do you consider yourself to be a witch?
Question - is your house haunted? Comment below if it is

Walhalloween
https://visitoconeesc.com/events/walhalloween-2021/
The Omen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen
Stand by Me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me_(film)
Children of the Corn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Corn
Psychopomp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopomp
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53 min
October 24, 2021 To Ride A Sandworm
To Ride The Sandworm

Byron has been cold for the last few days & has decided to wear sandals to get herself adjusted to the cooler weather. Alicia talks about her new book. They reminise a bit about old swimming holes & how good milk used to taste. When Alicia mentions the new movie "Dune" coming out, they both get distracted (squirrel!) and start talking about it. We hope you enjoy this episode :-)
Quote: "I'm one of the little critters from nature--just doing her job"

Question: Are humans just a computer program?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/
https://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/what-are-the-odds-we-are-living-in-a-computer-simulation

Book: Brain Magic by Phillip H. Farber
https://g.co/kgs/n9C34o
Dune by Frank Herbert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)

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48 min
October 17, 2021 It‘s Ancestor Time - Wyrd Mountain Gals
It's Ancestor Time
Episode airs Sunday 10-17 7pm EST
Time is speeding up for Alicia, and slowing down for Byron-who is working on making some decisions for Samhain. The term "bs pagan" is explained (think Christmas/Easter Christian)
Quote: "Leash your ** dog"
Alica questions Byron about the Acestors (the ANCESTORS!) and how to start a daily practice.
They discuss Mercury Retrograde & how the shift to colder weather is happening while we climb out of it.
They countdown all the ways you can celebrate New Year.
And finally they get on to talk about apples.
We hope you enjoy this episode! Tune in for news as we approach the turning of the Wheel.

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37 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..