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Wyrd Mountain Gals episodes

January 05, 2020 Get-en Real
The first podcast of the new year is called "Get-en Real". Byron and Alicia spend a few minutes bitching about…well everything from technology to the way words are pronounced nowadays while they make a few travel plans. And don't ask about stupid people. Just. Don't. Ask.
#mustbeafullmoonlol
#WyrdMountainGals
#DigitalWitchery

17 min
December 15, 2019 Shooting Down the Mistletoe with a Side of Dolly
In which the gals declare Dolly Parton to be the "Matron Saint of Appalachia". Memories wind in & out of the discussion & they compare family traditions.
Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton
Tea - Deva Zinger from Asheville Raven & Crone
Production - SunSlice Records
16 min
December 08, 2019 The Dying Time
Byron & Alicia continue to expound on death rituals in Appalachia.
Tea-Divination by Asheville Raven & Crone
Amazing Grace - Chris Rosser
18 min
December 01, 2019 Cast Iron Scrying
Episode 6 - Cast Iron Scrying
Byron and Alicia share methods of Appalachians scrying while waiting on Gomez the Yardman to come by. They were almost out of chocolate, (a good reason to call the Yardman)
Tea-P&G Tips
17 min
November 24, 2019 Pickled Beans and Other Things
Pickled Beans and Other Things
Byron & Alicia start out chatting about signs & portents, but end up dreaming of pickled beans...well, it was getting close to supper!
Portent: a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen. "They believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death".
Tea: P&G Tips

24 min
November 17, 2019 Porch Life (It Ain't Thug Life)
Porch Life (It Ain't Thug Life)

A languid conversation on the porch about the little house, hospitality, & just a little griping about the digital life we're all living nowdays...
Tea-P&G Tips & cold mountain water
The Grey Eagle is a much loved part of the Asheville music scene & part of the story Alicia tells

Check out Drivn n Cryin with Kevn Kinney--it's good music!
17 min
November 10, 2019 They Didn't Stop There, Did They? The Day the Mormons Came a Calling
"They Didn't Stop There, Did They? The Day the Mormons Came a Calling.."
Byron & Alicia spend some time talking about their recent porch visitors (those sweet little Mormon boys), the true meaning of the word "tolerate", & how folks used to leave each other alone...
Tea-Twinings Earl Grey, P&G Tips
Suggested Reading:
How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook, Fourth Edition

23 min
November 03, 2019 We Do Death Well Here
Episode 2. We Do Death Well Here
Byron & Alicia turn up the heat (literally, you can hear it in the background) with talk about the Ancestors, the yearly Vigil, & how they used to take care of their dead in Appalachia.
Reminder-tell the story! It's important to talk about the death with people you love & trust.
Tea-P&G Tips

Here's an article about Post Mortem Carte de Visite
Many thanks to SunSlice Records!
21 min
October 26, 2019 Episode 1 - Planting by the Moon
Episode 1-Planting by the Moon
Byron & Alicia chat about planting by the moon & try to get the hang of podcasting.

Reccommended Book:Raising with the Moon -- The Complete Guide to Gardening and Living by the Signs of the Moon
by Jack R. Pyle and Taylor Reese | Dec 31, 2003
16 min

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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..