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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!

Episode 5: Trillbilly Chic

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.'

Episode 4: No Sympathy for Coastal Elites (w/ special guests: Caroline Rubens + Lil Prosperino)

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

Episode 3: The ASA Mixtape, Vol 1

On our maiden voyage, we deliver an elegy for JD Vance's bestseller 'Hillbilly Elegy' while also paying homage to R+B legends Gerald Levert (RIP), Keith Sweat, and Johnny Gill.

*Upon further review, Eric Williams, whom we do a bit about on this one, is a respected scholar whose words we clearly took out of context and drew the wrong conclusions about. His radical critique of capitalism and the slave economy was a gap in our knowledge, and we're embarrassed to say we botched that one. But, still, fuck JD.

Episode 1: JD Vance A Snitch

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.

Episode 2: Who Gets To Save Appalachia? (w/ special guest: Willa Johnson)

Scott Benson (@bombsfall) drops in to answer a burning question: what was it like to be straight edge in medieval times? Jk this episode is mostly about his killer video game, Night in the Woods. Enjoy!

Episode 40: Being Straight Edge in the Middle Ages (w/ special guest Scott Benson)

An episode all about flying, just in time for your Thanksgiving holiday travels. We also talk about Papa John, Trump knighting Jon Voight, and read from a very bizarre op-ed in Bloomberg about nonprofits. 

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Episode 40: Being Straight Edge in the Middle Ages (w/ special guest Scott Benson)

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