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Us & Them Encore: Diminishing OB Care In Rural America

March 12, 2026 Duration: 0:00

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For many rural families, the nearest delivery room is getting farther away. Since 2020, 124 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies or announced plans to close their obstetric and delivery units. In this encore Us & Them, Trey Kay hears from families navigating the risks — and asks what it means for the future of their communities....

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Oscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia

28.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called th…

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Stakeholder Weighs In On ‘Ratepayers Bill Of Rights’

28.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

On this episode of The Legislature Today, bills must be out of their respective committees by Sunday to be able to meet crossover day next Wednesday, and lawmakers are still working their way through next fiscal year’s b…

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How A Filmmaker In The 1920s Shattered Stereotypes, This West Virginia Morning

27.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

We listen to an excerpt from the latest Inside Appalachia and learn about the influence and contributions of Oscar Micheaux, an African American filmmaker who lived in Virginia in the 1920s and shattered stereotypes....

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Us & Them Encore: The Stigma Of Sobriety

26.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

America’s drug crisis is evolving — and so is the fight over how to define recovery. As medication-assisted treatment gains ground, some question whether it’s sobriety at all. In this encore episode, Trey Kay steps insid…

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The Differences Between Methadone And Suboxone, This West Virginia Morning

26.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

Millions of people are addicted to opioid pain medication. Some use medication-based treatment for their addiction. But that has created a divide in the world of recovery. We listen to an excerpt from the latest Us & The…

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Fracking Waste And Sorting Out The State Budget, This West Virginia Morning

25.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

On this West Virginia Morning, we learn about radioactive materials and other contaminants in solid fracking waste, and the state Legislature is still working its way through next fiscal year’s budget, but Gov. Patrick M…

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From Cabinetmaker To Poet – A Conversation With Steve Scafidi, This West Virginia Morning

24.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

A West Virginia cabinetmaker describes his journey to becoming an accomplished poet. Also, state lawmakers have taken an important step to funding the state’s EMS. And, the Trump administration announced it would roll ba…

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Lawmakers Weigh In On Foster Care Needs, This West Virginia Morning

23.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

Issues with CPS and the state foster care system are persistent. The West Virginia Legislature faces questions on how to correct the problems that arise every year. We spoke with Dels. Jonathan Pinson, R-Mason, and Holli…

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A Year After The Floods, Trump And Coal, This West Virginia Week

21.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

On this West Virginia Week, last winter’s floods are remembered, Trump signs an order aimed at supporting the coal industry, and the federal government wants information on hundreds of thousands of West Virginia voters..…

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State Budget Bills, Reforming CPS And First Bills Head To Governor, At The Legislature This Week

21.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

Dels. Johnathan Pinson, R-Mason, and Hollis Lewis, D-Kanawha, tell us about the West Virginia Legislature’s perennial work on child protective and foster care services. We also get a look at both chambers’ first pass at…

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Delegates Discuss Needs Of State Foster Care System

21.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

On this episode of The Legislature Today, issues with Child Protective Services (CPS) and the state foster care system are persistent. The West Virginia Legislature faces questions on how to correct the problems that ari…

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Osage, Connie Jordan Green And Ice Climbing, Inside Appalachia

21.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

This week, during the Great Depression, Osage, West Virginia was a raucous river town. It’s sleepier now, but music is keeping the magic alive. Also, a poet remembers growing up in a secret city in Tennessee that was bui…

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Writer Talks Growing Up In Secret Appalachian City, This West Virginia Morning

20.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

Connie Jordan Green has been writing most of her life. We talk with her about her poems and growing up in a secret city in Tennessee – Oak Ridge. Also, House Finance approved a budget for consideration of the full chambe…

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Distrust Hampers Flood Recovery Efforts In Wyoming County, This West Virginia Morning

19.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

On this West Virginia Morning, volunteers in Wyoming County have found families recovering from last year's floods are unwilling to declare the damage to their homes. And the latest from the state legislature....

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Warner Says ‘No’ To US Department Of Justice A Second Time, This West Virginia Morning

18.02.2026 Duration: 0:00

Secretary of State Kris Warner said his office has received a second request from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking unredacted information on hundreds of thousands of registered voters in this state. We recently spo…

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