Mountaineer Media Podcast

Corey Lilly is the director of outdoor economic development for the city of Beckley. He is also widely recognized as one of the top professional adventure athletes in West Virginia, leading whitewater expeditions across the globe, touring as a professional skier, and is a competent climber, mountain biker, & outdoorsman. Lilly has a unique approach to economic development by repurposing past coal...

Mark Martin is an accomplished and seasoned sports journalist with over four decades of covering Mountain State athletics. He has won numerous awards for his coverage, and formed relationships with some of the most well-known athletes in the state and around the world. He joins the pod to discuss his career, stories of meeting famous people in unique locations and much more!

Shelem is a 25-year-old hip-hop artist and producer based out of Charleston. He produces his own beats, writes the lyrics, and performs the songs all while maintaining a full-time job as a civil engineer. His recent TEDx talk at Marshall highlights his relationship with both and how they attribute to his sucess. We dive into all of it and more on this week's episode! Check out some of Shelem's rec...

Current Marshall head men's basketball coach Dan D’Antoni joins the pod to talk about his West Virginia roots, some of the characteristics that make a coach and player successful, what makes Marshall unique and much more. Dan has seen incredible success at the high school, collegiate, and pro levels, even coaching guys like Steve Nash, Shaq, and Kobe. 

Jim Strawn is a West Virginia native and a charismatic leader in the community who wears multiple hats advocating for the mountain state. Through his work, he seeks to make the state a better place to live, learn, work and play. His passion shines through in this episode as we dive into the future of our great state, how it can grow and attract young people, discussions about future events and muc...

Tim Hague is the newest owner of The Alpine Lodge in downtown Davis, West Virginia. He joins the pod to discuss the beauty of the town, how others like it can thrive in West Virginia, infrastructure and much more!

Edward Ashton is a Fairmont native and author of the recently released, sci-fi thriller, Mickey 7 . This exciting adventure was so good it was recently announced it is going to be adapted for the big screen by award-winning director Bong Joon-ho, starring Robert Pattinson. Ed is not only an author but a quantum physicist and cancer researcher. We dive into it all and much more!

Anna Sale is the Charleston born host and creator of 'Death, Sex & Money', a hit podcast that dives head on into the big questions "often left out of polite conversation." She explains how this podcast came into being and the role her West Virginia roots played, and much more!

Michael Reynolds, known to his online followers as "The Fierce Diva,” joins the pod to discuss his job as a partner with Facebook Gaming, how he ended up in a virtual meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, his community work including efforts to fight food insecurity and mental health stigma, and much more! Here is the Mountaineer Food Bank donation link to help feed families in West Virginia. Michael will...

Renowned chef Paul Smith joins the pod to discuss his role in shaping the cuisine of those in the Charleston area through 1010 Bridge Road and The Pitch, the importance of family and having a good meal with friends as well as his rising tide mentality and much more!

Jennifer Pharr is a Charleston native and serves on its City Council. She passionately serves her community and joins the pod to discuss everything from urban renewal, community programs, small business alliances, and much more!

The owners and operators of Mountain Steer Meat Co. join the podcast to talk about how their local, family-owned cattle farms started during the pandemic. We also talk about how they supply fresh, local and premium quality meat to the community, and all the work that goes into raising steer … but first we start with Evan Riley and the hunt he’ll never forget in record-breaking temps.

Anthony Paranzino, AKA "Tony the Tailor" and his family have owned and operated one of the top menswear stores in Charleston for over 50 years. He joins the pod today to discuss his work, tips on how to keep your suit looking fresh, always in style, the future of men’s clothing and much more!  

John Miller is a Belgian writer, journalist, and filmmaker who produced a documentary about the history of Moundsville, West Virginia. The film is titled Moundsville and in it, he spotlights the town and its struggle to bounce back after several prosperous decades of shipping out steel, coal, glass and toys during the region's heyday. The documentary is available on PBS for free to watch right now...

Dr. James Jackson is the newest director of the Green Bank Observatory, an astronomical observatory located in the National Radio Quiet Zone in Green Bank, WV. Dr. Jackson joins the pod to discuss his new role, some of the things Green Bank is working on, the impact of the new James Webb space telescope, how ancient civilizations used astronomy, and much more!

In this final episode of 2021, the MM founders get together to reflect on some of their favorite moments of the year, catch up on what's been going on recently and look towards the future of Mountaineer Media and the great state of West Virginia!

We flip the script in this weeks episode and give C.J. the chance to be interviewed by '100 Days in Appalachia' journalist Arden Minor about how Mountaineer Media was started, things the company has planned for the future and much more!

The founders of Building Appalachia, a real-estate group that is revitalizing parts of the community, join the pod to talk about their journey, how they are flipping distressed properties into homes families want to live in and much more! Check out what Building Appalachia has to offer —> https://buildingappalachia.com

Paige Lavender is a news director at the Huffington Post and joins the pod today to discuss her role, what it's like managing international stories from West Virginia, the state of journalism today, some local headlines and much more!

West Virginia’s 21st state auditor joins the pod today to discuss his role in making sure government spending is transparent, the new WV Checkbook program, the uses of AI and crypto currency going into the future and much more!

In this episode, Danielle Walker (D - Monongalia, 51) joins the pod to discuss her journey to West Virginia, her thoughts on combating the opioid epidemic, the state redistricting project, why our state leadership is focused on the wrong thing in the fight against COVID-19 and more!  

The new Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard joins the pod to discuss the National Guard's role in protecting WV from natural disasters, the state's COVID response, the future of the guard and much more!

Zack Harold is a producer for Inside Appalachia, Multi Media Specialist at WVU Extension Service and freelance writer covering all things WV. He joins the pod to talk about his work, why the newly renamed Dirty Birds are a problem, an incredible espionage story and much more!

No guest this week as Cooper and CJ catch up on what's going on in their personal lives, answer some fan submitted questions, discuss the future of Mountaineer Media and much more!

Nate Petroski joins the pod today to discuss his rise to Tik Tok stardom through his homesteading, what it takes to lead a self sufficient lifestyle, the beauty of West Virginia and much more!