Amy D. Clark

The Talking Appalachian Podcast

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Talking Appalachian is a podcast about the Appalachian Mountain region's language or "voiceplaces,"  cultures, and communities. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Amy Clark,  a Professor of Communication Studies and  Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. The podcast is based on her 2013 co-edited book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community. Her writing on Appalachia has appeared in the New York Times, Oxford American Magazine, Salon.com, on NPR, and Harvard University Press blog. She is also founder and director of the Appalachia...

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2 lug 2026

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Kentucky Author Silas House Part I 04.08.2023

What did you think of this episode? In part I of this two-part interview series from August 2023, Silas House joins me on the campus of UVa.'s College at Wise to talk about accent, making art about the complexity of Appalachia, and (ironically, since we're sitting by a pond) how mountain people seem drawn to water. Silas House is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels — “C...

The History of our Dialects and that Elizabethan English Rumor 29.07.2023

What did you think of this episode? This episode covers the "why" of Appalachian Englishes, and the historical origins of some of its most popular (and really old) features. I also break down some of the myths and truths about Appalachian Englishes, namely the long-held belief that we speak Elizabethan English, and the one place where you might hear traces. (Audio clip "How Great Th...

How Appalachia Got Its Name, Appa-la-cha and Appa-lay-cha, and Why Words Change Over Time 29.07.2023

What did you think of this episode? This episode is bound to stir up a hornet's nest, because I'm getting into that controversy over the vowel in the middle of our region's name. But first, some history. How did Appalachia get its name? And why do some people pronounce it differently? I put that question to the Talking Appalachian Facebook community and got an earful, so tune in for...

About the Talking Appalachian Podcast and our Voiceplace 29.07.2023

What did you think of this episode? Welcome to the first season of the Talking Appalachian podcast, based on the book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community that I co-edited with Dr. Nancy Hayward. Listen as I share a little bit about how I grew to love my "voiceplace" (as George Ella Lyon calls it.) This season will blend story, interviews, research, and teaching practices...

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