Mothman in the Bible Belt

This week’s podcast episode is dedicated to child homelessness in West Virginia. It’s my most controversial podcast episode to date. Why is it controversial? My guests' answers on how to alleviate homelessness. Hint: having a college degree or vocational/technical certification does not guarantee any West Virginian a living wage paying job. My guests are Beth Scohy, the Director of Training at Day...

West Virginia public school teacher and union activist, Nicole McCormick, dishes on the anti-teacher and anti-union legislation that passed the West Virginia  Legislature this past session and why teachers and their unions let it happen. McCormick also discusses how COVID-19 impacted teachers and students, the 2016 Jim Justice endorsement, and children impacted by the Opioid Epidemic. McCormi...

University of Charleston medicinal chemistry professor Dr. Rebecca Linger discusses plant medicine and her debut book "A Guide to the Toxicology of Select Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern North America."  Copyright(c) Jeremy Brannon 2021. All Rights Reserved. 

Three time West Virginia gubernatorial candidate and former WV  legislator, Charlotte Pritt, discusses her career in public service,  activism and politics. Pritt recounts what drove her to seek out a seat  in the WV House of Delegates and run for governor. She discloses dirty  going ons at the WV state capitol, a miscarriage she had while on the  campaign trial while runn...

My 1st guest on the inaugural episode of the Mothman in the Bible Belt  Podcast is medicine historian Dr. John M. Riddle. Dr. Riddle was the  History Department chair and Alumni Distinguished Professor at North  Carolina State University. He's authored  numerous books on plant-based  birth control, medicine and human sexuality such as "Contraception and  Abortion from...