Mountaineer Media Podcast

Ken Tackett joins the podcast to discuss what it's like being a PGA Tour official, how growing up in WV shaped him, being on drums behind Landau Eugene Murphy and more!

Former governor and current senator of West Virginia Joe Manchin joins the pod to discuss topics ranging from growing up in WV, sports, coal mining, JFK stories, The Great American Outdoors Act and more!

Natalie Tennant joins the podcast to discuss her time as West Virginia's Secretary of State, what it was like being WVU's first female mountaineer, the state of journalism today and much more!

Crystal Good joins the podcast this week to chat about what it means to be Black in Appalachia, the impact of social media on human behavior, quantum physics, art, poetry and much more!

Dave Lavender, apprenticeship coordinator at the WV Development office, comes on to discuss everything from playing Devil Anse Hatfield on the History Channel, being a reporter for the Herald Dispatch, the future of coal and much more.

Michael J. Stolarczyk, the Senior VP of CakeBoxx Technologies, joins the pod to discuss his journey around the world, why West Virginia will always have a special place in his heart, plus provides great networking/business advice and much more!

WVU President Gordon Gee joins the podcast to discuss everything from how campus life will change this fall, football getting back on track, the number of bow ties in his closet and much more! 

Emily Calandrelli joins the podcast with the boys to discuss aliens, the BLM movement, the recent SpaceX launch, Elon Musk, the future of West Virginia and much more.

In this short trailer, CJ and Cooper share what the Mountaineer Media Podcast will seek to achieve and give listeners a behind the scenes into personal insights of their ties to West Virginia. Episode 1 will follow this shortly.