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Mothman in the Bible Belt

The Mothman in the Bible Belt is a biweekly entertainment podcast hosted by charismatic organic farmer and line dance instructor, Buck Fantastic. The podcast shines a light on the Appalachian music and art scene.

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00:32:24

Welcome to the Room, Sarah

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2022/04/02

Self-Injury Awareness educator Sarah Fox discusses her life in and out of the foster care system and experiencing homelessness as an adult. Fox also dishes on slumlords, unaffordable housing, and her experiences with homeless service providers in West Virginia. Copyright © 2022 Jeremy Brannon. All Rights Reserved. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mothmaninthebiblebelt/support

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00:46:21

Hope for Charleston?

Mothman in the Bible Belt ·

2022/02/20

Charleston, West Virginia is a dead zone when it comes to readily available good paying opportunities. Poverty, drug addiction and crime thrive in Charleston. Police brutality geared towards black people and the homeless are common occurrences. Homeless encampments and panhandling have become the norm in Downtown Charleston and on the West Side. HIV rates among IV injection users are rising. Last year Charleston City Council moved to make it a misdemeanor crime for anyone to operate a harm reduction

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01:20:16

Going Nuclear

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2022/02/06

Nuclear Power is a controversial subject. After incidents at nuclear power plants at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima the public has greatly frowned upon nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is costly, not as clean as nuclear advocates claim and there are serious safety concerns about it. Some quasi-environmentalists/climate change activists are advocating for nuclear energy to be used as an alternative to fossil fuels while others are questioning whether or not these people have lost their god

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00:56:59

How Billionaires Rigged the U.S. Tax System

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2021/12/20

Ever wonder how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Michael Bloomberg got away with paying no federal income taxes for a few years and you didn’t? ProPublica senior editor and reporter Jesse Eisinger discusses the popular article he co-authored in June 2021, “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax” and how the current tax system is rigged for the ultra-wealthy. We also discuss Julian Assange, the Build Back Better Act, the Upper

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01:02:05

Unaffordable Housing

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2021/12/11

Affordable housing is a problem many Americans face. Millions of Americans work two or more low-wage paying jobs to simply survive. Affordable housing expert Flora Valdes-Depena discusses affordable housing options being deployed across the country such as inclusionary zoning, community land trusts, source of income discrimination laws and rent control. Valdes-Depena works for an affordable housing research and policy organization in Richmond, Virginia. Copyright © 2021 Jeremy Brannon. All Rights

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01:04:36

The Horrors of Fracking

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2021/11/25

Environmental freelance journalist Justin Nobel takes Mothman in the Bible Belt Podcast listeners on a scary journey through the oil and gas industry. Nobel discusses in great length the workplace safety and public health threats that both fracking and conventional oil and natural gas extraction poses to Americans. Nobel wrote a popular Rolling Stone article on fracking last year titled "America's Radioactive Secret." We talk about the article, fracking in West Virginia and across the United States,

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01:08:12

Racism in the West Virginia Democratic Party

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2021/11/12

Native American activist, podcaster and co-chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party's Indigenous Caucus, Seth Sturm, alleges there's racists in the West Virginia Democratic Party... and he names names and the alleged racist acts committed. Sturm is also a member of the WVDP Affirmative Action Caucus. Sturm discusses the Affirmative Action caucus being booted from the West Virginia Democratic Party's June 3rd, 2021 Zoom meeting where the affirmative action plan was being debated with no input from

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00:57:39

The Art of Sam Pancake

Mothman in the Bible Belt ·

2021/10/31

West Virginia-raised actor, comedian and writer Sam Pancake dishes on his early life in West Virginia, film and television roles, famous friends, getting sober, and how he got from point A to point B in life. Sam Pancake appeared in 109 television and movie roles and counting, and numerous commercials and theatrical productions. Pancake is a WVU alum. He currently stars as Carter Nash on ABC's 'A Million Little Things.' Pancake is best known for his roles on Kitchen Confidential, Lovespring

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00:51:17

Child Homelessness in West Virginia

Mothman in the Bible Belt ·

2021/10/27

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 Daymark, and Dr. Perry Blankenship the former Attendance Director and Homeless Liaison for McDowell County

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00:56:59

Dismantling West Virginia Public Education 101

Mothman in the Bible Belt ·

2021/10/10

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. McCormick ran for VP of West Virginia Education Association in 2020 and serves on the WV United Caucus steering

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00:54:55

Exploring Plant-Based Medicine

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2021/10/02

University of Charleston medicinal chemistry professor Dr. Rebecca Linger discusses plant medicine and her debut book "A Guide to the Toxicology of SelectMedicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern North America." Copyright(c) Jeremy Brannon 2021. All Rights Reserved. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mothmaninthebiblebelt/support

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01:34:45

Charlotte Pritt: A Legacy of Service

Mothman in the Bible Belt ·

2021/09/25

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 running for governor in 1996, her fight to get insurance companies to cover AIDS sufferers, and her disdain for Sen. Joe Manchin. Also,

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00:48:54

The World Before 19th Century Abortion Bans

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2021/09/19

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 the Ancient World to the Renaissance", "Eve's Herbs: A History of Contraception and Abortion in the West", "Dioscorides on Pharmacy and

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