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Sunflowers Weird Appalachia

Sunflowers: A Look at Mental Health in the Arts S2E1



We’re BACK! … and it’s been too long, you guys!

Guest and fellow artist Bug St. Paul joins us for a very special, extended episode about a very important topic: Mental Health in the Arts.

Many of history’s most esteemed artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Munch suffered from a mental illness. Join us for a very real look at what it is like to be a creative person in a small town.

In the Episode:

  • Our favorites and WHY they created their works
  • Being an Artist with Depression and/or Anxiety
  • The importance of seeking help
  • Reducing the stigma

 


It’s Called Fashion, Sweetie Weird Appalachia

It’s Called Fashion, Sweetie S1E26



Style is an extension of our inner selves. So, what does Wisey’s tracksuit reflect? This week we are discussing the art of fashion, challenging gender norms, and embracing all the fun weirdness involved with Appalachian fashion choices!

In the Episode:

  • Avant-Garde Fashion… what even is that?
  • Men wearing leggings? Hell yeah!
  • A convent of DRAG NUNS!
  • Brand obsessions in small town Kentucky
  • Dress codes, wtf!?

 

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I Like the Way You Talk Weird Appalachia

I Like the Way You Talk S1E25



Damn, son, I like the way you talk! Eastern Kentucky is a unique cultural goldmine (especially our neck of the woods!) rich with heritage and traditions passed down for generations. Our language is no different. Southerners are known for using unusual idioms, and this week Erin and special Guest Justin Darnell are knee deep in Appalachian turns of phrase in this lightly NSFW episode featuring lots of colorful language.

In the Episode:

  • Justin Darnell’s Appalachian Word/Phrase of the Day
  • The most unusual idioms we’ve ever heard
  • The curse/blessing of having a southern accent
  • What the hell is “Blackguarding”?
  • Game (kind of) “What’s this saying mean?”

 


Halloweens Gone By Weird Appalachia

Halloweens Gone By S1E24



Halloween in Appalachia! Trick-or-Treating up a holler or two! Corning and light vandalism! We are sharing our favorite parts of the holiday and some of our fondest memories.

Wisey joins us (IN DRAG!) for a special Halloween episode of Weird Appalachia.

In the Episode:

  • Halloween traditions
  • Corning… how was this a thing?
  • Churches that reject the holiday
  • Wisey’s interesting costume choices
  • Erin’s holler is the place to BE for Trick-or-treating
  • Brook’s Bill Murray themed party

 


Are You Scared Yet? Weird Appalachia

Are You Scared Yet? S1E23



What happens when a horror junkie and a peace-loving yogi get together to talk about horror films? Episode 23 of Weird Appalachia is what happens. This week Erin and Special guest Chris “Wisey” Wisecup are unpacking years of favorites and laughable attempts in the horror genre. Potential NSFW content, spoilers, and disturbing topics.

In the Episode:

  • Why do we love to be scared?
  • Our favorites (films, directors, etc.)
  • Movie night with Erin can get weird
  • Wisey’s reaction to the film Hereditary
  • An all new HORROR ICON OF THE WEEK!

 


Cornbread & Creepypasta Weird Appalachia

Cornbread & Creepypasta S1E22



Storytelling… Appalachia’s favorite past-time. As children, our grandmothers told us tales that would make our blood run cold, then send us off to bed. In this episode, Erin and guest and YouTube personality Brittany Rodebaugh are sharing their favorite granny stories and local lore as well as the evolution of storytelling.

In the episode:

  • A glowing grave in Boonescamp, KY
  • Good ole’ “Booger Hill”
  • More of our favorite local lore
  • The terror of the internet: CREEPYPASTA!

 


Macabre Weird Appalachia

Macabre: A Look into the Darkness of the Arts S1E21



Everyone has a dark side. These artists chose to embrace theirs to create exquisitely haunting imagery. In this episode, we are exploring macabre art; a world of nightmarish landscapes, death scenes, and disfigurement. Listeners beware, some of the subject matter is quite dark.

In the Episode:

  • The beginnings of macabre: Danse Macabre and the Black Death
  • Bosch, king of Hell
  • Francis Bacon: the man, the masochist
  • Our modern macabre favorites
  • An all-new Horror Icon of the Week!

 


Killer Art Weird Appalachia

Killer Art S1E20



Did you know that John Wayne Gacy was a painter? Or that MANY other serial killers dabbled in the arts? This week we are visiting the artwork of the darkest minds on Earth.

DISCLAIMER: We do not in any way want to celebrate these people or what they did. This episode is meant to be explorative of the darkness behind their art and WHY they created as they did. There was a great unease between us speaking about such disturbing content that triggered nervous laughter and odd responses. We do not wish to make light of their crimes. NSFW, Potential Trigger warning (abuse, violence).

In the Episode

  • The art of Otis Toole
  • The art of Henry Lucas
  • The art of Daniel Rolling
  • Charles Manson: Art and Music?
  • John Wayne Gacy: The reason people hate effin’ clowns.
  • “Murderabilia”
  • Our first-ever Horror Icon of the Week!!

 


Warhol the Rebel Weird Appalachia

Warhol the Rebel S1E19



This week we are discussing the bizarre life of the one and only Andy Warhol. An unusual man finding beauty in the mundane and the commercial.

In the Episode:

  • His life and early work
  • Commercial artist to serious artist
  • What did he contribute to the art world? And was it for the better?
  • His extensive projects and eccentricities

 


Namastay Weird Weird Appalachia

Namastay Weird S1E18



Preachin’, singin’, snake handlin’ and downward facing dog? Join us for an unusual (yet insightful!) conversation on Appalachian religion and spirituality and its direct influence on our art, with our special guest Chris “Wisey” Wisecup.

In the Episode:

  • Historic favorites.. The dark and the light
  • Is Erin’s artwork evil?
  • Small town church culture
  • Wisey’s experience as a Yogi in a sea of Baptists
  • Being the only Appalachian at a Yoga retreat