Podcast appearances and mentions of Herb E Smith

DECEMBER 19 EDITION - FULL LENGTH  _______________________  SEGMENTS  ONE: Appalshop at 50: a conversation with an "original," filmmaker Herb E. Smith, and Willa Johnson, director of the Appalachian Media Institute. LISTEN  TWO: Composer , pianist and arranger Rachel Grimes and filmmaker Catharine Axley discuss the original multi-media folk opera "The Way Forth." LISTEN  THREE: Historian Thomas Weyant talks about his research into the influences of the cold war between the US and former Soviet Union on the modern American Christmas. LISTEN

DECEMBER 19 EDITION - FULL LENGTH  _______________________  SEGMENTS  ONE: Appalshop at 50: a conversation with an "original," filmmaker Herb E. Smith, and Willa Johnson, director of the Appalachian Media Institute. LISTEN  TWO: Composer , pianist and arranger Rachel Grimes and filmmaker Catharine Axley discuss the original multi-media folk opera "The Way Forth." LISTEN  THREE: Historian Thomas Weyant talks about his research into the influences of the cold war between the US and former Soviet Union on the modern American Christmas. LISTEN

America’s civic infrastructure—the places, policies, programs, and practices that enable us to connect with one another—is broken. Politics have increasingly stepped in to fill the void left by other community-building activities, leading to divisiveness and fueling political tension. How can Americans improve their relationship with politics—and each other? • Moderator: Greg Lukianoff, CEO, The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education • Speaker 1: DeNora Getachew, NYC Executive Director, Generation Citizen • Speaker 2: Shannon Martinez, Program Director, Free Radicals Project • Speaker 3: Herb E. Smith, Hands Across the Hills • Speaker 4: Earle Fisher, Reverend, Abyssinian Baptist Church

-To celebrate the 108th birthday of Appalachian writer Harriette Simpson Arnow, hear an excerpt from the 1987 Appalshop Film by Herb E. Smith - Harriette Arnow 1908-1986. -WMMT's Rich Kirby interviews Appalshop filmmaker Herb E. Smith, maker of the 2000 film - The Ralph Stanley Story, on the life and passing of bluegrass great Dr. Ralph Stanley. -From the Humans of Central Appalachia project and Malcolm J. Wilson, we feature the story of Morgan Canty, a 21 year old young man of color from Bristol, TN who encourages us all to act out what we know best - getting to know our neighbors. (And, he has the voice of an angel!)