Mountain Talk

A group of Letcher County parents and teachers joined host Sylvia Ryerson and engineer Brett Ratliff in an hour-long discussion of a proposal to consolidate elementary schools. The same issue sparked a large public protest in Whitesburg two days earlier.

WMMT’s Mountain Talk – Rural Broadband Summit

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10-12-11

On October 12 a group gathered at Appalshop to talk about the importance of accessible, affordable high-speed Internet in Appalachian communities. Residents from across the region came to share their concerns and ideas with special guests Jonathan Adelstein, administrator of the Rural Utilities Service in the US Department of Agriculture, and Mark DeFalco from the Appalachian Regional Commission. The first broadband hearing to be held in rural America, was co-sponsored by the Center for Rural Strategies, the Center for Media Justice, and Free Press, with the local support of Appalshop, the Partnership of African American Churches, and the Central Appalachia Regional Network. This WMMT Mountain Talk highlights excerpts from the presentations and public comments shared at the event.

WMMT’s Mountain Talk – Domestic Violence Awareness

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10-19-11

October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On this edition of WMMT’s Mountian Talk, Kelli Haywood and Mimi Pickering have an informative conversation with Jessica Morgan, Prevention Coordinator for the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association.

Farmers’ Markets in the Mountains

Hosted by Sylvia Ryerson – May 25, 2011 With the growing season underway, now is the time to enjoy the fresh local produce of our mountains. On this week’s Mountain Talk we talked about where we can get it – at the farmers’ markets throughout our region. We heard from guests Todd Howard, Carrie Troud, Martin Richards and Carmen Cantrell about some of the active markets in the mountains, and the work they are doing to support agriculture and build a local food economy in our region.

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Mountain Talk – A Conversation with Jason Bailey and Kristin Tracz of MACED

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Length: 54:04 minutes (49.5 MB)

Format: Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Hosted by Mimi Pickering – April 29, 2011 Join us for this edition of Mountain Talk where we hear from Jason Bailey and Kristin Tracz of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development about the economics of coal, power rate hikes and new options for energy efficiency and the future of our region.