Wyrd Mountain Gals

CatDog Chronicles - Wyrd Mountain Gals

The CatDog ChroniclesEpisode Airs Sunday, May 15  7pm EST
Spring has sprung.  The gals are off & running on this quick conversation that includes lots of references & a few stories.  We hope you enjoy!
Quote - It doesn't hurt you to have some discipline....
Little Richard - Keep A-Knockin'https://youtu.be/FJ6SstTS4YY
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restauranthttps://youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM
Angie Aparo - The Americanhttps://youtu.be/eGBPfCHwh_0
Pagan Unity Festival 2022https://paganunityfestival.org/
Men in Black (1997) - Men In Black Headquarters Scenehttps://youtu.be/q3OTEdZkBaQ
Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS - Official Trailerhttps://youtu.be/wBDLRvjHVOY
Mama Gina LaMottehttps://www.mamaginamusic.com/
Brian G. Henkehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100043052874844
 
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Mellow Confessions - Wyrd Mountain Gals Show

Mellow ConfessionsEpisode Airs Sunday, May 8  7pm EST
This conversation is a smooth mellow ride into a different a slower pace of life.  For just a few minutes, the gals have an old-fashioned conversation about "homely things".  
As they speak about bee equipment & the like, we learn a few things about them..
Alicia never goes to convenience stores & doesn't use the atm.  Byron is still balancing her checkbook the old-fashioned way & has never used her crockpot, even though she's had it for over 30 years..
There are stories and laughter--& very little complaining. We hope this episode leaves you smiling!
Quote: "I ain't putting nothing on the damn cloud"...
You Deserve a Break Todayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqRH8wEsaVQ
Brian G Henke - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100043052874844
Pssst...how many confessions can you count?  Let us know?  That's all we're saying.  ;-)
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Guns, Politics, Southern Culture....and Minnie Pearl

Guns, Politics, Southern Culture....and Minnie Pearl  Episode Airs Sunday, May 1st  7pm EST
Byron puts on her thinking cap.  She is scheming but she's not talking.....yet.  Both gals are just...mad about the growth of their hometown.  Their Appalachian upbringing starts showing when the conversation turns to guns & hunting.
NSFW!!!  Trigger Warning!!Don't listen if you get offended or traumatized or are just a sensitive wilting flower in general.  This episode has lots of plain talk & violence/guns are discussed.    You have no business here if witchy women speaking their minds might bother you.  You might want to take a pass or listen to a gentler episode--if you can find one.
NCDOR  North Carolina Department of Revenue - Taxpayer Bill of Rightshttps://www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/north-carolina-taxpayers-bill-rights
Brother Wolf Resale Storehttps://www.bwar.org/re-tail-store/
Free online learning sponsored by Goodwill Industrieshttps://www.bwar.org/re-tail-store/
Jimmy Kimmel interviews Randy Rainbowhttps://youtu.be/Q9Tb0gu3rWw
Darren Knight aka Southern Mommahttps://comediandarrenknight.com/
Trae Crowder - The Liberal Redneckhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA
The Liberal Redneck - Singin' Plane Christians and Ilhan Omarhttps://youtu.be/fUU94eNRP_0
Liberal Redneck Manifestohttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Liberal-Redneck-Manifesto/Trae-Crowder/9781501160400
Little Maddy Gets cheap (really cheap) rent..https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/08/cawthorn-choses-hendersonville-for-district-office-leases-space-in-historic-courthouse/43261845/
Irene Ryan aka "Granny" on The Beverly Hillbillieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Ryan
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon aka Minnie Pearlhttps://www.google.com/search?q=minnie+pearl&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=minnie+pearl&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i131i433i512j46i512j0i20i263i512j0i512l6.6613j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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It’s Dogwood Winter

Dogwood Winter is HereEpisode Airs Sunday 4-24  7pm EST
Byron & Alicia talk about psychopomp & spiritwork & dried beans & all sorts of things.  It's dogwood winter in WNC-cold at night & cool in the daytime.  CatDog is on the porch.  Byron's garden is mostly planted.  Byron wants a fiberglass bear.  Byron also declares that Earth Day pisses her off every year.  
Quote:  "They're awful human beings--groundhogs"Quote:  "Everything feels raw"  
Asheville HempFesthttps://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-hemp-fest-permit-pending-ahead-of-four-day-festival-apd-asheville-police-department-april-20-through-23
Bearfootin in Hendersonvillehttps://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/events/bearfootin-art-walk
Gillian Welch - Dark Turn of Mindhttps://youtu.be/57ms9XDjs64
The Hazy History of '420'https://www.history.com/news/the-hazy-history-of-420
 
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Chicken Ninja - Again Wyrd Mountain Gals

We hope you enjoy this replay of an  older episode with lots of stories.  
Stories from WNC.The gals entertain with stories of animals & kin, fast cars & campfires...
Recommended books:Bury Me Standing
Hillbilly Women: Struggle and Survival in Southern Appalachiaby Skye Mooyd
 Tea--Earl Grey

Somebody Should Be Doing What They Should Be Doing - Wyrd Mountain Gals

Somebody Should Be Doing What They Should Be DoingEpisode Airs Sunday, 4-10   7pm EST
**SO MANY TRIGGERS**  This one is pretty rough.  Just don't listen. Go on away if you are triggered by well...pretty much anything**
 
(As the Yardman would say...this is NOT the show for you!)
It's time for the Dieties to come out & do their job!  At least that's Byron's opinion is concerning Covid during this long-distance conversation.  She's angry (about lots of things) & it's showing.  In the midst of her rant, she comes up with a brilliant idea to fix it...Meanwhile, Alicia tries to distract her wtih mental images of Puton's physique.  Needless to say, Byron will not be distracted in her fury, as it feeds the creative juices flowing through her mind, & she soon comes up with yet another brilliant idea (this time for a book).  
Quote:  "I'm either gonna cook for you or I'm gonna kill you...& it's your choice as to what you get"
Cytokine Storm - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2026131#:~:text=Cytokine%20storm%20and%20cytokine%20release,autoimmune%20conditions%2C%20and%20monogenic%20disorders.
Cytokine Storm as it Relates to Covid - https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus#:~:text=Many%20COVID%2D19%20complications,and%20damage%20your%20organs.
No music or food was discussed.  Wow.
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CatDog The Weather Cat

CatDog the Weather Cat
Spring has sprung & the door is open at the cottage on Wyrd Mountain-you can hear the windchimes...
Byron & Alicia are in fine form & ready to gripe..  The gals lament builders & the "titty tatty" houses they're putting up all around Asheville.  Then Alicia goes off on "Elitist Witchery".  No food was mentioned...
 
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating"
"Don't let the unfriend button hit you where the good lord split you"
Emily Bell - https://earth-magick.com/artists/emily-bell-of-wild-appalachian-brooms/
 
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It Must Be Spring Again - Byron Is Singing

Episode Airs Sunday, 3-27-22 at 7pm ESTMust Be Spring - Byron Is Singing Again 
Byron's been traveling...and singing.  During the conversation she creates a bluegrass song (about Catdog) on the fly...The conversation moves along at a good clip, covering a range of topics from vintage local Weathermen to helping each other out.  Alicia talks about her group of friends & watching them pass along help (in the form of money) to each other.  They reminisced about local & vintage fundraisers:  bake sales, spaghetti suppers, fish frys, ramps & catfish, boar meat barbeque, womanless weddings...etc.
Alicia is back on the Bio-toilet kick again...  
Bob Caldwell - http://flyfishmagazine.blogspot.com/2007/05/weather-man-quits-to-open-fly-fishing.html
When "Womanless Weddings" were Trendy - https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/06/16/413633022/when-womanless-weddings-were-trendy
Womanless Weddings - https://www.digitalnc.org/blog/womanless-weddings/
Unto These Hills:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unto_These_Hills
Unto These Hills - https://visitcherokeenc.com/play/attractions/unto-these-hills-outdoor-drama/
Montford Park Players - https://www.montfordparkplayers.org/
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A Mountain of Clothes on the Dining Room Table - Wyrd Mountain Gals Show

A Mountain of Clothes on the Dining Room TableEpisode airs Sunday 3-20-22 @7pm EST
Byron bought a new camp chair. and it took DAYS for her to get packed up for this round of travel.  Alicia is back from her quick trip & is lamenting about how she's lost the art of packing.  THey are feeling kind of spunky & record the entire first part of the podcast while thay were simultaneously recording on Facebook Live, making for a strange kind of digital weaving in and out of coherent conversation.  Talk eventually gets around to the subject of food...
Recipe:  Chocolate Carrot Cake:  https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-carrot-cake/ 
Ricky Nelson: Traveling Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0janfcZ8LUw
The Commodores: Easy Like Sunday Morning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saaLW0jiiUE
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Signing Everybody’s Yearbook - Wyrd Mountain Gals

Signing Everybody's YearbookEpisode Airs Sunday March 13  7pm EST
Byron is relaxed but ready to fight....Guess it's a good thing she's getting ready to start traveling again. The gals had a quick conversation (quick for them anyway) 
Angie Aparohttps://www.google.com/search?q=angie+aparo&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=angie&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j46i67i433j46i67i131i199i433i465j46i67i433j46i20i263i433i512j46i67i433j69i60l2.4527j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Athens Music Scenehttps://www.redandblack.com/culture/will-athens-lose-its-groove-famed-music-scene-clings-to-identity-in-the-face-of/article_5401958e-1be1-11ec-af92-d7621cc02c3f.html
Doc Watsonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Watson
Tammy's in Love - Debbie Reynoldshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-5rO8b67I
He's Got the Whole World In His Handshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDBJNQiugnM
Request from the Gals--show us some of the good you do out there in the world
Advice:  Live big, love much, see you on the other side...
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