Wyrd Mountain Gals

Rewind - Mushrooms and Onion Set - The Gross Episode

Rewind - Mushrooms and Onion Sets - The Gross EpisodeEpisode Airs Sunday, - 1-23-21 7pm EST-Byron & Alicia wax loquacious about the weather & the old way of forecasting by the signs.   They're gals in good form in this 1 hour episode. They've come up with a new term--"intuitive" podcasting, Byron discovers Clabber Girl baking soda & Alicia is gaga for the upcoming mushroom season.
They both want to know about the rudest/most insulting thing someone ever said to their listeners & start it off by sharing their own stories..
Did you know-->"It smells like early spring, which starts Feb 1st and it doesnt look like chicks and bunnies".
Trigger Warning-some gross things, a weird mention of squirrel genitalia & paddling in school is discussed.....but honestly....if you listen to us regularly you're probably used to it by now.... #WyrdMountainGals#MoreOnionSets#Spring2022#Mushrooms2022#Mugwort#Paddled#MushroomGirl#DigitalWitchery

It Happens To All of Us - Wyrd Mountain Gals

It Happens to All of UsEpisode Airs Sunday 1-16-22  7pm EST
The gals remark on the somber subject of grief & grieving.  
23rd psalmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_23
DOLLY PARTON - AMAZING GRACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4-MyGsLl9A
Tennessee Ernie Ford - Rock Of Ages (Live)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLGzgNtQHnc
Byron wants to find a group of keening women for her funeralKeening: The Irish Funeral Song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIETK47YN0M
Alicia wants 2 songs played when she dies: Elton John  Skyline Pigeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRFGgr4XIos
Old Crow Medicine Show   We're All In This Together   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TXNSipWUiE
Hallowed Homecoming - https://www.facebook.com/events/prince-william-forest-park/2018-hallowed-homecoming-a-samhain-retreat/1641958825896751/
What is a Facebook Legacy account?  https://www.facebook.com/help/1568013990080948
Choose a Legacy Contact   https://www.facebook.com/help/991335594313139
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This Isn’t Really Funny - Why Are You Laughing?

This Isn't Really Funny - Why Are You  Laughing?
Episode Airs Sunday, 1-9-22  7pm EST
The gals start out fiesty & end up fiesty  in this episode, chatting about everything  from gambling to feral humans to Jan. 6th.  It's all riled up chatter till  Catdog invades with a mellow vibe.   
Movie:  Winter's Bone -  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/
Movie:  Gummo -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummo
NC Klan info:   https://www.ncpedia.org/ku-klux-klan
Eric Rudolph -  https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous- cases/eric-rudolph
Feral humans in the Smoky Mountains? https://www.thesmokies.com/feral-humans- smoky-mountains/
The Mysterious Lives of Appalachian  Hermits -  https://theoffingmag.com/enumerate/the- mysterious-lives-of-appalachian-hermits/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/enterprise-rent- a-car-hendersonville
What is a tip board?- https://columbiasalesinc.com/understanding -tip-boards/novelty-games-definitions- instructions/
Dish towel pyramid letter -  http://www.silcom.com/~barnowl/chain- letter/archive/xe1989- 07_dishtowel_s1n2q6.htm
Elvis in Asheville - BURNING LOVE: FORTY  YEARS AFTER ELVIS ROCKED ASHEVILLE, THE  CITY’S STILL ALL SHOOK UP ABOUT IT -  https://wncmagazine.com/burning-love
Abhor Rent - https://youtu.be/H_IxT2ei9gU
Trump boasted that the crowd for his  speech on Jan. 6 was so big it was a  'sacred number,' -  https://www.businessinsider.com/trump- claims-sacred-number-attended-jan-6-maga- speech-dc-2022-1
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I’m An Arther Now...and a Pisces! Wyrd Mountain Gals

I'm an Arther Now...and a Pisces!Episode Airs Sunday 1-2-22  7pm EST
Byron's making fire cider & talks about  her covid adventure. Alicia's making suet.  
They decided that people are:stupid carelessentitledfilled with kindnessdoing good worksmaking the world a better placedriving like lunatics
Referred to:Shang Chi & the Legend of the Gold Rings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L8R3qBtqnk&vl=en
Die Hard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard
Parks Convenience - https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kims-convenience
Hot Fuzz - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/
Don't Look Uphttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286314/
R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - https://youtu.be/Z0GFRcFm-aY
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The Ghosts of Christmas Past - Wyrd Mountain Gals

The Ghosts of Christmas PastEpisode Airs Sunday 12-26-21 7pm EST
We hope you enjoy this holiday edition of Wyrd Mountain Gals.  We took segments from the last couple of years & put them together just like a leftover turkey sandwich...
#WyrdMountainGals#HappyHolidaysYall!
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We Never Leave the 7th Grade - Wyrd Mountain Gals

We Never Leave The 7th Grade Episode Airs Sunday 12-19-217pm EST
Byron has been wrestling with dogs today. Talk ranges from stupid people to road trips, what the solstice really means.  Lots of opinions, some funny stories, and holiday memories in this laid-back episode.  We hope you enjoy it! 
Question:  If you had all the money you would want, what would you do?
Recipe for Marzipan Fruit:https://hilahcooking.com/how-to-make-marzipan-fruits/
George Carlin - Stupid Peoplehttps://youtu.be/8rh6qqsmxNs
Jimmy Fallon Show - Elon Musk Somehow Named Time’s Person of the Yearhttps://youtu.be/gGDjpVkT1q4
Late Night with Seth Meyers - https://youtu.be/xhwvAnarbnAElon Musk Is Person of the Year, Trump Urged to Stop Jan. 6: Late Night's News of the Week
Elon Musk, Person of the Year? He ‘could really use an ego boost,’ jokes Trevor Noahhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-12-14/elon-musk-time-person-of-the-year-trevor-noah
Elon Musk's Monologue-SNLhttps://youtu.be/fCF8I_X1qKI
Cats at Night (turn sound off, it's really annoying otherwise)https://www.tiktok.com/@animaa_vestraa/video/6941423444147834118?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7018995190829778437&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0
Ghost Town in the Skyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Town_Village
Nabors Drive Inhttps://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g48984-d1820906-Reviews-NA_BERS_Drive_In-Bryson_City_North_Carolina.html
A Child's Christmas in Walse (full movie!)https://youtu.be/9BTSQYdBuZY
BBC:  The Deadhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/11/27/the_dead_2006_review.shtml
Big Bang Theory - It's a Saturnalia Miraclehttps://youtu.be/E7jlePyE0zM
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Everything Sounds Like A Country Song Now

Everything Is Like A Country Music Song  These Days...
Byron remembers talk about the animals  praying at midnight.  Matter of fact, she  tried to prove it by sleeping in the barn  on Christmas night.  She tells the story  of cutting a tree when she was 10 years  old.  Seems the gals have had two very  different Christmas's.  
Men at Workhttps://youtu.be/XuFC6ud1cAQ
National Lampoon's Christmas VacationGrinch
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch? v=BctWze2UMj4
Old Spice Commercialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch? v=yZ2wcK0zEHI
Island of Misfit Toys'https://youtu.be/Gr6GbKciNCY
Congratulations to the Wyrdlings that won  the Christmas gift
Anybody else play with mercury when they  were kids?https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.ph p?thread=3828677
Annie Hallhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/
Norelco Electric Shavers 1971 Christmas TV  Commercial HDhttps://youtu.be/rXQCRToxdJA
The Warrior Traditionhttps://www.pbs.org/video/the-warrior- tradition-fkaz4h/?fbclid=IwAR2Nw- qgawqxMuqON1HLiITbL44YDMUZP6S3oYyizx1iHadh RKS20YnPLu4
Food:  ham, roast beef (roast beast,  Yorkshire pudding, Divinity, sea foam,  Russian Tea, broken glass pie, Indian  punch, fudge, hard candies ("the one you  could see through the flower in the  middle"), orange jellies, Twelth Night  cake
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In WithThe Old, Out With The New - Wyrd Mountain Gals

The gals invite you to spend some time with them at the beginning of this Wyrd journey through the vast digital wilderness.  This is the episode that started it all.  We hope you enjoy!
 
 
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Leftovvers (are the best) Wyrd Mountain Gals

Wyrd Mountain Gals ShowEpisode Airs Sunday, 11-28 7pm EST
Leftovers (Are The Best)"
We hope you enjoy this look back at some of the sound bites that didn't make it into the regular episodes. You'll hear the backstory of the Little Morman boy episode,  find out about Byron's secret obsession *hint-it's not mason jars, & more.  
No food was harmed or mentioned in this episode.  Guess we've had enough to hold us for awhile...
Enjoy!
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Rocking Out - On the Porch - Wyrd Mountain Gals

Rocking Out (On The Porch)Episode Airs Sunday 11-21-21 7pm EST
The leaves are crisp, the wind is whipping, rocking chairs are creaking & the gals are really happy to be on the porch again. The talk is light hearted (for once!).  Byron confesses that she has bought 20lbs of sugar for jam in the last few days & is now knitting to beat the band.  Alicia anticipates a trip to visit an old friend & they talk about his late & much-loved wife.  A progress report about the new cat is given & Byron speculates that he's sleeping in fruit bowl while Alicia's gone. 
James Cordenhttps://www.cbs.com/shows/late-late-show/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Corden 
Can you help?"I need help.A dear friend of mine has taken on a job as a children's librarian in an economically-challenged county in Appalachia. She's literally the Miss Frizzle of the library world. For years, I've watched her spend hours and hours, using her creativity to make reading magical for kids. She's one of those people who creates and shows up in costumes, transforms entire rooms, develops whimsical programs, and uses enchanting reading voices--she's truly unlike anyone I've seen before in this regard. Kids who have experienced her inspiration have had their lives changed. (I added photos of her at her former library so you can see how she goes at this.)However, literacy is a serious problem in her area, and their local library is too bare. They desperately need books to fill the shelves so children can learn to love reading. If you remember perusing the shelves of your local library as a child and how it felt to check out a stack of good books--imagine how your childhood would have felt without that experience.Now imagine growing up without books to help you envision overcoming struggle or develop big dreams.The public library is one of the few places kids can go that costs nothing. It's so, so important--especially in economically-challenged areas--for those shelves to be packed. Poor parents can't drop $100 at Barnes and Noble. If books aren't in the public library, kids won't read them.Would you consider helping my friend out? Please?I'm going to be posting an Amazon wishlist with books she needs for the library soon (edit: now added), so even if you could buy one or two, that would be wonderful. But if you have a heart for children reading, or if you can donate a larger amount of money for this cause, I would love to connect you with my friend. Could you send her library $20? $100? More?Or if you have a business that might consider sponsoring this library for Christmas, I know my friend would make sure every penny given stretches as far as possible.Thanks for listening to my fevered appeal for books for kids in need. I believe in this cause so deeply. My heart aches with the desire to have enough money to just fill up every shelf. Maybe you can help me do that?There are so many ways to give to people in need at Christmas. This is a way to give to hundreds of people for years and years with a single donation, however. Let's make it happen.----Editing to add a direct PayPal to the library link and also tax donation info. Please specify "for children's books." (I'll keep my Venmo in comments below for people who don't do Paypal)I'll add the Amazon wishlist as soon as I get it. Hopefully soon. 🙂https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/unicoilibraryUCPL Foundation EIN (501c3)Unicoi County Public Library Foundation 26-0472351-  - - -Editing to add the Amazon wishlist link:https://www.amazon.com/.../ls/231NM5GVZT6AA/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex"
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