Wyrd Mountain Gals

Byron Ballard and Alicia Corbin discuss everything under the moon & stars in Appalachia. Old ways, new times & life lived in-between. Irreverent humor, not for the easily offended..

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Episodes

Sunday Aug 08, 2021

Wyrd Mountain Gals - How About A Quickie?Episode Airs Sunday, Aug 8 2021 7pm EST
Dog Days are here.  Byron is on the move & Alicia is buried deep somewhere in tech-land doing whatever it is that she does with her computers, so we're going to keep this episode short & (not) sweet. The gals are still just going on about....well, you know the drill...
We hope you get a kick out of this episode.  Why don't you take the extra time & do something nice for yourself?Goodness knows, we could all use a little spoiling lately.
 
 
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The Sound of Dumbfounded

Sunday Aug 01, 2021

Sunday Aug 01, 2021

The Sound of DumbfoundedEpisode airs Sunday August 1 2021 7pm EST 
This time it's Alicia's in a funk (not the kind she likes to listen to either!), eventually deciding that it was the heat from Dog Days causing it.  Pretty soon talk shifts to fungi & just like magic she forgot to be mad.  Byron is there, egging her on.  There's more talk of travel, covid, & chanterelles...yum..  
Quote: "We can't say anything"
Quote: "Everybody's ass gets chapped so easily nowadays"
Quote: "How awful, we're having to prioritize our pain"
 
Fantastic Fungihttps://fantasticfungi.com/watch/
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Fungi
Anne Rice:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice
Terry Pratchetthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett
Wee Free Menhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wee_Free_Men
Flannery O'Connorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery_O%27Connor
Chanterelleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanterelle
 
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Sunday Jul 25, 2021

The Glory Days - Old Friends & FestivalsEpisode Airs Sunday, July 25 7pm EST
Byron is on the road again & talking about her recent visit to Starwood. She likes sleeping on the ground for seven days (it's good for sciatica) The gals spoke about several folks they had in common & remarked (again) about how odd it was that they never met until a few years ago. 
This week's conversation includes:Music and the magic in itAlicia's thinking about reading the Divinator CardsByron got to do her class the way she likes it...without clothes..
Quote: "I looked like a little pink sausage" as a child ballerina?
Quote: "We scattered like the wind"
 
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Dayshttps://youtu.be/6vQpW9XRiyM
 
#WyrdMountainGals#WyrdMountain#Podcast#FestivalLife#DigitalWitchery

Sunday Jul 18, 2021

Mind Your Manners Cuz Everybody Knows Your Business
A series of short subjects ensue when the gals call each other one hot afternoon.  Covered topics include:
 Alicia's grandma knew everything going on in the whole county.  How inconvenient!
 Byron going to London with a broken heart.    
 Super creepy cemetaries in Scotland
 Byron is tired of being Chicken Little
 How migrant workers are treated
 High school reunions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henny_Penny
Edwin McCain - White Crosseshttps://youtu.be/T5n3dAles6k
#WyrdMountainGals#WyrdMtnGals#ChickenLittle#HighSchoolreunion#Podcast#DigitalWitchery
 

Sunday Jul 11, 2021

Wyrd Mountain Gals Podcast"Planting by the Moon"  Episode Airs Sunday July 11th 7pm EST
The gals revisit the very first episode of WMG, where they were already talking about almanacs, Tower Time, & the like.  This short episode set the tone for many episodes to come.  We hope you enjoy this look back!
 
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Sunday Jul 04, 2021

It'll Be Fake But It'll Be Real EnoughEpisode Airs Sunday July 4th  7pm EST
Byron is full of ideas this week, including Wyrd Gals in Holograph Form & Reverse Halloween - ("where people just bring me candy") Alicia confesses to living in a "convenient" home & considers herself a hypocrit because of her penchant for technology.  She just doesn't trust tech because she knows too much about it....The conversation winds around to everything EXCEPT music & food*. What is going on?  
*There is a recipe given, but it's not really about food...
The transhumanists who are 'upgrading' their bodieshttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49893869
The Mirror Workout:https://www.mirror.co/
Quote-"If we keep letting the machines do everything for us, the day will come when the machines do EVERYTHING....whether we want them to or not.
Dominos Offers Self Driving Deliveryhttps://selfdrivingdelivery.dominos.com/en
Byron's answer to Dominos self-driving delivery:2 cups plain flour2 tablespoons yeastsome warm watersome sugarsome cheesesome tomato sauceMake your own **dammed pizza...
#WyrdMountainGals#WyrdMtnGals#FutureTech#DigitalWitchery#podcast
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday Jun 27, 2021

Going Straight to Hee Haw
Episode Airs Sunday June 27 2021 7pm EST
The gals must be hungry because they can't stay away from the subject of food--even when they're talking about music! It's a lightening fast conversation (for them anyway).  We hope you enjoy :-) 
Little Richard - You Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come Inhttps://youtu.be/FJ6SstTS4YY
Jerry Reed, Buck Owens & Roy Clark - Pickin' and Grinnin'https://youtu.be/PoIEMXGT124
10th Anniversery Hee Haw Pfft You Was Gone, Where oh Where*https://youtu.be/RCn8HJ6FMi0
Gene Autry Back In The Saddle Againhttps://youtu.be/rSqcxFGFVas
Floggin Molly - Rebels of the Sacred Hearthttps://youtu.be/Gdlkx_cIqtE
Gomer Pyle Sings a Song for Lou-Ann Poovie - https://youtu.be/np48BlLmRbw
*Watch this one!  
Article:  Inside the world of NFTs with 18-year-old transgender breakout artist Fewocioushttps://autos.yahoo.com/inside-world-nfts-18-old-024838073.html
#WyrdMountainGals#WyrdMtnGals#HeeHaw#Podcast#DigitalWitchery
 
 
 
 

Sunday Jun 20, 2021


A Bottle of Whiskey & the Book of Revelations - Part 2
(Alternate name: "Outing the Wyrdlings")
Episode Airs Sunday, June 20 2021 7pm EST
 
The gals are finishing up the last conversation before Byron gets back on the road & things really get back into gear.*
Music & aliens are on their minds....again.
Raunchy humor mixed with some heavy topics & birdsong make a trip 'round the bend from ordinary...
We hope you enjoy!
 
*note-not "back to normal because what is normal anyway?"
 
Quote: "let's just cut to the chase & get to the butt probe aliens"
https://youtu.be/XZBp0aVQpFU
 
Blame Canada
https://youtu.be/bOR38552MJA
 
The Hager Twins
The Tullahoma Dancing Pizza Man
(Worst Song Ever!)
https://youtu.be/zCgTvV6guP8
 
Johnny Cash on Hee Haw
https://youtu.be/xSPgrgapnG4
 
Johnny Cash - Hurt
https://youtu.be/8AHCfZTRGiI
 
Ken Burns Documentary "Country Music"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_(miniseries)
 
Article about how bedbugs used to be dealt with "back in the day"
https://www.colonialpest.com/used-kill-bed-bugs-back-day/
 
Send In The Clowns (from "A Little Night Music") Frank Sinatra
https://youtu.be/fOUrnUktTjU
 
Judy Collins - Send In The Clowns
https://youtu.be/8L6KGuTr9TI
 
Bread - Baby I'm-A Want You
https://youtu.be/vCHHHAeSBvY
 
Bread - If
https://youtu.be/IQyKMueMFGk
 
Paul Stookey - The Wedding Song
https://youtu.be/rdNPEX7bY-k
 
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#UFOs
#JohnnyCash
#HeeHaw

Sunday Jun 13, 2021

A Bottle of Whiskey & The Book of Revelations....Part 1 of 2Episode Airs Sunday June 13th, 7pm EST
It's hot & humid outside & Byron is getting ready to go on the road again.  She prognositcates that we (humans) won't be reading in 100 years.  At some point Alicia declares herself flummoxed.  The cottage back porch has a new set of nesting birds & the gals have a good time listening/watching them. 
Quote:  Meatballs are time travelling machines..
Question:  What would Spock say about Ezekial?
Willie Nelson - On The Road Againhttps://youtu.be/dBN86y30Ufc
The Charioteers - Ezekiel Saw The Wheelhttps://youtu.be/7f69SLJPNRU
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Sunday Jun 06, 2021

Looking For A Flat Bed & a Truck TentEpisode Airs Sunday, June 6 ~ 7pm EST
Byron declares herself "tagged & tiktok'd". Alicia drops the news that she's got an "insider" at Dollywood. Byron talks about her visit to her Momma's Daddy's MMomma's Momma & Daddy's cabin....
Old Saying:  Fools names & fools faces are often found in public places...
Another old saying:  The less odd it seems to me, the more I notice happening...does that make sense to yall?
 
TShirt idea:  I hope you enjoyed it when your willlie worked cuz it aint gonna work no more...
History of Underground Atlanta:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Atlanta
Short articles about love & how it impacts your brain & body: 
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/201709/15-reasons-be-wary-about-falling-in-love
https://www.healthline.com/health/relationships/effects-of-love
https://www.majorleaguedating.com/fall-in-love-get-attached-easily/
 
Music:
Tuatha Dea - Appalachia Burninghttps://youtu.be/bT736DWyhys
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheatshttps://youtu.be/WaSy8yy-mr8
Sammy Johns:  Chevy Vanhttps://youtu.be/RiEIToOWr64
Tom Petty - American Girlhttps://youtu.be/SIhb-kNvL6M
Eagles - Take It Easyhttps://youtu.be/SIhb-kNvL6M

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