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 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
In this episode, the gals spend a languid afternoon telling tales of the Beloved Dead & a several interconnected (strange) situations..Byron is inspired to dream of more products & Alicia surprises her with a string of explicatives & talk of a special clock..Drink-Writer's Tears whiskey & cool water#WyrdMountainGals#NewProductLine?#DigitalWitchery*Who knew that crows liked peaches?
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
The Time of Long Dying
It's "too hot to bake pie" (as Byron says) & the conversation is a reflection of the temperature on Wyrd Mountain. Alicia grosses Byron out with talk of fish pedicures & they both agree that dumb-assery abounds in these fortune cookie times. There's talk of quarantine hair & guinea pigs.
Todays tea was: Writer's Tears whiskey & cool mountain water
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Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Coming of Age--The Joy of Sears
Talk ranges from Sears & the power it weilded on kids (note-it's not just about the toys), to movies imprinted on our childhood. Byron remembers lessons taught by the iconic movies & early such as "Don't get your pony in the quicksand!". They both agree that Christmas can be pretty darn creepy.
Tea-Earl Grey & Cool water
Coming of Age--The Joy of Sears
Talk ranges from Sears & the power it weilded on kids (note-it's not just about the toys), to movies imprinted on our childhood. Byron remembers lessons taught by iconic movies such as "Don't get your pony in the quicksand!". They both agree that Christmas can be pretty darn creepy.
Tea-Earl Grey & Cool water
A Snowman in July
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Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Kool-Aid, Cookies, & Fast Cars
The gals have one of those good old-fashioned & un-rushed conversations that are so hard to come by anymore. Must be the heat that sent them into lanquid territory.
Well...there were a few tense moments when Byron let loose about her love of Skype & Alicia came up with a new word....
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Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
The gals are "knee deep in the hoopla" when it comes to their gardens, Selby, & the recurring eagle. There was only a brief mention of food....
Tea-Earl Grey (decaf!)Book- Earth Works; Ceremonies in Tower Time by Byron Ballard
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Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
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
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
The Gals talk about "Wild Kingdom in the city of Wyrd", the clouds getting clabbered up, & how the garden is doing. A quiet episode for unquiet times.
PS-Is this the groundhog's last cameo? Byron says it's got to go..
Tea-Earl Grey
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Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
The Gals are still in quarantine & full of spit & vinegar. The bear is back, the groundhog's days are numbered, & the tales go on & on. A REAL long Appalachian goodbye is not only talked about, but demonstrated. There's news of a new product & talk of the Ancestors. Lawsy yall...
Tea--P&G Tips
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Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
Our current episode finds one of the girls just a wee bit irritated......Guess which one it is?
Tea-Asheville Raven & Crone brand-Divination & good old fashioned water..
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Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
The Gals are still in lockdown & are starting to plot…a new product line?
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