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..
Episodes
Jun 29, 2020
Jun 29, 2020
40 min
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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Jun 21, 2020
Jun 21, 2020
38 min
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
Jun 7, 2020
Jun 7, 2020
43 min
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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May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020
55 min
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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May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
1 hr 3 min
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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May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020
58 min
The Gals are still in lockdown & are starting to plot…a new product line?
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Apr 26, 2020
Apr 26, 2020
45 min
Hunkered DownThe gals are starting to get used to this new normal, and talk winds around their need for seed...maters and taters and onion sets. Won't you join us?
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Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
43 min
It's a new day on Wyrd Mountain. Things have moved on a bit. In the episode Byron and Alicia share a nice old-fashioned phone call & decide that laughter will get them through this whole Covid thing. There's talk of sandwiches, old dogs and horses, and a bunch of other stuff. We hope you can join us. Feel free to tell your friends too, let's get together, shall we?
Drinks-Water & Earl Grey Tea
Find Byron's books here...
Mar 29, 2020
Mar 29, 2020
34 min
In which the gals go on about everything from self-independence & the Appalachian spirit, auctions, food, & ...circumcision?
Tea--P&G Tips
Mar 23, 2020
Mar 23, 2020
43 min
Deviled Eggs & Jerry Reed
In which Byron confesses to buying onion sets when she's anxious & Alicia pushes Craig to the edge…over Jerry Reed?....?
Tea: Whiskey & water
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