Mason Adams
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Independent mountain journalism // Co-host @InAppalachia // Formerly: goats, roller derby, newspapers, condors // Holler at me: mason.j.adams@gmail
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1 week ago |
wvpublic.org | Mason Adams
This conversation originally aired on the May 4, 2025 episode of Inside Appalachia. Inmates and their families are complaining about poor conditions and treatment at a supermax prison in Appalachian Virginia. In Virginia, two high-security, supermax prisons are located in coal country: Wallens Ridge State Prison, near Big Stone Gap, and Red Onion, near the town of Pound.
Journalist Calls On Congress To Be Better Friends Of Coal Miners - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2 weeks ago |
wvpublic.org | Mason Adams
This conversation originally aired in the April 27, 2025 episode of Inside Appalachia. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has slashed thousands of federal jobs and used executive orders to shake up federal regulation of energy production — including coal. Leann Ray is editor-in-chief of West Virginia Watch, a nonprofit outlet that covers news in the state. She recently published an op-ed that wraps in several of these federal actions regarding coal.
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1 month ago |
wvpublic.org | Mason Adams
This interview originally aired in the April 13, 2025 episode of Inside Appalachia. The December 2008 coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant was the largest industrial spill in United States history — and it marked just the start of a protracted saga that played out for years afterward. The coal ash spill and the labor justice fight that ensued are the subject of a recent book.
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1 month ago |
wvpublic.org | Mason Adams
This interview originally aired in the March 30, 2025 episode of Inside Appalachia. The last few years have seen a new wave of indie rock music emerging from the Mountain South. These bands are distinguished by a rich, Southern rock sound and lyrics drawn from observations about living in the region. We’re talking about acts like Wednesday and MJ Lenderman — and Fust, a group that’s based in Durham, North Carolina with deep Appalachian roots. Fust has a new album.
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1 month ago |
wvpublic.org | Bill Lynch |Mason Adams |Kelley Libby |Abby Neff
Aaron Dowdy of alternative country band Fust took an outside path to becoming a songwriter. Also, egg prices are up. Some folks are talking about raising backyard chickens. And, Helvetia, West Virginia’s old world Fasnacht festival continues to grow, in part because of an online video game. Organizers are OK with it. You’ll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia.
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RT @InAppalachia: This week on #InsideAppalachia 🌄, a new book looks into the toxic legacy of a huge industrial disaster in TN. Also, rock…
The days of the early Covid pandemic have been memory-holed as people try to move on. But they've been preserved in the words of poet Cornelius Eady and his jazz trio. I spoke with Eady & Charlie Rauh for @InAppalachia. Stream & transcript here: https://t.co/5HotrfCdaB https://t.co/XSB8jIuhJm
I spoke with @amythystkiah for @InAppalachia — about the mountains around Johnson City, Buddhism, and finding cosmos in all the world's chaos. Stream or read the transcript here: https://t.co/Oco3LqTNZG https://t.co/08YUH3PAfO