# Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia

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Podcast: [Inside Appalachia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-appalachia-2156553)
Published: 2026-04-24T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://feedpress.me/link/13870/17325079/listen
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Duration seconds: 3147

## Resource

This week, in author Willie Carver Jr.'s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia .

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