Can't We All Just Get Along?

My Appalachia

Yeah, we know it's been awhile, but sometimes life gets in the way. Whadda ya do?

On this episode of the podcast, we take a look at one of the rarest things in the country: listening to each other. We talk about the recent Trump supporters' rally in D.C., at which protesting Black Lives Matter folks were invited to take the stage and explain a bit about themselves. After some initial boos and heckling, the crowd quieted down and listened respectfully to the BLM speakers, with the result being that both sides gained a new understanding of the other. They even shook hands and posed for pictures with each other. A good lesson for the rest of us.

Then we talk about the importance of self-reliance in Appalachia, a skill that is sadly lacking nowadays, leading to dependence and despair and, to a large part, the drug crisis.

Speaking of drugs, what happens when an individual gets high and goes into an East Tennessee Walmart? A mouth full of bug spray and an arrest for drug possession...we talk about the ups and downs of hornet killer as a party starter!

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Thanks for listening. Promise we won't be gone so long next time.