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Old Gods of Appalachia

In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath the... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen

Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen

They say there's a witch in that valley and you'd do well to stay away from there. Join us as we journey back to the set... Read more

6 Nov 2019

23mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 0: Prologue

Episode 0: Prologue

Welcome to our Appalachia, where hearts are good, hands are strong and no one wants to talk about what sleeps beneath us... Read more

31 Oct 2019

9mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 1: Old Number Seven: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part One

Episode 1: Old Number Seven: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part One

Darkness comes to the tiny town of Barlo in the form of the worst mining disaster in Kentucky history. Young Sarah Avery... Read more

7 Nov 2019

16mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 2: The Schoolhouse: Barlo Kentucky 1917: Part Two

Episode 2: The Schoolhouse: Barlo Kentucky 1917: Part Two

Ten year old Sarah Avery continues to deal with the fallout of the elders of Barlo's choices. A promise is made.CW: Fran... Read more

14 Nov 2019

17mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 8: Homecoming : Season Finale Part 2

Episode 8: Homecoming : Season Finale Part 2

We return for a visit with the good Pastor of the Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant, as he and his family prepare to relo... Read more

16 Jan 2020

24mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 3: The Covenant: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Three

Episode 3: The Covenant: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Three

Cletus Garvin should have died in 1910 but instead has been the pastor of The Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant for the p... Read more

28 Nov 2019

19mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home? Season Finale Part 3

Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home? Season Finale Part 3

In this, our penultimate episode of Season One, we examine what makes a home and the power of kinfolk as we say good-bye... Read more

23 Jan 2020

27mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 4: The Sacrifice: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Four

Episode 4: The Sacrifice: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Four

In the wake of the Old Number Seven Disaster, the Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant does what it can to save their own. C... Read more

5 Dec 2019

20mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 7: Afterbirth: Season Finale Part 1

Episode 7: Afterbirth: Season Finale Part 1

Before our time in Barlo moves forward towards its inevitable conclusion, we take one last look back to honor a life tha... Read more

9 Jan 2020

27mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 6: The Witch Queen Chapter II: Doubt

Episode 6: The Witch Queen Chapter II: Doubt

"To live forever and keep this land..." was the promise made. What happens when a promise is kept but with a vile and br... Read more

26 Dec 2019

24mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 5: The Boy: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Five

Episode 5: The Boy: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Five

Who speaks for the young dead lost beneath the fair earth? The Boy comes to Barlo.CW: Frank discussion of historical chi... Read more

19 Dec 2019

28mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 2.5: Let There Be Green

Episode 2.5: Let There Be Green

An interlude.CW: Supernatural events involving a child. Written by Steve ShellSound design by Steve ShellNarrated by Ste... Read more

21 Nov 2019

10mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer

Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer

An interlude.CW: Religious themes, gore, eye mutilation/blinding/death/ facial mutilation/resurrection by monsters/super... Read more

13 Dec 2019

20mins

Ranked #14

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A Once-Told Tale: The Wolf Sisters Part Three

A Once-Told Tale: The Wolf Sisters Part Three

The Walker Sisters and their man Melvin journey into the darkest night Baker's Gap, TN has known in thirty years in this... Read more

16 Apr 2020

32mins

Ranked #15

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A Once-Told Tale: The Wolf Sisters Part Two

A Once-Told Tale: The Wolf Sisters Part Two

In which we properly meet The Walker Sisters and their man Melvin.CW: Frank discussion of historical racism and treatmen... Read more

9 Apr 2020

24mins

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