Hometown Stories Podcast
1) Hometown Stories Episode 80 - Walk Ride Paddle: Sen. Tim Kaine discusses his new book
When U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine turned 60, he decided to mark the milestone and his 25 years in public life with a Virginia Nature Triathlon: hiking the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, biking the Blue Ridge P...Show More
2) Hometown Stories Episode 79: Reclaiming History in Roanoke's Old Lick Cemetery
Since 2019, volunteers have gathered once a month to reclaim an African American cemetery in the city of Roanoke. The Friends of Old Lick Cemetery have cleared away the brush that has overtaken the pr...Show More
Hometown Stories Episode 79: Reclaiming History in Roanoke's Old Lick Cemetery
16:11 | Apr 10th, 2024
3) Hometown Stories Episode 78 - Fries: The Town Frozen in Time
Along a stretch of the New River in southwest Virginia, you’ll find a town nearly unchanged by time. For nearly a century, the people of Fries, Virginia worshiped, played and grew up under the watchfu...Show More
4) Hometown Stories Episode 77 - From Foundry to Fandom: How a steam locomotive became an icon
The Norfolk and Western Class J No. 611 locomotive has retained celebrity status in her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia and has amassed fans in the rail enthusiast community worldwide. The Queen of Stea...Show More
5) Hometown Stories Episode 76 - The Money Plant: Histories and mysteries rooted in Appalachia’s ginseng trade
Since the era of Daniel Boone, sengers have been trying their luck at turning roots into riches. The wild American ginseng created outlaws and bylaws, fact and fiction, in trying to define a people al...Show More
6) Hometown Stories 75 - Acorn Aspirations: Forestry project needs your nuts
Did you know you can help plant trees in Virginia just by exploring your backyard? Virginia's Department of Forestry wants your acorns! In this episode of Hometown Stories, we speak with nursery manag...Show More
Hometown Stories 75 - Acorn Aspirations: Forestry project needs your nuts
14:13 | Sep 27th, 2023
7) Hometown Stories 74 - An Arctic adventure for space telescope researchers
Five members of the Green Bank Observatory team in Green Bank, West Virginia have spent the last two weeks dodging polar bears, climbing glaciers and dismantling a giant telescope in one of the world’...Show More
8) Hometown Stories Episode 73 - Climate and Cabernet: How climate change is affecting Virginia’s wine industry
The journey from the grapevine to the bottle is a journey filled with challenges for wine makers worldwide. Thanks to climate change, those challenges are mounting. In this episode of Hometown Stories...Show More
9) Hometown Stories Episode 72 - On the move for mobility: Disability advocates highlight gaps in accessibility in rural Virginia
Garrett Brumfield has a dream, a dog and a high-tech mobility scooter. Cerebral palsy hasn’t stopped him from living his life, it’s just made him adapt and overcome. That’s the encouraging message he ...Show More
10) Hometown Stories Episode 71 - Public Health Leaders stress importance of physical, mental health as children head back to school.
School is about to begin for Virginia public school students. In addition to having backpacks, uniforms and new shoes ready to go, public health leaders also want children to be prepared physically. T...Show More