Musical Interlude: I just heard this song the other day on one of my favorite podcasts, Appodlachia, and it really came home to me. Addressing the exploitation of the region, how the money made there doesn't stay there, and the plagues of black lung and opioid abuse, it's a sobering portrait of a region I love.

"Vampire in Appalachia," performed by Philip Bowen with Josiah and the Bonnevilles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCuUrwdDLbA

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