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This is our first official "Swapcast" as The Appalachian Podcast introduces the "Deez Lug Nutz" Podcast, a new venture we're pursuing as true fans of short track racing. We recognize the passion our audience has for racing, and we want to connect the big names of short track racing with…

In this episode we speak with Libertarian Party, and Libertarian Party Mises Caucus, members Andrew Kimble, Paul Bracco, plus Matt Lucas about how individualism is sweeping across the country, and how we can apply that to Appalachia Culture. Each guest on this episode brings a different perspective of liberty, from…

In this show we welcome back Emmette Bird and Casey Brannon to discuss the last cowboys of U.S. Army, the Appalachian boys of the 1032nd TC, for the week of July 4th in 2003, based in Balad Iraq. There were some phenomenal stories that painted a realistic picture of serving…

In this show we bring back previous guest Freddie Hodges, for a conversation on sports that anyone could appreciate. We talked about the historic Final Four that included a Tobacco Road game between Duke/UNC, the culture currently in sports, the snooze fest the NBA has become, some racing comparisons, North…

This show was recorded on location at Pigg River Precision during their Precision Rifle Series 2022 H.A.M. presented by Leupold Optics, and it was a heck of a time featuring some great gentlemen. We talked about the competition we were invited to attend, a deeper conversation into the Second Amendment,…

In this show we bring back friend, and previous guest, Kyle Forry of Tin Can Locomotive, to talk about an array of topics. From how awesome the 90s was, to dealing with the nonsense in society today, and the ridiculous nature of cancel culture, as well as comedy, music, racing,…

In this show we find ourselves back in turn 2 at Franklin County Speedway for a show leading into the Autos By Nelson 225 CARS Tour Event. We were once again joined by Julian Austin to have a racing discussion about FCS like no other. In our first segment we…

In this show we welcomed Jacklyn Drake, racing personality with a wealth of racing knowledge and insight. Her resume includes work with MRN, CARS Tour, Pit Row TV, NASCAR Roots, along with her recent appearance alongside Matthew Dillner for FLO RACING at Bowman Gray Stadium. We spoke with Jacklyn about…

On the heels of the CARS Tour return to Franklin County Speedway we have a show just ripe for local racing. We welcomed Kaden Honeycutt (Driver), along with crew members DJ Jack and Jeff Cessna of Nelson Motorsports to talk about the upcoming racing weekend, how they got involved with…

On this episode we got a little more philosophical than normal and had a real discussion about a "Peaceful Divorce" for the Appalachian region, the things that make us great, and ways to improve upon our quality of life. We were joined by Smokey the Appalachiatani, former Law Enforcement Officer…

Our one year show is here and it turned out as good as we had hoped. We started off hot with Paul Hall, fresh off his recent start at Bowman Gray Stadium for Hillbilly Racing. There was quite a bit of controversy there, so we enjoyed talking about that and…

In part 2 of this show with Langley Austin, the man behind the madness at Franklin County Speedway, we pick up where we left off with stories of the craziness. We definitely dove into stories of former famed promoter Donald "Whitey" Taylor, and of course those tales don't disappoint. We…

No real good way to describe this abomination, so just sit back and get a laugh. We are seven friends that go way, way back, and we figured it would be fun to put us all together in a room and see what happened. What we got was a shit…

Simply put, this episode was awesome. We set up in turn 2 for the SMART Modified race at Franklin County Speedway and had some of the biggest names in racing join us for fantastic discussions. We also snuck in some great local music between segments, including the OFFICIAL RELEASE at…

This is a special show for a special week, as we welcomed one of the biggest legends of Franklin County Speedway Gerald Compton, winner of the first dirt and asphalt race at FCS with over 400 wins, on to the show with SMART Modified Tour Director Chris Williams, to tell…

This is a clip from our show recorded on the mountainside in the Blackwater Building and Custom Woodworking makeshift studio, and it's possibly the greatest told story you'll ever hear. Listen to Ryan Woods tell his side of the tale that is quickly going viral.

Clip of recording ep34 at the Lake House, talking about a lot of nonsense

Jared Stout Band members Jared Stout and Robbie Carden perform "Morning Kisses" for The Appalachian Podcast episode #31

SMART Mods circle ACE SPEEDWAY for the Rodney Cook Classic

ACE Speedway for the Late Model and SMART Mod Race, pit road access and views.

Practice for the SMART Mods before The Stanley Law Group 99