Silas House And Making A State Park, Inside Appalachia

podcast Story Archives - West Virginia Public Broadcasting · Oct 23, 2026

Author Silas House returns with a sweeping new novel.

Also, some folks say, you have to fake it 'til you make it, even if you're trying to establish a state park.

And, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small town journalist in 1966.

You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia.

In This Episode:

In Conversation With Silas House

Exploring Ancient Cave Systems In Pennsylvania

What Do We Lose When Newspapers Shutter?

Retelling Columnist Mary Hyre’s Mothman Sightings

In Conversation With Silas House

Silas House, Tyler Childers and Jason Kyle Howard on set…