one thing about it, the appalachian podcasters are gonna sell merch

When Pastor John Langenstein found out he’d been assigned North View UMC, everyone he talked to had the same response:

“Oh, you’re going to the egg church.”

There are three kitchens. One for the on-site restaurant. One for the devotees. And one where only the most pious believers can work, preparing food for God himself.

Be sure to tap “listen.” This story was made for radio!

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My latest radio story takes us to New Vrindaban, West Virginia.

It’s a Hare Krishna community in the state’s northern panhandle, best know for its opulent Palace of Gold.

But this story ain’t about that.

I went to see the kitchens of New Vrindaban.

TikTok just shut down and I’m mad because I was about to post this:

therapist: don’t worry, teddy roosevelt totoro isn’t real. he can’t hurt you.

roosotoro:

beware, the wait gets long. at lunchtime today, folks had to wait an hour. we waited maybe 15 min at 5pm.

but these are some of the best west virginia dogs i’ve had — and i’ve had a lot of wv hot dogs.

karen skeens is the last surviving member of the original family. she lives in fla, but …

usually i don’t talk about stories until they’re ready to air, but i need to put y’all onto something or you’re gonna have to wait a whole year to enjoy it again.

sissonville, wv hot dog joint skeenies has reopened for *two days only* (nov 29 and 30).

and you need to go.

Earlier this year I saw on Facebook that he's still at it. So I called up the school and asked if I could come film Mr. Halstead and his students during the marble unit. I tied that story into a piece about Marble King, the last industrial manufacturer of marbles in the U.S.

Before Pokemon cards, even before Beanie Babies, the hot collectible at my grade school was marbles.

Every spring, our gym teacher Mr. Halstead spent weeks teaching us this old-school playground game.