Inside Appalachias Forgotten Coal Capital

The media often labels Appalachia as stuck in the past, hooked on coal. So we went to Hazard, Kentucky, to see the truth for ourselves. What we found was a town hit hard by collapse and addiction, but also full of pride, resilience, and people trying to move forward.

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0:00 Kentucky Coal Capital
0:58 State Senator
2:07 Searching for Coal Miner
2:40 Beer&BBQ Man
3:17 Drugs
3:39 17-Year Old Enlisted Marine
4:24 How Do People Make Money?
5:36 Presidents in Hazard
6:05 “Pill Capital of World”
6:45 Overdose
7:50 Prison for DUIs
8:30 Coal Resort
9:17 Optimism
10:40 Car Show
12:57 Family

Ep. 48
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