Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We went to Martin County, Kentucky, on Appalachia’s remote border with West Virginia to look into its water problem. Instead, we ended up deep in a holler, miles from any store, hospital, or business. There, we asked locals about jobs, drugs, and life in the holler.

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00:00 Most Remote Holler
0:49 Martin County, KY
1:42 Inez (Pop:546)
2:21 Entering the Holler
4:20 Meth
4:38 Life in Holler
5:35 Jobs
5:55 Drugs
6:26 Appalachian Knowledge
7:21 “It’s a Retirement Home”
8:35 Work
8:48 Culture
9:29 What is a Holler?
11:14 “Armpit of USA”
12:29 Schools
14:26 Overdose Story
15:20 Appalachian Wisdom
15:58 Homosexuality
16:35 Trump and Biden
17:05 Hillbillies
18:11 Food Stamps & Jobs
19:40 Inflation
20:50 “Racist Ideology”
21:20 The Rapture
24:11 Outro

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