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Carol Denny on her new album and West Virginia’s fragile health care, teachers’ strike

Megatrends (radio/podcast) · December 11, 2025
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Musician Carol Denny discussed her new album 'Pregnant and in Jail' and described fragile rural health care in West Virginia, the statewide '55 Strong' teachers’ strike and grassroots responses that sustained communities, during a Megatrends interview with host Pat Fahey.

Pat Fahey interviewed singer-songwriter and activist Carol Denny about her new album and recent travels in West Virginia, where she said community-run clinics and local organizing have stepped in after regional hospital closures.

Denny, whose new record is titled Pregnant and in Jail, described touring and performing in small towns and credited local volunteers and independent clinics with keeping basic care available. "I do have family in West Virginia, and I never expected a bright red state ... to have any welcome for me, but,…

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