The film adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy has renewed spirited conversations about the JD Vance novel. Tom Eblen talks with Cassie Chambers Armstrong about her Atlantic critique the film, and a new book detailing her perspective on growing up in the region. And we highlight the film “The Mountain Minor,” a music-driven alternative to Hillbilly Elegy. | A future history teacher takes cues from 2020 | Poet Carrie Green | Musician Scott Whiddon | A visit to Kentucky’s “Kindness Capitol.”
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