{"id":2353,"date":"2022-07-29T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2022-07-29T17:15:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T21:15:44","slug":"an-interview-with-an-appalachian-moonshiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2353","title":{"rendered":"An Interview With An Appalachian Moonshiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we talk with a part of Appalachian history: a man who once ran moonshine in Henry County, Virginia, as a young man many decades ago.  <\/p>\n<p>His name is Ira Jackson Seay, and he certainly has a story to tell, so sit back and listen.  He also has a book about his adventures, which you can find at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moonshine-Mules-Mayhem-Jackson-Seay\/dp\/1387280457\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NXNH8ZB4NFB1&#038;keywords=moonshine+mules+and+mayhem&#038;qid=1659123762&#038;sprefix=moonshine+mules+and+mayhem%2Caps%2C80&#038;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moonshine-Mules-Mayhem-Jackson-Seay\/dp\/1387280457\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NXNH8ZB4NFB1&#038;keywords=moonshine+mules+and+mayhem&#038;qid=1659123762&#038;sprefix=moonshine+mules+and+mayhem%2Caps%2C80&#038;sr=8-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23zbRX0E6nQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to click that &#8220;Subscribe&#8221; button if you haven&#8217;t done so already!<\/p>\n<p>We also want to urge you to help, if you can, the folks who have suffered through the terrible flooding in Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia this past week.  Here&#8217;s a link provided by Appalshop to a page that tells you how you can do so: <a href=\"https:\/\/appalshop.org\/news\/appalachian-flood-support-resources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/appalshop.org\/news\/appalachian-flood-support-resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we talk with a part of Appalachian history: a man who once ran moonshine in Henry County, Virginia, as a young man many decades ago. His name is Ira Jackson Seay, and he certainly has a story to tell, so sit back and listen. 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