{"id":334,"date":"2017-09-30T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2022-01-13T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:20:53","slug":"the-esau-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=334","title":{"rendered":"The Esau System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS EPISODE IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR FOR SMALL CHILDREN. <\/p>\n<p>Whipple Company Store-West Virginia Historical Photographs Collection. We\u2019ve all heard about the hardships miners and their families went through before the UMWA organized the mines. But there were some places in West Virginia where families suffered unspeakably when a miner became disabled. <\/p>\n<p>Today we tell that story, but we caution there are discussions of sexual abuse in this episode.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Audacy, Goodpods, Audible, or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3824\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-334-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/storyappalachia\/Stories_podcast_165_The_Esau_System.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/storyappalachia\/Stories_podcast_165_The_Esau_System.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/storyappalachia\/Stories_podcast_165_The_Esau_System.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/storyappalachia\/Stories_podcast_165_The_Esau_System.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=334-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/storyappalachia\/Stories_podcast_165_The_Esau_System.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Stories_podcast_165_The_Esau_System.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS EPISODE IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR FOR SMALL CHILDREN. 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