9. The Cider Pressers

9. The Cider Pressers

At Tom Dodd's home along the South Branch of the Potomac River in Greenspring, West Virginia, he and his friend JP Roby hold their annual cider-pressing party.

8. The Old-Time Musicians

Father and daughter Pete Hobbie and Dakota Karper are part of a group of musicians who play together at the Cabin in Hampshire County, West Virginia. They talk about old-time music, how they started playing, and the music genre's future.

7. The Climber

A native of Frostburg, Maryland, Mark Bowling learned to climb with his best friend in high school. Since then, he's climbed all over the world, and has worked as a climbing guide in Moab, Utah, and Joshua Tree National Park in California. While bouldering at Cooper's Rock State Forest in West Virginia, Bowling talks about the solitary pursuit of climbing as well as the greater climbing community.

6. The Family Farm

Ben and Hana Yoder began Savage River Farm in the village of Pocahontas, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, less than ten years ago. While also raising two young children, the Yoders have achieved a successful farming venture, raising various kinds of livestock, vegetables, mushrooms – and running a local CSA program. They talk about the challenges of farming, but also their passion for small-scale agriculture in the region.

5. The Banjo Player

Reverend Frankie Revell is not only a state champion banjo player but also makes one-of-a-kind stringed instruments from discarded materials. He then sells them to raise money for local people to take driver's education classes so they can commute to work. At his home in LaVale, Maryland, Revell talks about the history and future of the banjo, and how he himself comes from a long line of banjo players.