Jul 28, 2026 · 46 min · 13 segments
Emilee Hackney grew up in small-town Appalachia in a church that taught her men were meant to lead. In this episode of Settle In, she spoke with Amna Nawaz about her debut memoir, "All That's Unseen…
Emilee HackneyGuest
Amna NawazHost
You know, I got questions of like, "Did you vote for Trump? Have you ever shot a gun?" You know, things that I would feel are maybe not polite conversation questions.
[laughs] People felt comfortable saying those to me, I guess because of the idea they had in their head of what Appalachia is like and what an Appalachian is.
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You know, I got questions of like, "Did you vote for Trump? Have you ever shot a gun?" You know, things that I would feel are maybe not polite conversation questions.
[laughs] People felt comfortable saying those to me, I guess because of the idea they had in their head of what Appalachia is like and what an Appalachian is.
