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John W Peace II

Big Stone Gap, VA

John W. Peace II is a Southwest Virginia author, syndicated feature writer, and fifth-generation farmer. A two-time Amazon bestselling author, he writes about Appalachia, rural culture, and working-class communities. https://linktr.ee/JohnWPeace

The Power of the Ping: How Our Phones Hijacked Our Brains — and How MAGA Slipped In the Side Door

The Power of the Ping: How Our Phones Hijacked Our Brains — and How MAGA Slipped In the Side Door

Let’s be honest—we’ve all done it. You’re driving down the interstate, foot steady on the gas, maybe in the left-hand lane behind one tractor-trailer that’s trying to pass another. That other truck is hugging the right lane, riding beside you like a wall

How to Win Elections in Rural Districts

We talk with John Peace, a farmer, sales person, and now a political consultant, on how to win in rural areas. John and his partner are helping candiates all across the country, and he shared some valuable insights into what it takes to connect with and win over rural voters.

From Mayberry to MAGA

From Mayberry to MAGA

"From Mayberry to MAGA: The Dangerous (False) Nostalgia of The Andy Griffith Show"

"No One Is Left Behind—Unless You're a Rural Democratic Candidate!"

"No One Is Left Behind—Unless You're a Rural Democratic Candidate!"

I grew up on our family’s SWVA dairy farm, surrounded by older men who’d starved through the Hoover Days of The Great Depression and whipped the Nazis. The Greatest Generation, they called ’em. I just called ’em Papaw and his buddies. They didn’t talk much. But when

The Bridge Generation

The Bridge Generation

Julie Galloway, born in 1897 and lived til 1995, part of the Lost Generation. She came into a world similar to the tv series ‘Little House on the Prairie’, lit by kerosene and left one where you could order a book from Amazon.

When “Dry Land Fish” Fed the Mountains Before It Fed Fancy Restaurants

When “Dry Land Fish” Fed the Mountains Before It Fed Fancy Restaurants

When “Dry Land Fish” Fed the Mountains Before It Fed Fancy Restaurants

The Christmas Apple

The Christmas Apple

Generations back when winter decided what you ate and when you ate it, Christmas didn’t show up wrapped in paper or stacked in boxes. It showed up after a long year, the kind that left marks on your hands and opinions on your face.