Our Season 2 Finale! Important updates on the direction of the podcast heading into our third season, the closing of the Canton Paper Mill and its impact on the community, stormwater infrastructure discussion and updates for the city of Hendersonville and a discussion about a major housing project following a resident's receipt of a disclosure of conditional rezoning request. Thanks to everyone for your ongoing support! We're excited to return for the third season following a short break! See you soon!

The recent result of the Henderson County commissioner’s vote to make the school board partisan, a racist event at a local high school, anti-trans legislation moving through north carolina, and an interview with Pip Flickinger, one of the folks who is being charged with littering in Aston Park.

In this episode, our first in honor of Black History Month, we discuss black history in Henderson County, NC and interview with Henderson County community advocate Terrell "Tae" Brown.

A controversial pending new vote by Henderson County commissioners to make school board elections partisan, why it matters and what we can do about it, a story about the “founder of appalachian studies” cratis williams, and an interview with Travis Rountree, assistant english professor at Western Carolina, published author, Vice President of the Appalachian Studies Association, member of the board of Blue Ridge Pride, and one of the folks behind the Jackson County LBGTQ archive.

An upcoming request to the buncombe county tourism development authority, a death at the Buncombe County Jail, and a new school in Asheville, as well as an interview with Robby Pitt, who is Jazzed on Birds, and a self-reflective t9 segment about whether or not we are the assholes. (spoiler: we are, sometimes.)

Our second returning guest, sitting Town Of Fletcher Mayor Preston Blakely, discusses the legacy of MLK, we review a recent immigration announcement by the Biden administration, good new out of Buncombe County and Columbus County, as well as some input from former conservative House Speaker Paul Ryan regarding Congressman George Santos.

The Asheville water crisis & mutual aid, prison systems in the US as well as the deadliest county jail in our state, a conversation about cultural appropriation and our guest is Ronnie Pepper who discusses gathering black histories in Henderson County and beyond!

Our last episode recorded of 2022 and first episode produced for 2023! In this episode we discuss the impacts of the most recent nation wide deep freeze and local mutual aide,  Governor Abbotts most recent decision to use human bodies as political pawns, and the 160th anniversary of seldom taught and discussed historic national tragedy: the Dakota War of 1862- the largest mass public execution in United States history. Our guest is the FIRST EVER returning guest- Black historian, artist, organizer, activist and advocate: Crystal Cauley. We discuss Kwanzaa and wish you and yours a Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays from our fam to yours! As a gift we decided to produce this episode early and hope you enjoy! Be safe! We only have one more before the New Year! On this episode we discuss the mountain valley pipeline, a new substance use support collaborative in the area as well as Gina's interview with Jen Hampton of Asheville Food and Beverage United.

Gina's on vacation! Enjoy this special episode with special guest, former digital director and policy advisor to the late Congressman John Lewis, author and advocate Andrew Aydin. I discuss the outcome of the recent decision by our government to intervene in the rail workers' union strike over paid sick leave, as well as the new social media trend with AI that everyone's having fun with.