Podcast Episodes

Friday, Sept. 11: Students' Report Card + Rent Ordinance Enforceable? + Flock on Parkway

Episode 266

Today's Asheville newscast references these stories:

Asheville City Schools top NC averages but Black-white achievement gap persistsEdwards bill would…

8 hours ago

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Thursday, Sept. 10: Rent Collection Ban + Rewriting Development Rules + Bear Policies

Episode 265

Today's Asheville newscast references these stories:

Asheville bars landlords from collecting rent on unsafe homesCity council paying to rewrite devel…

1 day, 8 hours ago

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Wednesday, Sept. 9: Buncombe Schools Job Cuts? + Apartment Supply Surges + Perceptions of NC Labor/Business

Episode 264

Today's Asheville newscast references these stories:

Buncombe County Schools weighs eliminating 118 positions amid budget shortfallFrom gap to ‘glut’:…

2 days, 8 hours ago

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Tuesday, Sept. 8: Pratt & Whitney Promises + Deaverview Development + Craggy Prison Land Future

Episode 263

Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:

Pratt & Whitney has received millions in incentives and exceeded employment promisesAsheville consi…

3 days, 8 hours ago

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SPECIAL: Jane Kramer navigates heart and history with 'Moon & Mother'

Episode 262

As a Labor Day bonus episode, I'm giving you my conversation with Asheville singer-songwriter Jane Kramer, which posted last week on my arts-focused …

4 days, 8 hours ago

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Friday, Sept. 4: Buncombe Seeks $24 Million + Childcare Expansion + Pardee Raising Presence

Episode 261

Today's Asheville newscast references these stories:

Buncombe County seeks $24 million for parks repairs, affordable housingNC announces $20 million t…

1 week ago

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Thursday, Sept. 3: Competing Recovery Narratives + Third County Jail Death + Bear Cubs Relocated

Episode 260

Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:

Rival Helene recovery narratives competed as Asheville hosted G20 summitThird Buncombe County jail …

1 week, 1 day ago

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Wednesday, Sept. 2: Edwards Censure + Measles in WNC + Rebuilding Asheville Muni Golf

Episode 259

Today's Asheville newscast references these stories:

House censors Chuck Edwards after ethics probeMeasles exposure warning for Asheville and Henderso…

1 week, 2 days ago

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Tuesday, Sept. 1: G20 Potential and Criticism + Roadless Rule Rollback + UNCA Millennial Campus

Episode 258

Today's Asheville newscast references these stories:

Regional business leaders say G20 in Asheville will boost recovery investment, workforce, tourism…

1 week, 3 days ago

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Monday, Aug. 31: G20 Summit Protests + Housing Strategies + Symphony to the Rescue

Episode 257

Today's Asheville newscast references these stories:

Protesters criticize G20 as Helene recovery lags for workers and displaced residentsAsheville upd…

1 week, 4 days ago

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