Journalist Daniel Walton talks through his recent story for The Assembly NC about the evolution and embrace of psychedelics in and around Asheville.

Artist, activist and social entrepreneur Dewayne Barton talks about escaping crack cocaine and building up Black Asheville.

Vicki Meath and Jen Hampton of Just Economics talk about their living wage certification program and why only a small percentage of employers seek to participate.

Asheville singer-songwriter Carly Kotula—now also known as Moon Bride—talks us through and previews songs from her new eclectic album, “Insomnie.”

Jenny Vial of the Buncombe Partnership for Children goes through the growing demand and dwindling supply for quality childcare providers. We also talk about a new partnership with the Biltmore Company to open more slots for infants and toddlers.

Amy Hunstman of Buncombe County Health and Human Services and Whitney Burton of the nonprofit Lutheran Services Carolinas talk about the deep local need for foster care homes.

Jared Wheatley takes us on a journey through his complicated family history and his path to creating the Indigenous Walls Project, which has covered more than 15,000 square feet of outdoor walls in Asheville.

Shuvonda Harper and Sekou Coleman of the Southside United Neighborhood Association detail the damage done by what Harper calls “urban removal.” We’ll learn some of Southside’s history and their efforts to have a voice in shaping the city’s master plan.

This is second half of a two-part conversation with APD Interim Chief Mike Lamb. We talk about the negative perceptions many hold about police, and Lamb details his own traumatic experience on the job and how he worked through it.

Joe Carroll talks about his upbringing on a rural North Carolina farm and the personal exploration he’s making in his new solo show, titled “Quality Service.”

Interim Asheville Police Chief Mike Lamb talks about growing up in Asheville, about how a carousel of leadership has affected the department and policing a community marked with visible levels of addiction and homelessness.

N.C. State Rep. Caleb Rudow talks about why he’s challenging U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards, the messages he’s campaigning on and how expects to prevail in a district gerrymandered to keep Republicans in office.

Four of Asheville’s Jewish leaders delve deeper into the impact of Oct. 7 on local Jews, the documented rise of antisemitism across the U.S. and what these Asheville leaders want to see happen once the smoke of war clears.

This is the first episode in a two-part conversation with local Jewish leaders. We talk through the antisemitism they’ve observed and experienced here before and after Oct. 7 and Israel’s conduct in this war.

My guests are Nasser Ostah, imam of the Islamic Center of Asheville, and longtime center member and community leader Khalid Bashir.

Asheville singer-songwriter Hannah Kaminer talks about what “heavy” means to her and previews songs from her new album, “Heavy on the Vine.”

Jeff “Puff” Irvin directs the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast, on the campus of A-B Tech. We talk about training tomorrow’s professionals in an industry under constant evolution and competition.

Nathan Moneyham, a division construction engineer based in Asheville for the NC Department of Transportation, talks about the I-26 Connector and eminent domain.

Visual artist Nabil El Jaouhari talks about his upbringing in Lebanon, how moving to the U.S. affected his art and his explorations of memory through visual collage.

Casey Gilbert and Kate Pett of Thrive AVL go into in detail about sustainable tourism, affordable housing and how they can coexist in Asheville.