Best Sunrise Land Podcasts (2023)

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Beer Smart | A-B Tech's Craft Beverage Institute 32:54

3h ago32:54

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Tourism officials want people to think of Asheville as Beer City, USA. Never mind that breweries now dot the downtowns of even the smallest of cities. Still, there are only a handful of schools in the country like Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast, on the campus of A-B Tech. Today, we talk with Jeff “Puff” Irvin, the institute’s director. E…

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This Land is My Land | Eminent Domain and the DOT 32:40

2d ago32:40

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One of Asheville’s iconic concert venues will vanish in the coming years—not because of poor business, but because of eminent domain. Salvage Station on Riverside Drive is on the map of businesses that will be forced to sell and give way to the I-26 Connector. A number of homes are also on the map for clearance. Nathan Moneyham, a division construc…

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The Collage of Memory | Visual Artist Nabil El Jaouhari 31:45

5d ago31:45

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Nabil El Jaouhari grew up in a village outside of Beirut, Lebanon. Even amid post-war cycles of sectarian violence, Nabil followed a path of artistic expression. His fine art studies eventually led him to the United States. Since moving to Asheville, about eight years ago, he has regularly shown at Mark Bettis Gallery in the River Arts District. In…

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Loving A Filthy Mess Of A Church w/Hope: “That’s What I’m Talking About!!!” With “Uncle” Matt Laracy 1:36:41

8d ago1:36:41

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“To love Christ, you must love His Church.” “But how? The Church is a holy (and unholy) mess!” Never before has Fr. Paul been left speechless with his jaw down/mouth open until “Uncle” Matt Laracy shared the secret to why he is immune to all of the scandals in the Church. It’s probably the most powerful thing ever shared on A Holy Mess podcast. Mat…

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Two Issues, One Nonprofit | Can Thriving Tourism and Affordable Housing Co-Exist? 36:07

7d ago36:07

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It took the formation of Thrive AVL, a relatively new nonprofit here, to formally connect tourism and affordable housing—and the policies and practices around them—as affecting one another. Casey Gilbert and Kate Pett of Thrive AVL go into in detail about what’s called sustainable tourism—that is, encouraging tourism that enhances all avenues of li…

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Mission Inhospitable | HCA, NDAs and For-Profit Healthcare 39:06

9d ago39:06

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The Hospital Corporation of America purchased the nonprofit Mission Hospital four years ago in a deal shrouded in secrecy. Since then, hundreds of doctors, nurses and support staff have resigned. North Carolina’s attorney general has joined them in protesting what they see as an unflinching profits-over-people business model. The Asheville Watchdog…

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Thanksgiving: An Attitude Of Gratitude 24:41

12d ago24:41

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Taking time to be grateful can change your entire mood; in fact, it can change your life. In this short episode, His HoliMess, Fr. Paul challenges us to take concrete time daily to be grateful. He explains and witnesses how to do a “Gratitude List,” a tool that produces peace and joy. If you want more peace and joy in your life, become great friend…

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Writing on Two Wheels | Asheville Folk Musician David Wilcox 37:57

21d ago37:57

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Asheville guitarist-songwriter David Wilcox has been at the vanguard of American folk music since the late 1980s. His observational storytelling and lyrical turns of phrase have earned him a loyal following throughout this country and beyond. Sixteen studio albums into his career, he’s still finding new things to say. Today, we go deep with Wilcox …

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Transgender Baptisms, Bishop Strickland, & Pope Francis w/Michael Lofton. 1:16:58

18d ago1:16:58

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You want the truth? “You can’t handle the truth!!!” Actually, you can, but it takes humility and courage. You can know the truth, understand the truth, and adhere to the truth. Are you willing? Right now, many are angry, confused, and disillusioned by The Pope and The Church, but should they be? There’s a lot of hype and negativity going around abo…

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Where the Streets Have One Lane | Asheville's 'Complete Streets' Policy 35:29

21d ago35:29

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Asheville city leaders have had a “Complete Streets” policy in place for more than a decade—that is, a commitment to make streets as friendly to cyclists and pedestrians as they are to cars and trucks. We’ve seen that policy take shape in the form of so-called road diets along Charlotte Street and North Merrimon Avenue and the Riverside Drive Green…

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Farmers Losing Ground | Gina Smith of Edible Asheville 30:44

23d ago30:44

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We often hear about the lack of affordable housing in and around Asheville. But there’s a flipside to the coin that is often overlooked—overdevelopment is having a devastating effect on agriculture. Today's guest is Gina Smith, the features editor with Edible Asheville. She has reported and written a two-part series of stories titled "Losing Ground…

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Peering into Support | Sue Polston of Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness 33:33

26d ago33:33

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Sue Polston’s story is a screenwriter’s dream. Raised in a dysfunctional home, she became a mother while still in high school, and fell into a crack addiction. Today, Polston is the executive director of Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness. We talk about how Sunrise operates as a peer support network helping those with mental health and sub…

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St. Therese of Lisieux: Miracle Worker, Doctor, & Missionary w/Mary Beth Bracy 1:17:29

27d ago1:17:29

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Do you ever think Catholicism/Christianity is just too complicated, overwhelming, or massive? Do you want the entire thing simplified for you? Meet St. Therese of Lisieux and get to know her “Little Way.” She’s the youngest saint and only one of three women in the history of Christianity to be named Doctor of the Church. She promised to spend her t…

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PART 2: Housing the Unhoused | Homeward Bound's Compass Point Village 33:02

28d ago33:02

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There are high hopes in Asheville for two former hotels converted into permanent housing for the chronically unhoused. The first of them up and running is Compass Point Village, developed and managed by the Asheville nonprofit Homeward Bound. The second, due to open in mid-2024, is a private, for-profit development that will convert a former Days I…

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PART 1: Housing the Unhoused | Asheville's Homeless Strategies 40:47

1M ago40:47

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Asheville's homeless strategy division has invited the public into a three-part educational course that dives deep into the actual causes of homelessness, the array of solutions at play and how we, as individuals, can play a critical role. Today's guests are Emily Ball and Debbie Alford, two-thirds of the city’s homeless strategy division. We talk …

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Taxing Representation | Artist Hannah Cole 30:57

1M ago30:57

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Hannah Cole is an Asheville artist who translates her everyday observations into her studio craft. These observations started out as external. Now, partially inspired by the incursion of artificial intelligence, Hannah's newest body of work sees her turn her gaze inward. Here, I talk with Hannah about what representation by human hands means in the…

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Check Your Head | All Souls Counseling Center 35:57

1M ago35:57

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It doesn’t seem all that long ago that people bottled up their mental health struggles or got real about them only with a therapist, if at all. Today, much of the stigma is lifted but, for many, access to quality mental health care remains elusive. My guests today are Meredith Switzer, the executive director; and Brendan Hughes, the development dir…

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Lower Costs for Higher Ed | UNC-Asheville's 'Access' Program 39:46

1M ago39:46

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Until this current school year, student enrollment at UNC-Asheville had dropped in each of the previous five years—down 25 percent from where admissions officials want it to be. The drop mirrors national trends. My guests today are Marcio Moreno, UNC-Asheville's associate vice chancellor of admission and financial aid; and Michael Strysick, head of…

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Rise & Rum 2023 (Live) 37:00

1M ago37:00

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Hope Not Nope w/Dr. Dillon Caswell 1:31:39

1M ago1:31:39

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Are you plagued by “Nope” or thriving on “Hope?” Dr. Dillon Caswell, DPT, PT, SCS, and author of the groundbreaking new book, “Hope Not Nope,” joins His HoliMess to offer a mind-blowing new perspective on what hope is all about. He also challenges perceptions of what pain is. Whether you think of yourself as an athlete or not, this episode is for y…

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Harmony at Home and on the Road | The Resonant Rogues 33:43

2M ago33:43

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The Resonant Rogues allowed The Overlook to use their "Maker's Song" as the show theme. It's only fitting to have Sparrow and Keith, the heart of the band, as guests for the show's 100th episode—closing a week of episodes recorded Sept. 27 in front of an audience at the Tina McGuire Theatre, inside the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. Here, …

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Beyond the Baton | Darko Butorac of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra 33:00

2M ago33:00

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We continue our week of episodes recorded in front of an audience at The Overlook Live with Asheville Symphony Orchestra music director Darko Butorac. We talk about how the orchestra pivoted this season after city officials deemed Thomas Wolfe Auditorium uninhabitable because of outdated and nonfunctional infrastructure. I ask why this orchestra on…

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Grilling His HoliMess w/Tony & Cheryl Porta 1:37:14

2M ago1:37:14

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“Fr. Paul, is it a sin to attend a family member’s wedding if they aren’t getting married ‘in The Church?” “If the Pope changes the rules on celibacy for priests, would you get married?” “How can I belong to a Church whose priests have abused children and whose leadership has covered it up?” “As a Catholic, do we have to vote pro-life, even when ot…

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Ruminations on Reparations | Dr. Dwight Mullen, Torre Garrison and Rob Thomas 47:36

2M ago47:36

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We launch a special week of episodes recorded from The Overlook Live with a deep dive and dissection into Asheville’s commitment to racial reparations. Three years after city leaders committed to a formal reparations resolution, the commission tasked with drafting specific proposals is still debating what reparations even means. My guests are Dr. D…

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'Polaris' and 'Palimpsest': Violinist Andrew Finn Magill and Horror Writer Jamieson Ridenhour 40:50

2M ago40:50

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Violinist Andrew Finn Magill has an eclectic, genre-crossing new album called “The Polaris Project.” Horror writer Jamieson Ridenhour is the writer and co-creator of the popular fiction podcast "Palimpsest." The two Asheville artists split this episode of The Overlook. Ridenhour and “Palimpsest” actress and co-creator Hayley Heninger celebrate the …

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Dr. Christopher West on “Eating The Sunrise: Meditations on the Liturgy and Our Hunger For Beauty.” 1:33:29

2M ago1:33:29

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If you are attracted to Beauty, then this episode is for you. If you strongly desire Beauty, this episode is for you. If you have a hungry heart, then this episode is for you. Also, we guarantee you that most of you have never heard the Mass and/or the Church’s Liturgy explained in the way you will hear in this episode and/or in Dr. West’s new book…

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Tending the Roots of Literacy | Read 2 Succeed 39:31

2M ago39:31

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Just last year, roughly four out of five Asheville-area Black children tested below grade level in reading proficiency. My guests today are Ashley Allen and Jess McLean, co-executive directors at Read 2 Succeed, one of a handful of Asheville nonprofits supplementing the reading education happening at under-resourced schools. Read 2 Succeed is parti…

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Mishandling Panhandling | Chase Davis of Mountain Xpress 30:45

2M ago30:45

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You’d have to be a shut-in not to notice the prevalence of panhandling in Asheville. It’s become so visible along Interstate on-ramps and off-ramps that, early this summer, a committee of city councilwomen proposed penalizing sympathetic motorists who stop to give money to panhandlers. A public outcry compelled them to walk back that proposal and s…

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Bridge Over Troubled Water | Andrew Scotchie and the Music of Pain 32:45

2M ago32:45

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Andrew Scotchie is one of Asheville’s homegrown musical successes. He was an active busker, he played in local clubs long before he was old enough to legally get in the door and even started his own successful knockoff of the popular Bonaroo Festival, called Barnaroo. A few months ago, Scotchie released his fifth album of eclectic Appalachian music…

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The Holy Land Episode. 1:31:34

2M ago1:31:34

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Fr. Paul just returned from the most incredible pilgrimage and trip in his entire life, and in this episode, he talks all about it. That's all you need to know. Watch/Listen now, or forever hold your peace! Holla!!! Special Announcement. Email questions for the upcoming special 1 Year Anniversary Episode of A Holy Mess w/His HoliMess podcast entitl…

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PART 2: School Boards Under Scrutiny | Leaders of Asheville City and Buncombe County Schools 33:08

2M ago33:08

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Social politics are making inroads into public schools. State legislatures, particularly those controlled by Republicans, are mandating that elections for school boards become partisan, and they’re drafting legislation to censor books available in school libraries, the curricula taught in classrooms and even classroom conversations. This is the sec…

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Mis Jardineros 1:48:18

2M ago1:48:18

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Donde Crecen las Rosas- un podcast que destaca las rosas en Muckleshoot Land, conocida como Auburn, Washington. Las rosas que se escuchan en este proyecto son aquellas que en el pasado o en el presente se han comprometido con el trabajo antirracismo y trabajo comunitario en Auburn. Esta plataforma combina formas contemporáneas de narración de histo…

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PART 1: School Boards Under Scrutiny | Leaders of Asheville City and Buncombe County Schools 37:54

2M ago37:54

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There’s no glory in serving on a school board, at least not in North Carolina. State legislatures control your policies and purse strings. Parents sling arrows at you online and at public meetings. There are efforts to turn school board elections into overtly partisan affairs and pass legislation forcing teachers away from certain books, curricula …

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Chris Farley's Catholic Faith w/The Real Matt Foley. 58:59

2M ago58:59

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You may know how he died, but do you know how he lived? You’ve heard of his vices, but have you heard of his virtues? You know of his demons, but do you know of his angels and saints? Chris Farley wasn’t merely a man filled with fear, doubt, and despair. No! He was a man of great faith, Catholic faith! Meet Fr. Matt Foley. That’s right, Matt Foley …

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Duo Movement and Goddess Rap | Stewart Owen Dance and Luciya 38:30

3M ago38:30

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In this dual episode, we have separate conversations with dancemakers Vanessa Owen and Gavin Stewart and emerging rap artist Luicya. Stewart Owen Dance makes duets, dances for larger ensembles and outdoor pieces, and collaborates with other artists. They're in residency next week at Trillium Arts in Mars Hill and performing next April at the Wortha…

Where Roses Grow: Rooted Reflections

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Finding Their Collective Voice | The Steep Canyon Rangers 39:05

3M ago39:05

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The Steep Canyon Rangers embody and evangelize the Asheville sound as much as any musical artist. They’ve certainly had success with it. Their collaborations with the actor, comedian and banjo player Steve Martin put them on the national map, and they won a Grammy Award on their own 10 years ago for best bluegrass album. Now, more than two decades …

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Finding Sunrises 1:11:33

3M ago1:11:33

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Where Roses Grow- A podcast spotlighting the roses in Muckleshoot Land, known as Auburn, Washington. The roses heard in this project are those who in the past or present have engaged with anti-racism work and community organizing in Auburn. This platform combines contemporary forms of storytelling while honoring the traditional ways of teaching by …

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Asheville is Her Life's Work | Libby Kyles, Educational and Nonprofit Leader 41:10

3M ago41:10

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If Asheville crowned a reigning native queen, Libby Kyles would certainly fall into the city’s royalty. She has lived all over the city, led educational efforts here as a teacher, administrator and nonprofit leader and been an unwavering voice around inequities she pins on race. In this conversation, she explains how the Asheville of today is diffe…

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Updates 5:31

3M ago5:31

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Hey everybody, I'm taking a break through the end of the year. Thanks for the support, see you in January :) Subscribe to the Patreon for $2 per month! The podcast Instagram where I mostly just post pictures of Mimi the cat. The podcast website - it’s cute and functions fairly well! The podcast Tumblr. God has abandoned this place. The podcast YouT…

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Middle Housing | Asheville Planner Candra Teshome 27:04

3M ago27:04

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It’s no secret—Asheville has a housing crisis. Among the strategies to combat that, city planners are looking more closely at developing what’s called “middle housing.” These are townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and smaller apartment complexes—essentially almost anything other than traditional single-family homes. My guest today is Candr…

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Tennis vs. Pickleball | Volleying for Space on Asheville's Limited Courts 41:02

3M ago41:02

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One of the most pitched rivalries in all of sports is probably taking place in your neighborhood: Tennis players vs. pickleball players. Outdoor public courts that tennis players had to themselves since the dawn of history are now the site of community turf wars. Today's episode features representatives from the Asheville Tennis Association and Ash…

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The Song Remains the Same | Rebekah Todd Talks About Misogyny in the Music Scene 36:58

3M ago36:58

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Rebekah Todd is a seasoned songwriter and performer who moved from Wilmington to Asheville two years ago. On Aug. 22, she posted a video to social media talking about unwanted communication from an unnamed festival promoter, the blame he placed on her for the festival's cancellation and the avalanche of backlash that came her way. Hundreds of peopl…

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NC Betting on Sports Gambling | Justin McGuire of Mountain Xpress 27:03

3M ago27:03

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North Carolina legislators recently legalized sports betting in the state. Once enacted, that could funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue each year to the athletics programs of UNC-Asheville and Western Carolina and Appalachian State universities. Justin McGuire, a reporter with Mountain Xpress who has covered this development, talks a…

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Passenger Rail on Track | Daniel Walton of Mountain Xpress 22:48

3M ago22:48

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Passenger trains haven’t rolled through Asheville since 1975, but there’s a serious plan from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to bring them back. Daniel Walton's recent story for Mountain Xpress connects the tracks between three decades of studies and recent federal infrastructure funding to a planned 140-mile route from Asheville e…

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Disability Advocacy & The LEGO Church Project w/J.M. Kraemer 48:36

3M ago48:36

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“If God existed, you wouldn’t have cerebral palsy.” This is what A Holy Mess’s latest guest was recently told. Meet J.M. Kraemer, Disability Advocate and founder of the Lego Church Project, where Catholicism, Disability, and LEGO meet. If there is one thing J.M. knows for sure, it’s that no matter what challenge or difficulty one faces, God can sti…

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Wrapping Paper | What Happens to Canton After Pactiv Evergreen Closure? 40:02

3M ago40:02

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When the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill sounded its final whistle on June 8, 115 years of continuous operation in Canton came to an end. 1,100 jobs were lost and some heavy questions remain about what will happen to those people, along with the 185-acre site and its buildings. Cory Vaillancourt and Holly Kays, reporters with the Smoky Mountain News in…