Grace Cowan was Paul's guest on this edition of More to the Story, when she shared why more women should hold political office and influence important topics in South Carolina. Other topics in the interview included The Sister Senators and the importance of town halls. Grace is the host of the political podcast Frogmore Stew.

Carolina Public Press Reporter, Lucas Thomae, sat down with WNCW to recap his story, "Stein Marks First 100 Days With Wins So Far With Tough Tests Coming". That's North Carolina Governor Josh Stein. Lucas shared what he called wins for Stein, but some tough tests that await him moving forward. Things like more Hurricane Helene relief and education.

WUNC K-12 Education Reporter, Liz Schlemmer joined WNCW to discuss the main reasons parents choose to place their children in private schools or select homeschooling over traditional public schooling. Liz also breaks down the effects of COVID and Charter Schools. This conversation originally aired in March 2025.

WNCW believes in how local, community, and public radio serve its listeners. So, when Cory Vaillancourt of Smoky Mountain News wanted to share his story about Senate Bill 315, which mandates that all new passenger motor vehicles manufactured or sold in the United States include AM radio receivers as standard equipment, we wanted to hear about it. This conversation originally aired in March 2025.

Host of the political podcast, Frogmore Stew, Grace Cowan sat down with WNCW to share new House Bill regulations and how one item might discourage voting. She joined More to the Story in late February, 2025.

Carolina Public Press Reporter, Jane Sartwell, shares her story specifically on what Mitchell County, NC is going through since the impact of Helene. It wasn't just the loss of structures but the loss of jobs and businesses that are still hurting locations like Spruce Pine.

The Center for Cultural Preservation (Hendersonville) presents an important forum called "Historic Floods and Landslides - What Have We Learned?", on February 15th. The Center's Executive Director, David Weintraub, sat down with WNCW to discuss what's planned for the forum. David talks about Western North Carolina's great flood of 1916 and what occurred with Helene on Sept. 27, 2024.

Cory Vaillancourt of Smoky Mountain News recently wrote a story about musicians in Savannah, Georgia, who are contributing their music to a project called Marshes To Mountains. Funds raised are going towards recovery efforts in the N.C. High Country after damages by Helene. WNCW's Paul Foster spoke with Cory, and project advisor and musician, Jim Reed.

Steve Harrison, Politics and Government Reporter for WFAE in Charlotte, returned to WNCW to discuss several hot topics in the Queen City in early January 2025. That included transit options, cost, and plans, for several light rail systems. Steve also shared new flight plans at Douglas International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the nation.

John Boyle, reporter and columnist with Asheville Watchdog, shared the progress and ongoing concerns related to Asheville's water system, which was wiped away by the impact of Helene. He also talked about how some victims of the storm, who lost their homes, were making their current homes within a compound in Swannanoa. This interview originally aired in December.