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In this episode, Sarah Shook talks about everything from the evolution of sound in their new album Nightroamer, their road to sobriety, how Southern culture is reflected in their music, how things we might think that negatively affect just the LGBTQ+ community also extend to everyone else, and more.

Discovering the music of Jamestown Revival’s fourth album, Young Man, is a pleasant surprise: having brought in an outside for the first time (fellow Texan Robert Ellis) and opting for an all acoustic setting for its ten songs, the duo brought their already potent harmonies to a new level. Their songs are as good as ever, too, reflecting a period of isolation and contemplation, lending the collection a feel of exquisite melancholy.

Colin Hay talks about his long career, the music and music scenes of his native Scotland and his successive home countries Australia and the US, his admiration for artists like Kasey Musgraves, Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton, about finding his way out of having been, as he puts it, too alternative for commercial labels and too commercial for alternative labels, and a lot more, including excerpts of music from Colin’s latest record, Now and the Evermore.

WUNC Education Reporter, Liz Schlemmer was our guest on this segment of More to the Story on Jan. 26, 2022. Liz shared details about the group behind the lawsuit alleging discrimination, in particular, against Asian Americans. While also providing the response to the charges by the University of North Carolina.

Photographer Daniel Coston spent many years on the road with North Carolina's The Avett Brothers. In the process, he accumulated a number of unique and heartfelt memories in pictures, on and off stage. Now many of those moments are on display with the exhibit "A Symphony For The Road: An Avett Brothers Retrospective" at The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby. This interview first aired Feb. 4, 2022.

USA Today Network Reporter for newspapers across North Carolina, Fred Clasen Kelly took part in this interview conducted on Feb. 2, 2022. Fred's descriptions of what has been documented to have occurred at expected safe and healthy treatment locations for youth or young adults across the state may surprise you.

In 2018 Betty Ann Polaha was named, ‘Outstanding Storyteller Performer’ at ETSU and in 2019 she was named, ‘Artist in Residence’ as a bedside teller for Ballad Health. She is a member of the prestigious Jonesborough Storytelling Guild performing regularly at story slams, schools and community events. Listening to her stories will bring a smile to your face, maybe a tear in your eye-- or you might just say, “That was interesting!”Aired 3/27

Judith Kolva, Chairperson for ArtScape was guest on WNCW's Friday Feature on March 18, 2022. Founded in 2017, ArtScape is a collaboration by several art groups and corporate sponsors. Imagine driving along Main Street in Hendersonville, while viewing selected artists work as it appears on banners at various locations.

The Blue Ridge Honor Flight Program transports America's Veterans to Washington, DC to visit memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. Based in Asheville, group representative Kimberly Walker talked about the program and how there is an ongoing need for someone to serve as a guardian and assist a veteran to and from on the trip. This interview originally aired March 25, 2022.

Jay Price, with WUNC Public Radio, joined WNCW to discuss his report on The Department of Veterans Affairs Considering Closing medical centers in certain states, including North Carolina VA. Medical centers are important, from Asheville to Salisbury and on to Eastern North Carolina. Get the full details and what the future might hold. This interview originally aired March 23, 2022.