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Murphy has produced multiple one-woman shows and storytelling performances across the country, mainly around the theme of baggage and travel. This is an excerpt from Murphy’s story. From the child to the woman, through the dark and into the light-a piece pulled from the trunks of a gloriously beautiful, totally messy, well-traveled life.

”Let’s Get some firewood! I can borrow my friends brand new van to carry it in.” ecently Larry has performed at Tellabration, The Tarheel Teller’s Festival, Roadhouse Inn and The Old North State Storytelling Festival and placed first at the Mad Robot Storytelling Slam.

The Snake That Ate the Glass Egg sounds like a tall tale. William swears it’s true.

Denise Young, Program Manager of the Alzheimer's Assocation, Western Carolina Chapter, returned to the program to discuss how wintertime and colder temperatures might affect someone living with Alzheimer's. Denise goes other several factors and includes safety tips. The interview originally aired Jan. 14, 2022.

In January, Greenville's United Way teamed up with Greenville Technical College for an MLK Drive for the college's Re-Entry Coalition. Besides promoting the event, the Friday Feature interviewed Greenville Tech - Upstate Returning Citizens Program Director, Sammie Stroud, about working with inmates to prepare them for being released from jail and getting back out in the society. The interview originally aired Jan. 21, 2022.

Two Friends and One Horse is a folktale told in Israel about making peace. From Connie’s recording, Dive into Stories. Aired 1/30

WFAE's, Public Radio Charlotte, Steve Harrison took part in this interview on Jan. 12, 2022 to review the ongoing gerrymandering and racial debate about North Carolina's redrawn voting districts. A recap of those for and against. This as the court's three judge panel announced they would not favor those in opposition that the maps be redrawn again. This conversation originally aired Jan. 12, 2022.

We take a trip south and west to the Lone Star State for this episode on two great songwriters comparing notes on each other’s latest music, and reaching for a mutual favorite from western North Carolina to talk about in our Three Song Set with Tony Kamel and Kelley Mickwee.

From individuals to events to good causes - you never know where a Friday Feature Interview of the Week might take you.This edition from Dec. 31, 2021 was a chance to recap several of the programs we presented that involved history, music, fun and laughs.

In 2021 the Cherokee County Department of Social Services (DSS) lost a $4.6 million ruling in a federal court case that involved illegally separating families. Reporter Kate Martin of Carolina Public Press recapped DSS employees who faced court rulings and the events that shaped this sad story. This conversation originally aired on Dec. 15, 2021.