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The rural journalism group, The Daily Yonder recently presented a series called "Home-Cooked: A 50-Year History of Meth in America." Host and Producer of the series, Olivia Weeks was our guest. She talks about certain parts of the series, including "Old Meth - New Meth", and "Made in the USA". We also hear about the biggest difficulties for law enforcement as they try to prevent access to meth.

Manna Foodbank, headquartered in Asheville, is known for fighting food insecurity across Western NC. They have now introduced a way to make locating and contributing food simpler through a food finder tool or app. Interviewed about this was Manna's Director of Network Strategy and Partnerships, Jennifer Lutz.

Asheville Watchdog Report - John Reinan talked about his story on the River Arts District and how there's been a significant change due to development. Some artists have already departed the district because renting space and/or selling their artwork has become too expensive. Reinan tries to answer if the district has become too upscale and what the future might hold.

This Friday Feature familiarizes everyone with the Broad River Greenway near Boiling Springs, NC, and the South Carolina state line. Executive Kim Duren describes and shares the story of the Greenway, from yesterday to today. She also notes upcoming events.

The Greenville Jewish Film Festival's Co-Chairs, Helanie Meyers, and Caroline Warven joined us to discuss their upcoming events. Some time ago, the festival introduced pop-up screenings for attendees to check out one main film, instead of viewing multiple films over several days. At the time of this interview, the GJFF was taking part in Greenville's Shalom Fest.

Salem Langoski (AKA Lividity) is Roanoke, Virginia's 14 year old rising star; she's been songwriting and performing for over a year now and recently recorded her debut EP.

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

”My stories are true and promote good values -many about growing up on a farm in the NC Mountains with 5 sisters and one brother. I relive the stories as I tell them!”Cynthia is a mountain girl originally from Western North Carolina . Many of her stories are about her childhood and family life from simpler times. These days she makes her home in Bynum , N.C. where she is the host/producer of the historic Bynum Front Porch Storytelling Series. Cynthia Raxter | Facebook

Donna Washington is an internationally known master storyteller, artist educator, and published author who has performed for audiences of all ages for over thirty-four years. She is renowned for her storytelling for both children & adults from poignant & funny fables about the human condition to racy relationship stories to spine-tingling tales of terror. She has been featured at numerous festivals, schools, libraries, theaters, and other venues worldwide including Canada, Peru, Argentina, and Hong Kong. She presented over two hundred shows and workshops virtually online during the pandemic. "Two Monks Walk" is a Zen tale that teaches us to live in this moment and let go of the past.

Baxter Briefly is a New Alt Funk slap and tap bassist singer-songwriter from SW Virginia. We discuss his unique style of playing bass and the breakups that inspired his songwriting.