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Welcome to your WNC Network. Here at the WNCN we feature not only podcasts by WNC alum, we also offer some new and wonderful shows from our great friends and supporters. So weather it's The Transcontinental Project w/ Luke Birch and Sensible Sam, Reality Check w/ our own Johny Florida (also offering our newest podcast sensation, Weekly Grounds w/ Johny Florida) the iNhuman eXperience w/ Bobby Anthem & Bobby Bladez and more. Thank you for listening. Again, welcome. WNC Logo by Gareth Nelson
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Conversations with prominent state and national newsmakers – politicians, advocates, analysts, academics and activists — about the news, events and public policy debates that shape life in North Carolina.
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Matt & Michele Odyssey

Matt Mittan / Michele Scheve

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Hosted by award-winning broadcaster Matt Mittan and iconic producer Michele Scheve, the "Matt and Michele Odyssey" Radio Show is where you can hear stories of travel, discovery and personal insights. Along the way you also gain unique travel tips, info and ideas about outdoor activities, local shopping and regional farm to table dining - and more! (Matt and Michele are based out of Asheville, NC.)
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Soul Confetti is a podcast to explore the lessons and growth opportunities that challenging life situations offer us. After I spent many years wallowing in emotional turmoil, I awoke to a new journey, a new way of being in this world, using my trauma to find and live in my soul’s purpose. Along this journey, I have met many inspiring souls that also have used their challenges to grow, create and thrive. Here, we will share our stories and inspire you to celebrate your life’s lessons and live ...
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Rednecks Rising Podcast is hosted by a loud-mouthed, Southern Appalachian woman that is excited to bring you along on this journey as I dive into the rich history behind the evolution of revolution across Appalachia and sit down for interviews with all of the best hillbilly hellraisers that call these hollers their home. Find us at http://linktr.ee/rednecksrising
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White Noise Collective is a volunteer anti-racist feminist collective. Since 2010, we have offered spaces for deep reflection, dialogue and political education to amplify racial justice action in our movements and our lives. Our work focuses on the patterns of interaction between white racial privilege and gender marginalization. Our core collective is made up of white trans nonbinary folks and cis women dedicated to growing movements for collective liberation. We are located in and recordin ...
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Nicholas Williams, founder of the recovery effort ReString Appalachia, joins the podcast to talk about this wonderful project. Action Link: ReString Appalachia See the Movement: Instagram The mission of the “ReString Appalachia” initiative is to get as many instruments back into the hands of people who lost them throughout Appalachia due to Hurrica…
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Send us a text Dear Listeners, I am a lifelong resident of Western North Carolina, Asheville, to be more precise. On September 27, 2024, my community and the surrounding areas, including Eastern Tennessee, was decimated by Hurricane Helene. Horrific winds, mud slides, debris slides, and unbelievable flooding, took out lives, homes, businesses and m…
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Send us a text Meghan Jones shares her story and insight on the event around Hurricane Helene in her life. Meghan gives create advice on ways that may help people to heal from the trauma of Hurricane Helene. She tell of her experiences with talk therapy, journaling and connecting with nature through this experience and within her life. Meghan also …
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Karen Brinson Bell, NC State Board of Elections (photo: Screen grab from virtual press conference) Tuesday is Election Day and the beginning of the end of what’s been an incredibly long political season. One group of people who are acutely aware of this situation and the sharp national focus it has brought to North Carolina are the dedicated profes…
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Public Policy Polling's Tom Jensen (Courtesy photo) As we learned in our previous segment with state Board of Elections executive director Karen Brinson Bell, there’s every reason to believe that this year’s election with run smoothly and fairly in North Carolina and that by late Tuesday evening, we’ll have a lot of results from most of the key rac…
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Former President Donald Trump (left ) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) Photos: Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) As anyone paying any attention is well aware, North Carolina is one of just a handful of U.S. states that will determine the outcome of this year’s presidential election. Thanks to our nation’s controversi…
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Send us a text In this episode, I push you to ask questions about everything in our world. A few examples I put forth are our food in the USA, plastics, clothing, education, and fear. I feel we are so often in a hum drum, stay in my little world kinda place that we do not look up and question how we feel, what we truly need and how we allow things …
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Send us a text Adam Knapp with Knapp Creative Coaching, https://www.linkedin.com/in/knappcreative/, shares with us how 5 Elements of Transformation can help people who have been effected by Hurricane Helene. In this episode, he and I discuss the various ways that heart centered practitioners can support the healing of the Western North Carolina and…
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Kody Kinsley, secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services. (Photo: DHHS) It’s a sobering fact that one of the largest sources of consumer debt in North Carolina and across the nation is unpaid medical bills. Of course, no one gets sick or accumulates healthcare debt on purpose, but for most average households – including those with …
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Amber Gavin (Courtesy photo) It’s been more than two years now since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion care and more than a year since North Carolina enacted a 12-week ban on the procedure – this on top of a raft of other burdensome and medically unnecessary restrictions. So, what can we say about what’s been happeni…
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As Americans vote in the 2024 national election, few issues are more prominent than the national economy. For the most part – especially in comparison to elections past – the economic news is extremely good. Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing a strong labor market with growing wages, a lower unemployme…
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Colin Seeberger (Courtesy photo) If you’ve been hearing a lot this election season about something called Project 2025, there’s good reason. It’s a 922-page policy blueprint from the far-right Heritage Foundation that its authors hope will serve as a lengthy “to do” list for a new Republican presidential administration. And in a host of vitally imp…
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Josh Note: Sorry about the sound issues, fixed them the best that I could but it chills out after the first few minutes if you just want to fast forward. In this episode we discuss: The beginning of the end Jack’s Abby getting bigger The smart way to expand GABF ’25 Winners It’s also that time of year again – for all our Charlotte locals, don’t mis…
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Common Cause NC Sailor Jones (Backdrop Photo: Getty Images) Amazingly, the November 5th general election is underway in North Carolina. Absentee voting by mail is already taking place and early in-person voting starts October 17. And with those facts in mind, there are a lot of changes that state lawmakers have made that make voting a bit more of a…
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State Rep. Pricey Harrison of Guilford County (Photo: Clayton Henkel) The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina is rightfully provoking calls for action by state and federal lawmakers, and one area in which one hopes such demands bear fruit is in planning and prevention. As the New York Times recently reported, state Rep…
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Please consider donating your money or time to these organizations www.belovedasheville.comhttps://www.unitedwayabc.org/ https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene https://ashevillerelief.com/저자 WNC Original Music
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Rep. Lindsey Prather discusses the damage to western North Carolina caused by Hurricane Helene. (Photo of Biltmore Village by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) As we’re all painfully aware by now, the last several days have been among the darkest in modern North Carolina history. The cause, of course, was Helene – a devastating hurricane-turned-tropical-s…
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Trevor Higgins (Courtesy photo CAP) While the bad news from Hurricane Helene has been unrelenting in recent days, one small glimmer of hope – or at least a path forward — can be found in the science surrounding Helene and other extreme weather events. Simply put: we know for a fact that warming oceans and the increasingly warm and humid weather tha…
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Jason Husser (Photo: Elon.edu) It’s hard to believe, but Election Day is now less than a month away. Indeed, many people have already voted by mail and early in-person voting starts October 17th. So, what do we know about what’s likely to happen? That’s a question several different pollsters have been trying to divine in recent weeks, including Elo…
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In this episode we discuss: Please help WNC and Asheville however you can We hardly knew ye NoLi didn’t Lie How high The man, the myth, the legend Choo Choo There goes my heroUPDATE: Fundraiser for Zillicoah can be found here: The post Episode 554 – Please Help WNC however you can first appeared on The Craft Beercast.…
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler (Photo: AFL-CIO) North Carolina is and will, for the foreseeable future, remain a so-called “right-to-work” state in which laws make it extremely tough build workplace unions. Despite this enormous barrier, however, there’s growing evidence that interest in and support for organized labor in our state is enjoying a bit …
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In this episode we discuss: Well that was quick, poor 10 Barrel Urban Chestnut is having some issues That’s it folks Don’t mix the kind with the schwag Fullsteam ahead Boise making things worse by trying to make things better Who wants this The post Episode 553 – It’s the same game! first appeared on The Craft Beercast.…
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Stephen Evans returns and he's faster, stronger, more agile. Will probably get drafted in the first round. Find Stephen Evans and the True Grits herewww.stephenevansmusic.comwww.facebook.com/stephenevansmusichttps://www.instagram.com/stephenevansmusic/https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stephenevansandthetruegrits/buzz-of-bees Thanks to Jack Hyphen f…
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Marcus Bass, NC Black Alliance Election Day 2024 is now just a little over six weeks away and not surprisingly, there’s been a spike of late in the activity of nonprofits that are seeking to help potential voters get schooled on the issues and ready to cast informed ballots. And one of those groups is the North Carolina Black Alliance. For several …
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Courtesy photo of Josh Cowen and his book THE PRIVATEERS: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers One of the most significant developments in the world of K-12 education in recent decades has been the rise of the so-called “school choice” movement, and in particular, the action taken by several states, including North Caroli…
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In this episode we discuss: RIP Modern Times Anyone want to buy Anderson Valley Don’t be dumb The freshies are coming Should it stay local CLT NC Beer Cup Winners This could be cool Wells is the only one The post Episode 552 – We were the big winners at the final Whales for Wishes, well and the kids of course first appeared on The Craft Beercast.…
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Prof. Chris Cooper of Western Carolina University The long-awaited presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump finally took place this past week, and according to most independent analysts, the evening went very well for Harris. While she projected an image of calmness and confidence, Trump seemed ratt…
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Kris Nordstrom The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh last week to approve a Republican plan to dramatically expand the state’s controversial private school voucher program. The plan advanced despite strong opposition from the Governor, Democratic lawmakers and an array of advocates for public schools. So what exactly will the plan…
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Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg The global imperative of dramatically reducing fossil fuel consumption is as urgent as ever, but that isn’t preventing private and public plans to build new fossil fuel infrastructure. See for example, a massive new facility under construction in Person County. As Inside Climate News reporter Lisa Sorg reported this…
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What happens when the very land we live on exposes the multigenerational trauma being experienced at the hands of white supremacist state violence? What is it called when peaceful protestors are murdered by law enforcement to protect state interests? How do we respond when even the most “progressive” politicians end up bought out by the very entiti…
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Andrew Wakefield part 2. With a couple of do-overs. Listen and follow Andrew at these placesSpotifyApple MusicTidalAmazonandrewwakefield.netInstagramFacebookYouTube Thanks to Lily Vakili for the closing trackhttps://vakiliband.com/ Subscribe to the podcast -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wnc-original-music/id1378776313https://www.iheart.com/…
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Rep. Julie von Haefen - Photo: ncleg.gov For several years now, the Republican leadership of the North Carolina legislature has appropriated millions of dollars to the state’s network of so-called crisis pregnancy centers. The centers give the impression that they provide healthcare services, but critics argue that they do no such thing. Recently, …
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Ana Pardo (Courtesy photo) On the whole, the U.S. economy has been faring well in recent years – especially when compared to the dark days of the pandemic. That said, the situation average workers find themselves in varies widely from state to state and one where things remain mired well below average is North Carolina. Indeed, a recent report by t…
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Jennifer Roberts and Bob Orr (Courtesy photos) It’s hard to believe, but early absentee voting will soon be underway in the fall election. And while a scattering of ill-informed critics continues to cast aspersions and promote conspiracy theories, the evidence is overwhelming that our state’s electoral systems are honest and trustworthy. What’s mor…
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Send us a text Carrie talks about the difference of inspiration and motivation based on her experiences in healing from trauma. Are you activated by a spark? Or are you in full motivation mode? What is your goal to change, grow, burn bright? carriemyersauthor.com yourselfprogram.com bethesparkmovement.com soulshineunbound.com @cjmyerspoet @yourself…
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Kody Kinsley, secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services. (Photo: DHHS) It’s a sobering fact that one of the largest sources of consumer debt in North Carolina and across the nation is unpaid medical bills. Of course, no one gets sick or accumulates healthcare debt on purpose, but for most average households – including those with …
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Amber Gavin (Courtesy photo) It’s been more than two years now since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion care and more than a year since North Carolina enacted a 12-week ban on the procedure – this on top of a raft of other burdensome and medically unnecessary restrictions. So, what can we say about what’s been happeni…
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