The Overlook Podcast
1) Asheville Improvises its Way to a New Festival
Like a lot of artistic corners of Asheville, the city’s improv theater scene is far more robust than you’d expect in a town this size. A natural extension of the scene's growth is the Asheville Improv...Show More
2) Parker Pfister | He Finds Art on Both Sides of His Lens
Twenty years ago, when Parker Pfister moved to Asheville, he made his living shooting photographs at the weddings of celebrities. Over the ensuing years, Pfister has explored his own curiosities, both...Show More
3) Amanda Edwards | Candidate to Chair the Buncombe County Commission
While Hurricane Helene disrupted virtually every life and way of life in this region, at least one thing is happening as scheduled—the 2024 election. Today, I talk with Amanda Edwards, a member of the...Show More
4) Nina Kawar | Hurricane Helene Swept Away Her Livelihood and Life's Work
Amid thousands of people in Western North Carolina who’ve lost so much, scores of artists with studios in the River Arts District, in Swannanoa, and in downtown Marshall saw their livelihoods and life...Show More
5) Sage Turner | Asheville City Council Candidate
Sage Turner first came to a seat on Asheville City Council through her fight for more affordable housing in the city. She has since become well-versed and conversant on a spectrum of issues that come ...Show More
6) Kim Roney | Asheville City Council Candidate
Pick an issue, and voters are likely to view it as yes/no, black-and-white question. They want to know whether their elected officials are for or against something. But Kim Roney has served on the Ash...Show More
7) Tod Leaven | Asheville City Council Candidate
Tod Leaven doesn’t dwell on the details when he speaks of his twin sister, who he says was battling addiction and chronic homelessness in the early 2000s when she was killed. But it isn’t a reach to s...Show More
8) CJ Domingo | Asheville City Council Candidate
CJ Domingo has a particular insider’s vantage of the challenges facing Asheville—until relatively recently, he worked for the parking division of the city’s transportation department. He cites low mor...Show More
9) Kevan Frazier | Asheville City Council Candidate
Kevan Frazier can probably put his knowledge of Asheville history up against anyone’s. But the city native and tour guide, entrepreneur and educator hopes his encyclopedic recall of Asheville’s yester...Show More
10) Bo Hess | Asheville City Council Candidate
This episode begins our six-part series of interviews with each candidate for Asheville City Council.Most candidates for state and federal offices started in politics at a local level. Bo Hess took a ...Show More