On the Blue Ridge
On the Blue Ridge features conversations with creative and intrepid individuals making an imprint on the Blue Ridge Mountains. Guests include writers, artists, makers, chefs, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and citizens living in and around the region.
Podcasting since 2024 • 12 episodes
On the Blue Ridge
Latest Episodes
12: David Huff on Resilience and Recovery in Western North Carolina
David Huff is an Asheville-based writer, photographer, and conservationist. Leading at the intersection of disruption and resilience, he is the founder and chair of the George Masa Foundation, Councilor for Communications for the Ca...
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11: Beth Kellerhals and Dana Amromin on Baking Up a Dream at ButterPunk
Beth Kellerhals and Dana Amromin are the co-owners of ButterPunk, a bakery and café that opened this May in Asheville’s River Arts District.Beth and Dana have been longtime friends since their days in Los Angeles, and both of their paths...
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10: Les Love on Clearing Trails and the Carolina Mountain Club
Les Love is the president of the Carolina Mountain Club, the oldest and largest hiking and trail maintenance organization in the Southeastern United States.If you’ve ever set foot on the Appalachian Trail or Mountains-to-Sea Trail in Wes...
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9: Jeff Hunter on Defending Our National Parks
Jeff Hunter is the Southern Appalachian Director with National Parks Conservation Association, which is dedicated to enhancing and protecting public lands for present and future generations.Twenty-five years ago, a thru hike on the Appal...
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8: Anna Alsobrook and Hartwell Carson on Protecting the French Broad River
Anna Alsobrook and Hartwell Carson are the incoming and outgoing French Broad Riverkeepers for MountainTrue, an Asheville, North Carolina-based nonprofit advocating for clean waters, resilient forests, and healthy communities across Western Nor...
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