WPVM has launched a new emergency‑preparedness page and Signal alert sign‑up that grew directly out of Hurricane Helene, showing listeners in Western North Carolina how to stay informed when power, internet, and cell service fail—and how local radio remains their lifeline. WPVM has launched a new emergency‑preparedness page and Signal alert sign‑up that grew directly…
Avant Garde in a Remote, Pristine, Pastoral Setting From Black Mountain to the World Stage The convergence of Rauschenberg, Cage, and Cunningham at Black Mountain College proved transformative for global art. Their collaborative, boundary-crossing approach—merging visual art, music, and dance—laid the foundation for a cultural sea change. At the 1964 Venice Biennale, Rauschenberg captured the…
THE EZRA KLINE SHOW The Ezra Klein Show brings deep, curious conversations about the biggest questions shaping our politics, culture and everyday lives. Host Ezra Klein, a New York Times columnist and longtime political analyst, talks with leading thinkers, writers, scientists and activists about everything from climate change and inequality to consciousness, psychedelics and the…
#AVLSNOMG! This is a weather and safety update from WPVM 103.7 Asheville. A significant winter storm is expected to impact Western North Carolina from Saturday through Monday, bringing freezing rain, heavy ice, and accumulating snow. The National Weather Service warns of potentially long power outages and treacherous travel conditions. Nearly thirty Asheville-area hotels are opening…
OKEH RECORD SESSIONS 9.1.1925 100 years ago today, a group of college boys who were spending their summer playing for dances on the rooftop garden ballroom at The George Vanderbilt Hotel in Asheville, NC, stepped into the makeshift studio of OKeh Records to record 2 songs. Ralph Peer and OKeh Records came to Asheville to…
Golden Hour in Asheville, NC, is the kind of restaurant that lingers in your memory long after your meal is over—a feast for both the eyes and the palate, set in a wildly eclectic and artsy environment that is as much an experience as a dinner. This is chef Jacob Sessoms’ most ambitious project yet,…
