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RHAPSODY IN BLUE

By Davyne Dial February 23, 2024

Rhapsody In Blue Centennial Celebration at UNCA Lipensky Auditorium It was a beautiful afternoon on Feb. 4, 2024, and the concert-goers navigated entry detours to a back entrance leading…

SongStudio 2024

By PJ Ewing February 15, 2024

SONGSTUDIO 2024 | These shows are really packed with songs – and span the globe. LESTER THE NIGHTFLY

NC District Court 40 Judge Candidates

By Davyne Dial February 14, 2024

Retired Judge Robert Orr interviews Candidates Stone, Lentz, and Dezio for Seats 6 and 7 in Buncombe County. here are no Republican Candidates in this race, so whoever wins in…

Part 2 Asheville City Council Primary Candidate Forum

By Davyne Dial February 9, 2024

Dr Chris Cooper from Western Carolina University moderated this primary candidate forum for WPVM. Dr Chris Cooper from Western Carolina University moderated this primary candidate forum for WPVM and the…

Part 1 Asheville City Council Primary Candidate Forum

By Davyne Dial February 9, 2024

Moderated by Dr. Chris Cooper The primary candidate forum, moderated by Dr. Chris Cooper, features candidates Sage Turner, Kim Roney, and Charles Domingo. The candidates discuss the voting process and…

LIVE FROM THE UNDERGROUND

By Davyne Dial January 19, 2024

A HISTORY OF COLLEGE RADIO Katherine Rye Jewell joins Davyne Dial to discuss her new book and the history and significance of college radio stations

NC District 11 Republican Primary Debate

By Davyne Dial January 14, 2024

Dist 11 Representative Chuck Edwards and challenger Christian Reagan debate in Brasstown, NC NC Dist.11 Representative Churck Edwards and Primary Candidate Christian Reagan – Brasstown NC TIMELINE OF TOPICS OR…

LTNF | 2023 in Review

By WPVM December 30, 2023

A Year in Review | Lester the Nightfly (S3 | 159) | We interviewed musicians and talked jazz and innovative approaches to music and life.

The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde (S3 | E155)

By PJ Ewing December 10, 2023

We bring Oscar Wilde’s remarkable (and little-known) short story to life in a new reading on Lester the Nightfly.

Thomas Wolfe 1900-1938

By Davyne Dial November 26, 2023

Asheville’s own Thomas Wolfe “made it possible to believe that the stuff of life, with all its awe and mystery and magic, could by some strange alchemy be transmuted to…

Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

By Davyne Dial November 21, 2023

“We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will…

Needle “Exchange” Programs in Asheville

By Davyne Dial November 19, 2023

Todd Weatherly joins WPVM’s General Manager to discuss the reasoning and the unintended consequences of needle “exchange” programs Asheville has embraced needle exchanges as part of a comprehensive strategy,…