Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience
Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience is a narrative podcast that uncovers the heart of Asheville, North Carolina through the voices of those who live, create, and fight for it. Guided by baseball journalist Jonathan Mayo and poet-artist Sara Stock Mayo, this series weaves together stories from longtime residents, newcomers, and visionaries working to preserve the city’s character amid change. From neighborhood histories to cultural movements, from community struggles to moments of unexpected beauty, Something Worth Saving explores how resilience takes shape in one of America’s most unique cities. Co-Host and Creator: Sara Stock Mayo Co-Host and Creator: Jonathan Mayo
Episodes
In our culminating episode of Asheville, Stories of Resilience, we dive more deeply into the aftermath of Helene and how the community has been working to restore, renew and rebuild. With stories of neighbors helping neighbors, how the arts and minor league baseball restore a sense of normalcy and how one neighborhood literally blossomed, we bring you many of the voices we heard from thr...
Episode 3 highlights how the innate need for human connection paves the way for building community. We talk to people who returned to town because of family, built businesses with family and how the ballpark becomes extension of family. We also hear from a variety of artists and entrepreneurs about how Asheville provides the perfect climate to promote community building through the arts.
...In Episode 2 of Something Worth Saving: Asheville Stories of Resilience, Sara Stock Mayo and Jonathan Mayo explore the meaning of place and how it is defined by different members of the community. They dive into Asheville’s past and present sharing stories from a myriad of perspectives and lived experiences.
Chapters
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In the debut episode of Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience, Sara Stock Mayo and Jonathan Mayo begin to share their creative journey to this project while offering some highlights of stories from their interviews in Asheville. They lay the groundwork for the central themes of the upcoming episodes which include: place, community and resilience, featuring stories from...
Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience is a narrative podcast that uncovers the heart of Asheville, North Carolina through the voices of those who live, create, and fight for it. Guided by baseball journalist Jonathan Mayo and poet-artist Sara Stock Mayo, this series weaves together stories from longtime residents, newcomers, and visionaries working to preserve the cit...
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