Join Henry McCarthy as he interviews and wows tourists Jackie and Andy in Asheville's beloved Riverside Cemetery where Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry are buried.

Henry McCarthy catches up with New York Time's bestselling author Wiley Cash.

Ray Roy, an excellent poet and well-known doctor at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, educates us on the power Haiku.

A folksy interview with Beth Macy, New York Times best selling writer of Dopesick and Factory Man, with host Henry McCarthy, done at her home in Roanoke Virginia when Dopesick was being written. Beth has gone from regional news writer to international writer and many of her stories stem from Southwest Virginia.

This is the second part of an interview with legendary actress, Rosemary Harris, in which she tells of her marriages and working with Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole, and many great actors.

Legendary actress, Rosemary Harris shares her decades of wisdom about the theatre and film, and lovingly recounts stories about her late husband, John Ehle and two-time Tony award wining daughter, Jennifer Ehle.

Remembering the great poets of the 20th century as heard in their own voices on this edition of Poets & Writers. Including Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Ogden Nash, and Henry concludes by reading a few requested poems 

On this episode of Poets and Writers we have the great writer and friend Michael Hogan from Guadalajara, Mexico. The interview covers great stories about his experiences with other poets, including the beats, and his film, Irish Soldiers of Mexico. Hogan and Henry also share poetry.

Join Henry MCarthy and author and historian Kathy Shearer for a lively conversation about the disappearing small towns of Southwest Virginia and the community of Dante that was born with the discovery of coal in the early nineteen hundreds. Kathy shares her insight about small town relationships and the importance of community values.

Henry McCarthy has a joyful time talking with M.K. Kennedy about her new book Old Bones, Old Bones: Rise and See.  Her themes of love, childhood loss, and spiritual reincarnation are fascinating. M.K. has a fine ability with words and you will be listening to a delightful engaging conversation.