The Great Reset

We speak with the mayor of our city - Esther Manheimer.  We talk about the city government's approach to Covid-19 and the many ways they have to change and adapt.  We speak of the recent protests and the Asheville Police Department making the national news for destroying a medical tent, water bottles and medical supplies.

We speak with Shanti Volpe who owns Shanti Elixirs a jun brewery in Asheville, NC.  Jun is a sparkling, probiotic green tea made with raw honey.  Shanti is also a Registered Nurse at Mission Hospital and a board certified licensed lactation consultant.

We speak with Nathan Lindquist who the Assistant City Manager and Planning Director for the city of Rifle, Colorado.  We discuss the impacts of Covid-19 on city planning, zoning and how that has changed the work he does.  We also discuss the protest and policing and the demographic of police officers and why that trend exists.

We speak with Joshua Martin, Environmental Activist and Director/Coordinator for the North American Wing of the Environmental Paper Network since 2005. We discuss the dichotomy of lifting up those at the lowest rungs of society without increasing consumption on an already taxed planet - and how we need to step back from our consumption if we indeed want to lift people from economic disparity and poverty.

We speak with Jennifer Bonnett.  Jennifer is a recovering entrepreneur turned entrepreneurial economic development professional focused on helping entrepreneurs launch, grow and scale technology businesses in Georgia. We discuss how office jobs may never come back as we know them, the future of city based tech hubs, how important data is during this pandemic and how we can technologically innovate to approach an uncertain future.

We speak with Parker Sloan who is a candidate for the District 3 Buncombe County Commission seat in Asheville, North Carolina.  He is also the Senior Community & Economic Development Manager at Cypress Creek Renewables, a national utility scale solar energy company

We get back to our roots and discuss big issues - the most important issue to us is climate change and the haphazard approach to that that is presented in a way to give us comfort. Yet, we are finding that even "Green Energy" has a large carbon footprint and relies on unsustainable resources.

We speak with David Ackley and Christina Hall Ackley from Ginger's Revenge Ginger Beer Brewery in Asheville, NC. They speak about how David's father contracted COVID-19 almost simultaneously as NC Governor Roy Cooper implemented the shut down orders.

We speak with Travis Holt - Interim Cafeteria Director at Jones Elementary School.  Travis has been a chef all over the country and settled back into his native Western North Carolina roots a few years ago to raise his family.  He chose to leave the chef world and take a job at a local school cafeteria to have more time with his children with a more applicable schedule.  He speaks about how the Asheville City Schools have been preparing and delivering food to those in the school system who need it since the schools closed on March 15.  He also speaks about all of the logistics and issues with how a cafeteria can operate during a pandemic and how the school in general may have to adapt - once schools reopen.  Great perspective on one of the many moving parts we all need to consider as we move forward through this pandemic.

We speak to Tamara Lee - a Certified Sex, Dating and Relationship coach who also coaches about relationships with money. She specializes in working with women to empower them in their financial and sex lives.