The Great Reset

We speak with NC State Representative for district 116, Brian Turner.  He gives an update on what the state government is doing to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic and what aid and relief is on the way from the state and federal allocations.

We speak with Derek Allen - "The Brewery Lawyer who represents over 100 craft breweries across North Carolina.  His law Firm Allen, Stahl and Kilbourne is well know in Western North Carolina.  He also sits on the board of the Asheville Brewers Alliance and has been a proponent of Asheville culture including how zoning laws effect how Asheville looks into the future.  He brings his unique perspective to what is changing and what we can hope for as we navigate the new 'normal'.

In this episode we speak with Jennifer Pickering - Executive Director and Founder of LEAF Festival and LEAF Global Arts and her husband Leigh Maher Chief Financial Officer and Production Director for LEAF Festival and LEAF Global Arts.

We speak with Alli Marshall who was a writer and journalist for The Mountain Xpress for 17 years and was recently laid off.  She has written numerous books and has been a stalwart supporter and proponent for the art scene in Asheville.

n this Episode we talk to Dr. Duane H. Davis a professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina Asheville.  He specializes in Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy - especially Merleau-Ponty, Phenomenology, Existentialism, and Hermeneutics.

In this Episode, Shawndra and Tommy Speak with Reggie Tidwell - a local creative  who owns Curve Theory - a graphic design and photography studio.  Reggie is also LEAF Festival Board President Emeritus and is a found ing president of the Asheville chapter of the AIGA.

In this episode we talk to Scott Varn - who has a wonderful organization called Preserving a Picturesque America which works to preserve the beautiful natural spaces in our country and unites, artists, writers and all creatives in that venture.

In this episode we dig deep on personal finances and how to navigate forbearance - how to navigate the unemployment system, filling out SBA and disaster loan applications, etc.  Shawndra highlights all of the different companies she had to contact and which companies were easiest to deal with.  Some were not.  A lot of good information about surviving the next few months financially as Covid-19 continues to change our country irrevocably.

Shawndra and Tommy talk to Patrick Landry - their first guest.  He is a construction manager with Habitat for Humanity in Evansville, Indiana.  He is a big thinker and he brings a unique perspective to what has changed in the last two weeks and what he sees in the future.

Shawndra and Tommy take a moment to reset and consider all that has changed in the last 30 days.  We look at current headlines and where our minds have traveled since this podcast has started and the world and our nation's reaction.