The Overlook with Matt Peiken
Local newsmakers, civic leaders, journalists, artists and others in the know talk with host Matt Peiken about the growing, complicated city of Asheville, N.C. New episodes are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Podcasting since 2023 • 192 episodes
The Overlook with Matt Peiken
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Amanda Edwards | Candidate to Chair the Buncombe County Commission
While Hurricane Helene disrupted virtually every life and way of life in this region, at least one thing is happening as scheduled—the 2024 election. Today, I talk with Amanda Edwards, a member of the Buncombe County Commission who is running t...
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Nina Kawar | Hurricane Helene Swept Away Her Livelihood and Life's Work
Amid thousands of people in Western North Carolina who’ve lost so much, scores of artists with studios in the River Arts District, in Swannanoa, and in downtown Marshall saw their livelihoods and life’s work washed away.I begin my covera...
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Episode 186
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Sage Turner | Asheville City Council Candidate
Sage Turner first came to a seat on Asheville City Council through her fight for more affordable housing in the city. She has since become well-versed and conversant on a spectrum of issues that come before council, but she’s never dropped the ...
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Episode 185
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Kim Roney | Asheville City Council Candidate
Pick an issue, and voters are likely to view it as yes/no, black-and-white question. They want to know whether their elected officials are for or against something. But Kim Roney has served on the Asheville City Council long enough to learn tha...
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Episode 184
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Tod Leaven | Asheville City Council Candidate
Tod Leaven doesn’t dwell on the details when he speaks of his twin sister, who he says was battling addiction and chronic homelessness in the early 2000s when she was killed. But it isn’t a reach to see the connection with his sister, in part, ...
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Episode 183
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