We talk with the esteemed Carol Boggess about her life since Helene unleashed a landslide on her property. Do Lila and Riah actually know what a landslide is? Doesn't matter. The chickens lived.

In this episode we get to chat with Professor Alan Smith about how Helene effected local ecosystems (spoiler: it hurt them). Along the way, we brush up on the difference between flora and fauna and also discover that destruction is just like a good paper towel.

Lila sits down with Ben Williamson of Asheville Poverty Initiative to talk about meals at 12 Baskets Cafe, his work during the storm, and what abundance provides for community. Riah abandons the podcast for solo travel (I'm joking she'll be back soon) but not before leaving us with one last essay on radical empathy.

We head out to Swannanoa to interview the folks at Blunt Pretzels, who are still cheffing it up for the public on the daily. Some of the interviews you can even hear! Bonus discussion and something approaching a song about cabbage and apples.

Riah reconnects with Chris Brown, legend of North Buncombe Middle School, to talk about education, resilience, and chainsaws during the storm. Also featured: Riah and Lila's convo with Alec, an intriguing French man who sounds an awful lot like Lila doing a mediocre French accent

This episode, Riah reconnects with her old neighbor Rebecca who details the life of a Barnardsville-ian (I think I just made that up) and trying to find normalcy during a disaster. Not to mention Lila and Riah invent a new time zone, PST: Podcast Standard Time. Okay so we might have to rework the acronym.

We talk to one of Lila's top five besties (but kind of on the edge, maybe top 6) about mutual aid. Boy is it fun.

We score an exclusive audience with Dayna and Lucio to talk about storm damage and healing. Featuring bonus exclusive backstage secrets to the world of podcast creation. Which we know a lot about. Promise.