Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience

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Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience is a narrative podcast that uncovers the heart of Asheville, North Carolina through the voices of those who live, create, and fight for it. Guided by baseball journalist Jonathan Mayo and poet-artist Sara Stock Mayo, this series weaves together stories from longtime residents, newcomers, and visionaries working to preserve the city’s character amid change. From neighborhood histories to cultural movements, from community struggles to moments of unexpected beauty, Something Worth Saving explores how resilience takes shape in one of America’s most unique cities. Co-Host and Creator: Sara Stock Mayo Co-Host and Creator: Jonathan Mayo

Episodes

  1. Asheville Stories of Resilience: How Community, Creativity, and Care Move Us Forward

    JAN 5

    Asheville Stories of Resilience: How Community, Creativity, and Care Move Us Forward

    In our culminating episode of Asheville, Stories of Resilience, we dive more deeply into the aftermath of Helene and how the community has been working to restore, renew and rebuild. With stories of neighbors helping neighbors, how the arts and minor league baseball restore a sense of normalcy and how one neighborhood literally blossomed, we bring you many of the voices we heard from throughout our series, all speaking of moving forward. Chapters (00:00:00) - Asheville Stories of Resilience(00:02:11) - Asheville's creative spirit after Hurricane Helene(00:05:45) - An Unplanned Interview with Asheville Yards Manager Sean O'Connell(00:12:25) - A musical cafe reopens in Asheville after Hurricane Florence(00:15:42) - What is the sort of overall community(00:18:00) - Asheville Coffee Shop's Community Role after Hurricane Helene(00:24:39) - "Re reconnect with your neighbor"(00:25:20) - Tulips in Suwanna(00:28:31) - Moog Studios Collective in North Carolina(00:31:43) - Asheville's Arts Community Rebuild after the Flood(00:38:26) - After the Storm: Community Care after Hurricane Helene(00:46:35) - Give a Guitar Back to a Lost Guitar(00:47:22) - Asheville's Tourism(00:49:51) - Asheville's small town spirit after Hurricane Florence(00:54:19) - Asheville on Global Arts(00:56:46) - Asheville: Stories of Resilience

    1h 1m
  2. Asheville Stories of Resilience: How Roots, Art, and Community Build Belonging

    11/25/2025

    Asheville Stories of Resilience: How Roots, Art, and Community Build Belonging

    Episode 3 highlights how the innate need for human connection paves the way for building community. We talk to people who returned to town because of family, built businesses with family and how the ballpark becomes extension of family. We also hear from a variety of artists and entrepreneurs about how Asheville provides the perfect climate to promote community building through the arts. Chapters (00:00:00) - Asheville: Stories of Resilience(00:01:34) - Community: The Need for Connectivity(00:06:51) - The Asheville Beer Choir's support during the storm(00:14:29) - How the Arts Connect Us to Asheville(00:21:05) - Asheville native and former MLB player Cameron Jones on his roots(00:27:46) - A Taste of Highland Brewing Company(00:33:28) - Asheville's Community Theater(00:40:31) - One Down Syndrome Employee's Journey to Minor League Baseball(00:44:39) - Asheville baseball fan speaks out about community(00:51:50) - Story of Resilience: Food and Community(00:55:00) - Story of Resilience

    56 min
  3. Asheville Stories of Resilience: How Communities Shape the Meaning of Place

    10/20/2025

    Asheville Stories of Resilience: How Communities Shape the Meaning of Place

    In Episode 2 of Something Worth Saving: Asheville Stories of Resilience, Sara Stock Mayo and Jonathan Mayo explore the meaning of place and how it is defined by different members of the community. They dive into Asheville’s past and present sharing stories from a myriad of perspectives and lived experiences. Chapters (00:00:00) - Asheville: Stories of Resilience(00:01:48) - Asheville's story of place(00:06:00) - Asheville's history of integration(00:13:09) - The Flood of 1916 in Asheville(00:19:20) - Mountain Folk Festival in Swannanoa(00:25:15) - David Leif's story(00:26:45) - Leaf Festival: A North Carolina Cultural Desert(00:28:58) - A Culture Keeper at Asheville's McCormick Field(00:35:24) - Asheville baseball fan on community(00:40:05) - Asheville's Contemporary Dance Theater(00:41:21) - The Asheville 100: An Artist(00:44:17) - As Asheville's Cultural Foundation Turns 90(00:47:01) - Asheville's arts and community(00:50:14) - Asheville's reliance on tourists(00:52:25) - Asheville's growing pains(00:54:22) - Asheville's legacy of segregation(00:59:45) - Something Worth Saving Asheville Stories of Resilience

    1h 1m
  4. Welcome to Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience

    09/29/2025

    Welcome to Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience

    In the debut episode of Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience, Sara Stock Mayo and Jonathan Mayo begin to share their creative journey to this project while offering some highlights of stories from their interviews in Asheville. They lay the groundwork for the central themes of the upcoming episodes which include: place, community and resilience, featuring stories from ballparks to breweries to arts spaces to local coffee shops. Chapters (00:00:00) - Asheville: Stories of Resilience(00:05:56) - Exploring the importance of place in Appalachia(00:08:43) - What Makes Asheville So Special?(00:12:04) - Asheville's rich art scene(00:19:35) - Noir Collective: A(00:23:17) - Asheville's indomitable spirit after Hurricane Helene(00:29:15) - Asheville's Beer Choir sings about the storm(00:32:02) - Asheville's tight knit arts community after the flood(00:37:45) - Episode 1: Something Worth Asheville

    39 min
  5. Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience

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    Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience

    Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience is a narrative podcast that uncovers the heart of Asheville, North Carolina through the voices of those who live, create, and fight for it. Guided by baseball journalist Jonathan Mayo and poet-artist Sara Stock Mayo, this series weaves together stories from longtime residents, newcomers, and visionaries working to preserve the city’s character amid change. From neighborhood histories to cultural movements, from community struggles to moments of unexpected beauty, Something Worth Saving explores how resilience takes shape in one of America’s most unique cities.

    3 min

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Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience is a narrative podcast that uncovers the heart of Asheville, North Carolina through the voices of those who live, create, and fight for it. Guided by baseball journalist Jonathan Mayo and poet-artist Sara Stock Mayo, this series weaves together stories from longtime residents, newcomers, and visionaries working to preserve the city’s character amid change. From neighborhood histories to cultural movements, from community struggles to moments of unexpected beauty, Something Worth Saving explores how resilience takes shape in one of America’s most unique cities. Co-Host and Creator: Sara Stock Mayo Co-Host and Creator: Jonathan Mayo

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