# Wake Up, Asheville!

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Episodes: 233

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Catch up on all the Asheville news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.

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## Episodes
- [Thursday, July 23: Clarity Around Misinformation + Ager vs. Edwards + Ingles Responds to Allegations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-july-23-clarity-around-misinformation-ager-vs-edwards-ingles-responds-to-allegations) — 2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, July 22: Shootings Breed False Claims + No UNCA Soccer Stadium + To Flock or Not to Flock?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-july-22-shootings-breed-false-claims-no-unca-soccer-stadium-to-flock-or-not-to-flock) — 2026-07-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, July 20: Two Killed by Gunshots + Public Comments Curtailed + Campaign Blocks Press](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-july-20-two-killed-by-gunshots-public-comments-curtailed-campaign-blocks-press) — 2026-07-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, July 17: Amended City, County Budgets + Cyclosporiasis in Buncombe + Police Shooting Context](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-july-17-amended-city-county-budgets-cyclosporiasis-in-buncombe-police-shooting-context) — 2026-07-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, July 16: Fatal Police Shooting + Regional Power Resilience + Arts Recovery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-july-16-fatal-police-shooting-regional-power-resilience-arts-recovery) — 2026-07-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, July 15: Downtown Patrols and Arrests + Sales Price vs. Reappraisal + WNC Crafts Investment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-july-15-downtown-patrols-and-arrests-sales-price-vs-reappraisal-wnc-crafts-investment) — 2026-07-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, July 14: Edwards Sells McDonald's Franchises + Rural Health Initiative + Cat Weirdos Struggling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-july-14-edwards-sells-mcdonald-s-franchises-rural-health-initiative-cat-weirdos-struggling) — 2026-07-14T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, July 13: FEMA Support, Denial + Recovering Lost Mementos + Housing Costs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-july-13-fema-support-denial-recovering-lost-mementos-housing-costs) — 2026-07-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, July 10: Council Addressing Tax Rate + Nursing Home Inspections + Urban Bears on Camera](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-july-10-council-addressing-tax-rate-nursing-home-inspections-urban-bears-on-camera) — 2026-07-10T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, July 9: UNC Health Buys Westgate + Shelter Facing Closure + Trump Pardons Local Mechanic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-july-9-unc-health-buys-westgate-shelter-facing-closure-trump-pardons-local-mechanic) — 2026-07-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, July 8: State Budget's Local Impact + Police at Tanger Outlets + Lake Lure Rebound](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-july-8-state-budget-s-local-impact-police-at-tanger-outlets-lake-lure-rebound) — 2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, July 7: FEMA Buyouts Begin + Feds Probing Buncombe Schools + Shelter Could Close](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-july-7-fema-buyouts-begin-feds-probing-buncombe-schools-shelter-could-close) — 2026-07-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, July 6: Hospital Competition Redux + Veterans Housing + 'Don't Let Them Have a Vote'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-july-6-hospital-competition-redux-veterans-housing-don-t-let-them-have-a-vote) — 2026-07-06T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, July 3: Buncombe Budget Setback + Relaxed Nursing Credentials + Riverfront Redesign Plan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-july-3-buncombe-budget-setback-relaxed-nursing-credentials-riverfront-redesign-plan) — 2026-07-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, July 2: Ager Joins Centrist Pledge + $700M for Helene Recovery + Firestorm Books Sues SC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-july-2-ager-joins-centrist-pledge-700m-for-helene-recovery-firestorm-books-sues-sc) — 2026-07-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, July 1: Massive Apartment Complex Eyes Floodplain + Public Housing Patrol + Craggy Prison's Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-july-1-massive-apartment-complex-eyes-floodplain-public-housing-patrol-craggy-prison-s-future) — 2026-07-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, June 30: Special Meetings Legal? + Murder Hearing Delayed + AVL Women to Soccer Playoffs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-june-30-special-meetings-legal-murder-hearing-delayed-avl-women-to-soccer-playoffs) — 2026-06-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, June 29: New Police Enforcement Programs + Does 'Immediate Jeopardy' Matter? + Riverfront Resilience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-june-29-new-police-enforcement-programs-does-immediate-jeopardy-matter-riverfront-resilience) — 2026-06-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, June 26: TDA Budget + Housing Authority Staff Cuts + Bus Route Shifts + A New LEAF](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-june-26-tda-budget-housing-authority-staff-cuts-bus-route-shifts-a-new-leaf) — 2026-06-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, June 25: Home Repair Money + Buncombe Schools Chief Leaving Early + New Skating Rink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-june-25-home-repair-money-buncombe-schools-chief-leaving-early-new-skating-rink) — 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, June 24: Buncombe Tax Appraisal Limbo + Post-Helene Tourism + Holiday Airport Traffic Spike](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-june-24-buncombe-tax-appraisal-limbo-post-helene-tourism-holiday-airport-traffic-spike) — 2026-06-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, June 23: Overdose Deaths + New Deputy Arrest Details + 'Unauthorized Camping' Ban](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-june-23-overdose-deaths-new-deputy-arrest-details-unauthorized-camping-ban) — 2026-06-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, June 22: New Asheville Hospital? + Buncombe Schools Investigated + Domestic Violence Training](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-june-22-new-asheville-hospital-buncombe-schools-investigated-domestic-violence-training) — 2026-06-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, June 19: Drowning at Hooker Falls + Ineligible for Grants + Weaverville Pickleball Complex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-june-19-drowning-at-hooker-falls-ineligible-for-grants-weaverville-pickleball-complex) — 2026-06-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, June 18: Costco Talks Continue + Buncombe Bonds on Ballot + AVL Data Center Moratorium?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-june-18-costco-talks-continue-buncombe-bonds-on-ballot-avl-data-center-moratorium) — 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, June 17: Third Pisgah View Overdose + Regional James Beard Winner + Post-Helene Rebuilds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-june-17-third-pisgah-view-overdose-regional-james-beard-winner-post-helene-rebuilds) — 2026-06-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, June 16: Public Input on New Chief + UNCA South Campus Woods + Food Scarcity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-june-16-public-input-on-new-chief-unca-south-campus-woods-food-scarcity) — 2026-06-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, June 15: Parking vs. Housing + Turning Guns into Art + Rebuilding More Than Structures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-june-15-parking-vs-housing-turning-guns-into-art-rebuilding-more-than-structures) — 2026-06-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, June 12: Property Tax Moratorium + Attorney Disobeys Court + City Retires Mascot Over Offensive Language](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-june-12-property-tax-moratorium-attorney-disobeys-court-city-retires-mascot-over-offensive-language) — 2026-06-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, June 11: Narrow Budget Approval + Housing Development Approved + Family Seeks Justice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-june-11-narrow-budget-approval-housing-development-approved-family-seeks-justice) — 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, June 10: Alleged Murder Confessions + Asheville Mall Property Rezoning + Red Panda Phoenix Dies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-june-10-alleged-murder-confessions-asheville-mall-property-rezoning-red-panda-phoenix-dies) — 2026-06-10T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, June 9: Police Shooting + Schools Leader Stepping Down + Public Pool Drought](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-june-9-police-shooting-schools-leader-stepping-down-public-pool-drought) — 2026-06-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, June 8: Pipe Litters French Broad + Data Center Moratorium + Opioid Settlement Plan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-june-8-pipe-litters-french-broad-data-center-moratorium-opioid-settlement-plan) — 2026-06-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, June 5: Vote Against Home Repairs + Jail Safety Crisis + Homeless Along Tunnel Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-june-5-vote-against-home-repairs-jail-safety-crisis-homeless-along-tunnel-road) — 2026-06-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, June 4: County Approves Budget + Edwards Distancing From Trump? + GOP Pressures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-june-4-county-approves-budget-edwards-distancing-from-trump-gop-pressures) — 2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, June 3: Grant for Small Business + Bike Lanes for Haywood + Women's Sports Bar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-june-3-grant-for-small-business-bike-lanes-for-haywood-women-s-sports-bar) — 2026-06-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, June 2: Fatal Shove Nets Probation + Arts Recovery Framework + Student Pathways](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-june-2-fatal-shove-nets-probation-arts-recovery-framework-student-pathways) — 2026-06-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, May 27: Local Road Washouts + Alleged Attacker in Court + Housing Fund Debate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-may-27-local-road-washouts-alleged-attacker-in-court-housing-fund-debate) — 2026-05-27T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, May 26: Bent Creek Scare Brings Charges + Sheriff's Officer Fired + Faster, Fewer Buses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-may-26-bent-creek-scare-brings-charges-sheriff-s-officer-fired-faster-fewer-buses) — 2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, May 22: Family Values + Buncombe Bond Proposals + State Lawmakers Getting Local](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-may-22-family-values-buncombe-bond-proposals-state-lawmakers-getting-local) — 2026-05-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, May 21: Housing Market + Mountain Xpress Protection Sale + No Bond in Poisoning Charge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-may-21-housing-market-mountain-xpress-protection-sale-no-bond-in-poisoning-charge) — 2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, May 20: School Budgets + Water Upgrade + Affordable Housing Project Nixed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-may-20-school-budgets-water-upgrade-affordable-housing-project-nixed) — 2026-05-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, May 19: HCA Chief Here or Not? + Ager's Rural Appeal + High Five Arson Motive?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-may-19-hca-chief-here-or-not-ager-s-rural-appeal-high-five-arson-motive) — 2026-05-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, May 18: Lake Lure Reopens + Craggy Prison to Close + No Jail Time in Fatal Collision](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-may-18-lake-lure-reopens-craggy-prison-to-close-no-jail-time-in-fatal-collision) — 2026-05-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, May 15: Star Grant in Courtroom + J6 Rioter Seeing Local Backlash + Housing Project Rejected](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-may-15-star-grant-in-courtroom-j6-rioter-seeing-local-backlash-housing-project-rejected) — 2026-05-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, May 14: Police Tech Funding + Helene Home Repairs + Asheville Drought](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-may-14-police-tech-funding-helene-home-repairs-asheville-drought) — 2026-05-14T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, May 13: Memories of Fairview Couple + Sanitation Truck Fatality + PVC River Pollution](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-may-13-memories-of-fairview-couple-sanitation-truck-fatality-pvc-river-pollution) — 2026-05-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, May 12: Murder Suspect in Court + FEMA Property Buyouts + Animal Cruelty Arrests](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-may-12-murder-suspect-in-court-fema-property-buyouts-animal-cruelty-arrests) — 2026-05-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, May 11: Murder Charges in Fairview Family Shootings + Edwards Claims 'Horseshit' + Tainted Michelin Stars?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-may-11-murder-charges-in-fairview-family-shootings-edwards-claims-horseshit-tainted-michelin-stars) — 2026-05-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, May 8: High 5 Destroyed in Fire + Funding Shift for Housing + NEA visits Asheville, Marshall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-may-8-high-5-destroyed-in-fire-funding-shift-for-housing-nea-visits-asheville-marshall) — 2026-05-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, May 7: County Tax Increase + Mission Beds + Public Housing + New Bus Riding Tool](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-may-7-county-tax-increase-mission-beds-public-housing-new-bus-riding-tool) — 2026-05-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, May 6: Brace for Hurricane Season + Restaurant Draws Scrutiny + AT Shelter Now an Exhibit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-may-6-brace-for-hurricane-season-restaurant-draws-scrutiny-at-shelter-now-an-exhibit) — 2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, May 5: Reappraisal Appeal Deadline + Burn Ban Lifted + Violent Crime Concerns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-may-5-reappraisal-appeal-deadline-burn-ban-lifted-violent-crime-concerns) — 2026-05-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, May 4: Edwards' Alleged Affair Investigated + Emergency Alert Signups + Data Center Bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-may-4-edwards-alleged-affair-investigated-emergency-alert-signups-data-center-bill) — 2026-05-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, May 1: Edwards Faces Ethics Probe + Teachers Walk Out + UNCA Transfer Program](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-may-1-edwards-faces-ethics-probe-teachers-walk-out-unca-transfer-program) — 2026-05-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, April 30: Hospital Beds Challenged + More Affordable Housing + French Broad Chocolate Recall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-april-30-hospital-beds-challenged-more-affordable-housing-french-broad-chocolate-recall) — 2026-04-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, April 29: Record Drug Bust + Debating Asheville's Narrative + 3-Year Degrees?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-april-29-record-drug-bust-debating-asheville-s-narrative-3-year-degrees) — 2026-04-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tuesday, April 28: HCA Accountability Proposal Fails + Fire Marks RAD Trends + Mars Hill Sewage Spill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/tuesday-april-28-hca-accountability-proposal-fails-fire-marks-rad-trends-mars-hill-sewage-spill) — 2026-04-28T09:00:00+00:00
- [Monday, April 27: Salvage Station Post-Fire Outlook + Corporate Vet Care + Asheville Crime Data](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/monday-april-27-salvage-station-post-fire-outlook-corporate-vet-care-asheville-crime-data) — 2026-04-27T09:00:00+00:00
- [Friday, April 24: Housing Authority Suit + Drought Impacts + New Stadium, Same Result](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/friday-april-24-housing-authority-suit-drought-impacts-new-stadium-same-result) — 2026-04-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thursday, April 23: Buncombe's $41M Budget Gap + Public Housing Safety + Parkway Cleanup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/thursday-april-23-buncombe-s-41m-budget-gap-public-housing-safety-parkway-cleanup) — 2026-04-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wednesday, April 22: Arrests for Pot + Revitalizing Blannahassett Island + Stray Dogs Along Parkway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025/wednesday-april-22-arrests-for-pot-revitalizing-blannahassett-island-stray-dogs-along-parkway) — 2026-04-22T09:00:00+00:00

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