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Kudzu Project

Nick Lucey/Lucey Agency

Stories that grow wild. Hosted by Nick Lucey, The Kudzu Project delivers voices and conversations from Western North Carolina, the Appalachians, and beyond — tangled in history, rooted in community, and blooming with life. Recorded in Hendersonville, NC by the Lucey Agency.

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43 episodes

  1. Coming Home, 83 Years Later: Bob Johnson on the Return of SSgt. Charles Ray Smith 35:02
  2. Michael Arrowood: Around the World and Back Home to Henderson County 1:12:16
  3. Betting on Hendersonville: Brett Werner's Grassroots Run for City Council 52:20
  4. It's Not the Destination: Marilyn Ball on the Journeys That Shape Us 1:30:02
  5. More Than a Mill Town: Mayor Zeb Smathers and the Future of Canton, NC 1:17:20
  6. The Farmer Who's Fighting Flock: Austin Rhodes on Privacy, Surveillance and Taking a Stand 55:08
  7. From Coach to Counsel to Candidate: Jerry Smith Makes His Case to Be Hendersonville’s Next Mayor 1:11:39
  8. No Passport Required: Mike Andress and the Exploration Local Podcast 58:04
  9. Don't Postpone Joy: Jason Livengood on Life, Happiness, and the Future of TV 47:47
  10. Creative Destruction: Nobel Laureate Peter Howitt on Innovation, Obsolescence, and the Future 1:08:55
  11. Can a Political Outsider Change City Hall? Jeff Groh Thinks So. 1:02:46
  12. Sobering Thoughts: Hope Coalition's Patrick Davis and the Road to Recovery 1:20:37
  13. Speaking Broadly with Laurel Park Mayor Carey O'Cain 1:27:11
  14. Hope and Healing in Henderson County: A Conversation with Lauren Wilkie of Safelight 1:00:16
  15. Terrye Jacobs: Downtown Hendersonville in Full Bloom 21:20
  16. Phill Hanson: Confessions of a Special Forces Sergeant Major 2:00:41
  17. Live, Laugh, Lucey: Lessons from My 94-Year-Old Dad 1:13:34
  18. The Apple of Their Stepdad's Eye: The Story of Holt Orchards 1:01:05
  19. From WNC to DC: Jeff Miller and the Blue Ridge Honor Flight 1:06:28
  20. From One Idea to Two Dozen Episodes ... and the Road Ahead 10:10
  21. Sewing a Movement: Georgia Bonesteel and the American Quilt Revival 41:01
  22. Chuck Edwards: From the Golden Arches to the Halls of Congress 56:44
  23. Breaking Free: Tiffany Lucey on Escaping Control and Building a New Life 1:15:22
  24. From Addiction to Recovery: Daniel Conway's Mission to Help Others Find Their Way Back 44:48
  25. From Georgia Roots to Carolina Soil: Steve Pettis Dishes the Dirt 1:40:31
  26. Called to Serve: Adam R. Smith and the Frustration that Fuels his Fight 1:27:32
  27. The Story Behind the Story: Mary Davis Gage of "Getting to Know Hendo" 1:03:45
  28. The Home Front: Conversation with Hendersonville City Council Member Gina Baxter 1:06:52
  29. Guadalcanal Diary: Marine Private Luther Rhodes Finally Heading Home 29:36
  30. Mayor Barbara Volk on Leadership, Longevity, and her Love of Hendersonville 34:31
  31. Food is Love: An interview with Stacy Fields of Mini Batch Bakery 41:31
  32. In the In-Between: Loss, Listening, and Looking Ahead 9:22
  33. The Power of Family: Turning Survival into Strength with Cheryl Stuller 49:58
  34. Real Talk with Rev. Anthony McMinn, President & CEO of the Hendersonville Rescue Mission 49:50
  35. A Community in Alignment: Dr. Jenn Hensley on Growth, Wellness & Leadership 1:08:24
  36. A Love Letter to Hendersonville: Interview with Bryan Byrd of Flat Rock Cinema 1:01:11
  37. Man on a Mission: Interview with Commander Bill Manofsky, USN (Ret.) 1:21:58
  38. A Life of Service: My Conversation with Alan Yeck of the Veterans Healing Farm 1:01:55
  39. Back to Basics: Fiscal Fundamentals & the Future of WNC with Daniel Andreotta 54:45
  40. Faith and Falling Towers: The Jeff Sokol 9/11 Interview 49:19
  41. Missing But Not Forgotten: Major Bob Johnson & Henderson County’s MIA Heroes 59:09
  42. Taking a Walk on Hendersonville's Wild Side: Sebastian Badger, Haunts of Hendo 35:36
  43. Listening & Learning in Henderson County, NC: Jay Egolf 1:01:44