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Chief Black Fox from Standing Rock joins Tommy Green, Jody Bender, and Morgana Magdalene at THE BLOCK off Biltmore for episode #0047. Good clean water is essential to making great craft beer, and making great craft beer is exactly what the Native Americans in North Dakota plan to do with the clean water they are protecting at Standing Rock. Stand […]

A great cast of characters keep the conversation scintillating in episode #0046. We are at The Bunn House for an Asheville Affiliates hosted event Catawba Brewing sponsored. Just two days after the Presidential Election, we are all still in shock, aimlessly drinking our sorrows away. We had a really good time, though. The healing, and a renewed community activism, has […]

The sober guys from Southern Growler get the show started with hosts Tommy Green and Jonathan Ayers at Asheville On Tap. Then Stuart Arnold of Fortnight Brewing Company shares his award winning beers, and Tommy Green gets really really really drunk. Lyric kindly graces us with her presence for a quick chat, despite Tommy’s debauchery. Check out an unedited episode […]

North Carolina State Representative John Ager joins us for Hemp Wednesdays at THE BLOCK off Biltmore. Hemp is soon to be the new cash crop for the Southern States. Raleigh’s Tyler Cromartie, Hendo’s Chris Power, and Dark Matter’s Tommy Green chat it up with Hickory Nut Gap Farm’s John Ager about the current status of North Carolina hemp legalization in […]

Sierra Nevada Owner Brian Grossman humbly describes himself as a second generation brewer. We know him as the owner of of one of best companies in the world, practicing conscious capitalism and sustainability. “As soon as beer making becomes a job, you’ve f**ked up,” say Brian. “You need to be passionate about what you are doing.” In episode #0043 Brian […]

Our second release during Asheville FM fund drive week, episode #0042, features Michael Greenfield of Ashevile Community Yoga, Jody Bender a Stern Super Fan, Busker Matt Ryans, Weaverville resident Cindy Zalman-Wol­hart, and Tommy Green of Brewpon. Crazy fun times were had at Catawba Brewing’s South Slope tap room, where Jody had a blind date with Chuckie who joined us on […]

Asheville FM Fund Drive has kicked and in conjunction junction what’s your function? We are releasing a podcast every day! Listen to Ashevile FM’s own P-Funk educate us on what Asheville FM community radio is all about. All this week come on by the station on Haywood Road in West Asheville for free coffee provided by Firestorm Cafe and Books, […]

Burlesque at Trade and Lore Coffee with Deb au Nare, Co-host Morgana Magdalene, The Catfish and Tommy Green. Install the FREE BREWPON app available in Android and Apple app stores to listen to this humbling podcast on the true art form of burlesque… it ain’t just about seeing these beautiful women’s tatas!

“It is actually impossible. There is no way you can experience what another person experiences, but just the act of trying to understand what somebody else is going through is critical. The World would be in a lot better condition if enough people were at least just attempting to be empathetic,” says Brian J of the band Pimps of Joytime […]

One of the first breweries in Asheville, Altamont Brewing, recently changed hands, and is now UpCountry Brewing. The same charming place that was Altamont – the brewery with the most character in Asheville – will continue on with the same community standards, under the new name UpCountry. You will find the same people, same dogs, and same staff as before! […]

Our next Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, was on hand for the Brian Turner Oktoberfest at New Belgium Brewing. Asheville Beer Lawyer Derek Allen, Burlesque Queen Morgana Magdalene, join Brewpon Tommy Green for a scintillating beer chat with North Carolina Representative Brian Turner.

Since 2006 CHALWA has been jamming its brand of high country reggae across North Carolina and Jamaica. Playing as many nights as their wives allow, they are one of the hardest working bands around. Which is somewhat ironic, as their melodic sounds sooth the soul. Its lots of fun, and we were lucky to chat with CHALWA members Dennis Berndt, […]

Another Wednesday Hemp Day finds us at The BLOCK off Biltmore chatting with toasts of the town Joe Greene and Cecil Bothwell… and toast is exactly what we did! Both of these gentlemen work hard with our community, forging relationships, bringing people together to help one another, and live as one. Crowler Chris Power and Brewpon Tommy Green are humbled […]

Local Burlesque performer Morgana Magdalene sits down on us (wishful thinking), rather with us, at THE BLOCK off Biltmore for discussion on the art form, distinguishing it from stripping. A new generation nostalgic for the spectacle and glamour of the old times has been determined to bring burlesque back, and we have a thriving scene here in Asheville. We don’t […]

What began as home brewers searching for higher quality yeast, quickly grew into a team of dedicated biochemists exploring new ways to advance brewing altogether. Today, White Labs stands at the intersection of science, education and craft. Constantly striving for perfection, and in the process continually raising the bar in the art of fermentation. In episode #0033, join White Labs […]

Doug Fine is an American author, journalist, humorist, and goat herder. He has been a freelance journalist for such organizations as the Washington Post, Salon, U.S. News and World Report, Sierra, Wired, Outside, National Public Radio, and many other venues. His investigative reporting has taken him to five continents, often to remote locations like Burma, Rwanda, Laos, Guatemala and Tajikistan. […]

Catawba Brewing is expanding. A new city. A new location. It’s forth location. The Beer Ambassador, Jo Doyle, and Director of Brewing Operations, Kevin Sondey, join Brewpon Tommy Green and Crowler Chris Power at Catawba Brewing’s South Slope location for episode #0031. Just hours after Tim Kaine’s epic harmonic performance, the crew is beaming, excited to be just a few […]

David Newsom of Palmetto Harmony enlightens us in episode #0029 at THE BLOCK off Biltmore for Hemp Wednesdays. The miracle medicine Cannabidiol (CBD) is celebrated with an event hosted by The Brians, Brian Bullman and Brian Morris, of Carolina Hemp Company. Busker Matt Ryans joins us, helping host Tommy Green to stay on track. Tommy’s ADHD makes it very challenging […]

Anheuser-Busch InBev is not ruining the craft beer we drink… quite the contrary. ABInBev, soon to merge with another giant beer corporation, facilitates the distribution of craft beer so that all American’s can have a taste at a fair price. Epsidoe #0028 had an all star cast at Bhramari Brewhouse that included Beer Guy Tony Kiss, Bud of Asheville Chad […]

Another fun Asheville Beer Club Meetup and Pint Night (Wicked Weed) at THE BLOCK off Biltmore. Special guests Andy Sharpe and Wyatt Freeman of Wicked Weed provided us with information on new releases and a new future location. Tommy Green got really drunk, and wouldn’t shut up, stop laughing, and talking incessantly about the greatness of Pokemon Go. A sober […]