From the time she was in junior high, Angela Pisel knew she loved writing. After getting a few articles published, she started kicking around an idea for a novel – but it took a broken ankle for her to finally sit down and take a crack at it. Listen in as host Hal Row unravels…

Imagine teaching yourself how to make stained glass without the benefit of the internet or YouTube. That’s what Marietta Burke did. Using books and VHS tapes, Marietta learned the craft of stained glass as a teenager. It’s what got her into architecture school – and it’s now the foundation of a successful business that has…

 When she was in third grade, Lucy Her and her family caravanned from California with nine other Hmong families and one U-Haul to start a new life in North Carolina. For Lucy, that life has evolved into a passion for helping others in Catawba County. At Goodwill, she is managing a day program that…

He was hitchhiking in El Salvador while on a Peace Corps mission, and she was riding in the back of her cousin’s pickup truck. This chance encounter led to the perfect match (and another stint with the Peace Corps, this time together!) of two highly engaged individuals who have dedicated their lives to helping others…

Sometimes it really does take a village. For Kelly Stewart, a village of people in Catawba County helped keep a young boy from a broken home on track toward a solid future. Now a North Carolina State Trooper, this endurance runner is also a loyal husband, father, grandfather-to-be, U.S. Marine, and Rotarian. And in his…

How does a barber who comes to Catawba County with just the shirt on his back rise up to become a business owner and elected official? And why exactly is the barbershop such a vital community gathering spot? Host Hal Row learns answers to these questions and more with this month’s storyteller, David Williams.

From industrial designer to cider maker, Justin Fox transformed his passion for making things into buying an orchard and crafting a life for himself and his family in Catawba County. Justin joins host Hal Row to talk apples and inspiration – and just how crazy his wife thought he was when he announced he wanted…

Ted Turner’s Flying D Ranch & float fishing on the Yellowstone River.

Part 2 of a discussion on Emotional Intelligence.

We head to the Golden Isles of Georgia for an inshore Hook & Knife Adventure.