Podcast appearances and mentions of emily trimnal

On this belated episode of Finding Asheville, hosts Benny Whitaker and Emily Trimnal sit down with Curtis Sluder. Curtis, a longtime smoker, had to suddenly give up his habit for health reasons a few years ago. Quitting smoking is hard, and replacing old habits with new ones is half the battle. Curtis got into the vaping scene before it was cool, and as soon as he saw how easy the transition was, and his doctor praised the health benefits of replacing a cigarette with an e-cig, he decided to open up his own storefront. Blue Ridge Vapor was born, and was one of only a handful in the area at the time.  We talk with Curtis about the pros and cons of vaping, the sudden and wild upswing in popularity, and how vaping can help quit a nicotine addiction. We segway into traffic laws and common ticket questions as our hosts talk with Curtis about his job as a lawyer who specializes in criminal defense, primarily traffic law.  Can you tell us how many ways there are to lose your drivers license in Buncombe County?

Emily Trimnal is back! From falling gas prices in Leicester (Lei-ches-ter) to the United States domination in hop production in 2015, the gang covers it all, whether in and about Asheville or on a trip to outer space. Thanks to Alan Lowe from Craft Room Growlers for supplying us with our growler for the cast.

Meet the gang! Local Ashevillans Chris Power, Ian McAnsh, Emily Trimnal,  and Tommy Green talk the thriving Asheville craft beer scene. A flux capacitor is a handy device. Big props to Alan Lowe from Craft Room Growlers for supplying us with our growler for the cast. Craft Room Growlers is South Asheville’s growler fill station and craft beer destination. One of the first growler bars in North Carolina!

Finding Asheville was originally created and curated by Nathan Miller. Over a course of two years Nathan interviewed, cataloged, and took painstaking efforts to create a high quality podcast that spoke to the hearts of Asheville, and Western North Carolina. When Nathan took a job that required him to move, Emily Trimnal and Benny Whitaker stepped up to take over Finding Asheville and carry on the amazing work that Nathan started.  In this weeks episode, instead of sitting down with a featured guest, Emily and Benny sit down and tell you about themselves. With Benny a Western North Carolina native and Emily a transplant from the West Coast, they offer an array of unique and interesting insights on Asheville, and tell listeners what brought them to the city. Learn about their recording studio - Great Escape Asheville - the sketchy semi automatic elevator, Benny's aversion to cats, and what the future of Finding Asheville holds.  Listen below, and be sure to pay attention for your chance to win a free small ice cream from Frostbite Ice Cream! Details inside. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes to download to your listening devices each week and get caught up on past episodes! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Asheville Facebook page here.

For over a decade, Orbit DVD has steadily grown from a small movie rental store to one that boasts retro video games, comics, books, t-shirts, pop culture items, and more. Marc McCloud sits down with Emily Trimnal and Benny Whitaker to discuss what it is like to be one of just over 1,000 independent video rental shops in the country. McCloud is a self professed spaghetti western junkie and horror film fanatic, so in keeping with the season, our hosts and guest discuss must watch scary movies for the upcoming Halloween holiday. Listen to Marc, Benny, and Emily discuss the 'STD scary movie', the now iconic 'sexual sloth' mural, and what is in store for Orbit, as Marc wisely makes moves to ensure that the store will keep up with the digital age. Orbit DVD is located at 781 Haywood Road, in the heart of booming West Asheville.   Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes to download to your listening devices each week and get caught up on past episodes! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Asheville Facebook page here.

On September 19th, the Asheville community was set aback when misogynistic blogs, podcasts, and a tweets were discovered to belong to the owners of Waking Life Espresso. Waking Life has been a staple in the West Asheville community since the doors to the upper class coffee shop opened six years ago. We sat down with Mikki Fox, creator of the active online Facebook page West Asheville Exchange, lovingly referred to as WAX. Mikki was the first to organize an impromptu protest outside of the doors of Waking Life the day the story broke. Misti McCloud, a concerned Asheville transplant, was active during the protest, lending her expertise from her days in government and living in Washington DC to the cause. Your new hosts Emily Trimnal and Benny Whitaker talk to Misti and Mikki, discussing the feelings that surfaced when the community learned of the news. We also talk about how the city of Asheville handled the situation, the amazement when the story went national, and then international. How Asheville handled this scandal has impacted people globally - how do we continue to use this story for good, and bring education and awareness to not only our city, but beyond? All of this is covered and more in the latest episode of Finding Asheville. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes to download to your listening devices each week and get caught up on past episodes! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Asheville Facebook page here.

In this episode we travel to hip Asheville, North Carolina.  Asheville is a tight knit community that strives to support the local small businesses that make up its downtown area.  With us is AshevilleBlog.com director Emily Trimnal.  Emily takes us through her home and shows us some of the unique aspects that make Asheville a great place to visit.  Emily shows us that everything that you know about curry is wrong and that there is a million ways to enjoy some great honey.  Asheville is defintely the place you want to be if you long for some great scenery and a close community that is waiting to welcome visitors.