Episodes

  • Ghost Stories, Gothic Horror, and Dracula with Best-selling Author Elizabeth Kostova
    Oct 21 2025

    As a child, an Asheville writer was enthralled by the spooky tales her father told her. Years later, those iconic stories helped her write one of her own.

    Each month, New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash handpicks contemporary books by fellow North Carolinian authors and those writing books set in the state, encouraging readers to join in the fun. Wiley will review each book in both the print and digital versions of the magazine and produce two podcast episodes highlighting the selected book and author.

    Email us: podcast@ourstate.com

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    35 mins
  • Elizabeth Kostova, Part 1
    Oct 8 2025

    As a child, an Asheville writer was enthralled by the spooky tales her father told her. Years later, those iconic stories helped her write one of her own.

    Each month, New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash handpicks contemporary books by fellow North Carolinian authors and those writing books set in the state, encouraging readers to join in the fun. Wiley will review each book in both the print and digital versions of the magazine and produce two podcast episodes highlighting the selected book and author.

    Email us: podcast@ourstate.com

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    29 mins
  • De'Shawn Charles Winslow Ep.2
    Sep 17 2025

    After leaving his coastal hometown for the big city, one author finds his calling writing about the people and places that shaped him.

    Join The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights great writers across the state and their work each month. Listen in on conversations between Cash and his author friends as they discuss how North Carolina inspires them on the Our State Book Club podcast.

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    23 mins
  • De'Shawn Charles Winslow, Part 1
    Sep 2 2025

    After leaving his coastal hometown for the big city, one author finds his calling writing about the people and places that shaped him.

    Join The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights great writers across the state and their work each month. Listen in on conversations between Cash and his author friends as they discuss how North Carolina inspires them on the Our State Book Club podcast.

    Email Us at Podcast@Ourstate.com

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    34 mins
  • Jan Karon, Part 2
    Aug 19 2025

    Like the ones in the fictitious village she made famous, helping hands and warm hearts shaped a Foothills writer's journey to becoming one of North Carolina's most prolific authors.

    Each month, New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash handpicks contemporary books by fellow North Carolinian authors and those writing books set in the state, encouraging readers to join in the fun. Wiley will review each book in both the print and digital versions of the magazine and produce two podcast episodes highlighting the selected book and author.

    Email us: podcast@ourstate.com

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    27 mins
  • Jan Karon, Part 1
    Aug 5 2025

    Like the ones in the fictitious village she made famous, helping hands and warm hearts shaped a Foothills writer's journey to becoming one of North Carolina's most prolific authors.

    Each month, New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash handpicks contemporary books by fellow North Carolinian authors and those writing books set in the state, encouraging readers to join in the fun. Wiley will review each book in both the print and digital versions of the magazine and produce two podcast episodes highlighting the selected book and author.

    Email us: podcast@ourstate.com

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    33 mins
  • Georgann Eubanks, Part 2
    Jul 15 2025

    A Carrboro author's career has been marked by unforgettable experiences in nature and a deep desire to preserve all that shapes the South.

    Email us at podcast@ourstate.com

    Join The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights great writers across the state and their work each month. Listen in on conversations between Cash and his author friends as they discuss how North Carolina inspires them on the Our State Book Club podcast.

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    24 mins
  • Georgann Eubanks, Part 1
    Jul 1 2025

    A Carrboro author's career has been marked by unforgettable experiences in nature and a deep desire to preserve all that shapes the South.

    Email us at podcast@ourstate.com

    Join The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights great writers across the state and their work each month. Listen in on conversations between Cash and his author friends as they discuss how North Carolina inspires them on the Our State Book Club podcast.

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    23 mins