Culture Crash: The 2025 Oscar Best Picture Field

• From blockbuster spectacles to intimate global stories, this year’s Oscar nominees reflect a wide-ranging year at the movies. We take a closer look at some of the films up for the biggest award in Hollywood that will take place this year on Sunday, March 15.

Host: Evan Rook.
Producer: Evan Rook

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Viewpoints Explained: From Streaming To Steering Wheels: The Subscription Creep

• Subscriptions were supposed to make life easier. Instead, they’ve become a quiet drain on our wallets. This segment explores how recurring fees slipped into everything from entertainment to cars.

Host: Ebony McMorris
Producer: Amirah Zaveri

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When The Signal Goes Silent: Why Backup Communication Matters

• As extreme weather becomes more unpredictable, one of the first systems to fail is often the one we rely on most: communication. This story looks at what happens when cell towers go dark, why waiting to figure things out in the moment can be dangerous and how simple backup plans can make a critical difference.

Guests:

• Joe Bassett, survival expert, co-author, Emergency Communication 101
• Polly Hansen, producer, Viewpoints Radio, Asheville resident.

Host: Gary Price
Producer: Amirah Zaveri.

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Inside The Two-Trillion-Dollar Business Of Feeling Better

• When life feels overwhelming, wellness offers answers, or at least something to buy. We look at how self-care turned into a multi-trillion-dollar industry, and why the promise of feeling better so often comes wrapped in marketing.

Guests:

• Rina Raphael, journalist, author, The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care
• Amy Larocca, journalist, author, How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time

Host: Marty Peterson
Producer: Grace Galante.

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One Case, Fifty States: When Marriage Was An Exception To The Law

• For much of U.S. history, marriage quietly overruled consent, shielding a crime the law refused to name. We revisit the 1978 case that cracked that silence and follow the slow, uneven fight to recognize spousal rape as a crime nationwide. Even now, it raises an uncomfortable question: when the law changes, how long does it take for beliefs to follow?

Guest:

• Sarah Weinman, journalist, author, Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime.

Host: Gary Price
Producer: Polly Hansen

Why So Many Workers Quit Their Boss, Not Their Job

• Many people don’t leave jobs they love but leave managers they can’t work for anymore. We examine how toxic leadership styles quietly drive burnout, erode confidence and push workers toward the exit even when they may love everything else about their position.

Guests:

• Sheila Nielsen, career consultant, owner, Nielsen Career Consulting
• Laura Hambley Lovett, workplace psychologist, author, I Wish I’d Quit Sooner: Practical Strategies for Navigating and Escaping a Toxic Boss.

Host: Marty Peterson
Producer: Amirah Zaveri

Viewpoints Explained: When Romance Meets Inflated Pricing

• Valentine’s Day may feel romantic, but the price tag is anything but. We breakdown why flowers, dinners, and last-minute plans seem to cost more each year and how timing quietly drives the holiday economy.

Host: Ebony McMorris.
Producer: Amirah Zaveri

Culture Crash: Why “The Pitt” Stands Out From So Many Other Medical Shows

• We review what makes the medical show “The Pitt” a must watch. Season 2 is now streaming on HBO Max with weekly episodes dropping every Thursday evening.

Host: Evan Rook
Producer: Evan Rook

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Culture Crash: Why “The Pitt” Stands Out From So Many Other Medical Shows

• We review what makes the medical show “The Pitt” a must watch. Season 2 is now streaming on HBO Max with weekly episodes dropping every Thursday evening.

Host: Evan Rook.

Producer: Evan Rook

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Viewpoints Explained: When Romance Meets Inflated Pricing

• Valentine’s Day may feel romantic, but the price tag is anything but. We breakdown why flowers, dinners, and last-minute plans seem to cost more each year and how timing quietly drives the holiday economy.

Host: Ebony McMorris

Producer: Amirah Zaveri

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Why So Many Workers Quit Their Boss, Not Their Job

• Many people don’t leave jobs they love but leave managers they can’t work for anymore. We examine how toxic leadership styles quietly drive burnout, erode confidence and push workers toward the exit even when they may love everything else about their position.

Guests:

• Sheila Nielsen, career consultant, owner, Nielsen Career Consulting
• Laura Hambley Lovett, workplace psychologist, author, I Wish I’d Quit Sooner: Practical Strategies for Navigating and Escaping a Toxic Boss.

Host: Marty Peterson
Producer: Amirah Zaveri

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