BLAINESWORLD

4.1.2026 - Zachary Eden & others discuss Mountain Page Theater's upcoming production of "Matilda The Musical" 01.04.2026 23:15 ↓

Join director Zachary Eden and cast members Badge Burrell, Jace Walters, Jacob Walters, and Roselee Crawford as they talk about this exciting upcoming production. The show runs from April 24 – May 3. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/5yhz433j Note: We had a few Zoom hiccups, so the quality isn’t perfect and the ending was cut a bit short. Still a great conversation!

3.28.2026 - Tim Sampson, Delina Hensley, & Alison Lamasney discuss "The Dolls of New Albion, A Steampunk Opera." 28.03.2026 43:46 ↓

It will run from April 16-26 at Ashville Performing Arts Academy. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/2xpdzxjz   

3.24.2026 - Carey Harnash--Executive Director, WNC Harvest & Heritage Foundation 24.03.2026 26:00 ↓

The WNC Whiskey Festival takes place on Saturday, May 30. For more information and tickets, click: https://www.wncwhiskeyfest.com/ 

3.21.2026 - Chuck Schwing--Pianist and Singer, who sings three songs 24.03.2026 36:05 ↓

One of them is arguably the greatest rock song of all time ("Happy Together" at the 30:03 mark).

3.20.2026 - Bill Scobie--Owner, Scobie.Net 21.03.2026 46:28 ↓

Small Business & Home Compute Networking & Support

3.18.2026 - Alex McDonald Villarreal, Actor/Playwright 18.03.2026 35:58 ↓

He discusses "Ethnically Ambiguous," his one-man show that will run at HART Theatre from March 20=29. For tickets, click:  https://tinyurl.com/3unhd22d

3.16.2026 - Jared Pone & Matt Debnam, both with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety 16.03.2026 37:21 ↓

They discuss the North Carolina S.A.F.E. (Secure All Firearms Effectively) initiative  

3.3.2026 = Elaine Robinson Beattie--Global Leadership Strategist, International Speaker, Author, and Executive Coach 03.03.2026 42:38 ↓

Global Leadership Strategist, International Speaker, Author, and Executive Coach

2.16.2026 - Graeme Browning, Semi-Retired National Journalist 22.02.2026 41:33 ↓

Links mentioned on 2.16.2026 BLAINESWORLD podcast (and a few others), courtesy of Graeme Browning BBC Survey Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/new-ebu-research-ai-assistants-news-content One in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok (Pew Research) 1 in 5 American...

2.17.2026 - Katie Jones--Co-Artistic Director, Phantom Lamp Theatre Company 19.02.2026 35:46 ↓

She discusses "Close Quarters," opening on Feb. 20 and running through March 1 at Lamplight AVL. For tickets: https://pltc.simpletix.com/   ... To watch or listen, go to www.blainesworld.net and find the episode dated 2.17.2026. From there, you can watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

2.17.2026 - Mike Yow & Will Ezzell discuss the play they're in: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)." 17.02.2026 31:28 ↓

Aaron Ybarra also stars. ... To watch or listen, go to www.blainesworld.net and find the episode dated 2.17.2026. From there, you can watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform. ... PS. The show will run from Feb/ 20-March 1 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4emtax6c 

2.14.2026 - Mark Jones, Candice Burchill & Elly Leidner discuss "Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera" 15.02.2026 48:48 ↓

Dogged Utopia's darkly comic musical will run from Deb. 26-March 8 at The Bebe Theatre. For tickets, click:  https://doggedutopia.simpletix.com/