Aaron Johnson, Author at Chapelboro.com

On the Porch: Emily Thompson – Farming & Community

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jul 26, 2026 | On The Porch

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Emily Thompson has been a vendor with The Pittsboro Farmers Market since 2021. She has served as the farmer market board president for the last two years and has started a new 2 year term. Emily owns and runs her farm, Heart Song Farm, located between Siler City and Pittsboro. She’s known for her large varieties of peppers, flowers, produce, and value added products like seasonings, herbal teas, and tinctures. Emily finds farming an honor to care for her community and family. The goal is to leave the land and people better than you found them.

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July 25, 2026

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jul 25, 2026 | If You Only Knew

This week, Dr. Deborah Stroman discusses the WNBA.

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On the Porch: Landis Wade – History’s Mysteries

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jul 19, 2026 | On The Porch

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Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer turned mystery/thriller author who interviewed 500+ authors on his popular Charlotte Readers Podcast. His publications include six works of fiction, eight writing quote books, and numerous short stories. His novels in the Indie Retirement Mystery series won more than ten awards. Kirkus Reviews said, “Mystery fans who love Richard Osman’s cozy Thursday Murder Club books will enjoy the similarly energetic take on mystery-loving retirees.” Before he moved to Durham, the Charlotte Writers Club awarded Landis their Founders Award for service to the club and the literary community.

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On the Porch: Carlos Lima and Daisy Butzer – United Way for a Better Chatham

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jul 12, 2026 | On The Porch

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Carlos Lima is a native of Caracas, Venezuela. He moved to North Carolina with his family in 2001. Before coming to United Way, Carlos was Director of Operations and Finance at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill for 20 years. Carlos has been the Executive Director of United Way of Chatham County for the past year, and he has learned firsthand the value of service to the community and the benefits of collective impact in addressing the most critical needs of the residents in our county. Carlos and his wife and four grown children have called this area home for over two decades. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, reading, and playing board games.

Daisy Butzer is the Impact Manager at United Way of Chatham County, where she leads the Chatham Housing Collective and the Chatham Success Network. Through both collaboratives, Daisy works closely with community partners to coordinate services and use data to better support individuals and families. She draws from her professional experience supporting various public health programs, research studies, and philanthropic initiatives. Originally from Oklahoma, Daisy and her husband moved to North Carolina in 2022 to attend graduate school at UNC.

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On the Porch: Dr. James Wood – Sports Around the World

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jul 5, 2026 | On The Porch

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James Wood is currently Professor of Latin American and modern world history at North Carolina A&T State University. He is the author of The Society of Equality: Popular Republicanism and Democracy in Santiago de Chile, 1818-1851 and the co-editor of “Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations”, now in its fifth edition with Rowman and Littlefield. As a Fulbright scholar for Chile in 2016 he was a visiting professor at the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago (where he observed Chilean student activism up close).

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July 4, 2026

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jul 4, 2026 | If You Only Knew

This week, Dr. Deborah Stroman takes a look at sports around America’s 250th Anniversary.

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On the Porch: Bill Brown – Art and Science Merge at NCMA

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jun 28, 2026 | On The Porch

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Bill Brown joined the North Carolina Museum of Art as a Conservation Intern in 1988. Thirty-two years later he retired from the Art Museum as Chief Conservator. He received his M.A. and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conservation from State University College at Buffalo, NY in 1989. At the Museum, he established the Art + Science Initiative, a collaborative program with Duke University math and science departments. Bill has a passion for Italian Old Master Paintings of the 14th to 18th century. He works part-time as a conservator in private practice and provides conservation support for the Museum and Gallery collection of old master paintings at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC . He enjoys retirement with his wife and young adult son.

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June 27, 2026

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jun 27, 2026 | If You Only Knew

This week, Dr. Deborah Stroman is joined by Hassan Pinto, UNC soccer alumnus and entrepreneur, to discuss the World Cup.

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On the Porch: Nora Gaskin – Conjuring Crime Stories

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Jun 21, 2026 | On The Porch

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Author Nora Gaskin is a lifelong resident of the Durham-Chapel Hill area. Her latest is novel is “Lammie Loves Cubby”. Nora has a bachelor’s degree in English with Honors in Creative Writing from UNC, and a Masters in English from the University of Washington in Seattle. She spent over 24 years as a stockbroker and financial advisor in the Durham office of a major investment firm. She retired in 2005 to focus on writing. She is the publisher at Lystra Books and Literary Services and the author of three novels and one nonfiction book. She lives and writes in Chatham County, inspired by her native landscape, her husband, and dogs. Her favorite word is “gratitude.”