Asheville, NC · The podcast
w/ Joe Greene
The return · Friday, December 4
The show
Pull up.
Sit down.
Chop it up.
Joe Greene started this podcast in Asheville in 2023.
Then life got loud.
Now the mic is back on.
Black-owned businesses. Comedy. Community.
And the health talk most of us skip.
Friday, December 4.
Save Joe a seat in your week.
Your host
Joe
Greene
Asheville born. Asheville High. Promoter, mentor, author, and a man who decided his diagnosis was going to help somebody else.
Joe has been putting Asheville in a room together for years.
He runs Asheville411.com, an events and communications company.
He has brought Red Grant and Slick Rick to town.
He works with the Goombay Festival.
He mentors young men through My Daddy Taught Me That.
In April 2021, right after turning 40, a colonoscopy found a mass the size of a tennis ball.
Stage 3 colon cancer.
Surgery. Twelve rounds of chemo.
He is still in the fight.
And he tells the whole story, out loud, so the next man goes in early.
- 2016Launches Big Boi Fly, a fashion show for big men, sizes 3X to 10X. Proceeds go to My Daddy Taught Me That.
- City boardServes on the board of what is now Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville. Explore Asheville reports he was the first African-American to do so.
- 2021Diagnosed with colon cancer at 40. Starts calling himself an ambassador for early screening.
- 2023Starts Snappy Nappy Dugout and the Funny "R" Us Awareness Comedy Show.
- 2025Publishes his second book and keeps showing up at churches, panels and radio.
- 2027His story hits the stage. Battling Light, Diana Wortham Theatre, January 29 to 31.
The Next Chapter
Early Screening Saves Lives. Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, in Joe's own words.
What About the Mental
Written with his therapist, Jay Wilson. Why Black men avoid therapy, and how to start a support group.
The Joe Greene Foundation
Early screening
saves lives.
The foundation exists for one reason. Get Black men and women screened for colon cancer before it is late. Joe takes that message to churches, community centers, radio and advocacy panels.
African Americans are about 20% more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer.
And about 40% more likely to die from it.
The age most people should start screening. Sooner with symptoms or family history. Ask your doctor.
Figures as reported by The Urban News, June 2026. Screening age per U.S. guidelines for average-risk adults. This site is not medical advice.
Dates
On deck.
WNC Colorectal Cancer event
Joe sits on the Life Beyond Cancer survivorship panel. MAHEC, 119 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. In person or live webinar.
The return of the podcast
Snappy Nappy Dugout is back. Time and first guest coming soon. Roster hears first.
Battling Light
An original stage production about Black men's health, inspired by Joe's story. Written by Cooper Bates. Produced by JG Foundation and Winnie's Child Productions. Live DJ. Diana Wortham Theatre. $40.
Your seat
is open.
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the roster.
Four ways in. Pick one. Takes a minute.
First to know.
New episodes, guests and show dates. Straight from Joe.
60-second check-in.
No name needed. Your answers help Joe show where the gaps are in our community.
Come chop it up.
Joe is looking for Black-owned businesses in Asheville, survivors, caregivers, comics and sponsors.
Ask Joe. Or tell him.
A question for the show. Or your own story. Name is optional.
What you share goes to Snappy Nappy Dugout and the Joe Greene Foundation. Nobody else. It is never sold. Health answers are optional and stored without your name. Nothing here is medical advice. If something feels off with your body, call your doctor.