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Tested
Eva Clayton is still pushing for a better North Carolina
In 1992, Eva Clayton became the first Black woman from North Carolina elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Now, at 87 years old, Clayton is keeping her finger on the pulse of North Carolina politics.
2022-02-22
24 min
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Marcus Smith’s life mattered
It’s been more than three years since Marcus Smith died at the hands of police officers in Greensboro. Now, his family is coming to the end of a long and arduous road after a settlement with the City of Greensboro.
2022-02-17
05 min
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Diving With A Purpose
More than 150 years after the emancipation of slavery in America, a team of dedicated scuba divers is busy excavating and restoring wreckage from slave ships that sank across the Middle Passage.
2022-02-15
16 min
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Reducing the harm of fentanyl
Extremely potent substances like fentanyl and xylazine have flooded the illegal drug market, causing a major increase in overdose ER visits and deaths. Harm reduction policies could help reverse that trend.
2022-02-10
17 min
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Who's Going To Win The Super Bowl? Want To Bet?
In the South, sports betting is largely illegal, but since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide ban, more states are joining the pool. North Carolina could be next.
2022-02-08
21 min
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Big, Bad André Leon Talley
The “Pharaoh of Fabulosity” was an unstoppable force of fashion. André Leon Talley’s influence branched across the globe during his illustrious career – one that began in his hometown of Durham, N.C.
2022-02-03
14 min
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Who bans books — and why?
Across the nation, we've seen a spike in book challenges and bans in both school and public libraries in the last six months, mostly targeting books that center race and LGBT identity. At the end of 2021, Wake County had its own high-profile censorship controversy.
2022-02-01
22 min
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How Health Care Workers Soldier On
At this point in the pandemic, health care workers across the country are arguably under more pressure than ever. Some are getting sick themselves or burning out and leaving. But there are signs that COVID trends could turn for the better soon.
2022-01-27
14 min
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To Recuse Or Not To Recuse
As a major redistricting cases lands before the North Carolina supreme court, calls are growing louder for some justices to recuse themselves. Today on Tested, we are highlighting an episode of the WUNC Politics Podcast in which three former state judges talk about the issue of recusal - and the importance of judicial independence.
2022-01-25
19 min
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Electric vehicles are all the rage. Why aren't there more in North Carolina?
Electric vehicles are getting more popular, but North Carolina is still well short of Gov. Roy Cooper's goal of having 1.25 million EVs on the road by 2030. What would it take to get there?
2022-01-20
13 min
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‘Only thing I had to fight with was the truth’
Howard Dudley spent nearly 24 years incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Now his long journey toward justice has reached new heights
2022-01-18
21 min
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DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley on Omicron, testing, and avoiding burnout
Host Will Michaels gets an update on the Omicron surge from WUNC reporter Jason deBruyn, and then explores how the state is responding with Kody Kinsley, the new secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
2022-01-13
16 min
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Did we hear the calls for 'No Justice, No Peace' in 2021?
The last year continued to bring deep-seated issues of systemic racism and inequality to the surface. Oh, and there was also a pandemic. But despite its challenges, 2021 still had cause for celebration.
2022-01-11
18 min
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The Children Left Behind By COVID-19
Nearly 20,000 North Carolinians have died of complications from COVID-19. Among them are caregivers; people whom others - including their children - depended on for their own health and safety, but who were fatally sickened by a relentless virus.
2022-01-06
15 min
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Looking Back On 2021: Military Stories Of The Year
Tested takes a look back at the year in military stories from North Carolina, including the end of the nation's longest war.
2022-01-03
12 min
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Looking Back On 2021: Environmental Stories From NC
Tested takes a look back at what happened this year in environmental news in North Carolina.
2021-12-29
08 min
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The Year In Sports: Septuagenarians on the move
A year-end-sports review typically revolves around remembering the highs and lows of what happened on a field, or a court, or a pitch, but this year, the most compelling and noteworthy sports events in North Carolina happened when two men in their 70s decided to make some life changes.
2021-12-27
06 min
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Looking Back On 2021: Education In NC
Tested takes a look back at the year in education in North Carolina.
2021-12-22
08 min
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Looking Back On 2021: Health Care In NC
Tested takes a look back at the year in health care in North Carolina.
2021-12-20
08 min
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Looking Back On 2021: Politics In NC, Part 2
Tested takes another look back at the year in Politics in North Carolina. On this episode: redistricting.
2021-12-17
12 min
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Looking Back On 2021: Politics In NC, Part 1
Tested takes a look back at the year in politics in North Carolina.
2021-12-15
13 min
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The Past, Present, And Future Of Wood Pellets In NC
Host Dave DeWitt talks to Celeste Gracia, WUNC's environment reporter, and David Boraks, climate reporter at WFAE, about the wood pellet industry in North Carolina.
2021-12-13
10 min
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The Big Move
People moving from one residence to another is up nationwide by about 3 percent. But in hot markets, like many across North Carolina, moving rates are up well into the double digits.
2021-12-10
10 min
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Is a new youth detention center what Durham County needs?
Durham County plans to build a new youth detention center for an estimated 30 million dollars. But people in the community are skeptical about more dollars being put toward detainment for juveniles.
2021-12-06
14 min
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As Cohen Announces Her Exit, A New Variant Arrives
Host Dave DeWitt looks back at Dr. Mandy Cohen's legacy as North Carolina's DHHS Secretary - and what's next in the pandemic - with WUNC Health Reporter Jason deBruyn.
2021-12-01
11 min
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How special education vacancies are depriving students with disabilities
As teacher vacancies continue to create problems, public schools in North Carolina are having a particularly hard time filling positions for special education.
2021-11-29
12 min
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Me And My Muslim Friends: MENA, Whiteness & The U.S. Census
Today on Tested, we introduce to our listeners the fantastic new podcast from WUNC: Me & My Muslim Friends
2021-11-26
33 min
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Give Sarah Keys her flowers now
Nearly seven decades after a Black Army private named Sarah Keys helped end discrimination on interstate buses, North Carolina is recognizing her nearly-forgotten civil rights case.
2021-11-24
15 min
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Eye-popping endowment gains give universities unprecedented 'opportunity'
Annual reports for university endowments are starting to come in and, in many cases, are indicating impressive gains in the last year. So what are universities' responsibility and parameters for using this money after a year of budget cuts?
2021-11-22
16 min
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The State Budget: What's in it for education and health care?
Host Will Michaels digs deep into the North Carolina state budget to unpack what's really in it for education and health care with WUNC reporters Liz Schlemmer and Jason deBruyn.
2021-11-19
21 min
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A state budget is about to pass, finally
WUNC's Jeff Tiberii, Rusty Jacobs, and Will Michaels dissect the proposed North Carolina state budget.
2021-11-17
26 min
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Building More Bars: Pulling back the curtain on jail construction in North Carolina
When counties consider building or expanding a jail, are they adequately weighing the potential benefits with the long term costs?
2021-11-15
17 min
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One, two, or three shots?
COVID-19 booster shots and starting to become widely available in North Carolina. Meanwhile, doses for young children have been released, and about 40 percent of the state's population remains unvaccinated.
2021-11-12
14 min
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How should NC schools spend their COVID relief money?
The $5.5 billion North Carolina schools got in COVID relief funds is the single highest boost to K-12 funding in state history. But there are rules on how they can spend it and challenges in getting some projects off the ground.
2021-11-10
13 min
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Counted While Incarcerated: How prisons inflate political representation
In early November, lawmakers at the General Assembly passed the latest version of congressional and state legislative voting maps. But as legislators deliberated over district lines, they used data that included a group who are counted, despite being barred from the ballot box.
2021-11-08
12 min
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Get to know Peter Hans, who may be the UNC System president for a long, long time
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with Kyle Villemain, the Editor In Chief of The Assembly, about his profile of UNC System President Peter Hans.
2021-11-05
15 min
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Six months after the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., has anything changed?
On April 21, 2021, deputies with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed 42-year old Andrew Brown, Jr., an unarmed Black man, in Elizabeth City, N.C. Six months later, have any law enforcement policies changed?
2021-11-03
17 min
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"Fair" maps, gerrymandering, and another lawsuit
Host Dave DeWitt checks in on the very latest in North Carolina redistricting with WUNC political reporter Rusty Jacobs
2021-11-01
08 min
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Ouch! Animals get COVID vaccines at the NC Zoo
The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has administered first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to 33 of its animals.
2021-10-29
13 min
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Behind The Lines, Part Four: A Fraught Past, An Uncertain Future
Part four in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
2021-10-26
26 min
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Squeaky Clean: What It Takes To Eradicate Rats
Most people want nothing to do with rats. They're pests, vermin with voracious appetites. But they're also clever, adaptable and so pervasive around the world, it's easy to forget that, in most places, rats are an invasive species.
2021-10-22
26 min
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Behind The Lines, Part Three: Reckoning With Reform
Part three in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
2021-10-20
27 min
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Around The Clock Childcare Blurs Lines Between Family And Caregivers...In A Good Way
Most childcare facilities operate around parents and guardians who work some version of a 9-5 job. But not all. With help from our friends at the podcast Embodied, we learn about 24-hour childcare providers who answer the call, and the diversity of needs, for parents who travel or clock in on second and third shift schedules. | Power the future of public radio with a contribution at wunc.org/give.
2021-10-18
35 min
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"I Thought I Was The Only One In The World": Latina Converts To Islam
Meet the newest podcast in WUNC's on-demand portfolio: Me & My Muslim Friends. The show explores nuances of identity within Muslim communities across the nation and the world. In this episode, host Yasmin Bendaas discusses a population of Muslims that is underrepresented in mainstream portrayals of Islam — Latinx converts to the faith. | Power the future of public radio with a contribution at wunc.org/give.
2021-10-15
30 min
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Behind The Lines, Part Two: The Pen vs. The Gavel
Part two in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
2021-10-13
30 min
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Zoned In: Where Does Raleigh Go From Here?
WUNC's Kamaya Truitt talks with Mitchell Silver, former city planner for Raleigh, about the city's growth in the last decade, and how policies like zoning laws influence that community growth.
2021-10-11
20 min
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Protecting North Carolina's Students From COVID-19
The North Carolina Watchdog Reporting Network examined COVID-19 policies in North Carolina’s school districts as we approach two months into this new year. And they found wide disparities in the way that districts across the state are choosing to protect their students.
2021-10-08
14 min
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Behind The Lines, Part One: The Ultimate Exercise In Cultivating Political Power
In this crossover episode, the WUNC Politics Podcast presents part one in a four-part series examining redistricting in North Carolina.
2021-10-06
31 min
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From A Corner To Crops, Southeast Raleigh Is Bringing Fresh Food To Pantries
The Raleigh city council is considering a change to its zoning laws that would open the doors for more corner stores across the city.
2021-10-04
15 min
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If you didn't know Pauli Murray already, you will now
Pauli Murray was ahead of her time. The Durham-based activist was a tireless hero for social justice, a battle-ready solider against racism and sexism, and a spiritual mentor for today's justice advocates.
2021-10-01
28 min
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North Carolina's Iconic Longleaf Pine And The Fight Against Climate Change
The longleaf pine is an iconic tree species in North Carolina. It once covered 90 million acres across the Southeastern U.S.
2021-09-29
15 min
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Private Money And Public Elections: When Is It OK, And When Is It Not?
By all measures, 2020 was an extraordinary election year. Record-setting voter turnout, a tsunami-like surge in mail-in ballots and deep partisan rancor - all amid a global pandemic. These factors posed unprecedented challenges for elections officials across North Carolina and the country. In many places, private donations helped pay for things like hand sanitizer and other support efforts. Host Rusty Jacobs looks at a proposed law that would stop private donations like this, and at the deeper issues of how we run elections in the US.
2021-09-27
20 min
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The Ethical Dilemma Of Treating Unvaccinated Patients Before Vaccinated Ones
Unvaccinated Covid-19 patients have flooded hospitals around North Carolina. Because of the surge, many vaccinated patients who go to the hospital needing treatment for non-Covid-19 illnesses feel they aren't getting the same level of care they would normally get. Host Jason deBruyn looks at the ethics of triaging vaccinated and unvaccinated patients - something health providers and health ethicists are having to hash out in real time.
2021-09-23
21 min
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'We Can’t Afford To Keep Going To Funerals': The Lumbee Tribe Works To Combat COVID Surge
As COVID continues to inundate Robeson County, health officials and local leaders are working tirelessly to get more Lumbee tribal members vaccinated.
2021-09-17
19 min
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How COVID Is Overwhelming NC's Least Vaccinated County
As of Sept. 14, Robeson County had the lowest vaccination rate in North Carolina with less than one-third of the population fully vaccinated.
2021-09-15
23 min
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'Me And My Muslim Friends' — 20 Years After 9/11
On this episode of Tested, we’re featuring a special from the podcast "Me and My Muslim Friends." It’s a show produced in partnership with WUNC that tells nuanced stories about the Muslim American experience.
2021-09-10
13 min
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20 Years In Afghanistan
In their last two weeks in the country, U.S. troops evacuated more than 123,000 people out of Afghanistan. The process has been called “two weeks of chaos and 20 years of war.”
2021-09-03
22 min
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'I Won't Feel Safe Until We're All Safe': How An Epidemiologist Is Coping With A 'Moving Target'
Dr. Whitney Robinson, an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology/UNC Gillings School of Public Health, speaks about how she is personally and professional navigating the pandemic.
2021-08-30
15 min
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Back To School (Again) In The Time Of COVID
Now that classes are back in session in North Carolina schools, how do they respond to a new phase of the global pandemic in which we know a lot more about the virus, including the fact that it can still spread so quickly especially among children?
2021-08-27
14 min
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My Mic Sounds Nice: Youth Reporters Bring The Heat This Summer
Reporters from WUNC's Youth Reporting Institute share their experience in the program this summer.
2021-08-23
33 min
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The PPP Dilemma
For many small business owners, PPP loans from the federal government were a lifesaver. That Paycheck Protection Program money was right on time and picture perfect for a lot of people... a lot of white people. Many Black and Hispanic businesses didn’t get paid that way.
2021-08-20
20 min
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Shopping Around For A Trip To The Hospital
Health care is notoriously expensive in the United States. And it’s often the patient’s responsibility not just to pay, but to make sure they aren’t paying too much. But where do those numbers come from? And how would you know if you’re paying too much?
2021-08-13
16 min
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Maximizing Your Staycation
As the heat of summer lingers and the pandemic hits another peak, many North Carolinians are considering one more "staycation" before school begins.
2021-08-06
11 min
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Should We Be Angry At The Unvaccinated?
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with Rose Hoban, editor and founder of North Carolina Health News, about how we should feel toward those who have chosen to remain unvaccinated, the efforts to increase North Carolina's vaccination rate, and why some of them might still work.
2021-07-30
14 min
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Music Got Me Through
Which beats, melodies and voices eased the pain of the pandemic for you? Host Leoneda Inge explores the power of music to help us maintain our mental health in trying times. | Love this podcast? Support it today with a donation to wunc.org/give.
2021-07-23
17 min
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Trouble Hiring: North Carolina's Post-Pandemic Worker Shortage
Frustrated business owners are scrambling to find people to fill positions they lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, hoping to revive their businesses, but our favorite spots just don’t have the workforce they did before COVID. And many of those who are returning to these generally low-paying, high-traffic jobs are afraid of going back to work they now see as high-risk, and maybe not worth it.
2021-07-21
13 min
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Marcus Smith Should Be Alive
Host Charlie Shelton Ormond looks at the tragic case of Marcus Smith with his family members, and examines the use of hog-tying as a restraint tactic used by some law enforcement agencies with Joe Neff, reporter for the Marshall Project.
2021-07-16
19 min
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Will NC's Next Round Of Redistricting Be Less Contentious Than, Or Just Like, The Last Decade?
North Carolina's Republican-led legislature soon will start the decennial redistricting process. One question is, will they look back on a decade's worth of litigation to carve a path towards fairer political maps or to gain as much political advantage as possible before courts take up the inevitable lawsuits?
2021-07-14
22 min
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Reckoning With Racism On The Blue Ridge Parkway
America’s Favorite Drive. That’s what the National Park Service calls the Blue Ridge Parkway, and they have the numbers to back it up: 14 million visitors in 2020. But like the rest of the South through which it winds, the Blue Ridge Parkway wasn’t always welcoming - or even accessible - to all of America.
2021-07-09
17 min
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The Black Scholar Who Took On UNC Before Nikole Hannah-Jones
Decades before Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure battle with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made national headlines, another Black scholar was slighted by UNC, inspiring a brave decision to hold the university accountable. | Support this show with a donation at wunc.org/give.
2021-07-07
28 min
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Confederate Monuments Are Coming Down In NC. What Now?
Host Leoneda Inge speaks with James Williams, the retired public defender for Orange and Chatham Counties, and Kimberly Probolus, a fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, about where Confederate Monuments in North Carolina have been taken down, where they still stand, and how these symbols of hate stand in the way of an honest reckoning with systemic white supremacy in the South.
2021-07-02
16 min
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NC GOP, Democrats See Election Integrity In Different Terms
Host Rusty Jacobs talks to two North Carolina lawmakers about GOP-backed legislation that would eliminate a three-day grace period for counting mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. Democrats and voting rights advocates say Republicans are pushing a false narrative about election fraud.
2021-06-30
24 min
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North Carolina's 'Patchwork Protection' For Children
Whenever signs exist that a child is being abused or neglected, it’s a social worker’s job to determine whether it’s best to step in and remove that child from their home.But the likelihood a child is removed from their home varies depending on where they live in North Carolina.
2021-06-28
18 min
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Long And Arduous: Writing The North Carolina Budget
The North Carolina General Assembly is months away from finishing the state budget for the next two years, but the state Senate has unveiled its proposal. WUNC's Jeff Tiberii outlines the Senate's priorities and explains why there may not be a budget before the end of the year, let alone the fiscal year.
2021-06-25
17 min
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Why Some Faculty Of Color Are Leaving UNC Chapel Hill
Some faculty of color at UNC Chapel Hill have resigned amid the UNC Board of Trustees' refusal to give tenure to acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. But they say their departures are the result of years' worth of marginalization by university administrators.
2021-06-23
19 min
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The Unvaccinated
When broken down by county, North Carolina's vaccination rate against Covid ranges from "not bad" to pretty awful.
2021-06-21
15 min
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Seeking Justice And Commemorating Juneteenth
Host Leoneda Inge marks Juneteenth with two guests: Joseph McGill, the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project and the history and culture coordinator at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston; and Kevin Jones, a master barber in Wendell, about the importance of Black fatherhood.
2021-06-18
14 min
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Welcome Back: NC Music Venues Emerge From The Pandemic
Like many businesses, independent live music venues in North Carolina and across the country are emerging from restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they're still waiting on much needed federal assistance.
2021-06-16
15 min
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Navigating North Carolina's Medicaid Overhaul
The major health care program that serves low-income and disabled North Carolinians is getting a major overhaul on July 1. But some Medicaid beneficiaries are frustrated and confused about what their care will look like after the transformation.
2021-06-14
18 min
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The Gateway To Hatteras
The bridge over the Oregon Inlet on North Carolina's Outer Banks is vital to the residents of Hatteras Island, so it's hard to imagine there was a time when there were serious disagreements about building the bridge in the first place.
2021-06-11
07 min
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Fewer Cells, More Solutions
A multimillion dollar jail expansion proposal in Haywood County is causing a rift within the community and raising questions about the importance of rehabilitation and the effectiveness of incarceration.
2021-06-09
12 min
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Cops In The Classroom: Why Students Are Protesting School Resource Officers
Host Kamaya Truitt examines the ongoing push to rethink the role of school resource officers in North Carolina’s public schools.
2021-06-07
23 min
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Thanks, Dr. Kizzy
Trevon Logan, distinguished Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University, talks about some of the origins of contemporary Black names in the United States.
2021-06-04
18 min
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A Refugee Family Reacts To Biden's Plan: Will It Help Reunite Their Family?
Host Naomi Prioleau checks in with Prince and Laurette Mushunju about their experience emigrating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how they are trying to bring family members to the U.S. We also hear from Megan Shepard, the director of Church World Service in Greensboro, about the organization's efforts to help refugees land on their feet when they come to the Triad.
2021-06-02
16 min
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An In-Depth Look At Why Nikole Hannah-Jones Didn't Get Tenure, And The Outrage That Followed
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the ongoing tenure controversy involving Nikole Hannah-Jones and UNC-Chapel Hill.
2021-05-28
15 min
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Discovering And Excavating Racist Housing Covenants
Host Rebecca Martinez explores the history and impact of racist housing covenants, and spotlights a new effort to uncover them.
2021-05-26
20 min
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Mask Confusion
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated people can ditch their facemasks, for the most part. But some are still uneasy about taking it off in public and others are confused about exceptions to the rules.
2021-05-24
14 min
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Anti-Riot Law in NC
Host Rusty Jacobs discusses proposed changes to North Carolina's anti-riot statute with activists, lawmakers, business owners and a civil liberties advocate.
2021-05-21
14 min
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DA: Deputies Who Shot Andrew Brown Jr. Will Not Be Prosecuted
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with WUNC's Will Michaels, who is in Elizabeth City, about District Attorney Andrew Womble's rationale for not prosecuting the deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr.
2021-05-19
09 min
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A Durham Biotech Is Growing Replacement Human Arteries
A company with roots in a Duke University lab is developing implantable human tissue right here in Research Triangle Park. Humacyte is led by co-founder and chief executive Dr. Laura Niklason, who says this is a first-of-its kind breakthrough that could save thousands of limbs from amputation, improve care for patients on hemodialysis, and more. Host Jason deBruyn explains the potential health breakthrough and talks with Niklason about the company's history and future.
2021-05-17
11 min
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Beginning To Right The Financial Wrongs Of Funding HBCUs
For decades, states and the federal government have funded Historically Black Colleges and Universities at rates much lower than historically white schools. Those funders – public and private – are just beginning to see the systemic racism built into how we pay for colleges, and small steps are being taken to right past wrongs. Host Dave DeWitt speaks with Liz Schlemmer, WUNC's education reporter, about that history, and how one school – North Carolina A&T State University – is setting fundraising records, and how administrators and advocates hope to build on recent successes.
2021-05-14
14 min
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Remembering Chapel Hill's Worst Fire
May 12, 1996, was Graduation Day and Mothers' Day at UNC-Chapel Hill. It was tragically disrupted by an early morning fire that killed five students at the Phi Gamma Delta house on Cameron Avenue.Host Will Michaels talks with Dan Jones, the former Chapel Hill Fire Chief who had been pushing for safety upgrades in Greek housing; Ben Eubanks, a Phi Gamma Delta brother who escaped the fire; and Bonnie Woodruff, who lost her son Ben Woodruff in the fire.
2021-05-12
19 min
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#BlackVanLife
Host Rebecca Martinez speaks with Durham artist Marcella Zibguo Camara about her decision to get in on the #BlackVanlife movement.
2021-05-10
13 min
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Degrees Of Justice
Host Leoneda Inge talks with Professor Elan Hope of NC State University about her research of youth activism, and how racism has prompted young people to act.
2021-05-07
18 min
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The Rise of Unaffiliated Voters
Host Rusty Jacobs looks at what voters changing their Republican and Democratic party affiliations means for future elections in North Carolina and the South.
2021-05-05
07 min
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Are U.S. Marshals Getting Away With Murder?
Host Charlie Shelton-Ormond examines the protocols of U.S. Marshals and how the federal agency is able to sidestep transparency.
2021-05-03
15 min
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Singing The Pandemic Blues
After a year when it was hard not to get the blues, something to sing about: Host Leoneda Inge checks in on some older musicians whose health and income struggled with venues closed and gatherings prohibited. She talks with Tim Duffy and Brittany Anderson of The Music Maker Relief Foundation about finding ways to support artists during an unprecedented time. Plus, an exclusive performance by Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen. | Check out the Freight Train Blues Virtual Music Series at wunc.org/events.
2021-04-30
19 min
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For Those Of Us Who Are Still Here
The global pandemic gave us so many reasons to feel like giving up. So, when Charlotte-based journalist Sarah Delia went to work telling the story of COVID-19 in her community, she decided to focus on tales of resilience. Guest host Rebecca Martinez talks to Delia about her podcast Still Here from WFAE. | Keep up with WUNC's podcasts and the latest news on Twitter @wunc.
2021-04-28
17 min
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COVID Vaccination Hesitation
Host Leoneda Inge discusses the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause and its influence on vaccine messaging within communities of color in North Carolina. | Support this show with a donation to wunc.org/give.
2021-04-23
23 min
WUNC Youth Podcast
WUNC Youth Podcast: Prank or Hate
On this episode of WUNC Youth Podcast we have a story from one of our youth reporters, Anthony Howard. In this episode we get to listen to the story he's crafted this summer and the steps it took for him to create it. He's being interviewed by our Youth Reporter mentor, Kamaya Truitt-Martin.
2017-08-14
19 min