en http://wunc.org/programs/state-things https://static.feedpress.com/logo/wunc_sot-5d88f76acd11b.png Arts/Books Society & Culture/Philosophy nonadult Stories from WUNC's The State of Things with Frank Stasio North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics Stories from WUNC's The State of Things with Frank Stasio Stories from WUNC's The State of Things with Frank Stasio 1250554281 http://wunc.org/programs/state-things The stories and people of North Carolina. Hosted by Frank Stasio. en Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:43:56 +0000 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC wunc_engineering@wunc.org Stories from WUNC's The State of Things with Frank Stasio no The State of Things brought the issues, personalities, and places of North Carolina to you, and was hosted by Frank Stasio and Anita Rao. Listen to our show archives here on our website , or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher RSS Download the free WUNC App on Apple Apps or Google Play ! no wunc_engineering@wunc.org North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/13869132/great-power-and-great-responsibility-using-psychedelic-medicine The world of psychedelics is painted with neon colors and smiling, white hippies with long hair who use hallucinogenic substances for wild, recreational trips. But psychedelics like LSD, MDMA (also known as molly or ecstasy) and psilocybin (also known as ]]> kfindlay@wunc.org (Kaia Findlay) 166901 as https://www.wunc.org Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:37:06 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2834 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14189991/sex-and-bodies-belong-our-headlines-wunc-continue-broadcasting-embodied Back in November, WUNC chose to discontinue “The State of Things,” North Carolina’s only live public radio program heard in the mountains, on the coast and in the Piedmont. Those of us who make the daily talk show were surprised and saddened by the ]]> hmgrant@email.unc.edu (Grant Holub-Moorman) 171470 as https://www.wunc.org Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:30:39 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1856 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14189993/hidden-symbols-quilla-s-new-album-handbook-vivid-moments Anna Luisa Daigneault, known as Quilla , is the audio muse that makes the Embodied podcast sparkle. WUNC collaborated with Quilla to craft the theme for Embodied and other background music for the recurring series, which approaches taboo topics through a ]]> hmgrant@email.unc.edu (Grant Holub-Moorman) 171373 as https://www.wunc.org Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:30:04 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1223 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14189995/frank-stasio-s-fondest-shows-meet-little-brother In 2003, Frank Stasio spent time in North Carolina guest hosting The State of Things, and one of the conversations from his early days on the show is one of his most-memorable from his 15-year tenure as host: sitting down with hip-hop group Little Brother ]]> sot@wunc.org (Frank Stasio) 171312 as https://www.wunc.org Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:05:00 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1913 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14189997/frank-stasio-s-fondest-shows-bucket-brothers-tune-their-talents Logan Valleroy and Casey Valleroy might be teenagers, but their musical prowess makes them seem like professional musicians. The brothers have been playing music since they were young. Today, the pair play a myriad of instruments like the violin, keyboard ]]> sot@wunc.org (Frank Stasio) 171319 as https://www.wunc.org Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:55:00 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1047 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14189999/frank-stasios-fondest-shows-north-carolinas-unions-and-organized-labor-saved-lives-2020 Union membership in the United States is at a record low. About 10% of workers nationwide are currently union members, and only 2.7% of workers in North Carolina are unionized , which places the state second-to-last in the nation. ]]> sot@wunc.org (Frank Stasio) 170977 as https://www.wunc.org Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:08:29 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2816 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14185968/has-world-ended-yet-students-reflect-letters-future The letters begin with various greetings. “Dear 50 year of age self.” “To my future children.” “Dear future me, It’s me, I mean you, but circa 2020.” These are the words of a group of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill undergraduates who ]]> kfindlay@wunc.org (Kaia Findlay) 171494 as https://www.wunc.org Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:50:00 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1738 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14185970/not-your-old-fashioned-bookworms-how-librarians-became-digital-connoisseurs-pandemic This March, our world turned digital. Zoom meetings, virtual school and video chats dominated work, school and home life. To ease this transition to computer-based life, the state’s public libraries stepped up for their communities. ]]> kfindlay@wunc.org (Kaia Findlay) 171495 as https://www.wunc.org Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:50:00 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1010 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14181393/frank-stasio-s-fondest-shows-meet-cecilia-polanco-who-runs-so-good-pupusas Cecilia Polanco’s parents did not dream of their daughter owning a food truck when they emigrated from El Salvador to the United States in the early 1980s. Their expectation was that she would get a respectable profession after college, or even better, a ]]> sot@wunc.org (Frank Stasio) 170910 as https://www.wunc.org Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:03:39 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2806 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14176785/frank-stasios-fondest-shows-meet-surf-philosopher-and-educator-maia-dery For Maia Dery, sitting still has never been much of an option. Her teacher had her sit out in the halls to not disturb other students, and as soon as she had her precious drivers license, Dery routinely skipped school to escape to Duke Forest. ]]> sot@wunc.org (Frank Stasio) 170719 as https://www.wunc.org Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:01:51 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2837 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14175139/black-economic-development-zone-grows-rural-durham-county-0 Activist Skip Gibbs was in the midst of leading a protest in Durham this summer when he felt that something wasn’t right. In the crowd, which had gathered to demand that the city council redirect the police department budget into social services, he saw ]]> kfindlay@wunc.org (Kaia Findlay) 171452 as https://www.wunc.org Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:37:33 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 714 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/13586047/all-songs-we-sing-celebration-north-carolina-s-black-writers Twenty-five years ago, renowned poet Lenard D. Moore invited a group of his peers into his basement for a session of writing critique. That monthly gathering evolved into the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective , which has supported over 60 ]]> sbrown@wunc.org (Stacia Brown) 162026 as https://www.wunc.org Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:19:46 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1154 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14175141/ben-phantoms-music-video-saigon-documents-his-fathers-return-vietnam Asheville-based singer-songwriter Ben Phantom ’s father never talked about his time in Vietnam. So when he finally decided to go back for a visit after 42 years in the United States, Phantom brought a video camera. ]]> kfindlay@wunc.org (Kaia Findlay) 171453 as https://www.wunc.org Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:17:35 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1144 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/13412711/broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-abuse-spindale-church When former schoolteacher Jane Whaley and her husband, Sam, founded Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, NC in 1979, no one could have imagined all that the institution would become: a religious movement with global impact; a community that provides ]]> kbarron@wunc.org (Katy Barron) 158670 as https://www.wunc.org Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 1846 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14170964/rezoning-approval-downtown-south-affordable-housing-raleigh-remains-concern-0 This week the Raleigh City Council approved rezoning for Downtown South, a $2.2 billion development project that will bring shops, housing and a soccer stadium to southeast Raleigh. The space was previously zoned as an industrial district. Downtown South ]]> sbrown@wunc.org (Stacia Brown) 171362 as https://www.wunc.org Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:38:11 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 966 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14168340/frank-stasios-fondest-shows-meet-bree-newsome-who-removed-south-carolina-s-confederate-flag Activist Bree Newsome Bass gained national attention in the summer of 2015 when she was arrested for scaling the flagpole at the statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina, and removing the Confederate flag. The act of civil disobedience took place in the ]]> sot@wunc.org (Frank Stasio) 170623 as https://www.wunc.org Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:36:17 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2871 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14166447/backchannel-celebrating-christmas-steve-mcqueens-powerful-film-anthology-more Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen took over a decade to fully realize his vision of a collection of stories about the West Indian community in London in the '60s, ‘70s and '80s. That idea came to life last month with the release of a five-part ]]> magnusa@email.unc.edu (Amanda Magnus) 171259 as https://www.wunc.org Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:37:10 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2882 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14163672/frank-stasio-s-fondest-shows-meet-lumbee-scholar-and-filmmaker-malinda-maynor-lowery Malinda Maynor Lowery is a Lumbee Indian whose family goes back more than 10 generations in Robeson County. Lowery was born in Lumberton, N.C. but raised in Durham, where from an early age, she often fielded the question, "what are you?" Although she grew ]]> sot@wunc.org (Frank Stasio) 170620 as https://www.wunc.org Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:55:00 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2817 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14161276/black-businesses-continue-innovate-during-covid-19 When the first wave of federal COVID-19 provisions became available to businesses in April, Black business owners received a very small amount of relief funding. And the North Carolina Business Council estimates the number of Black businesses in the state ]]> elikem@email.unc.edu (Elikem Dodor) 171161 as https://www.wunc.org Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:47:06 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 2702 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC https://feedpress.me/link/17623/14156169/more-protections-needed-nc-state-prisons-covid-19-cases-rise Increased coronavirus case numbers and deaths in North Carolina have taken a lethal toll on people inside state prisons. The number of coronavirus-related deaths has doubled since the end of September, and more than one of every six prisoners has tested ]]> kfindlay@wunc.org (Kaia Findlay) 171061 as https://www.wunc.org Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:17:43 +0000 North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC 663 no News,North Carolina,WUNC,Public Radio,Politics North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC