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The Broadside

WUNC News

Each week, host Anisa Khalifa tells one story from our home in North Carolina, at the crossroads of the South. From news to arts and culture, WUNC News’ “The Broadside” dives into issues that might not make the front page, but deserve a closer look. Along the way, we explore the nuances of our home — and how what happens here ripples across the country. Find new episodes of “The Broadside” every Thursday.

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166 episodes

  1. The park that revolutionized research 25:07
  2. The gravestone grudge that changed cemetery law 18:48
  3. The long road to integration 30:38
  4. Our weirdest political stories 26:06
  5. Why are we letting houses fall into the ocean? 24:24
  6. A tunnel, a song and a dark secret uncovered 28:01
  7. That time we almost destroyed the world 20:41
  8. Omar, the enslaved man who wrote letters to America 27:37
  9. Trucks, drugs and rock and roll: Maximum Overdrive turns 40 23:45
  10. Competitive whistling and the trill of the chase 26:41
  11. Southern cafeteria culture reaches the end of the line 21:17
  12. Senator No and the rise of America's politics of opposition 23:40
  13. The Belichick effect and the money-sucking machine of college football 23:09
  14. The hunt for a million dollar fish 19:46
  15. A new threat to honeybees emerges in the South 16:54
  16. Taking the Road to Nowhere 27:13
  17. The Bomber and the Rookie 57:01
  18. The surreal lives of political spouses 25:47
  19. Secrets of the Great Dismal Swamp 22:32
  20. Welcome to MrBeastville 25:01
  21. The strange story of pimento cheese 17:32
  22. Power to the People, Y’all 25:36
  23. The surprising cricket capital of the South 20:08
  24. The school that broke all the rules 25:40
  25. Bigfoot is from North Carolina 19:26
  26. The original Siamese Twins 28:30
  27. The shortsighted politics of forever chemicals 24:30
  28. Sacred soil: Saving Native American mounds 22:28
  29. How purple and teal became the colors of the 90s 18:03
  30. Opposition to data centers is catching fire 23:25
  31. ICE's building boom and the communities fighting back 23:35
  32. Why it's so hard to find a good couch 21:58
  33. A Nation Unraveled: Clothing in the Civil War 22:36
  34. The Secret Game 23:29
  35. The uncertain future of disaster relief 21:46
  36. The Dare Stones and America’s oldest mystery 24:29
  37. The academic freedom fight has entered the classroom 23:05
  38. The forgotten heroes of Pea Island 19:46
  39. Was the first rapper from North Carolina? 21:27
  40. Southern snowboarders are changing the sport 20:18
  41. Our hidden Space Race history 22:09
  42. Southern Culture on the Fizz 21:42
  43. The Battle of Hayes Pond 19:46
  44. The hype behind the world’s largest gas station 21:54
  45. Tony Hawk and the skateboard rabbit hole 19:05
  46. Our Common Nature: Mountains and Forgotten Family with Yo-Yo Ma 42:51
  47. 100th Episode Special: There are no small stories 27:49
  48. How mini golf spread from one man’s lawn to the world 20:14
  49. Exploring our supermarket in the woods 19:28
  50. Due South: Teaching the teachers about Native American history 21:54