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The Broadside podcast

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The Broadside

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Each week, The Broadside highlights a story from the heart of the American South and asks why it matters to you. From news to arts and culture, we dive into topics that might not be on a 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. Hosted by Anisa Khalifa, The Broadside is a production of North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC. Find it every Thursday wherever you listen to podcasts.

Each week, The Broadside highlights a story from the heart of the American South and asks why it matters to you. From news to arts and culture, we dive into topics that might not be on a 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. Hosted by Anisa Khalifa, The Broadside is a production of North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC. Find it every Thursday wherever you listen to podcasts.

 

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#72

How North Carolina became Japan's favorite state

North Carolina has been cultivating a special relationship with Japan for more than four d... more

23 Jan 2025

21 MINS

21:42

23 Jan 2025

#71

Segregation academies and a forgotten migration

Throughout the South, state legislatures are adopting and expanding school voucher program... more

16 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:42

16 Jan 2025

#70

The gambling gold rush is here

In 2018, the US Supreme Court ruled that states could legalize sports gambling. Since then... more

09 Jan 2025

23 MINS

23:28

09 Jan 2025

#69

That time we almost destroyed the world

On a chilly evening in 1961, a B-52 crashed in rural eastern North Carolina near the town ... more

02 Jan 2025

18 MINS

18:17

02 Jan 2025

#68

The ballad and the flood

This week, we visit the small town of Marshall in western North Carolina, a region ravaged... more

26 Dec 2024

39 MINS

39:46

26 Dec 2024

#67

Deck your halls with Rauch balls

In this special holiday episode, we meet the Jewish man from Gastonia, North Carolina who ... more

19 Dec 2024

24 MINS

24:41

19 Dec 2024

#66

Tony Hawk and the skateboard rabbit hole

On a rainy day in 1979, a photograph was taken of a young girl skateboarding down a street... more

12 Dec 2024

18 MINS

18:58

12 Dec 2024

#65

Can we save Christmas (trees)?

From the White House to your living room, North Carolina’s iconic Fraser fir is the most p... more

05 Dec 2024

20 MINS

20:01

05 Dec 2024

#64

The mystery of the Brown Mountain lights

For more than a century, people near Brown Mountain have witnessed unusual displays of shi... more

28 Nov 2024

17 MINS

17:15

28 Nov 2024

#63

Storytelling's surprising digital age revival

Trading stories is an ancient and deeply human experience. But today, most of the stories ... more

21 Nov 2024

18 MINS

18:22

21 Nov 2024

#62

The world's biggest video game is from North Carolina

Fortnite was an unlikely hit from an unlikely place: North Carolina-based Epic Games. Inno... more

14 Nov 2024

20 MINS

20:57

14 Nov 2024

#61

A Day in the Life: The artist

This week we're launching a new kind of episode where we spend an ordinary day in the life... more

07 Nov 2024

21 MINS

21:05

07 Nov 2024