The Broadside

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September 05, 2024Is this the death of DEI?
Over the past decade, universities across America embraced DEI policies. The University of North Carolina System enacted its own in 2019. After the racial justice protests of 2020, more schools across the country rushed to embrace efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. But then… came the backlash.
UPDATE: Nearly 60 DEI positions eliminated from public universities in North Carolina
Featuring:
Brianna Atkinson, WUNC's higher education reporter
Links:
Check out Brianna's continuing coverage of DEI on North Carolina college campuses.
You can find a transcript of this episode here.
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19 min
August 29, 2024The new Southern Hollywood
Lights. Camera. Tax breaks, y’all. For decades, Hollywood has set up shop in the South. But in recent years, the industry has undergone some major changes. Today, tax breaks are bringing a flood of blockbuster franchises, hit TV shows and lots and lots of cash to the region. And each state has to adapt to stay in the game.
Featuring:
Jonas Pate, filmmaker and co-creator of Netflix's Outer Banks
Guy Gaster, director of the North Carolina Film Office
Jewel Wicker, host of WABE's podcast The Boom
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You can find a transcript of this episode here.
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26 min
August 22, 2024How the Greensboro Six changed golf forever
In 1955, six Black men in Greensboro, North Carolina did something radical. They attempted to play a round of golf. Decades later, their legacy lives on.
Featuring:
Josh Sullivan, social media producer at WUNC
Mark Lathan, Director of Programs for First Tee of Central Carolina
Jesse Williams, collegiate golfer at Miles College
Special thanks to the Southern Oral History Program at UNC-Chapel Hill for audio of Dr. George Simkins.
Links:
See a photo of the Greensboro Six mural and check out Josh's appearance on WUNC's Due South.
You can find a transcript of this episode here.
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15 min
August 15, 2024What happens after a hate crime
On February 10, 2015 three young Muslim Americans were murdered in a Chapel Hill, North Carolina apartment. What initially seemed like a clear case of a hate crime to many turned into a battle that would play out for years in the press and in the courts. Along the way, it renewed questions about how the United States handles hate.
Featuring:
Farris Barakat, co-founder of the Light House Project
Satana Deberry, Durham County District Attorney
Dr. Arwin Smallwood, historian and dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at NC Central University
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Thanks to Tarek Albaba, director of the new documentary film 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime.
Special thanks also to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, NC for letting us record in their space.
If you believe you are the victim of a hate crime or that you witnessed a hate crime, you can report a hate crime with the US Department of Justice here.
You can find a transcript of this episode here.
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28 min
August 08, 2024Pro wrestling climbs back to the top rope
Regional pro wrestling was once a major cultural institution throughout the South. For decades, each state had its own stars like North Carolina's Ric Flair who performed weekly at iconic venues like Raleigh's Dorton Arena. But by the late 1980s, the emergence of a handful of large national wrestling promotions like Vince McMahon’s WWF (now WWE) destroyed that territorial system. 30 years later, regional wrestling is making an unlikely comeback.
Featuring:
Cliff Bumgardner, documentary filmmaker and director of When Giants Walked Here
Chris Lea, WRAL sports reporter, former wrestler and producer of When Giants Walked Here
Links:
Watch When Giants Walked Here from PBS North Carolina via PBS Passport.
You can find a transcript of this episode here.
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23 min
August 01, 2024Love found while ‘chasing the light’
Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and her husband, renowned photographer Bruce Roberts, worked for years to preserve North Carolina’s iconic lighthouses. Meanwhile, their relationship blossomed into a love story unlike any other.
This episode is an adaptation of a story that originally appeared in Our State magazine.
Featuring:
Cheryl Shelton-Roberts, co-founder of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and former schoolteacher.
Links:
Check out “Chasing the Light” in Our State here.
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19 min
July 25, 2024How beach music taught Southerners to 'dance sexy'
A type of music known as beach music has been baked into the culture of the Carolina coast for generations, along with a specific type of dancing that goes with it: shag. But how did these smooth, soulful sounds become tied to the sandy shores of North and South Carolina? The answer is a little more complicated and transgressive than you might expect.
Featuring:
John Hook, radio DJ and beach music historian
Curtis Platt, founder of Softtoe Entertainment & Dance Production and the annual Beach Urban Dance Classic
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You can find a transcript of the episode here.
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28 min
July 18, 2024Bigfoot is from North Carolina
Appalachia is Bigfoot territory. In a big way. This week, we look at the mythical beast's legend, lore and sizable economic impact in the region. And we follow one reporter’s journey through the mountains and foothills of western North Carolina in search of Sasquatch.
Featuring:
Emily Cataneo, reporter for The Assembly
Links:
Check out Emily's story on Appalachian Bigfoot culture at The Assembly here.
You can find a transcript of the episode here.
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20 min
July 11, 2024Can we bring red wolves back from the brink (again)?
Red wolves were declared extinct in the wild in 1980. But in a stunning success for conservationists, a captive breeding program reintroduced the animal less than a decade later. That effort has stalled in recent years. Today, there are fewer than 30 animals left in the wild, all located in an isolated corner of North Carolina. Ultimately, the iconic Southern carnivore’s biggest threat is also its best hope for survival: humans.
Featuring:
Dr. Tara Harrison, Assistant Professor at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Sean Hubbard, NC State University’s Canine Conversation Crew
Adam Wagner, climate change and environment reporter at the Raleigh News & Observer
Links:
Check out Adam’s reporting on red wolves for the News & Observer.
You can find a transcript of the episode here.
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19 min
July 04, 2024The other Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776 is arguably the most important date in American history. That's when citizens of the colonies declared total independence from Great Britain for the very first time. But what if it wasn’t the first? This week, we travel down the rabbit hole of North Carolina’s Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and entertain a couple of shocking possibilities: either someone’s lying — or we may need to rethink everything we know about American independence.
Featuring:
Dave Fleming, author of “Who's Your Founding Father?: One Man’s Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence”
Jim Ambuske, historian and co-head of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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You can find a transcript of the episode here.
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19 min

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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…