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WUNC's The State of Things brings the issues, personalities, and places of North Carolina to you. The State of Things Podcast presents new stories every weekday with topics from our show. To subscribe... more
FAQs about The State of Things:How many episodes does The State of Things have?The podcast currently has 2,202 episodes available.
January 25, 2018#BackChannel: Oprah For President, Jay-Z’s ‘Family Feud,’ And Embodying ‘Young, Gifted And Black’Donald Trump just celebrated his first year in office, and the burning question in some circles is: should Oprah Winfrey take his place? The buzz around #Winfrey2020 started after she gave a rousing speech at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards....more50minPlay
January 24, 2018Movies On The Radio: Rags, Riches And The Root Of All EvilCountless films have used money as a central theme throughout the years, from the 1924 silent film “Greed” to recent hits that explore the 2008 financial crisis, like “Margin Call” and “The Big Short.”...more50minPlay
January 23, 2018Telling Stories Of Immigration With TangoIn the new album “The Other Side of My Heart,” the Lorena Guill é n Tango Ensemble tells the stories of Latina immigrant women in the United States. Lorena Guill é n moved to the U.S. from Argentina about 20 years ago....more18minPlay
January 23, 2018Is North Carolina’s Gerrymandering Saga A Tipping Point For Democracy?By their own admission Republican lawmakers have purposefully drawn the state’s election maps in favor of their own party, sending 10 Republicans and just three Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives....more12minPlay
January 23, 2018The More Complete History Of Civil Rights In High PointHigh Point University history professor Paul Ringel wanted to give his students a lesson in local history that took them beyond traditional sources and into the very community they were studying. He led students through an oral history project in which they interviewed community members about their experiences living through and participating in the civil rights movement from the base of William Penn High School, which was then a segregated, African-American institution. The oral history project...more20minPlay
January 22, 2018A Nomadic Life Draws Writer To Borderlands, Meet Stephanie Elizondo GriestStephanie Elizondo Griest grew up between two cultural identities: her father is white from Kansas, and her mother is Chicana, or Mexican-American....more50minPlay
January 19, 2018The Jangly Pop-Rock Of Carrboro’s Rachel KielRachel Kiel grew up buried in stacks of records in her family home, and from an early age her musical influences were abundant and varied....more18minPlay
January 19, 2018New DMV Guidelines Aimed To End Violent Traffic Stops Raise CriticismThe North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation last summer aimed at preventing violence during police stops. House Bill 21 instructed that the Department of Motor Vehicles update the driver’s license handbook to include updated guidelines for behavior during a police stop....more14minPlay
January 19, 2018The Political Junkie: Shutdown Looms, Bannon Resists Subpoena, Thomas Farr Nomination AdvancesThe House has approved a stopgap measure to fund the government through mid-February, but Senate Democrats seem dissatisfied. They want concessions including deportation protection for some young immigrants before giving their vote....more17minPlay
January 18, 2018The Unexpected World Of AntsAccording to Eleanor Spicer Rice, ants have a range of personalities, from team player to charismatic. What she will not call them, however, are pests....more18minPlay
FAQs about The State of Things:How many episodes does The State of Things have?The podcast currently has 2,202 episodes available.