The State of Things

By North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC

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

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The podcast currently has 2,202 episodes available.

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May 26, 2016 Looking At Art In Myanmar During A Time Of Transition
For most of the past 50 years, Myanmar has been under a military dictatorship and subsequently cut off from the western world. But the country is now in...
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18min
May 26, 2016 The Last Good Girl
The statistics about campus sexual assault are staggering: one in five women is assaulted during her time on campus, and the vast majority of these...
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19min
May 25, 2016 The One True Barbecue
North Carolina is the number two producer of pigs in America, and barbeque is by most accounts the state’s food. But historian Rien Fertel argues that...
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18min
May 25, 2016 The Quiet Man Behind Downtown Asheville
Julian Price was born into money but spent most of his life giving it away.A new documentary looks closely at how his social and entrepreneurial vision...
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32min
May 24, 2016 Updates On House Bill 2 And State Budget Process
Last night, Charlotte City Council members declined to vote on a repeal of the nondiscrimination ordinance that prompted House Bill 2. The possible vote...
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12min
May 24, 2016 Remembering The Legacy Of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Before there was rock 'n' roll, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was a leading figure in birthing rock 'n' roll from gospel music in the mid-20th...
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20min
May 24, 2016 'Grand Illusions' Highlights The Art Of World War I
World War I was called the "war to end all wars." And many artists expressed their frustration with or support of the war through paintings, sculptures,...
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20min
May 23, 2016 Plowing A Path From U.S. To Cuba: Meet Saul Berenthal
As a Jewish child in Cuba, Saul Berenthal never felt like an outsider. His parents fled to the country from Eastern Europe during the Holocaust and...
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48min
May 19, 2016 Opera Comes To The NCGA
North Carolina’s House Bill 2 has been making national headlines for the past two months and has inspired a wide range of social action. There have been...
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19min
May 19, 2016 Path To The Convention: Political Junkie Ken Rudin
The countdown to the conventions is on. Just a short time ago, it looked like the GOP convention would be the stage for the most drama. But Donald...
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12min

FAQs about The State of Things:

How many episodes does The State of Things have?

The podcast currently has 2,202 episodes available.