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WRAL Doc Podcast episodes

December 28, 2018 Hurricane Florence | Wicked Weather
Hurricane Florence is the most recent chapter in North Carolina's long, destructive history with Wicked Weather. But when the storm hits, who breaks the news?
This episode of the WRAL Doc Podcast takes you inside WRAL's 75 hours of continuous coverage, profiling the men and women who worked around the clock and against Mother Nature to get the word out and keep people safe as the hurricane raged on.
27 min
December 21, 2018 Twist of Fate | Wicked Weather
While North Carolina is known for its tumultuous relationship with hurricanes, there's another, even faster type of wicked weather we encounter more often than you might think: Tornadoes.
Swift, deadly and difficult to predict, the terrifying funnels have had a destructive impact on our state and frustrated meteorologists for decades.
In this episode, the WRAL Doc Podcast examines personal stories from some of the deadliest tornadoes of the past and looks to the future as advancements in technology and forecasting a change the way we think about tornadoes and how to save lives.
26 min
December 14, 2018 Hurricane Hazel | Wicked Weather
North Carolina has a long history with Wicked Weather, but of all the landmark storms to befall the state, perhaps none is more infamous than Hazel.
The first and only category four hurricane ever to make landfall in the state, Hazel came ashore in October of 1954 and caused levels of destruction still talked about today.
In this episode, the WRAL Doc podcast looks back at the legendary superstorm, three incredible first-person survival stories, and the legacy the storm left behind.
26 min
December 06, 2018 The Science of Climate Change | Wicked Weather
This season the WRAL Doc Podcast is all about Wicked Weather, covering the storms that have made history in North Carolina. But before we take a look back, we thought it was important to cover some recent developments in the science of severe weather.
The National Climate Assessment was released in November 2018 to much discussion, but what does the report really mean? How is our climate changing, and how does that affect our weather? Will the storms and hurricanes we're talking about get worse?
In this episode, host Cliff Bumgardner sits down with WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel to discuss all of this and more.
39 min
November 28, 2018 Hurricane Florence | Wicked Weather
Hurricane Florence is the most recent chapter in North Carolina's long, destructive history with Wicked Weather. But when the storm hits, who breaks the news?
This episode of the WRAL Doc Podcast takes you inside WRAL's 75 hours of continuous coverage, profiling the men and women who worked around the clock and against Mother Nature to get the word out and keep people safe as the hurricane raged on.
26 min
November 26, 2018 Season 1: Introducing Wicked Weather
Season 1 of the WRAL Doc Podcast focuses on the unpredictable world of weather, telling the stories of four of the most devastating storms to ever hit North Carolina -- hurricanes Hazel, Floyd, Fran and Florence.
"Wicked Weather" debuts Nov. 28, 2018.
4 min
November 13, 2018 Conversations with His Molester Ep. 2: Questions
Michael Mack's questions about what happened to him and why lead him on a journey for answers that he hopes he'll find in a conversation with his molester.
0 min
November 13, 2018 Conversations with His Molester Ep. 1: The Priest
Michael Mack, who always wanted to be a priest, is abused by his Catholic priest in Brevard at age 11.
0 min
September 02, 2018 Connecting the Bots: Robot Reporter
"Robot Reporter" is a podcast that is associated with the WRAL Documentary "Connecting the Bots."
View the Documentary: https://www.wral.com/news/local/documentaries/video/17752930/
15 min
April 17, 2018 Episode Four: Healing
Michael Mack discovers that the conversations he needed to have were with a far bigger audience than just his molester.
8 min

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The WRAL Doc podcast is a companion series to WRAL Doc television and digital documentaries. Produced by the award-winning documentary filmmakers from Capitol Broadcasting Company. Subscribe to get…