The State of Things
Summary: Stories from WUNC's The State of Things with Frank Stasio.
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In the 1940's and 1950's, several professors at Black Mountain College in Western North Carolina attracted the attention of the Federal Bureau of...
During the summer of 2015, a group of Durham high school students have been working on a documentary theatre production based on the true life stories...
Tab Hunter was a Hollywood golden boy whose looks propelled him into quick fame. He starred in more than 40 major motion pictures including “Battle Cry”...
Note: This is a rebroadcast from earlier this year. Marco Williams is a filmmaker who is not afraid of telling stories that others don't want to tell....
Seventeen GOP presidential contenders took the stage last night in a two-tiered appearance on Fox. Did the event help or hurt poll leaders Donald Trump...
Kamasi Washington has long been known in the world of musical performers, but he is becoming a more popular name in mainstream music in 2015. He...
Earlier this week the Obama Administration announced its EPA Clean Power Plan that directs states to lower greenhouse gas emissions from coal-burning...
Margaret Maron has written mystery novels for more than two decades. Her longest series is about a North Carolina district court judge named Deborah...
Comedian Bill Maher has been setting the standard for political talk shows for more than two decades. It all started in 1993 with his first talk show ...
Michael Rae Anderson grew up in poverty and in an abusive household. As an adolescent, he saw his peers with new cars and plenty of money earned by...
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released letter grades for every school in the state. They are based on standardized testing...
Filmmaker John Waters is known for creating depraved cinema. He shocked America in the early 1970s with the underground hit Pink Flamingos, in which...
Talent scout, engineer and producer Ralph Peer is known for launching the careers of some of country music’s biggest stars like the Carter family and...
Anne Spencer's Lynchburg, Virginia house was a sanctuary for African-American artists, writers and intellectuals during the Harlem Renaissance.
Governor McCrory took the dais for his state of the state address last night.