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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 5 MIN

Sounds of Coastal North Carolina

from Shoresides · host Rend Smith

Take a slow listen to coastal North Carolina. This Shoresides soundscape moves through ordinary places that shape life along the coast — the surf at Wrightsville Beach, a trawler crossing the Intracoastal, a walk through the pines at Carolina Beach, frogs calling from Greenfield Lake, and the background hum of a favorite local restaurant.These everyday sounds trace a portrait of place — familiar, shifting, and alive. A moment to pause, listen, and notice the rhythms that surround us.“A portrait of place — recorded from the sounds we pass every day.”Send us Fan MailSupport the showwww.shoresides.org 

Take a slow listen to coastal North Carolina. This Shoresides soundscape moves through ordinary places that shape life along the coast — the surf at Wrightsville Beach, a trawler crossing the Intracoastal, a walk through the pines at Carolina Beach, frogs calling from Greenfield Lake, and the background hum of a favorite local restaurant. These everyday sounds trace a portrait of place — familiar, shifting, and alive. A moment to pause, listen, and notice the rhythms that surround us. “A port...

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Somewhere & Elsewhere Shoresides Somewhere & Elsewhere uncovers stories from artists across the coastal Carolina region. Storm Stories of North Carolina Shoresides Storm Stories of North Carolina is a collection of stories from Hurricane Florence. This podcast and radio series explores resilience and recovery in the coastal region through local stories. Broadcasting from the Narrative Arts' studio in coastal North Carolina the series tells real people stories. She Rocks Teen Radio Shoresides In this podcast, young people in coastal North Carolina explore pressing regional issues and showcase youth leadership, skills and civic values. Produced by Working Narratives and GRITS. Speak Your Piece Shoresides Shoresides accepts opinion essays on a range of topics for our “Speak Your Piece” series which is published as text online or aired as audio as part of our podcast. We’re particularly interested in essays that share ideas or issues from the coastal region from perspectives not often heard in our traditional media. Written essays typically run from 400 to 1,200 words and audio essays from 3-4 minutes, but drafts of any length will be considered. We will arrange recording for audio editions.Submission guidelines: Please share one sentence at the top of your submission that tells us who you are and how your opion essay is connected to the coastal region. Also, be sure to include annotations for all assertions and attributions made in your essay. All submissions must be original, exclusive to Shoresides. Contact us at [email protected]

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Take a slow listen to coastal North Carolina. This Shoresides soundscape moves through ordinary places that shape life along the coast — the surf at Wrightsville Beach, a trawler crossing the Intracoastal, a walk through the pines at Carolina Beach,...

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