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Former U.S. Congressman Mel Watt on family and legacy. Pearl Cleage's 'Angry, Raucous' comedy at Playmakers

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NC News Roundup: Early voting has begun; State Fair opens; a blue wave is predicted to hit the NC polls

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Early voting begins in NC, with fewer 'Souls to the Polls.' Public radio's Joshua Johnson on conflict resolution

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'The Art of Democracy;' and The Poetry Fox visits Due South

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The long, winding history of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Plus, North Carolina's fall color forecast

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Giant pumpkins, blue ribbon biscuits, America 250 ferris wheel: NC State Fair returns to Raleigh

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NC News Roundup: Gas tax temporarily suspended; 11th congressional district race updates; Michael Jordan's gift to UNC

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HBCU 101: Majorettes Edition. Plus, the 2026 Hum Sub Diwali Celebration returns to Cary.

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How three NC constitutional amendments got on the ballot this election cycle and what they would do

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'We have to believe what we're seeing and not look away.' Author explores religious reckoning in the name of democracy

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Advocates team up to reform NC’s 'antiquated' divorce laws. Plus, a Wake elementary school is in the crossfire

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NC News Roundup: Nor'easter rocks Outer Banks; Medicaid coverage changes; mail-in ballots rules challenged

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Nina Simone and Langston Hughes had a special bond, explored in new book. Plus, Denyce Graves directs 'Carmen'

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Technology and what it’s doing to our children, our schools and our society

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Bringing creative writing to NC's Butner prison. Plus, working for affordable housing in Chapel Hill

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How the 'roadless rule' impacts protected land in NC. Plus, 'Competitive whistling and the trill of the chase'

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NC News Roundup: WNC, two years after Hurricane Helene and Vance's visit to Greensboro

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Checking in on Western North Carolina, two years after Helene

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North Carolina's fall color forecast. Plus, the long, winding history of the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Hard history: Durham architect on legacy of Smithsonian museum she helped build; telling the story of the Tar Heel State

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North Carolina in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansion. Plus, our state's long baseball history

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NC News Roundup: Trump disparages NC at Gastonia rally; U.S. Senate race update; Belichick's son resigns

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Sarah York revisits work as an 'afterpastor' in new memoir. Plus, Playmakers Repertory Company reimagines Oedipus.

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Rare prints of Declaration of Independence visit Durham. Public radio's Joshua Johnson on conflict resolution

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A NC tribute to feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Plus, Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal explores Black American fatherhood.

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Mahalia Jackson's civil rights activism takes center stage in new book. Plus, 'That time we almost destroyed the world'

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NC News Roundup: 9/11 remembrance; midterm election updates; West Southern Pines preservation

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NC veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan reflects on 25th anniversary of 9/11. Plus, Hopscotch is back in Raleigh

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'We have to believe what we're seeing and not look away.' Author explores religious reckoning in the name of democracy

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Roadless Rule change could impact federal lands in NC; A conversation with Tift Merritt; Atlantic Beach, SC

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Book picks for the last few days of summer. Plus, 'Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl'

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NC News Roundup: Rep. Chuck Edwards censured; NC-01 candidate suspended by Kalshi; G20 in Asheville and Chapel Hill

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New NC law changes how public universities report sexual misconduct. Some have accountability concerns

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A tribute to Dolly Parton; Durham-based union worker's 40-day hunger strike protesting Amazon work conditions

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DMV Commissioner Paul Tine talks growth and change. Plus, an uptick in NC's sea turtle hatchings.

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'Scene on Radio' deep-dives on news media. Plus, Senator Jesse Helms' influence on modern conservatism

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NC News Roundup: elections rules update; state senator resigns; astronaut Christina Koch at NCSU

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NBA's Trey Murphy III's backpacks in Durham; Basketball Heaven; NASA astronaut Christina Koch

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College football season kicks off in NC

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Mahalia Jackson's civil rights activism. A trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway

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'Good Parents, Betters Homes & Great Schools' shares history of segregation. Plus, a new threat to honeybees

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NC News Roundup: some counties end Sunday early voting; new Elon poll results; youth violence spikes in Wake County

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How Vandy Bested the Ivies; HBCU 101: Housing Crunch; tackling college student homelessness

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The rise of prediction markets; ‘Everybody Loses’ author on new world of sports gambling in NC

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NC summers are only getting hotter. How to stay safe in the heat

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Pioneering NC A&T evolutionary biologist Joseph Graves talks life expectancy gaps. Plus, a locals guide to Raleigh

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NC News Roundup: Balkcom replaces Edwards on ballot; Canes season tickets sold out; proposed LLC for UNC athletics

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North Carolina’s jails are facing an overcrowding crisis. And, a fight for voting rights of formerly incarcerated

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Countdown to college: Triangle campuses prepare for arrival of new students, plus a higher education update

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Attorney General Jeff Jackson on being NC's 'top cop.' New documentary on the lives and legacies of two trans teens

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Triangle communities still rebuilding a year after Chantal. The Broadside's ‘Secrets of the Great Dismal Swamp.’

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NC News Roundup: Rep. Chuck Edwards drops reelection campaign; NC hemp regulations go nowhere for now

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NC job market update: unemployment rates remain low, creating challenges for job seekers and recent grads

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Concerns about political violence this midterm election season. Plus, educating voters on election integrity

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Bestselling novelist Tayari Jones talks 'Kin.' And before the Declaration of Independence was NC’s Halifax Resolves

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The do's and don'ts of recycling in the Triangle. Plus, the history of Black family reunions in the South

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NC News Roundup: Tillis forces delay on Blanche nomination; updates on WakeMed merger with Atrium

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The Army private in NC who said 'no' to moving seats before Rosa Parks. Raleigh's resident bald eagle family

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NC's hot and humid summers: health impacts of the heat, who is most vulnerable, and potential remedies

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How crops suffer amid summer drought; the history of 'Our State' magazine; the secret to perfect tomato sandwiches.

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Bush-Gore 25 years later; International Black Theatre Festival; The Broadside: Graveyard of the Atlantic

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NC News Roundup: ICE detention center planned in rural NC; fallen Fort Bragg soldiers return to U.S.

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Triangle towns still recovering a year after Chantal flooding. Returning items lost during Helene to their owners

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The only successful coup in American history: how white supremacists 'stole a city,' and the 1898 Wilmington massacre

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Local libraries in NC awarded new grants. Plus, 2026 summer book picks and 'Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl'

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'90s Chapel Hill music scene with musician Tom Maxwell. Charlotte weighs 2031 World Cup prospects.

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NC News Roundup: Sen. Thom Tillis' message to Blanche; major decisions on mail-in voting

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Due South's storytelling hour

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Watermelon salad, anyone? Summer dishes to keep you cool. Plus, a NC legislative wrap-up

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NC in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansion. Plus, our state's long baseball history

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Durham's longest-running Black owned restaurant; John T. Edge unpacks his family history; The story of pimiento cheese

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NC News Roundup: NC finally has a budget; Raleigh considers youth curfew; dangerous heat and storms

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'The Art of Saving Democracy' with NC artist Beverly McIver. Plus, The Sistering performs from their latest album.

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What a new immigration enforcement law means for North Carolina. The voting rights legacy of Nancy Cherry Bazemore

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From PFAS to Helene recovery, DEQ Secretary Reid Wilson on why his ‘hard’ job is worth it.

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Why Avett Brothers musician Bob Crawford thinks American history echoes into the present

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Mecklenburg County’s own Declaration of Independence? Plus, 'New Americans in North Carolina' oral history project

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The history of the Triple Nickles; 'The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw;' 'Well, I Declare'

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History writers and a local chef add their reasons, and hesitations, for celebrating America 250

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Due South's America at 250: Native History in NC

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250 years and counting: North Carolina stories shaping U.S. history

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NC News Roundup live from Greensboro: budget shortfall; aviation developments; future of downtown; plus, the mayor

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Durham's property tax challenge, and a local "Black queer daddy" goes on RuPaul's Drag Race

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Breaking down 'forever chemicals' in NC rivers. Cape Fear and Haw riverkeepers explain what they're fighting for

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NC Promise guarantees low tuition at four state universities. Plus, addressing college student homelessness

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What dismantling the Voting Rights Act means for North Carolina and the South

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NC News Roundup: Canes bring home the Stanley Cup; still no state budget; JetZero takes off in Triad

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Visual history of Juneteenth celebrations in 'Black Freedom'; Pierce Freelon’s 'Black Boy Glow'

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NC experiencing one of the worst droughts on record; comedian Roy Wood Jr. on fatherhood

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Black sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally comes home. Plus, 'Bones' author Kathy Reichs

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'Genre fluid' musical group Tank and the Bangas visit Due South. Plus, highlighting the growth of soccer at HBCUs

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NC News Roundup: surveillance by law enforcement; state budget negotiations; drought intensifies

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Campus check-in: higher education funding update; 'Getting the Most Out of Your College Experience' book

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School's out for summer: Education reporters wrap-up the year; CHCCS superintendent on elementary school closure

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Jesse Helms book explores senator's influence on modern conservatism. Plus, 'Scene on Radio' deep-dives on news media.

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Decoding Southern accents, from the 'Durham accent' on HBO's White Lotus, to the Ocracoke Brogue

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NC News Roundup: Data centers debate; CHCCS vote on elementary closure; ‘Canes locked in Stanley Cup Finals

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Alex Murdaugh double murder conviction overturned. Update on Murdaugh saga with Wall Street Journal reporter

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Federal job losses in the Triangle. CHCCS faces elementary school closure. NC's Black Bear Festival

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The start of hurricane season, and how to spend six hours in Raleigh