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Shrimp, Trawlers, and Tradition: North Carolina’s Fight for Local Seafood
Send us a text Along North Carolina’s coast, shrimping isn’t just an industry — it’s a way of life. This summer, a proposed state ban on shrimp trawling nearly upended that tradition. The measure, added quietly to an unrelated bill, would have outlawed the...
Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda: How Accurate Are Our Forecasts?
Send us a text In this episode of Storm Stories, Shoresides talks with Joe Friday—longtime meteorologist, former director of the National Weather Service—about how staffing shortages and fewer weather balloon launches have recently made forecasts less precise, a dangerous situation with two hurricanes spinning...
The Sports Betting Game: Are Schools Like UNC Wilmington Winning?
Send us a text In this episode of Shoresides, we talk with sports-betting expert Steve Bittenbender about the impacts of legal mobile sports betting in North Carolina. We explore what betting apps like FanDuel and DraftKings (and their tax dollars) mean for the future...
Gatortown: The Gator Problem
Send us a text As more people move to the N.C. coast—and winters grow warmer—human encounters with alligators are on the rise in North Carolina. In this episode, Shoresides speaks with John Henry Harrelson, district wildlife biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission,...
Coastal Connections
What do fishing piers, barber shops, tea rooms, and libraries have in common? They’re all third places: spaces outside home and work that help us build relationships, feel a sense of belonging, and stay connected. This summer, a team of young people from Carteret...
This NC Rep Opposed a Federal AI Moratorium: Here’s Why
Send us a text This episode, Shoresides captures a pivotal moment in AI policy as North Carolina State Representative Zack Hawkins discusses a federal proposal that would have blocked state-level AI regulation for a decade and drew bipartisan criticism. Speaking to Shoresides during the...
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