Shoresides
A local news podcast platform broadcasting from our studio in Wilmington, North Carolina serving the coastal region and beyond.
LATEST
The latest from all our podcasts.
What “Autonormativity” Has to Do With Wilmington’s BIPOC Communities and Pedestrian Safety
Wilmington’s pedestrian safety problems fall unevenly across the city. Its pedestrian plan found that most crashes involving people on foot occurred in areas with higher concentrations of minority residents and higher poverty rates than the county average. On the Northside, those risks are part...
The community efforts behind bridging western NC’s digital divide
Across western North Carolina, residents are working alongside local government, churches and other organizations to identify where people are being left offline and find ways to connect them. In this episode, we look at what it takes to build that kind of community infrastructure...
Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural North Carolina | Through The Trees
What does it take to participate fully in community life when so much of it happens online? In rural western North Carolina, digital access can shape whether someone can apply for a job, attend school, reach health and public services, start a business, or...
Public Health Is Human Health: A Story from Columbus County, NC
In Columbus County in rural North Carolina, the COVID-19 pandemic changed how Lisa Richey thought about public health. Lisa came to Columbus County as a banker nearly 40 years ago and made Lake Waccamaw her home. During the pandemic, she began to see public...
What We Carry With Us
Vicki Wiggins worries about what happens when young people grow up surrounded by violence and become “unfortunately unfazed” by it. In Hertford County, Mayors Weyling White and Yahmale Vaughan and public health leader Amy Underhill each carry experiences from their younger years into the...
Wilmington, N.C.’s RideMICRO and the Riders Who Need It Most
Lyft rideshare data shows Spanish-language riders in New Hanover County are 75% more likely to be women, and their trips are more likely to end at schools, workplaces, and grocery stores. Meanwhile, 70% of Latinos surveyed across North Carolina rely on a personal vehicle...
Show Hosts
This is who we are.
