Episodes: 3 Columns

Temperature Check: Coastal Edition

Send us a text A New Series About Rising Temperatures in Coastal North Carolina hosted By Natalia Sanchez Loayza  According to a public records request submitted by Shoresides, at...

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Bridging the Care Gap: North Carolina’s Nursing Workforce Challenge

Send us a text On this episode of Shoreside, host Nicholas Merino speaks with Catherine Moore, director of the Health Professions Data System at the Cecil G. Sheps Center...

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What’s Behind That Proposed North Carolina Octopus Farming Ban?

Send us a text This episode, Shoresides delves into the strange, ethically murky world of octopus aquaculture with scientist Dr. Jennifer Mather—to ask: Should North Carolina go ahead with...

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What It’s Like to Grow Up In North Carolina’s Vietnamese Fishing Tradition

Send us a text In this episode, Shoresides talks with Jessica Thai, who grew up with immigration, tradition, and economic shifts shaping daily life and collective identity in a...

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Whatever Happened to the Fisheries Where NCs Black Coastal Communities Were Once Central

Send us a text Cultural anthropologist Barbara Garrity-Blake takes us into the world of North Carolina’s menhaden fishery — a once-thriving industry built by coastal communities, African American crews,...

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Nurturing Future Healthcare Leaders: Youth Attend Workforce and Leadership Development in New Hanover County

Send us a text In Wilmington, North Carolina, the demand for healthcare workers is growing rapidly. Nurse Camp Academy, a program of the nonprofit Better is Possible based in...

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Carolina Beach Mayor Lynn Barbee On the Storm We Forgot

This is the story of a beach storm no one saw coming—and the lessons we can’t afford to forget. In this episode of Storm Stories, Mayor Lynn Barbie of...

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Eagle Island at the Edge: Rising Waters, Vanishing Forests, and the Vision for a Fragile Landmark

Send us a text In this episode of Shoreside, host Nicholas Magno explores the uncertain future of Eagle Island, a fragile stretch of wetlands that connects Wilmington to Belville,...

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Solastalgia and the North Carolina Digital Divide

After a hurricane upends everything, the void left behind—solastalgia—can be as destabilizing as the storm itself. In this episode of Storm Stories, we hear from Angie Bailey of North...

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The Healing Place and the Path to Recovery

Send us a text On this episode of Shoresides, host Nicholas Magrino explores the challenges and realities of substance use disorder in coastal North Carolina. According to the Substance...

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Resilience in the Wake: Trauma-Informed Communication After the Storm

In 2018, Hurricane Florence devastated coastal North Carolina, leaving Yvonne Pittaway’s home in Carteret County torn apart, and her missing it. After Hurricane Helene tore through North Carolina, residents...

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Resilience in the Wake: Understanding Trauma After the Storm

After Hurricane Helene, the damage wasn’t just physical—it left an invisible scar on the mental health of survivors. Environmental epidemiologist Dr. Jen Runkle joins Storm Stories to explore how...

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