After Flooding, a Biologist’s Story
Ana Zimmerman is a biology professor at the College of Charleston. She’s also a flood survivor. Over the course of a few years, her home was repeatedly flooded after...
PSA: Chemours Toxic PFA Spill into Cape Fear River
On July 22nd, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority was notified by the facility Chemours in Fayetteville, North Carolina of a potentially toxic sediment spill into the Cape Fear...
Preparing for School during COVID-19
The She Rocks squad is back for Season 3! Amari Poindexter, Brealyn Freeman, Jonaiyah Jordan, and Arabia Earth bring us updates on what’s new with them, and they talk...
Hurricanes Affect River Systems and Water Quality in Coastal NC
Larry Baldwin is the Crystal Coast Waterkeeper and the Advocacy Director of the White Oak New River Keeper Alliance. He’s an advocate for improving the health and quality of...
How Can Art Motivate Change? How Can Art Hinder Change?
When you think of protests, art is probably not the first thing to come to mind. North Carolina artist Antoine Williams talks about how art has the ability to...
How Covid-19 has Affected Restaurant Workers
As tourist season gets going on the Outer Banks, restaurants scramble to balance consumer demand and their own safety. Dylan Ownes is a seasonal cook at an Outer Banks...
Local Filmmaking’s Opportunity
Nicole Triche is a professor at Elon University and director of All Skate, Everybody Skate, a documentary about the 50-year-old Topsail Island Skate Rink located above a rural post...
COVID-19 and Farming in North Carolina
Jeremy King, a grain farmer from Ash, North Carolina, tells us how COVID-19 has added a level of complexity to farmers’ workflow across the region. King explains the domino...
EEC No Sleep & Power of Design
Design is everything. It has the power to impact us in ways we may not even be aware of. Freelance graphic designer Emma Cooper (EEC No Sleep), of Wilmington,...
Climate Change is Threatening NC’s Largest Estuary
North Carolina’s Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary is the second-largest estuary in the United States and serves as a vital resource for several industries and communities. Bill Crowell, Director of the Albemarle-Pamlico...
Student Housing During Hurricanes and COVID-19
Peter Groenendyk is the Director of Housing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) and has experienced countless hurricanes. Groenendyk discusses the process of evacuating students during...
The Living History of Core Sound Decoys
Hunters and carvers along the Core Sound have been hand-carving wooden duck decoys for well over a century. In this episode, three members of the Core Sound Decoy Carver’s...
