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State of Things (Current Affairs)

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  • Host: Melinda Penkava, Frank Stasio
  • Each Monday through Thursday, The State of Things presents interviews, commentary and special features about the people and places, issues and ideas that affect the people of North Carolina.
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Rethinking Immigration

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Duke University Professor Noah Pickus joins Wake Forest Professors David Coates and Peter Siavelis, editors of the new book, "Getting Immigration Right: What Every American Needs to Know," to discuss immigration with host Frank Stasio.

A Local Thanksgiving

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
From the bird to the vino, we’ll tell you how to prepare next Thursday’s big meal by sourcing all your supplies from the surrounding area.

Don de Leaumont

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Singer-songwriter Don de Leaumont’s music is part storytelling, part folksy warmth and insight. In October, he released his fifth solo album, called “Planes, Trains, Crickets and Central Air.”

Luego

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
With the release of "Taped-Together Stories," a CD of Southern-influenced indie rock, Patrick Phelan's moniker, "Luego" is starting to get some serious buzz.

Septima Clark

Thu, Nov 19 Listen

Homelessness Update

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
Lloyd Schmeidler, from Durham, and Paulette White, from Pitt County, join host Frank Stasio for an update on combatting homelessness in urban and rural communities.

Memories of Muhammad

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
Omid Safi joins host Frank Stasio for a conversation about Muhammad’s political and spiritual life, the origins of Islam and Western perceptions of the faith.

Oliver Herring

Tue, Nov 17 Listen

Alejandro Escovedo

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
Alejandro Escovedo is considered one of the most important and influential singer-songwriters of the last two decades.Alejandro and his band team up with indie rockers Lambchop to play at Duke tonight at 8 pm in the Reynolds Theater. But first, he stops by the studio to sing, play and visit with host Frank Stasio.

Veins

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
Raleigh poet Larry Johnson joins host Frank Stasio for a conversation about volcanoes, Finnish composers and other unsung heroes of literature.

Redefining the Harpsichord

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
The harpsichord probably conjures images of a ballroom full of Baroque dancers, but Elaine Funaro is helping carry the instrument and its music forward into modern times.

Wine to Water

Thu, Nov 12 Listen

Elon Academy

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
When Judge Howard Manning put Alamance County’s Cummings High School on a list of schools targeted for closure because of failing test scores, the President of Elon University decided it was time to help. He asked Education Professor Deborah Long to develop a college access program. Three summers later, the graduates of Elon Academy are applying to college.

Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
"Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina" screens tonight at the Griffith Theater at Duke.

Russian Duo

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Oleg Kruglyakov and Terry Boyarsky are an international project called Russian Duo with a style that combines classical and chamber music with the folk sounds of old Russia.

College Hoops Preview

Fri, Nov 6 Listen

Digital Drum or Digital Divide

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
Author, journalist and cultural critic Farai Chideya joins host Frank Stasio to talk about the growing digital divide and representing race in the age of new media.

Witnessing Iran

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
Mark Bowden joins host Frank Stasio to reflect on what has changed in how we engage Iran today. And Duke Associate Professor of Literature Negar Mottahedeh discusses the role of social media in the election unrest and in American perceptions of Iran.

The New Racial Frontier

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Rupert Nacoste joins host Frank Stasio to share his theory on current race relations and talk about the challenges to constructing identity in a melting pot society.

The Lee Brothers: Simple, Fresh, Southern

Tue, Nov 3 Listen

Wilderness and the American Mind

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Roderick Nash joins host Frank Stasio to discuss the meaning of wilderness and the rights of nature.

Meet Bertha "B" Holt

Mon, Nov 2 Listen
Bertha "B" Holt was one of North Carolina's first female legislators in the state House. She joins host Frank Stasio to talk about her family, her pioneering experiences in the legal field and her political career.

Suspense

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
The Transactors new show, "Suspense," is a nod to early horror films.

Monster Creature Feature

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
By day, Craig Vance is an unassuming Raleigh resident, father and movie fanatic. But when night falls, Vance transforms into his alter ego, Ormon Grimsby, the creepy owner of a funeral parlor who delights in the macabre.

Megafaun

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
Megafaun brings their folk rock sound to our studio to play an acoustic set.

An Educated Woman

Thu, Oct 29 Listen

The Bouncing Bulldogs Turn 20

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
Chapel Hill’s famous rope skippers are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year!

Easley hearings

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
WUNC Capitol Reporter Laura Leslie is live tweeting from the State Board of Elections where former Governor Mike Easley is testifying.

Testing Testosterone

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
Duke post-doctoral researcher Steven Stanton and his colleagues discovered that young men who voted for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election suffered an immediate drop in testosterone when the election results were announced.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Tue, Oct 27 Listen

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