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Leoneda Inge
Leoneda Inge
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Frank Stasio
Frank Stasio
Host, "The State of Things"
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Host, "The Story"
Catherine Brand
Catherine Brand
Host, "All Things Considered"
Dave DeWitt
Dave DeWitt
Raleigh Bureau Chief & Education Reporter
Eric Hodge
Eric Hodge
Host, "Morning Edition"
Jeff Tiberii
Jeff Tiberii
Greensboro Bureau Chief
Shawn Wen
Shawn Wen
Associate Producer, "The State of Things"
Freddy Jenkins
Freddy Jenkins
Back Porch Music Announcer & Operations
Carol Jackson
Carol Jackson
Managing Editor, "The Story"
Jorge Valencia
Jorge Valencia
Associate Producer, "The Story"
Gurnal Scott
Gurnal Scott
Assistant News Director
Patty Painter-Wakefield
Patty Painter-Wakefield
Operations Manager & Producer & Midday Announcer
Keith Weston
Keith Weston
Web Producer & Back Porch Music Host @keithweston
Joe & Terry Graedon
Joe & Terry Graedon
Executive Producers and Hosts, "The People's Pharmacy"
Isaac-Davy Aronson
Isaac-Davy Aronson
Producer, "Morning Edition"
Cori Princell
Cori Princell
Producer, "The Story"
Phoebe Judge
Phoebe Judge
Producer, "The Story"
Will Michaels
Will Michaels
Reporter & Producer, Morning News
Alex Granados
Alex Granados
Producer, "The State of Things"

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The State of Things
11:56 am
Wed May 8, 2013

The Complex Identities Of Some Of America's Most Famous Black Men

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Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
Football and Chain, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
And One, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
Basketball and Chain, 2003 part of the collection Branded
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
The Cotton Bowl, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
Absolute POwer, 2003 part of the collection Branded
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
Strange Fruit, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
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Have you ever thought of Jay-Z having multiple personalities? There's Jay-Z, Sean Carter, Hova, and Jigga. And they're all wrapped up inside one black man. In Mark Anthony Neal's latest book "Looking For Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities," he explores the complex identities of figures like Jay-Z, Avery Brooks and Luther Vandross (NYU Press; 2013).

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Arts & Culture
10:03 am
Wed May 8, 2013

2013 James Beard Awards Announced, No NC Winners

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The James Beard Foundation announced the recipients of the 2013 Restaurant and Chef Awards on Monday night. Raleigh’s Ashley Christensen of Poole’s Diner was in the running for Best Chef in the Southeast, but the final award for that category went to Joseph Lenn of The Barn at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee. Christensen was North Carolina’s only James Beard Award Nominee (finalist) this year, out of 13 semi-finalists in the state. Hear her interview with WUNC's State of Things.

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The State of Things
9:52 am
Tue May 7, 2013

Why Professional Wrestling Has Such Great Music

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A Still From Barbecue Man Unleashed
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  • Classical music in wrestling

Paul Swartzel has always been a fan of professional wrestling. It all goes back to North Carolina’s own Nature Boy Ric Flair and his delightful entrance music: “Thus Spake Zarathustra.”

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Arts & Culture
3:09 pm
Mon May 6, 2013

Mad Men Mondays: The Hartman Center Tackles Episode 6

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Mad Men Mondays
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
The Hartman Center at Duke's Rubenstein Library releases another Mad Men Mondays post.
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
In the latest Mad Men episode, there were references to paint fumes.
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
This Jim Beam ad would have been similar to the ones seen by characters on Mad Men in 1968.
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
Now one of the largest ad firms in the world, JWT went public in 1969. On episode 6, Mad Men's SCDP thinks about going public.
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
This Mustang ad appeared in Life, Look, and the Saturday Evening Post in 1968.
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
Last night's episode referenced Pinot Noir. This 1968 ad would've been seen by Mad Men characters in that year.
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
Shalimar perfume was referenced in Mad Men's episode 6 Sunday night.
Credit John W. Hartman Center, Duke University Rubenstein Library
A wrapping paper ad from Hallmark, 1968.
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By and Jacqueline Wachholz

Starting today, WUNC will begin publishing the latest "Mad Men Monday" column written by the Hartman Center. A part of Duke University's Rubenstein Library, the Hartman Center studies advertising history, and each Monday they dig through their archive to find ads for items referenced in the latest Mad Men episode. Here is this week's column, written by Jacqueline Wachholz and the Hartman Center (originally posted here):

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Arts & Culture
5:00 am
Sat May 4, 2013

Duke's Hartman Center Uses 'Mad Men' To Explore Ad History

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Credit courtesy of Hartman Center, Rubenstein Library, Duke University.
An ad for Sheraton Hotels in Hawaii
Credit courtesy of Hartman Center, Rubenstein Library, Duke University.
On Mad Men, Heinz is a big player in the lives of competing ad agencies in 1968.
Credit courtesy of Hartman Center, Rubenstein Library, Duke University.
Ad for Jaguar, a company which Don Draper helped win over in the show.
Credit courtesy of Hartman Center, Rubenstein Library, Duke University.
An ad by Dow Corning for silicone.
Credit courtesy of Hartman Center, Rubenstein Library, Duke University.
Avon is mentioned in season 6.
Credit courtesy of Hartman Center, Rubenstein Library, Duke University.
An ad for formal wear.
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AMC’s new Mad Men season debuted in April and has a lot of people talking. Locally, it’s creating a buzz at the Hartman Center, part of Duke's Rubenstein Library which specializes in advertising and marketing history. The center is an international resource for all things ad-related, and their archives are full of the sort of ads seen on Mad Men.

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