
Anisa Khalifa
Podcast Producer and HostAnisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at WUNC. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining WUNC in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of WUNC's weekly podcast The Broadside.
Anisa is also the co-creator of indie podcasts Dramas Over Flowers and Muslim in Plain Sight. In her non-podcast life, she’s a culture writer, poet, visual artist and chronic insomniac, who is fascinated by the stories we tell about ourselves and each other.
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Enticed by cheap energy and friendly zoning laws, crypto mining operations poured into Appalachia. It has not gone well.
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For many Black Americans, cemetery preservation highlights the power of legacy and the importance of finding your roots.
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The exotic plant only grows wild in a single place on the planet: a sliver of dirty in a small corner of the Carolinas.
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Dive into the drama, the money and the science behind one of the most celebrated fishing competitions in the world.
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North Carolina is home to some of the world’s best Pokémon players and a secretive company that fuels America’s card game obsession.
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The lasting fight for campus free speech in America isn’t at the Ivy Leagues.
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In the late 1800s, a community of free Black people created a monarchy in Appalachia.
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Mass production and cookie-cutter design means that you can't just look at a house and tell where it lives anymore.
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Grab your musket, uniform, and iPhone. It’s time for battle.