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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A Black folk revival is sweeping the country and challenging long-lasting stereotypes about traditional American music. -
College football has become a money-sucking machine, with schools spending every dollar possible to keep up in an athletics arms race.
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Every summer, a group of Jane Austen enthusiasts gather to celebrate her work… in an unexpected place.
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NC State ecologist Rob Dunn takes us on a journey, explaining why humans are dependent on our relationships with nature. His new book is The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life. Then, WUNC’s podcast The Broadside investigates the "Devil’s Tramping Ground" in Chatham County, NC. -
The country’s only state agency dedicated to investigating claims of wrongful convictions could soon come to an end.
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Cherokee, once the most well-documented and commonly spoken American Indian language in North America, is in serious danger of dying out.
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The subculture that embraced taboo during segregation endures and is strutting into the 21st century.
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Why has a barren patch in the woods become one of North Carolina’s most enduring legends?
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Native Americans have a history that goes back millennia — rooted in generations of strength and resilience that continue to influence our world today.
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Like a genius Forrest Gump, Stuart Cramer showed up everywhere. From air conditioning to fashion, his work continues to shape our world.
