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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Dollar stores can be convenient and even necessary, but some advocates warn their rapid spread is creating food deserts—especially in the South.
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50 years after the first movement for Asian American Studies, we explore why it's finally having its moment at universities across the South.
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A basement in the mountains of North Carolina might hold the keys to the climate crisis.
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English speakers outside the South are embracing the word y’all. And the reasons may surprise you.
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Amid the royal spectacle of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, WUNC's Anisa Khalifa reflects on the Crown's brutal legacy.
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Iguanas didn’t always fall out of trees during cold snaps in the Sunshine State, but chances are, future generations will regard them as just a natural part of the landscape. With the world changing around us at a rapidly increasing rate, how do we set conservation goals when we can't keep track of what we’ve lost?
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In May, an explosive report on sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy in the Southern Baptist Convention made national headlines. Now, survivors of abuse and their advocates are continuing to question what this means for one of the country’s largest Christian denominations.
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Across the nation, we've seen a spike in book challenges and bans in both school and public libraries, mostly targeting books that center race and LGBT identity. At the end of 2021, Wake County had its own high-profile censorship controversy.
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It’s become an oft-repeated pandemic talking point: we won’t know the true impact of COVID-19 for years to come.
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For many, life is getting back to normal. But some people who contracted the coronavirus continue to experience symptoms associated with long COVID.