The Broadside
During each episode of this weekly podcast, host Anisa Khalifa examines one story happening in the heart of the American South. From news to arts and culture, The Broadside dives into issues that might not be on a front page, but deserve a closer look. Along the way, we explore the nuances of our home—and how what happens here ripples across the country. Find the Broadside every Thursday wherever you listen to podcasts.
CREDITS
Host: Anisa Khalifa
Producer: Charlie Shelton-Ormond
Editor: Jerad Walker
Audio Engineers: Sean Roux & Al Wodarski
Executive Producer: Wilson Sayre
Contributor: Elizabeth Friend
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Latest Episodes
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We check in on a group of long Covid patients and doctors from the Carolinas to see how we’re adapting to the second silent pandemic.
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When you turn on the faucet, you really don’t want to think twice about the quality of the water coming out. But that’s the reality for millions of people across the South.
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North Carolina will spend $1.5 billion in opioid settlement funds. Its unique model could be a compelling test case for solving the opioid crisis nationwide.
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This Thanksgiving, we take a look at what's under your meal.
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A once-promising process for returning looted Native American remains has slowed to a crawl. We ask what can be done to fix the problem.
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For more than half a century, the citizens of Richmond, Kentucky lived in the shadow of something extraordinary and terrible: an arsenal of chemical weapons.
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In 1988, two armed Native American men occupied a newspaper office in a small North Carolina town. 35 years later, we look at the legacy of the takeover of The Robesonian.
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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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Influential, exploitative and ever-evolving, join us as we look between the bars of Southern prison music.
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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.