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WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Jason deBruyn

WUNC Data Reporter Jason de Bruyn joins this edition of the WUNCPolitics podcast.Among the topics discussed are an on-going investigation into alleged…

WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Jonathan Kappler

Lawmakers are expected to send forth multiple proposed constitutional amendments in the coming days.Jonathan Kappler, Executive Director of the NC Free…

WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Jim Morrill

North Carolinians are likely to feel the impacts of Hurricane Florence for years to come.On this episode of the WUNCPolitics Podcast, WUNC Capitol Bureau…

WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With David McLennan

There were plenty of political happenings in Raleigh and Washington this week.Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan joins the…

WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Bob Orr

Former North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Bob Orr is the guest on this week's episode of the WUNCPolitics Podcast.Orr talks about judicial…

Who bans books — and why?

Across the nation, we've seen a spike in book challenges and bans in both school and public libraries in the last six months, mostly targeting books that center race and LGBT identity. At the end of 2021, Wake County had its own high-profile censorship controversy.

An illustration featuring two people sitting on a couch with a blanket and pillows. The person on the left has brown skin, short dark hair and is wearing a hearing aid. That person's fingers are in the hair of the person on the right, who is sitting with their knees up and laughing. They have long brown hair and light skin. There is a hearing aid matching the one worn by the other person tangled in their hair. The word "Amplified" is in the upper right corner.

Amplified: Building Intimacy With Hearing Loss

Anita and her partner John have started talking more openly about how his hearing loss informs their relationship and how they'll continue to navigate that as they age. She meets another interabled couple (Anna and Vika) who share the sometimes humorous, sometimes challenging moments that accompany sex and dating with hearing loss. Plus, former guest Yat Li returns to talk about deafness, disclosure and disabled identity.

An illustration of a woman standing on a yoga mat, balancing on one foot and waving her arms around as if she is off balance and about to fall. Around her are different wellness trends in boxes: a CBD drink with a thought cloud of a person mediating coming out of the can opening, several prescriptions and supplements, a symbol for a heart rate monitoring app, a mortar and pestle and fresh fruits and vegetables. The word "Commodified" is in the lower lefthand corner of the illustration.

Commodified: When 'Wellness' Makes Us Unwell

Anita has fallen down her fair share of wellness rabbit holes [including a certain alliterative family's beauty and shapewear brands...]. Wellness industry insider and journalist Rina Raphael shares how this $4 trillion industry misleads all of us, and 'Dope Black Social Worker' Kim Young gives us the wellness reframes we all need.

An illustration of a person asleep in bed, with a yellow version of them awake, sitting up and looking down at their sleeping self. There are yellow geometric shapes around the version of the person that is sitting up. The word "Dreamed" is in the upper left-hand corner.

Dreamed: Inside Your Night Brain

The name Embodied came to Anita in a dream, and she's on a quest to figure out how that happened. She talks to a dreamworker about strengthening the bridge between dreaming and creativity, unpacks weird COVID-19 dreams and learns about nightmare therapy.

An illustration of a stage with a single mic stand waiting. In front of the mic stand is a purple stool with a rose on it. There are rose petals all over the stage. The word "Purified" is on the image along with "A live event turned podcast (part two)."

Purified: A Live Event Turned Podcast (Part Two)

Anita is a sucker for live storytelling, so when she and the Embodied team planned their first in-person event, they knew the vibe they were going for. They invited five people to stand on stage in front of a live audience and explore how purity culture has shaped their faith, relationships and sexuality. In part two, you'll meet a poet and a producer who're questioning what purity culture taught them about sexual identity and masculinity.

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