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StoryCorps, a national oral history project, has collected more than 50,000 interviews across the country. With permanent recording booths in Atlanta, San…

One of America’s most beloved poets and activists, Maya Angelou, 86, died this morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A civil rights and…

Joe McHugh says we spend too much time focusing on what information people consume instead of how they consume it. Conservatives may focus on Fox News,…

Host Frank Stasio speaks to a panel of experts to discuss the fight over abortion legislation in North Carolina. Jessica Jones is WUNC’s Capitol Bureau…

In 1985, Madhu Beriwal was conducting hurricane research for the state of Louisiana. She charted possible directions and outcomes that different storm…

In the winter of 2007, five Haywood county bluegrass musicians got together for an informal jam session. Out of that collaboration, the band Balsam Range…

Wednesday night, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Eighty-seven Republicans…

Celia Rivenbark is a successful essayist with numerous acclaimed books under her belt, but she has resisted the urge to dole out advice until now. In her…

Ironing Board Sam has been playing rhythm and blues professionally since he was 16 years old in Rock Hill, SC. He's now 73, living in Chapel Hill and his…

When experimental drugs or treatments need to be tested for the market, they generally go through a series of clinical trials. However, a new study shows…