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It's been half a century since the psychedelic era. Now, some baby boomers are returning to the drugs of their youth — not for rock and roll, but to confront aging.

Many young scientists in North Carolina are feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion. And, federal funding cuts, coupled with the elimination of DEI, are also being felt at our national parks.

Twenty years ago, the old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops turned heads and wowed audiences. They were young. They were Black. And with their fiddles and banjos, they launched a movement that would challenge long-standing stereotypes about traditional music in America. Today we're sharing a special program called “Reclaiming the Banjo” from The Broadside.

Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Bernice King, CEO of The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta and Greensboro native Daphne Fama, author of the new novel House of Monstrous Women.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk is the latest significant touchpoint of violence in American politics. A North Carolina State University professor talks history and rhetoric. Then, a turn to rock climbing, with a veteran climber, photographer, and now author of 'Spare These Stones.'

Jeff Tiberii talks to Zach Eanes about data centers in NC. The Broadside takes a look at crypto mining in Appalachia. NC State professor Barbara Doll discusses a plastic bottle tracking project in Marsh Creek.

Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton talks about fear, political violence, and rhetoric in the public sphere. Plus, we talk to the “Fall Color Guy” to get our fall foliage forecast. And, next up in our "Meet the Mayors" series: Parmele's Mayor Jerry McCrary.

Jeff Tiberii discusses RFK Jr's changes to policy and funding at the CDC with former CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen. Floyd McKissick Jr., chair of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, discusses the organization's 90th anniversary with Leoneda Inge.

In many ways, North Carolina’s economy and jobs outlook is better than the national outlook. But while the labor market “sputters” along we’ll hear from experts who say Black Women are being hit exceptionally hard. We get the latest from NC State Economist Mike Walden and economists from the Economic Policy Institute. Plus, a new memoir uncovers the family secrets of a NC author.

Jeff Tiberii and a roundtable of reporters discuss the week's news in North Carolina, including requests for more Helene recovery relief funding and early voting in municipal elections.