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A look at the long and intertwined history of school and housing segregation. We talk to the author of the new book, “Good Parents, Better Homes & Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal.” And – we hear from the creators of the first podcast produced from prison – “Ear Hustle.”

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 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.

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.'

Plus, what the federal shutdown means for North Carolina, and why the state legislature will likely end the year without a budget.

Gen Z is reportedly having less sex than previous generations. One journalist set out to understand what’s going on beyond the data.

Jeff Tiberii talks to the VP of the Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina. Washington Post national environmental reporter Brady Dennis discusses his reporting on federal reimbursement delays to Western NC counties facing Helene damage. Leoneda Inge talks with two sustainability advocates about Halloween costumes.

Acclaimed food writer John T. Edge talks about his latest book “House of Smoke: A Southerner goes searching for home.” Plus, whether or not a class syllabus should be a public record, and a Duke professor remembers the late Jane Goodall.

A new Congressional map is working its way through the North Carolina General Assembly, part of a nationwide fight over power in the U.S. House. We get analysis from Western Carolina University political scientist Chris Cooper. Then, historian Tiya Miles talks about her book Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era.

We learn more about the complicated past of Black enslaved Americans – tracking their lives from the plantation to the Global Black South. And it’s “HBCU 101” – Homecoming Safety Edition.” Several historically Black schools are enhancing safety measures because of violence in recent years. And we sit down with the conductor and music director for the North Carolina Symphony.