The Broadside

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Episodes: 52

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Each week, The Broadside highlights a story from the heart of the American South and asks why it matters to you. From news to arts and culture, we dive into topics 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.

Hosted by Anisa Khalifa, The Broadside is a production of North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC. Find it every Thursday wherever you listen to podcasts.


Episode Date
How y'all conquered the world (Revisited)
Sep 12, 2024
Is this the death of DEI?
Sep 05, 2024
The new Southern Hollywood
Aug 29, 2024
How the Greensboro Six changed golf forever
Aug 22, 2024
What happens after a hate crime
Aug 15, 2024
Pro wrestling climbs back to the top rope
Aug 08, 2024
Love found while ‘chasing the light’
Aug 01, 2024
How beach music taught Southerners to 'dance sexy'
Jul 25, 2024
Bigfoot is from North Carolina
Jul 18, 2024
Can we bring red wolves back from the brink (again)?
Jul 11, 2024
The other Declaration of Independence
Jul 04, 2024
The surprising cricket capital of the South
Jun 27, 2024
The science behind saving an island
Jun 20, 2024
Craft beer’s emerging Southern flavor (Revisited)
Jun 13, 2024
Charlotte the stingray's tangled web
Jun 06, 2024
The hunt for a long-lost musical masterpiece
May 30, 2024
Billy Graham’s statue and the legacy of ‘America’s Pastor’
May 23, 2024
NASCAR's racing simulator revolution (Revisited)
May 16, 2024
Our trash lives next to this community
May 09, 2024
How many dollar stores are too many? (Revisited)
May 02, 2024
Zombie deer and our looming conservation crisis
Apr 25, 2024
Can we save the banana from extinction?
Apr 18, 2024
Breaking Southern baseball's color barrier
Apr 11, 2024
The toxic spill that left a legacy of change
Apr 04, 2024
Teachers challenge the nation's toughest union ban
Mar 28, 2024
Women's basketball is having its moment
Mar 21, 2024
Tornado Alley is moving to the South
Mar 14, 2024
Why cola became king
Mar 07, 2024
Robert F. Williams' bold history lesson
Feb 29, 2024
Purple, teal and the rise of basketball fashion
Feb 22, 2024
More power poles, more problems
Feb 15, 2024
Craft beer’s emerging Southern flavor
Feb 08, 2024
How one business built Black Wall Street
Feb 01, 2024
NASCAR's racing simulator revolution
Jan 25, 2024
Place, Erased: Environmental ghost towns
Jan 18, 2024
EVs are reshaping the South one small town at a time
Jan 11, 2024
The remarkable story of daredevil Tiny Broadwick
Jan 04, 2024
Featuring: Embodied - How fandoms build community
Dec 28, 2023
The kids are alright: NPR Student Podcast Challenge finalist
Dec 21, 2023
Recovering from long Covid could be a long journey
Dec 14, 2023
Millions across the South can’t trust their tap water
Dec 07, 2023
One state could be a test case for tackling the opioid crisis
Nov 30, 2023
Featuring: North Carolina pottery from clay to kiln
Nov 23, 2023
The process to return Native American remains is broken
Nov 16, 2023
My next-door neighbor is a weapon of mass destruction
Nov 09, 2023
The takeover of The Robesonian
Nov 02, 2023
How many dollar stores are too many?
Oct 26, 2023
What it takes to make music in prison
Oct 19, 2023
Asian American Studies has arrived
Oct 12, 2023
A look inside America’s climate data bunker
Oct 05, 2023
How y'all conquered the world
Sep 28, 2023
Introducing: The Broadside
Sep 14, 2023