WUNC State of Things - North Carolina Public Radio
Summary: The State of Things is a live program hosted by Frank Stasio that covers the issues, personalities, and places of North Carolina. The conversation is snappy and smart while also being full of good humor. We focus on presenting the Tar Heel experience through sound, story, discussion, commentary and listener participation through calls. Let us know your thoughts during the program at 1.877.962.9862.
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Byer was North Carolina's first female poet laureate, serving from 2005 to 2009.
Triangle poet Jeffery Beam has a new book coming out called “The Broken Flower” (Skysill Press/2012), and another on its way in 2013. Along with his book “Gospel Earth” (Skysill Press/2010), they form a trilogy.
Jason Hoover recently released his first full-length album, “Bedroom Tracks.” He joins host Frank Stasio in the studio, and he performs live along with drummer Marshall Eure.
Increasingly, companies use computers to execute complicated and quick trades on the stock market and some experts worry that these so-called High Frequency Traders could have an unfair advantage in the market.
John Staddon's new book, “The Malign Hand of the Market: The Insidious Forces on Wall Street that are Destroying Financial Markets and What We Can Do About It” (McGraw-Hill/2012), examines how the free market has been subverted
In a floundering publishing industry, mystery novels are consistent best sellers.
Abraham Galloway was a fugitive slave hailing from Wilmington, North Carolina, who became a union spy, a radical abolitionist and a state senator.
Kij Johnson has a new collection of short stories out called, “At the Mouth of the River of Bees” (Small Beer Press/2012).
How much influence does a first lady have on the president? According to historian William Chafe, in the case of Bill and Hillary Clinton the answer is: an incalculable amount.
Before Allan Gurganus’s debut novel, "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All," (Vintage/1984) spent eight months on the New York Times bestseller list, he was a kid from Rocky Mount who wanted to be a painter.
Host Frank Stasio talks to filmmaker Frances Causey about her film, "Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?"
Host Frank Stasio talks to UNC professor Eric Muller about Japanese internment during World War II.
Host Frank talks with musician Kate McGarry about her newest album, and she plays live in the studio.
Host Frank Stasio will discuss the power of writing in education.
Ella Joyce Stewart grew up on a farm in rural North Carolina during the time of segregation. She adapted her life into a play called, “When I Leave.”
