The State of Things
|
Host Frank Stasio Check out the SOT Photo of the Week |
The State of Things is a live program hosted by Frank Stasio devoted to bringing the issues, personalities, and places of North Carolina to our listeners. We present 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 or by emailing sot@wunc.org. |
On the Latest Show
Lessons from the Drought
Thursday, May 08 2008
by Frank Stasio and Olympia Stone
| 
Send to a friend
The drought is officially over and there are signs that, this time around, Triangle residents have learned from the experience. Mary Brice, co-chair of Raleigh’s Water Conservation Task Force, and Ed Buchan, water conservation specialist with Raleigh’s Public Utilities Department, join host Frank Stasio to talk about the future of water conservation in the Triangle.
On Account of Conspicuous Women
Thursday, May 08 2008
by Frank Stasio and Olympia Stone
| Send to a friend
Dawn Shamp was a wandering soul with a resume full of unfulfilling jobs. But after she took a creative writing class, Dawn found her calling as a novelist. Her debut novel, “On Account of Conspicuous Women” (Thomas Dunne Books/2008) was just published. It’s a historical novel set in Roxboro in 1919 about four young women and their fight for the right to vote. She joins host Frank Stasio to talk about her book, her circuitous writing career and what inspires her to write.
WebComic Coffee Clatch
Thursday, May 08 2008
by Frank Stasio and Katie Macpherson
| Send to a friend
Comics aren't just for the Sunday paper funnies anymore. Comic strips are moving from the newspaper to the net-- and one North Carolina group is helping make the transition a little bit smoother. The North Carolina Web Comic Coffee Clatch is a group of comic artists, writers and publishers who are all about taking their sequential art digital. Founder Larry Holderfield and comic strip artists Ursula Vernon and Stephanie Freese join host Frank Stasio in the studio to have their own comic klatch.
Listener Submitted Picture of the Week
Spring Caterpillar
Photo by Keith Weston| About SOT's Picture of the Week | Slideshow
For past programs visit our archive>>
Featured Programs
The Candidates
With no incumbent, the 2008 North Carolina Gubernatorial race is wide open. As candidates enter the race, The State of Things will invite each to appear on our program for an hour-long conversation that will allow voters to get to know them beyond the talking points. Here's who we've heard from so far:
Bev Perdue, Democrat, April 25, 2008
Bob Orr, Republican, Feb. 5, 2007
Mike Munger, Libertarian, Nov. 6, 2006
CD copies of The State of Things broadcasts may be requested by sending email to tapes@wunc.org
For additional information or to send us your comments, send an email to: sot@wunc.org.
