The State of Things
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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. |
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ELM Collective
Friday, May 16 2008
by Katy Barron and Susan Davis
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Most jazz bands don’t include an oud, but Raleigh-based band ELM Collective isn’t like most jazz bands. Their multi-layered global sound is a direct reflection of the composition of the band, whose seven members hail from five nations and four continents. We’ll hear from five of them when they play live in our studio.
Bridge Over the Wadi
Friday, May 16 2008
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
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While President Bush helps Israel celebrate its 60th birthday, Palestinians mourn what they call "the catastrophe." Tomorrow night, Durham’s Judea Reform Congregation will screen a documentary film that explores a remarkable cooperation between Jews and Arabs in Israel: a school called Bridge Over the Wadi. The school educates fifty Jewish children and fifty Arab children. Israeli scholar Shai Tamari joins host Frank Stasio to talk about the movie and efforts toward peace and cooperation in Israel.
Chains & Mirrors
Friday, May 16 2008
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
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Poet Alex Grant is a native Scot who now lives and writes in Chapel Hill. His latest book of poetry, "Chains & Mirrors," won the 2006 Randall Jarrell Poetry Prize and received the 2007 Oscar Arnold Young Award from the Poetry Council of North Carolina. He joins host Frank Stasio to read from his collection and to discuss his self-described "Celtic fondness for excess."
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N.C.'s Jazz & Blues Heritage
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Thelonious Monk Photograph by W. Eugene Smith. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona.
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