Recently On The State of Things
Up one level- Bye-bye Baggy Pants?
- Nov. 22, 1963
- Adam Braver discusses his latest novel, “November 22, 1963."
- Lost in the Trees
- Lost in the Trees plays live in our studios
- The Bruise
- Magdalena Zurawski on literary theory and her new novel, "The Bruise."
- The Soul of Hip Hop
- Host Frank Stasio discusses what Hip Hop was, what it is today and where it’s headed, with a panel of experts.
- Circa 1958
- What is Marriage?
- Meet Dan Shannon
- Host Frank Stasio welcomes Dan Shannon, the publisher of Chapel Hill Magazine and Durham Magazine.
- The Proclivities
- Pop rock and traditional Hungarian folk music go together like… handguns and dancing shoes. What does that mean? Well, ask the members of The Proclivities.
- Main Street/Fayetteville Street
- A history of Raleigh’s downtown performed up and down the City of Oaks’ historic boulevard.
- Protesting Prop 8
- The passage of California's Proposition 8 has ignited activism for equal rights across the country, including right here in North Carolina.
- Box-Office Screams
- Slasher flicks are scary, but they can also reflect how mainstream society is feeling about itself.
- Nuevo South
- Race has been a dividing factor in Siler City, North Carolina for generations, but the recent influx of Latino immigrants to the area has moved the conversation about race beyond black and white.
- Brighter Leaves
- A history of arts and culture in Durham, NC.
- Laughing At Power
- The future of political satire, post-election.

