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        <title>WUNC State of Things - North Carolina Public Radio</title>
            
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        <description>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. </description>

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        <itunes: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. </itunes:summary>

        
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					<title>Who’s Responsible for Human Rights?</title>
					
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					<description>Host Frank Stasio discusses the responsibility of ensuring human rights with Lewis Pitts, Flint Taylor, James P. Mayes, and Christina Cowger. </description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas</author>
					
					
					<category>human rights</category>
					
					
					<category>activism</category>
					
					
					<category>violations</category>
					
					
					<category>law enforcement</category>
					
					
					<category>flint taylor</category>
					
					
					<category>lewis pitts</category>
					
					
					<category>james p. mayes</category>
					
					
					<category>christina cowger</category>
					
					
					<category>abuses of legal system</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio discusses the responsibility of ensuring human rights with Lewis Pitts, Flint Taylor, James P. Mayes, and Christina Cowger. </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>human rights, activism, violations, law enforcement, flint taylor, lewis pitts, james p. mayes, christina cowger, abuses of legal system</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:15:58 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>Amazing Gifts</title>
					
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					<description>Host Frank Stasio considers how faith communities deal with people with disabilities with religion writers Mark Pinsky and Brett Webb-Mitchell.</description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</author>
					
					
					<category>disabilities</category>
					
					
					<category>mark pinsky</category>
					
					
					<category>brett webb-mitchell</category>
					
					
					<category>church</category>
					
					
					<category>religion</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio considers how faith communities deal with people with disabilities with religion writers Mark Pinsky and Brett Webb-Mitchell.</itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:duration>00:17:30</itunes:duration>

          <itunes:keywords>disabilities, mark pinsky, brett webb-mitchell, church, religion</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:35 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>For-Profit Colleges &amp; the Future of Higher Education</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/72bd7c50a332812e33440ea3eb98fc11/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio discusses higher education's future transformation and for-profit colleges with several professionals knowledgable on the subject. </description>
					
					<author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</author>
					
					
					<category>for-profit colleges</category>
					
					
					<category>college</category>
					
					
					<category>jack henderson</category>
					
					
					<category>jane shaw</category>
					
					
					<category>christ fitzsimon</category>
					
					
					<category>james morrison</category>
					
					
					<category>American Graduate</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio discusses higher education's future transformation and for-profit colleges with several professionals knowledgable on the subject. </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>for-profit colleges, college, jack henderson, jane shaw, christ fitzsimon, james morrison, American Graduate</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:16:53 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>Syria’s Revolution and Egypt’s Elections</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/0882c77c865c9b179d2f8104230f764e/view</link>
					
					<description>Today in the studio, host Frank Stasio talks with three guests about Syria and new political eras in the Middle East.</description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Susan Davis</author>
					
					
					<category>Audrey Anne Lavallee-Berlanger</category>
					
					
					<category>Miriam Cook</category>
					
					
					<category>Samia Serageldin</category>
					
					
					<category>Syria</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Susan Davis</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Today in the studio, host Frank Stasio talks with three guests about Syria and new political eras in the Middle East.</itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>Audrey Anne Lavallee-Berlanger, Miriam Cook, Samia Serageldin, Syria </itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:55:24 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>North Carolina Hops &amp; Roots Festival</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/3d0d253c63aa454a9003e41812f35752/view</link>
					
					<description>Ira Planer, Lizzy Ross and Michael Tiemann chat with Frank Stasio about local flavor and this weekend's North Carolina Hops &amp; Roots Festival. </description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</author>
					
					
					<category>NC Hops &amp; Roots Festival</category>
					
					
					<category>Ira Planer</category>
					
					
					<category>Lizzy Ross</category>
					
					
					<category>Michael Tiemann</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Ira Planer, Lizzy Ross and Michael Tiemann chat with Frank Stasio about local flavor and this weekend's North Carolina Hops &amp; Roots Festival. </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>NC Hops &amp; Roots Festival, Ira Planer, Lizzy Ross, Michael Tiemann</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:10:00 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>Meet Angeline Echeverría</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/229375c2757228e89c62cbba45c26d31/view</link>
					
					<description>Angeline Echeverría joins Frank Stasio in the studio to talk about social activism and a new era for El Pueblo. </description>
					
					<author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</author>
					
					
					<category>Angeline Echeverría</category>
					
					
					<category>El Pueblo</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Angeline Echeverría joins Frank Stasio in the studio to talk about social activism and a new era for El Pueblo. </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>Angeline Echeverría, El Pueblo</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 10:09:55 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>John Edwards on Trial</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/3d6548af3114831c8fe30a901f63e3f2/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio talks to WUNC reporter Jeff Tiberii about the John Edwards trial.</description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</author>
					
					
					<category>Jeff Tiberii</category>
					
					
					<category>John Edwards</category>
					
					
					<category>Frank Stasio</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</itunes:author>

          <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>

          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio talks to WUNC reporter Jeff Tiberii about the John Edwards trial.</itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:duration>00:12:00</itunes:duration>

          <itunes:keywords>Jeff Tiberii, John Edwards, Frank Stasio</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:46:08 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>The Return of the Furniture Industry</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/2d86606303c8a585716f16b43c295b28/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio discusses the future and return of the furniture industry in North Carolina with Robert Evans and reporter Justin Catanoso.</description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</author>
					
					
					<category>furniture</category>
					
					
					<category>north carolina</category>
					
					
					<category>factories</category>
					
					
					<category>ashley furniture</category>
					
					
					<category>davie county</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio discusses the future and return of the furniture industry in North Carolina with Robert Evans and reporter Justin Catanoso.</itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>furniture, north carolina, factories, ashley furniture, davie county</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:39:52 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>Crystal Bright &amp; the Silver Hands</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/4e12e1b847b6d007f426e5ef32f3859d/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio is joined by Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands to discuss the band's music. </description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</author>
					
					
					<category>crystal bright and the silver hands</category>
					
					
					<category>accordion</category>
					
					
					<category>music</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen</itunes:author>

          <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>

          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio is joined by Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands to discuss the band's music. </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:duration>00:17:30</itunes:duration>

          <itunes:keywords>crystal bright and the silver hands, accordion, music</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:27:57 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>The Woodwright's Shop</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/09b4e135091ce4c22ac393b06afacfe4/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio and TV host Roy Underhill discuss woodworking, its roots, and Underhill's accomplishments. </description>
					
					<author>Dixon Crews and Frank Stasio</author>
					
					
					<category>roy underhill</category>
					
					
					<category>woodworking</category>
					
					
					<category>woodwright</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Dixon Crews and Frank Stasio</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio and TV host Roy Underhill discuss woodworking, its roots, and Underhill's accomplishments. </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>roy underhill, woodworking, woodwright</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:37 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>Mail-Order Houses</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/cd4bda9a7f2655b422257b1754e0d119/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio discusses Sears kit homes with Rosemary Thorton. </description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas</author>
					
					
					<category>rosemary thorton</category>
					
					
					<category>sears</category>
					
					
					<category>kit homes</category>
					
					
					<category>houses</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio discusses Sears kit homes with Rosemary Thorton. </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>rosemary thorton, sears, kit homes, houses</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:52:58 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf</title>
					
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					<description>Host Frank Stasio discusses the lyrical choropoem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” with members of the production team from Burning Coal Theater.</description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas</author>
					
					
					<category>for colored girls</category>
					
					
					<category>african-american</category>
					
					
					<category>female</category>
					
					
					<category>theater</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio discusses the lyrical choropoem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” with members of the production team from Burning Coal Theater.</itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>for colored girls, african-american, female, theater</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:40:49 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>Debating Dual Language Immersion Programs</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/f0152c50d9fa897c5e0f4cf641b6fbb4/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio is joined by a panel of professors and parents to discuss changes to the Dual Language program in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.</description>
					
					<author>Frank Stasio and Susan Davis</author>
					
					
					<category>dual language</category>
					
					
					<category>chapel hill</category>
					
					
					<category>carrboro</category>
					
					
					<category>magnet school</category>
					
					
					<category>claudia cervantes-soon</category>
					
					
					<category>makeba wilbourn</category>
					
					
					<category>omar zinn</category>
					
					
					<category>davd saussy</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Frank Stasio and Susan Davis</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio is joined by a panel of professors and parents to discuss changes to the Dual Language program in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.</itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>dual language, chapel hill, carrboro, magnet school, claudia cervantes-soon, makeba wilbourn, omar zinn, davd saussy</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:51:45 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>Hospital Profits</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/10be7c9fab4263b3fb013d177d5d287b/view</link>
					
					<description>Joe Neff is in the studio today talking about his reporting work on hospital profits.</description>
					
					<author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</author>
					
					
					<category>Joe Neff</category>
					
					
					<category>Hospital Profits</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Joe Neff is in the studio today talking about his reporting work on hospital profits.</itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>Joe Neff, Hospital Profits</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:32:18 EST</pubDate>

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					<title>A Land More Kind than Home</title>
					
					<link>http://wunc.org/resolveuid/7166911e02e21629ea4f6e93563975d1/view</link>
					
					<description>Host Frank Stasio chats with writer Wiley Cash, author of "A Land More Kind than Home". </description>
					
					<author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</author>
					
					
					<category>Wiley Cash</category>
					
					
					<category>A Land More Kind than Home</category>
					
					
					<itunes:author>Alex Granados and Frank Stasio</itunes:author>

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          <itunes:summary>Host Frank Stasio chats with writer Wiley Cash, author of "A Land More Kind than Home". </itunes:summary>



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          <itunes:keywords>Wiley Cash, A Land More Kind than Home</itunes:keywords>

					<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:22:11 EST</pubDate>

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