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Tested is a hard look at how North Carolina and its neighbors face the day's challenges. Hosted by journalists Dave DeWitt and Leoneda Inge.
2022 WUNC Podcasts
Tested is a hard look at how North Carolina and its neighbors face the day's challenges. Hosted by journalists Dave DeWitt and Leoneda Inge.
2022 WUNC Podcasts
This is a rebroadcast of an episode from February 1, 2022. Across the nation, we've seen a spike in book challenges and bans in both school and public libraries, mostly targeting books that center race and LGBT identity. At the end of 2021, Wake County had its own high-profile censorship controversy.
Have you missed hearing stories from us about North Carolina and the South? We have too!
During a Sunday morning in Wilson, NC, Chris Breslin was standing on a pitcher’s mound at his son’s little league game when he heard three sounds close by he’d never heard before. Then everybody on the field hit the ground.
Teachers are leaving in large numbers in some North Carolina school districts. They say they’ve been working with low pay and high expectations for years. But when the pandemic put their routines on pause, they had time to think about their priorities.
This month marks 67 years since Emmett Till was brutally lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Activists in North Carolina are joining the calls for authorities to serve a nearly 70-year-old arrest warrant against the woman who accused him.
This is a rebroadcast of an episode from January 18, 2022. Howard Dudley spent nearly 24 years incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Now his long journey toward justice has reached new heights
In May, an explosive report on sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy in the Southern Baptist Convention made national headlines. Now, survivors of abuse and their advocates are continuing to question what this means for one of the country’s largest Christian denominations.
Darryl Hunt spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The people who wrote about and read about his case in the papers were stunned at Hunt’s willingness to forgive the people in a system that had failed him so miserably. But while many had heard about his grace and humility, few knew that Hunt was quietly suffering.
A notable number of North Carolina public school teachers are leaving. In Durham one in five educators is departing, and other local districts are experiencing higher than usual turnover. On this episode of The Politics Podcast several teachers discuss their reasons for leaving the classroom, while others explain why they have stayed.
More than 150 years after the emancipation of slavery in America, a team of dedicated scuba divers is busy excavating and restoring wreckage from slave ships that sank across the Middle Passage.
On June 30, 2009, in Greenville, N.C., two men were shot and killed outside a nightclub. Murder charges against James Richardson relied heavily on a surveillance video. But evidence that has come to light since then casts doubt on his conviction.
This is a rebroadcast from February 10, 2022. Extremely potent substances like fentanyl and xylazine have flooded the illegal drug market, causing a major increase in overdose ER visits and deaths. Harm reduction policies could help reverse that trend.
Access to abortion care remains uncertain in several states, including North Carolina. In this special episode of Embodied, host Anita Rao speaks with an abortion provider about the steps she's taking.
The legality of abortion is now left up to the states, and in North Carolina, it’s future is uncertain.
This is a rebroadcast of an episode from November 24, 2021. Nearly seven decades after a Black Army private named Sarah Keys helped end discrimination on interstate buses, North Carolina is recognizing her nearly-forgotten civil rights case.
Before Biden’s “American Rescue Plan,” three friends in Durham County came up with their own plan to save the Black farmers they knew. Now they’re seeing their work pay off.
Recreational and commercial fishermen in North Carolina have a lot of questions about plans for offshore wind farms. But the technology is new to the United States, and there are not a lot of answers yet.
In the 1940s, thousands of the first Black Marines trained at a segregated base called Montford Point. Now, a project is underway to make sure their legacy survives.
Walking across a graduation stage and turning the tassel has not been easy for many Black students, who have traditionally taken longer to graduate than white students. So when you hear 'Pomp and Circumstance" play, it's time to celebrate.
For folks who live on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, keeping up with storm…
This year’s primary elections in North Carolina were supposed to be in March.…
There's been a lot of talk about the political ramifications of the U.S.…
In North Carolina, local social service departments are able to skirt hiring…
You may recognize some of the big names in gospel music like Kirk Franklin and…
Life is getting back to normal. But some doctors estimate that 30% of people…
Teacher turnover. Burnout. Short-staffed schools. After two years in a…
Among aficionados and fans of bluegrass, it's generally accepted that this…
It was one year ago that sheriff’s deputies in Pasquotank County shot and…
It was one year ago that sheriff’s deputies in Pasquotank County shot and…
Anyone who’s been to the Outer Banks knows that it’s windy out there. Like,…
The Rohingya, a Muslim minority group native to Myanmar, have suffered decades…
Darryl Hunt spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The…
Through a one-person play, North Carolina actor and playwright Mike Wiley has…
Education reporter Liz Schlemmer joins host Anisa Khalifa to discuss what…
Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn has garnered a lot of attention for…
The Market House in Fayetteville has been a pillar of public discussion for…
Depending on where you live, your community may have ended its mandate to wear…
A century or so ago, in Winston-Salem, racial segregation was in full force.…
Leoneda Inge reports on the new Black Carolinians Speak project from the…
In 1992, Eva Clayton became the first Black woman from North Carolina elected…
It’s been more than three years since Marcus Smith died at the hands of police…
More than 150 years after the emancipation of slavery in America, a team of…
Extremely potent substances like fentanyl and xylazine have flooded the illegal…
In the South, sports betting is largely illegal, but since the U.S. Supreme…
The “Pharaoh of Fabulosity” was an unstoppable force of fashion. André Leon…
Across the nation, we've seen a spike in book challenges and bans in both…
At this point in the pandemic, health care workers across the country are…
As a major redistricting cases lands before the North Carolina supreme court,…
Electric vehicles are getting more popular, but North Carolina is still well…
Howard Dudley spent nearly 24 years incarcerated for a crime he did not commit.…
Host Will Michaels gets an update on the Omicron surge from WUNC reporter Jason…
The last year continued to bring deep-seated issues of systemic racism and…
Nearly 20,000 North Carolinians have died of complications from COVID-19. Among…
Tested takes a look back at the year in military stories from North Carolina,…
Tested takes a look back at what happened this year in environmental news in…
A year-end-sports review typically revolves around remembering the highs and…
Tested takes a look back at the year in education in North Carolina.
Tested takes a look back at the year in health care in North Carolina.
Tested takes another look back at the year in Politics in North Carolina. On…
Tested takes a look back at the year in politics in North Carolina.
Host Dave DeWitt talks to Celeste Gracia, WUNC's environment reporter, and…
People moving from one residence to another is up nationwide by about 3…
Durham County plans to build a new youth detention center for an estimated 30…
Host Dave DeWitt looks back at Dr. Mandy Cohen's legacy as North Carolina's…
As teacher vacancies continue to create problems, public schools in North…
Today on Tested, we introduce to our listeners the fantastic new podcast from…
Nearly seven decades after a Black Army private named Sarah Keys helped end…
Annual reports for university endowments are starting to come in and, in many…
Host Will Michaels digs deep into the North Carolina state budget to unpack…
WUNC's Jeff Tiberii, Rusty Jacobs, and Will Michaels dissect the proposed North…
When counties consider building or expanding a jail, are they adequately…
COVID-19 booster shots and starting to become widely available in North…
The $5.5 billion North Carolina schools got in COVID relief funds is the single…
In early November, lawmakers at the General Assembly passed the latest version…
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with Kyle Villemain, the Editor In Chief of The…
On April 21, 2021, deputies with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office shot…
Host Dave DeWitt checks in on the very latest in North Carolina redistricting…
The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has administered first doses of a COVID-19…
Part four in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
Most people want nothing to do with rats. They're pests, vermin with voracious…
Part three in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
Most childcare facilities operate around parents and guardians who work some…
Meet the newest podcast in WUNC's on-demand portfolio: Me & My Muslim Friends.…
Part two in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
WUNC's Kamaya Truitt talks with Mitchell Silver, former city planner for…
The North Carolina Watchdog Reporting Network examined COVID-19 policies in…
In this crossover episode, the WUNC Politics Podcast presents part one in a…
The Raleigh city council is considering a change to its zoning laws that would…
Pauli Murray was ahead of her time. The Durham-based activist was a tireless…
The longleaf pine is an iconic tree species in North Carolina. It once covered…
By all measures, 2020 was an extraordinary election year. Record-setting voter…
Unvaccinated Covid-19 patients have flooded hospitals around North Carolina.…
As COVID continues to inundate Robeson County, health officials and local…
As of Sept. 14, Robeson County had the lowest vaccination rate in North…
On this episode of Tested, we’re featuring a special from the podcast "Me and…
In their last two weeks in the country, U.S. troops evacuated more than 123,000…
Dr. Whitney Robinson, an associate professor in the Department of…
Now that classes are back in session in North Carolina schools, how do they…
Reporters from WUNC's Youth Reporting Institute share their experience in the…
For many small business owners, PPP loans from the federal government were a…
Health care is notoriously expensive in the United States. And it’s often the…
As the heat of summer lingers and the pandemic hits another peak, many North…
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with Rose Hoban, editor and founder of North Carolina…
Which beats, melodies and voices eased the pain of the pandemic for you? Host…
Frustrated business owners are scrambling to find people to fill positions they…
Host Charlie Shelton Ormond looks at the tragic case of Marcus Smith with his…
North Carolina's Republican-led legislature soon will start the decennial…
America’s Favorite Drive. That’s what the National Park Service calls the Blue…
Decades before Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure battle with the University of North…
Host Leoneda Inge speaks with James Williams, the retired public defender for…
Host Rusty Jacobs talks to two North Carolina lawmakers about GOP-backed…
Whenever signs exist that a child is being abused or neglected, it’s a social…
The North Carolina General Assembly is months away from finishing the state…
Some faculty of color at UNC Chapel Hill have resigned amid the UNC Board of…
When broken down by county, North Carolina's vaccination rate against Covid…
Host Leoneda Inge marks Juneteenth with two guests: Joseph McGill, the founder…
Like many businesses, independent live music venues in North Carolina and…
The major health care program that serves low-income and disabled North…
The bridge over the Oregon Inlet on North Carolina's Outer Banks is vital to…
A multimillion dollar jail expansion proposal in Haywood County is causing a…
Host Kamaya Truitt examines the ongoing push to rethink the role of school…
Trevon Logan, distinguished Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of the…
Host Naomi Prioleau checks in with Prince and Laurette Mushunju about their…
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the…
Host Rebecca Martinez explores the history and impact of racist housing…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated people can…
Host Rusty Jacobs discusses proposed changes to North Carolina's anti-riot…
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with WUNC's Will Michaels, who is in Elizabeth City,…
A company with roots in a Duke University lab is developing implantable human…
For decades, states and the federal government have funded Historically Black…
May 12, 1996, was Graduation Day and Mothers' Day at UNC-Chapel Hill. It was…
Host Rebecca Martinez speaks with Durham artist Marcella Zibguo Camara about…
Host Leoneda Inge talks with Professor Elan Hope of NC State University about…
Host Rusty Jacobs looks at what voters changing their Republican and Democratic…
Host Charlie Shelton-Ormond examines the protocols of U.S. Marshals and how the…
After a year when it was hard not to get the blues, something to sing about:…
The global pandemic gave us so many reasons to feel like giving up. So, when…
Host Leoneda Inge discusses the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause and its…
Host Dave DeWitt talks to WUNC reporter Jason deBruyn about the recommendations…
An episode from WUNC's special audio series, Pauli, which explores chapters in…
Host Dave DeWitt shares an episode of the WUNC Politics Podcast that explores…
Host Leoneda Inge introduces listeners to The ARC of Justice, a special audio…
Host Dave DeWitt talks to Touro College’s Dean of Health Sciences Louis…
Lunch counters were some of the most well-known settings for desegregation…
Host Dave DeWitt talks to three reporters about the people they profiled as…
Host Leoneda Inge remembers the life and legacy of Irving Pressley McPhail and…
Host Dave DeWitt discusses efforts along the North Carolina coast to assess sea…
Host Leoneda Inge discusses the recent shooting in the Atlanta area and the…
Guest host Charlie Shelton-Ormond discusses how social media has facilitated an…
Host Leoneda Inge reflects on where she was as COVID-19 started spreading in…
Host Dave DeWitt looks back at the last year with WUNC general assignment…
The pandemic tanked small businesses at an alarming rate. Entrepreneurs of…
COVID cases are dropping and vaccine doses are becoming more plentiful.…
In 1898, the elected government in Wilmington, N.C. was overthrown by white…
As educators become eligible for the vaccine, some school districts are…
The waitlist for a COVID vaccine can be long, and there isn't enough to go…
The COVID crisis has not only stalled the visa application process for…
The pandemic has made it hard for singles to find romance, and for couples to…
Governments are trying to develop a pattern of COVID-19 vaccine distribution…
PAULI: EPISODE THREE
PAULI: EPISODE TWO
PAULI: EPISODE ONE
Pauli Murray was a powerhouse for social justice. She worked tirelessly as a…
J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton’s name has marked an academic building on UNC-Chapel…
Pauli Murray isn't a completely unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement. She…
The pandemic has shuttered traditional performing arts venues, but many artists…
Free and reduced-price school lunch programs are designed to guarantee meals…
Retired Four-Star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin will be the first Black U.S. secretary…
It’s been a year since the coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. and it shows…
Many African Americans have a healthy skepticism of a racist health care…
Five people died after President Trump incited rioters to storm the U.S.…
The deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol evokes memories of the only successful coup…
It may feel like COVID-19 has been with us for eons, but there is still a lot…
Host Leoneda Inge rings in the new year with astrologer Tali Edut and asks what…
Host Dave DeWitt wraps nine months of Tested podcasts with a look at COVID-19…
This special episode is a gift from the team at Tested to you, the listener,…
The rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine is offering hope for an end to the pandemic.…
Early public health messaging around COVID-19 widened a communication gap…
The pandemic has only added to the obstacles immigrants in the U.S. face.…
COVID-19 cases are spiking in rural areas, where hospitals have been dwindling…
A mask is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but…
COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than 5,000 North Carolinians, and the N.C.…
You may still be full from all you ate off this year's holiday menu, but now's…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Americans not to…
Any other year, Americans would be gearing up for the big Thanksgiving travel…
The pandemic promises to claim many more lives as we head into winter. But, in…
North Carolina is seeing record-breaking numbers of COVID-19 cases and related…
Robeson County has been frequently inundated by hurricanes and flooding. When…
You're not imagining it. Almost everyone is incredibly stressed out right now.
The race for president may still be too close to call in North Carolina,…
As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations trend upward in nearly every region…
Young voters, ages 18 to 30, are coming out in big numbers in the lead-up to…
One week to go before Election Day 2020 and the votes continue to pour in by…
Thousands of teachers in North Carolina are currently faced with a difficult…
There's a fall tradition that plays a significant role in the lives of…
North Carolina is again home to the most expensive U.S. Senate race in the…
Dr. Dave Hostler has seen his fair share of challenges in the medical field. As…
Virtual learning has changed almost everything about the classroom experience…
Early voting starts this week in North Carolina, and the pandemic has forced…
Political polling isn’t a crystal ball into election outcomes this November,…
The Greensboro City Council passed a resolution this week that officially…
Democrats seeking to transform the landscape of North Carolina politics must…
The three Ws — wash your hands, wear a mask and watch your distance — are our…
African American churches have long been more than just a place to pray. They…
With more than one million deaths worldwide, it can feel nearly impossible to…
North Carolina's ballot stretches well beyond the top of the ticket. One big…
With the 2020 U.S. census deadline approaching, North Carolina lags behind its…
North Carolina has 13 congressional districts, though only one race is likely…
When a COVID-19 outbreak hits a community, one of the first responses is to…
When Lanisha Jones went to vote in the 2016 election, she didn’t think she was…
When Lanisha Jones went to vote in the 2016 election, she didn’t think she was…
North Carolina has been in some version of a statewide shutdown for nearly six…
With Election Day less than two months away, candidates are in full force on…
As COVID-19 cases climb at many colleges and universities in North Carolina,…
Tourism in North Carolina has been hit hard by COVID-19. Since the start of the…
As universities wrestle with a semester upended by COVID-19, college athletes…
Hundreds of thousands of North Carolina renters are at risk of being forced out…
Some of North Carolina’s key COVID-19 metrics are trending slightly downward,…
Names of Confederates, segregationists, and white supremacists on campus and…
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Monday that it will…
Sen. Kamala Harris’s historic nomination as Joe Biden’s pick for vice president…
There are now more than 130,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in North Carolina,…
While most historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina are…
After pivoting to virtual instruction in the spring, colleges and universities…
For many white people who are recognizing their privilege and complacency…
The pandemic hasn’t halted much traffic for summer vacationers in some areas of…
For workers across the country, the pandemic has brought to the surface…
The World Health Organization reports there are more than 150 vaccines for…
What will happen in the fall? It’s a question that’s burning in the minds of…
The personal loss of a loved one leads host Leoneda Inge to reflect deeply on…
After months of socially distant play dates, remote learning and unplanned…
Confederate monuments, memorials, and names on buildings are coming down across…
North Carolina residents have lived under various rules and policies throughout…
As Black, Latinx, and Indigenous populations continue to endure a…
The state Department of Health and Human Services reports three clusters of…
As state officials continue to heed the call for social distancing and face…
The next phase of North Carolina’s gradual reopening is in jeopardy as many of…
There have been more than 700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than a dozen…
Since the start of Phase 2, some of the state’s key COVID-19 metrics haven’t…
The demographic breakdown of COVID-19 cases remains a grim reminder of rampant…
In the past week, protests have taken place throughout North Carolina, and…
Two heads of state clashed this week after President Trump put Governor Roy…
The main objective of the all the stay-at-home orders was to flatten the curve…
Once North Carolina’s gradual reopening shifts into Phase 2 Friday afternoon,…
Governor Roy Cooper is considering an ease on more restrictions, as the date…
Since the onset of the pandemic, nursing homes have been hotspots for the…
As people return to North Carolina's stores and parks during Phase 1 of the…
Phase 1 begins today in North Carolina. Retail stores and state parks can…
In making the decision on when to reopen North Carolina's economy, Gov. Roy…
It's National Nurses' Day. And this year, nurses - and all medical…
Governor Roy Cooper's Phase One Reopening plan begins Friday. The announcement…
The National Multifamily Housing Council reported last month that nearly…
Governor Roy Cooper is eyeing next weekend for a move into the first phase of…
There's perhaps never been a time where effective and accurate science…
It's been another busy day in Raleigh as state lawmakers try to shape and…
As they did last week, several hundred protestors marched in Raleigh today,…
Our state's educational institutions have been turned upside down by the…
Governor Roy Cooper today announced that public school facilities in North…
Today, Governor Roy Cooper extended his stay-at-home order until May 8. He also…
About 21% of the people who live in North Carolina are African-American, but…
Governor Roy Cooper says he is still weighing goals and will make a plan about…
Bevin Strickland is a nurse and doctoral student a UNC Greensboro. She's 47…
To this point in the pandemic response, political partisanship hasn't been a…
It's been the subject of intense research and modeling by renowned experts, and…
Years from now, our kids will likely write essays about this pandemic. Right…
The pandemic is exposing weaknesses and inequities throughout our society and…
The numbers for today are in, and they are both grim, and a little hopeful. As…
Today: Reporting.
Even if the term is unfamiliar, the situation probably isn't. If you've ever…
In a conference call on March 16, President Donald Trump told governors it…
Predicting how the COVID-19 pandemic will play out in North Carolina is a…
Hospital administrators across North Carolina are planning for every scenario…
North Carolina's largest city is also the first serious outbreak of COVID-19 in…
We all have a role to play in this pandemic. For the majority of us, it's to…
It's hard to know what, exactly, to expect here. Is North Carolina going to be…
These are unprecedented times for school administrators, educators, students,…
On CNN over the weekend, Dr. Anthony Fauci brought up some frightening numbers,…
The United States has overtaken China, Italy, and every other country in the…
Today: Treatment.
Today: Home.
Today: Crashing.
Today: Decisions.
Meet host Dave DeWitt on a quick guided tour of what to expect from WUNC's…
Who Bans Books and Why?
July 5, 202222min 41sec
In this rebroadcast from February 1, 2022, host Anisa Khalifa takes a look into who bans books, why, and what kind of impact it has on our communities.