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'The State Of Things' Producer Picks: A Look Back At 2015 With Andrew Tie

As the year draws to a close, “The State of Things” is taking a moment to reflect on the highlights of 2015 with the program’s producers. Producer Andrew Tie’s favorite segments include conversations...

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Building A Guitar From Scratch

Terry Fritz had two loves for most of his life: playing guitar and woodworking. During a job change in 2006, a friend suggested he marry those two passions as a luthier . Fritz quickly fell in love...

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Greensboro Man Celebrates Life, Plans For Death

Retired minister Stimp Hawkins wants to say goodbye before it is too late. The 81-year-old, who has DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) tattooed brazenly across his chest, spends a lot of time thinking about the...

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Triad Headlines Of 2016

The Triad region was a case study for many of North Carolina's top news stories in 2015. Greensboro is part of the lawsuit against the latest round of redistricting in the state. The merger between...

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Climate Change And Environmental Justice

Climate change was a prominent global topic in 2015, with both the Paris climate talks and the Pope’s encyclical stirring up conversation about the future of the planet. But questions remain about what...

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Ask A Muslim Anything

Hate crimes targeting Muslims, their mosques and businesses tripled in 2015, according to a study from California State University, San Bernadino. And Islamphobobic rhetoric has been ubiquitous in...

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The Improvisational Music Of Eugene Chadbourne

After Eugene Chadbourne saw The Beatles on television as a boy, he picked up a guitar and started playing. It was the beginning of a career in string music and improvisational techniques that have...

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The Continuing Fight For A Living Wage

An estimated 20 percent of North Carolinians earn less than a "living wage." Advocates refer to that term as the household income needed to cover housing, food, child care, healthcare, transportation,...

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Healing Concussions As A Cultural Condition

The NCAA reports college athletes suffer more than 10,000 concussions a year , but perhaps more alarming is the fact that about three-quarters of these cases are not reported to coaches or team...

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DaShawn Hickman's Sacred Steel

The pedal steel guitar sits on a stand with foot pedals used to adjust the tension of the strings. The instrument is part of the Sacred Steel musical tradition , which was invented in 1930s-era...

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The Dan River Girls

Each of the Winston-Salem sisters Fiona, Ellie and Jessie Burdette started taking music lessons at five years old. When the youngest sister, Jessie, turned 7, the three decided that it was time to...

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Jasmé Kelly Showcases A New Album Rich With Soul And Blues

Triangle-based musician Jasmé Kelly grew up singing in church choirs and eventually decided to pursue music as an independent musician. Kelly combines her upbringing in gospel with popular blues and...

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The Danbury Songwriters

After more than 40 years, the Stokes County Arts Council will finally have a consistent home for its growing arts scene. "The Arts Place" will feature a coffee shop, retail market, gallery, office, and...

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Cheesecake And Creativity, The Story Of Eddy McGee

When Eddy McGee started as a mail carrier in the early ‘90s, he knew that he wanted his job to be more than just putting mail in a box. He started to build relationships with the people along his...

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A Conversation With Greensboro Police Chief Wayne Scott

Like many other law enforcement agencies around the country, the Greensboro Police Department is working to improve community relations while facing a period of heightened tension between police and...

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Why The Hit Musical ‘South Pacific” Remains Relevant Today

In 1949 composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein premiered their hit musical “South Pacific.” It tells the story of how an American nurse and lieutenant find new love across cultural and...

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Musician Carmen Bliss Performs Live At The Triad Stage

The music for the live program in Greensboro was written and performed by Carmen Bliss. The Greensboro-based singer-songwriter combines rhythm and blues compositions with lyrical narratives. Listen to...

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Whisky Christy And The Half Pint Orchestra Pour Out The Blues

Christy Hopkins trained in classical music, but her heart led her to the soulful sound of Americana blues.

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Music by Titus Gant

Greensboro-based Titus Gant is not only a jazz musician, but a music educator who helps bring music to the economically disadvantaged.

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A Historic Farmhouse Finds A Home With Musician Laura Jane Vincent

When singer-songwriter Laura Jane Vincent set out to record her entry for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, she knew just the place to do it. Her relatives owned a historic farmhouse tucked away in rural...

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