The Broadside

If you walk through a cemetery, you’ll see some common phrases on the gravestones. Many of them are used so often, we tend to take these very public remembrances for granted. But what happens when one *really* stands out and contains a false murder accusation?This episode originally published on September 26, 2024.Featuring: Margaret Martine, local historian and co-owner of Whippoorwill Academy and VillageMax Longley, writer and contributor at Atlas ObscuraLinks: Check out Max's article for Atlas Obscura and Margaret's story in the Wilkes Journal-PatriotSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More than 70 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court sent shockwaves throughout the South with its ruling on Brown v Board of Education. Desegregation in public schools became the law of the land, but change didn’t happen overnight. In North Carolina, it took decades for public schools to fully integrate — and now, much of that desegregation work is coming undone. Featuring:Liz Schlemmer, education reporter at WUNC NewsLinks:WUNC News: The Long Road to IntegrationCover image: Black and white school children on a school bus, riding from the suburbs to an inner city school in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 21, 1973 (Library of Congress/Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report Magazine).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Election Week in America is fast approaching—and if you’re like us, you’re probably a little burned out with horse race politics. So we’re offering up something different. This week, we ask three veteran political reporters a single question: what’s one of the most bizarre stories you've ever covered?Featuring:Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief and host of the WUNC Politics PodcastJeff Tiberii, co-host of Due SouthAdam Hochberg, editor of the American Homefront ProjectLinks:Sign up for the WUNC Politics NewsletterCover image: Steve Rainwater/Wikimedia CommonsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Dare County, North Carolina climate change, a bureaucratic mess and one of the wildest coastlines in America are combining to create a perverse spectacle. Since 2020, over 30 houses in this region have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean.Featuring:Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief and host of the WUNC Politics PodcastRebecca Hersher, correspondent at NPRLinks:NPR: People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option.WUNC News: Erosion help is on the way for Buxton's disappearing beachMain Street NCCover image: A lone house out in the Atlantic Ocean dealing with snow and overwash in Buxton NC. (Photo by Daniel Pullen)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The completion of the Swannanoa Tunnel brought the railroad to western North Carolina and transformed the region. For almost 150 years, the legacy of the project has been one of growth and economic progress. But recent research about its construction has unearthed a tragic lost history. And surprisingly, the key to it all – was hidden in a song.Featuring:Jefrey Keith, professor of history and college archivist at Warren Wilson CollegeLinks:The Bitter Southerner: Somebody Died, Babe: A Musical Cover-Up of Racism, Violence, and GreedCover image: Incarcerated laborers circa 1880 working at Swannanoa Cut on the Western North Carolina Railroad near Round Knob in Buncombe County, North Carolina.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.