Aaron Johnson, Author at Chapelboro.com

On the Porch: Heather Washburn of Calico Creations

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Apr 20, 2025 | On The Porch

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Heather Washburn is the President of Calico Studio, a boutique multidisciplinary design firm with clients on both the East and West Coasts of the US. She has built her career on listening to her clients, looking for patterns, and thinking outside the box. Heather is also the owner of Calico Creates, the artistic arm of Calico where she creates fine art and upcycled accessories such as bags and wallets. She is the founder of Calico Makers Market which happens twice a year. Heather is a native of NC, local architect, an artist member of the Orange County Artists Guild, and other community organizations.

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April 19, 2025

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Apr 19, 2025 | Who's Talking

Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at UNC Chapel Hill, discussing her latest book, “Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades”

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On the Porch: Dr. Jeff Jones on Russia and Ukraine

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Apr 13, 2025 | On The Porch

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Jeff Jones is currently an Associate Professor of Russian-Soviet and contemporary world history at UNC Greensboro. He is completing his second book entitled Smoke, Mirrors and Memories: A Cultural History of the Soviet-Afghan War, 1979-1989, forthcoming in 2023. He also has published several articles.

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April 12, 2025

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Apr 12, 2025 | Who's Talking

WCHL is airing conversations Coach Lefty Driesell, who died recently, was the legendary basketball coach at four different colleges, Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, and Georgia State, all of which he took to the NCAA tournament, about Maryland’s exit from the ACC and his memories of the great games against UNC and Duke.

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On the Porch: Dr. James Wood on The New Authoritarianism

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Apr 6, 2025 | On The Porch

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James Wood is currently Professor of Latin American and modern world history at North Carolina A&T State University. He is the author of The Society of Equality: Popular Republicanism and Democracy in Santiago de Chile, 1818-1851 and the co-editor of Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, now in its fifth edition with Rowman and Littlefield. As a Fulbright scholar for Chile in 2016 he was a visiting professor at the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago (where he observed Chilean student activism up close).

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April 5, 2025

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Apr 5, 2025 | Who's Talking

Willis Whichard, lawyer, legislator, Supreme Court justice, and law school dean, is the author of “A Consequential Life: David Lowry Swain, Nineteenth-Century North Carolina, and Their University.” He talks about his new book and Swain, who was a lawyer, judge, governor, and university president.” Whichard, who himself has been a legislator, judge, supreme court justice, and law school dean explains Swain’s contributions to the university and the state.

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On the Porch: A Conversation with Dr. Jim Crawford

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Mar 30, 2025 | On The Porch

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Born into a blue collar and agricultural clan in rural Pennsylvania, Jim Crawford was the first in his family to graduate from college. Earning his PhD from UNC, he taught US and World History at several universities in piedmont North Carolina for several decades. He served as chairman of the Chatham County board of commissioners, and currently serves as trustee for Central Carolina Community College. He is a firm believer in American democracy and trusts that the constitution will hold firm now as it has in past crises despite the broken, distempered electorate.

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March 29, 2025

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Mar 29, 2025 | Weekend Watercooler

Marcie Cohen Ferris, Interim Director Center for the Study of the American South, talks about the importance of food in North Carolina history and culture and her book. “Edible North Carolina: A Journey Across a State of Flavor.”

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On the Porch: A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Platt

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Mar 23, 2025 | On The Porch

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Dr. Jennifer Platt has three decades of public health leadership practice in policy and program development, implementation. She specializes in using systems thinking approaches to solve complex problems. Dr. Platt runs TickWarriors, LLC, specializing in eco-friendly pest control and their sister nonprofit Tick-borne Conditions United (TBCU). TBCU strives to bridge the gaps between patients, emerging science, and healthcare provider education.