September 28, 2024
Hillsborough’s popular author Jill McCorkle talks about her latest book of short stories, “Old Crimes and Other Stories.”
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On the Porch: A Conversation with Jim Crawford
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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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Dr. Deborah Stroman is joined by Darlene Canon and Kathy Crawford, UNC Women’s basketball alumna, as they discuss Dawn Staley, Head Coach of University of South Carolina WBB.
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Chapel Hill’s Elizabeth Engelhardt, Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts & Humanities at UNC Chapel Hill, talks about her new book, “Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses, Widows, and Runaways Shaped Modern America” (2024)
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On the Porch: A Conversation with Madison Haley
Madison Haley is the Climate and Plastics Advocacy Fellow at the Haw River Assembly (HRA), a local environmental organization founded in 1982 to restore and protect the Haw River and Jordan Lake. As an organization, HRA seeks to promote environmental education, conservation and pollution prevention, to speak as a voice for the river in the public arena, and to put into peoples’ hands the tools and the knowledge they need to be effective guardians of the river. Madison works specifically on plastic pollution issues both on the ground through a community science “Trash Trap” program and by advocating for upstream solutions. She has a background in water resource engineering and public health, and currently resides in Carrboro.
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Chapel Hill’s Daniel Wallace, the James Ross McDonald Distinguished Professor of English, at UNC-Chapel Hill, talks about his recent book, “THIS ISN’T GOING TO END WELL: The True Story
of a Man I Thought I Knew.”
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Dr. Deborah Stroman discusses the state of Alabama, Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl, and the attack on DEI.
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On the Porch: A Conversation with Jim Crawford
This Week:
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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Dr. Deborah Stroman is joined by Darlene Canon and Kathy Crawford, UNC Women’s Basketball alumnae, to discuss the WNBA.
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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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