97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

Every month, Aaron welcomes UNC’s Carolina Public Humanities to the studio for a regular feature called “Oh, the Humanities!” spotlighting humanities work and upcoming events on campus. Click here to listen back to all of those discussions.

Singer/songwriter Jess Klein joins Aaron to discuss her upcoming talk at Flyleaf Books, about “Uncovering Truth Through Songwriting.” The event will be Wednesday, March 26, at 6 p.m.; Chapel Hill poet laureate Donovan Livingston will moderate as Klein performs her music and discusses the songwriting process.

Registration for the event is $10. Click here to register and get more information.

Jess Klein stopped by 97.9 The Hill studios to discuss the event and play a song: “Never Gonna Break Me,” from her 2023 album “When We Rise.”

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