Cele mai bune wunc podcast-uri (2024)

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Bisexuality Beyond The Binary 50:05

8h ago50:05

50:05

Our understanding of the term bisexuality has been in a state of constant evolution. In a moment when bisexual adults make up the largest share of the LGBTQ+ population, how is bisexuality being re-imagined, reclaimed — and sometimes relinquished? Anita meets two people who have grappled with the term’s history, meaning and power for building commu…

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Bonus episode: The art and alarming science of political ads 22:53

2d ago22:53

22:53

Here's a midweek bonus episode from another great WUNC podcast, The Broadside: This year, a record $12.3 billion will be spent on US political campaigns. The majority of that is earmarked for political advertising, particularly in battleground states like North Carolina. But where does that money go, and what exactly does it buy? The answers might …

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Down The Ballot: Attorney General 17:03

7d ago17:03

17:03

We’re talking to candidates for key downballot races on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. Next up: The race for attorney general. North Carolina’s attorney general is a key – and powerful – position in the state. In addition to being the state’s top lawyer, it’s also been a launch pad to the governor’s office. Gov. Ro…

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Popped: Adult Acne In The 'Perfect Skin' Era (Revisited) 33:27

7d ago33:27

33:27

Dealing with pimples and blackheads in middle school is practically a right of passage. But when acne is a defining feature of your adulthood... it’s a whole different experience. Anita meets two acne content creators and a photographer who talk about the emotional toll of severe acne, the myth of normal skin, and the responsibility of being today’…

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Down The Ballot: State Auditor 33:02

14d ago33:02

33:02

We’re talking to candidates for key downballot races on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. Next up: The race for state auditor. The office audits state agencies from the governor’s administration down to small town halls, ferreting out waste and misspent tax dollars. Republican Dave Boliek, an attorney and UNC-Chapel H…

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Reimagining The Wedding Ceremony 49:43

14d ago49:43

49:43

The marriage rate in this country has fallen nearly 60% in the last half century. So what’s motivating those of us still choosing to say I do? On her one-year wedding anniversary, Anita ponders this question with the Hindu officiant who helped her build a ceremony that bridged the gap between her values and her dad's traditional desires. Plus, a co…

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BONUS: Kennedy Ryan's Recipe For Romance 39:28

17d ago39:28

39:28

Kennedy Ryan has released 23 romance books in the past decade, and along the way she's developed a style and approach that speaks to hundreds of thousands of readers. Anita sits down with her at a special live event at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill to talk about how her own relationships inform her work, the art of writing unskippable sex scenes and…

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Down The Ballot: Superintendent of Public Instruction 37:32

21d ago37:32

37:32

We’re talking to candidates for key downballot races on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. Next up: The race for superintendent of public instruction. Current Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt lost in a surprise upset in the March Republican primary to Michele Morrow, a nurse and mom who …

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Retrieved: What Egg Donors Want You To Know (Revisited) 35:24

21d ago35:24

35:24

Egg donation in the U.S. is a multibillion dollar industry with high stakes and complicated dynamics. Anita talks with two egg donors about why they donated and what they wish they'd known earlier. Plus, a medical anthropologist shines a light on the messy world of donor compensation and why some eggs are valued higher than others. Meet the guests:…

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Down The Ballot: NC Supreme Court 30:22

28d ago30:22

30:22

As the election grows closer, we’re talking to candidates for key downballot races on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. You can also read more about the candidates in the weekly WUNC Politics Newsletter. Next up in the series: the race for a seat on the NC Supreme Court. Republicans currently hold a 5-to-2 majority on…

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Dyslexia And The Reading Brain 49:53

28d ago49:53

49:53

At its best, reading is a portal to new worlds and new ideas. But a lot can get in the way — up to 20% of the population experiences symptoms of dyslexia, a lifelong neurological disorder that makes it difficult to read fluently. An author who learned to read when he was 18 and a dyslexia scholar help Anita understand how reading develops in the br…

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Down The Ballot: The race for lieutenant governor 25:52

1M ago25:52

25:52

As the election grows closer, we’re talking to candidates for key downballot races on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. You can also read more about the candidates in the weekly WUNC Politics Newsletter. Next up in the series: the race for lieutenant governor. With current Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson running for governor, …

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Dating, Sex & Love With HIV 48:46

1M ago48:46

48:46

How does living with a condition that is so deeply stigmatized affect who and how we love? Anita meets a mixed-HIV status couple who shares how they've approached sex and intimacy in their 11+ year relationship. Plus, a woman who was born HIV positive talks about dating, disclosure and overcoming the fear of rejection. Meet the guests: - Rainer Okt…

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Down The Ballot: The race for state treasurer 31:47

1M ago31:47

31:47

As the election grows closer, we’re talking to candidates for key downballot races in the coming weeks on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. You can also read more about the candidates in the weekly WUNC Politics Newsletter. First up in the series: the race for state treasurer. Two-term State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s d…

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Smooched: Why You'll Never Forget Your First Kiss (Revisited) 33:06

1M ago33:06

33:06

Anita's highly-anticipated (and highly-awkward) first kiss was in eighth grade … but she remembers it like it was yesterday! A scientist tells her why our brains respond so strongly to kissing and how our kissing customs have changed over time. She also unpacks the power of a kiss with a photographer who documents queer Black love in public and thr…

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Bonus: Making Music From Family Secrets 39:21

2M ago39:21

39:21

Anita brings you into part of our family secrets variety show from earlier this year, featuring North Carolina country duo Blue Cactus. She talks with the band about creating and performing an original song inspired by an anonymous secret. The secret was gathered by Song Confessional, an Austin-based podcast that matches songwriters with “confessio…

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(Un)Circumcised: How Parents Decide (Revisited) 32:09

2M ago32:09

32:09

It's a small procedure, but a big question. Anita talks with a urologist about what medical advice to consider while making the circumcision decision (and where medicine doesn't have the answers). She also meets a rabbi and mother who offers alternatives to centuries-old circumcision rituals and hears from a circumcised father raising an uncircumci…

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Life After A Gray Divorce 49:33

2M ago49:33

49:33

In Anita's lifetime, the divorce rate for Americans over 55 has doubled. People are living longer, divorce stigma has decreased and women are more financially independent. But leaving a decades-long marriage … is a big life upheaval. Anita gets personal accounts from two gray divorcees about what it was like to rebuild their identities, finances an…

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The Making Of Great Erotica 50:03

2M ago50:03

50:03

Anita's been deep in romantasy land this year reading Fourth Wing & ACOTAR. And it's gotten her thinking about the skill required to make steamy sex scenes come alive on the page and out loud. She goes behind the scenes with two prolific erotica author-editors and a former producer for the audio erotica app Dipsea to figure out how the sausage — an…

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Amplified: Building Intimacy With Hearing Loss (Revisited) 40:27

2M ago40:27

40:27

Anita and her partner John have started talking more openly about how his hearing loss informs their relationship and how they'll continue to navigate that as they age. She meets another interabled couple (Anna and Vika) who share the sometimes humorous, sometimes challenging moments that accompany sex and dating with hearing loss. Plus, former gue…

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Bonus Episode: Introducing Tested from CBC and NPR 39:07

2M ago39:07

39:07

Tested is a new podcast series from CBC and NPR that asks the question, who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women’s sports, there has been a struggle over who qualifies for the women’s category. Tested follows the unfolding story of elite female runners who have been told they can no longer race as women, because of their biology. As the Ol…

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Why We Need More Therapists Of Color 49:32

3M ago49:32

49:32

It took Anita 12 years and five therapists to find someone who could help her tackle questions of racial and cultural identity. She meets two therapists of color working to make that kind of support more accessible. Sahaj Kaur Kohli, founder of Brown Girl Therapy, talks about approaching wellness from a more collectivist lens, and Jor-El Caraballo …

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Bisexuality Beyond The Binary 50:05

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Bonus episode: The art and alarming science of political ads 22:53

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Down The Ballot: Attorney General 17:03

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Popped: Adult Acne In The 'Perfect Skin' Era (Revisited) 33:27

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Down The Ballot: State Auditor 33:02

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Reimagining The Wedding Ceremony 49:43

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BONUS: Kennedy Ryan's Recipe For Romance 39:28

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Down The Ballot: Superintendent of Public Instruction 37:32

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Retrieved: What Egg Donors Want You To Know (Revisited) 35:24

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Down The Ballot: NC Supreme Court 30:22

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Dyslexia And The Reading Brain 49:53

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Down The Ballot: The race for lieutenant governor 25:52

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Dating, Sex & Love With HIV 48:46

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Down The Ballot: The race for state treasurer 31:47

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Smooched: Why You'll Never Forget Your First Kiss (Revisited) 33:06

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Bonus: Making Music From Family Secrets 39:21

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(Un)Circumcised: How Parents Decide (Revisited) 32:09

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Life After A Gray Divorce 49:33

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The Making Of Great Erotica 50:03

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Amplified: Building Intimacy With Hearing Loss (Revisited) 40:27

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Bonus Episode: Introducing Tested from CBC and NPR 39:07

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Why We Need More Therapists Of Color 49:32

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