Will McInerney, WUNC

Will McInerney

WUNC

Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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Past articles by Will:

Episode 12: Graduation

Graduation speeches tend to be predictable and repetitive. They rarely leave a lasting impression. But a couple months ago, Harvard Graduate School of → Read More

Episode 11: How to Win a Poetry Slam

As athletes from around the world compete for gold in Rio this summer, poets from across the U.S. are facing off in a different kind of competition. It is → Read More

Episode 10: Would I Be Shot?

CJ Suitt is a young black poet living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. And he has a simple and frightening question, "Would I be shot if I called the police → Read More

Episode 9: Finding Meaning

In a month filled with tragedy, how do we make sense of it all? This week on the podcast, we use a poetic lens to try and find meaning within conflict. → Read More

Episode 8: Classroom Conflict

School is full of conflict. This week we explore three conflicts in the classroom. Students and teachers use poetry and stories to reflect on moments of → Read More

Podcast Roundup: A Personal and Poetic Look at the Chapel Hill Shooting

On February 10th, 2015, Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, and her sister Razan Abu-Salha were shot and killed execution-style in Chapel Hill, North → Read More

My Teacher: The Last Day of School

WUNC's My Teacher Series is exploring student-teacher relationships across North Carolina and trying to find out what it takes to make a connect in the → Read More

My Teacher: Tweeting AP US History

WUNC's My Teacher Series is exploring student-teacher relationships across North Carolina and trying to find out what it takes to make a connect in the → Read More

My Teacher: Using Stories to Connect

WUNC's My Teacher Series is exploring student-teacher relationships across North Carolina and trying to find out what it takes to make a connect in the → Read More

My Teacher: 'I Just Want to Say Thank You'

WUNC's My Teacher Series is exploring student-teacher relationships across North Carolina and trying to find out what it takes to make a connect in the → Read More

My Teacher: Personal Stories and Rap Battles

WUNC’s My Teacher Series is exploring student-teacher relationships across North Carolina and trying to find out what it takes to make a connection in the → Read More

Episode 6: The Bridge

George Yamazawa uses spoken word poetry to address personal conflicts and inner struggles. Yamazawa is a National Poetry Slam Champion and his writing is → Read More

WUNC Launches New Podcast 'Stories With A Heartbeat' on iTunes and Google Play

Stories with a Heartbeat is a new WUNC podcast about the human condition in conflict. Host Will McInerney is an award-winning poet who travels the globe → Read More

Episode 1: Listening

In episode one, host Will McInerney talks with Farris Barakat about the night his brother Deah was killed along with Deah's wife Yusor Abu-Salha and → Read More