Anita Rao
WUNC
Durham, NC, United States
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Past articles by Anita:
Breaking the Cycles of Generational Trauma
Trauma can be passed down in our behavior and our culture, even possibly our genes. So how do you break the cycle? → Read More
Beyond Beautiful: The Politics Behind Your Makeup
Makeup has a fascinating history with ties to social justice movements. Products like lipstick and eyeshadow are used in many contexts for a variety of reasons, all of which connect in some way to power. → Read More
Bipartisanship Is Back, Along With COVID Concerns
Lawmakers came together to pass major spending proposals at the state and federal levels this week. New U.S. Census numbers confirm North Carolina's growing urban and suburban populations. And school districts around the state continue to waver on mandating masks in the classroom. Guest host Anita Rao gets analysis from Clark Reimer and Aisha Dew on some of the big political stories of the week. → Read More
Embattled: Trans Troops On A Mission For Equality
Anita says all the time "what's personal is political." So, she's interested to see how a new presidential administration will affect the ability of → Read More
WUNC Host Frank Stasio Announces Retirement
Frank Stasio, host of The State of Things, is retiring on January 1, 2021. Frank has hosted the live, daily talk show since June 2006, and over the last 14 → Read More
Pleasured: The Sex Talk That Wasn't
Anita realizes she never got 'the sex talk' growing up. And even if she had, it probably wouldn't have gone like this. Want to support this podcast? → Read More
Not A Snake, Just A Charmer: Your Neighborhood Reptile Wrangler
Free time from quarantine has given way to more wandering in backyards, and sometimes people encounter a critter that scares them. That is where Nick → Read More
How NC Public Schools Are Preparing For Fall
Over half of the students enrolled in North Carolina public schools will be starting their school year at home this fall. Gov. Roy Cooper announced earlier → Read More
LISTEN: North Carolina's Tiny Desk Showcase
Hundreds of North Carolina musicians set up a desk and camera this spring for their chance at NPR stardom. The annual Tiny Desk contest gives unsigned → Read More
Embodied: Everyone Is Talking About Race Right Now. But How And For How Long?
Nationwide protests against the police killing of George Floyd are still underway, and they have reignited discourse around race and racism. These → Read More
Big Stories. Small Budgets. Here’s What Journalists Are Dealing With During The Pandemic
As death tolls rise, new testing information surfaces and doctors race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, breaking news is not in short supply. → Read More
Embodied: Pandemic Takes Personal Hygiene Public
Compared to many other cultures around the world, Americans place a high value on cleanliness. But with the coronavirus now declared a global pandemic, we → Read More
Intimacy Through The Ages: How Getting Older Shifts Dating And Relationships
The myths and realities of aging have created an industry rich with people offering a fix to stop or slow down the inevitable. Inevitably, the body changes → Read More
When A White Southerner Finds Islam: Meet Imam Shane Atkinson
One of Shane Atkinson’s first face-to-face interactions with Islam took place while he was working at a tannery in Sturgis, Mississippi. He had made → Read More
Emerging From Tumult With An Uncertain Future: The Fate Of The Democratic Party
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez took the helm of the Democratic National Committee in early 2017 when its reputation was in tatters. The Clinton → Read More
#BackChannel: Women At The Helm In Film To Hip-Hop And Beyond
With the new Disney release “A Wrinkle In Time,” Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to direct a film with a budget over $100 million. She → Read More
An Epidemic Of ‘Modern-Day Redlining’
Starting in the 1930s, the Federal Housing Administration practiced a policy called redlining , which permitted banks to deny loans to particular → Read More
#BackChannel: Oprah For President, Jay-Z’s ‘Family Feud,’ And Embodying ‘Young, Gifted And Black’
Donald Trump just celebrated his first year in office, and the burning question in some circles is: should Oprah Winfrey take his place? The buzz around → Read More
A Poet Who Literally Sees Things Differently: Meet Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Gabrielle Calvocoressi was born with nystagmus, a visual condition where the eyes are constantly in spasm. It took Calvocoressi a while to learn how to → Read More
Looking Beyond Marches: The Feminist Movement In 2017
Hundreds of thousands of women packed the streets in January as part of the Women’s March. This program examines where the feminist movement is today and → Read More