The Broadside
Each week, host Anisa Khalifa tells one story from our home in North Carolina, at the crossroads of the South.
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Oct 15, 2026 · 26M
Our weirdest political stories
Election Week in America is fast approaching—and if you’re like us, you’re probably a little burned out with horse race politics.
Oct 08, 2026 · 24M
Why are we letting houses fall into the ocean?
In Dare County, North Carolina climate change, a bureaucratic mess and one of the wildest coastlines in America are combining to create a perverse spectacle.
Oct 01, 2026 · 28M
A tunnel, a song and a dark secret uncovered
The completion of the Swannanoa Tunnel brought the railroad to western North Carolina and transformed the region.
Sep 24, 2026 · 20M
That time we almost destroyed the world
On a chilly evening in 1961, a B-52 crashed in rural eastern North Carolina near the town of Goldsboro.
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