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The State of Things is a live program hosted by Frank Stasio devoted to bringing the issues, personalities, and places of North Carolina to our listeners. We present the Tar Heel experience through sound, story, discussion, commentary and listener participation through calls. Let us know your thoughts during the program at 1.877.962.9862 or by emailing sot@wunc.org. |
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The Bruise
Thursday, November 20 2008
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
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Magdalena Zurawski had trouble publishing her first novel. Agents and editors told her that they loved it, but it wouldn't be easy to market. It was deemed "too experimental." So she submitted it to book contests instead and won one. The prize was $500 and publication. That's good news for Magdalena and for readers, but it hardly secured her future. So now she's studying literary theory at Duke. Magdalena Zurawski joins host Frank Stasio to discuss the relationship between writing literary fiction and studying literary theory. She reads from her novel, "The Bruise" tonight at the Regulator Bookshop in Durham at 7 p.m.
The Soul of Hip Hop
Thursday, November 20 2008
by Frank Stasio and Katy Barron
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It’s been more than three decades since Hip Hop emerged as a musical genre in New York City. In that time, the once transcendent art form has strayed far beyond its revolutionary roots, leaving many to wonder if Hip Hop is dead. “Finding/Defining/Preserving The Soul of Hip Hop in the 21st Century” is the subject of a one-day conference at UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday. Host Frank Stasio discusses what Hip Hop was, what it is today and where it’s headed with: M.K. Asante Jr., professor at Morgan State University and author of “It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip Hop Generation (St. Martins Press/ 2008);” Phonte Coleman and Nicolay Rook, members of Hip Hop duo, The Foreign Exchange; and, Terence McPherson and Amelia Rivera, UNC-Chapel Hill students participating in the conference.
Register for the conference online here.Listener Submitted Picture of the Week
The re-creation of a ship from the Raleigh Expeditions lies quietly at anchor in Manteo, NC
Photo by Bob Muller
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Every year, the staff of SOT steps out from the shadows (well, except Frank) to share some of their favorite shows. Here are 2008's picks:
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Susan Davis
Katy Barron
Lindsay Thomas
Olympia Stone
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