Shoresides
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -We tell stories — and build community — about the people, culture, and future of coastal North Carolina.
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North Carolina Agency Warns Anglers About Poisoned Fish
May 25, 2024 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBHosted by Rend Smith Featuring Melba Newsome, a veteran freelance journalist with more than 20 years of experience reporting on environmental news. Music by PenguinMusic – Better Day from Pixabay. In a recent article for Sierra Magazine titled "North Carolina Agency Warns Anglers About Poisoned Fish," Newsome reports that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has issued a fish consumption advisory. The advisory recommends that almost everyone significantly red...
International teachers fill gaps amid teacher attrition
May 06, 2024 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.57 MBHosted by Rend Smith Featuring Claudia M. Rivera Cotto of Enlace Latino NC Music by PenguinMusic – Better Day from Pixabay. Data on the 'State of the Teaching Profession' shows significant arrival of international teachers to the state during 2022-23 in the state of North Carolina. With teachers leaving in increasing numbers districts are increasingly looking to international teachers as a valuable resource. Claudia M. Rivera Cotto dug into the data in a story she wrote International tea...
North Carolina Shrimping: Facing an Existential Crisis
April 14, 2024 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBHosted by Rend Smith Featuring Johanna F. Still of The Assembly Music by PenguinMusic – Better Day from Pixabay. For the coastal Carolina shrimping industry the challenges are mounting. The economics aren’t adding even when they bring home a good catch. Johanna F. Still, who covers the coastal region reflects on a recent story she wrote titled Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Shoresides Weekly News Round Up
October 09, 2023 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.36 MBThis is the Shoresides Weekly News Roundup for October 9th, 2023. We look at the top stories impacting the coastal region. According to a recent story in the News & Observer the insurance company Nationwide has recently decided not to renew 10,000 insurance policies in Eastern North Carolina. The Port City Daily reported that Wilmington's rapid population growth is transforming various aspects of the region, including housing, employment, and demographics. According to UNCW's regional e...
3 Chambers Festival coming to coastal region
September 14, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBWe speak with documentary filmmaker Chris Everett about his upcoming 3 Chambers festival. A festival that digs into the intersection of Black culture, hip-hop, martial arts, and anime through by presenting artistic events. It takes place in Wilmington, North Carolina in October. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Loneliness in New Hanover County North Carolina
August 08, 2023 22:00 - 9 minutes - 6.78 MBLoneliness is tough, and it has real consequences for our health and life span. The pandemic certainly didn’t help with social isolation and broken routines. We went out into New Hanover County, North Carolina to learn how people experience loneliness and what we can do about it. One thing we learned is that loneliness actually has a physical and neurological impact on your body. Take a listen and check out some of the helpful tips we share. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
A Day in the Life: Mayor Sharon Harker
July 12, 2022 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB"Here we are in 2022 and we're still hearing those milestones being made. Yes, it is sad that you still have the firsts still being done. But what's rejoiceful is that it's coming..." Shoresides does a day in the life of a mayor. In this episode, we follow Beaufort, North Carolina Mayor Sharon Harker as she does what she does best. Host Sheresa Elliot and Mayor Harker dig into what's top of mind for folks in Carteret County and what it means to Mayor Harker to be the first Black mayor of Be...
'We All Need a Place to Live'
April 13, 2022 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.65 MBIn Carteret County, North Carolina finding affordable housing is getting tougher. Forty percent of renters and twenty-two percent of households report that they are having a tough time with the rising cost of housing. In this episode, we dig into why there is so little affordable housing in the coastal region and what the future of making a home here is going to look like. We chat with Lynne Griffin, a local realtor who recently helped accomplish the largest survey on housing in our county....
Wellness Check: Carteret County
January 27, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBAs a mental health crisis surges nationwide, we examine how folks in the coastal North Carolina county of Carteret are affected. Three local therapists provide us with insights into handling the emotional challenges linked to the pandemic. Shoresides is a local news podcast by and for Carteret County, North Carolina. Serving the coastal region and beyond. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Black Leaders in Columbus County Work Toward Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations
June 08, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 8.26 MBToday, producer Brea Hampton takes us back to a COVID-19 vaccine drive that happened in Tabor City, Columbus County in March. She speaks with Ashlei McFadden, who's been aiding vaccination efforts - like the drive in Tabor City. McFadden says that vaccines intended for Tabor City's Black community went to white folks from outside of the area. In this episode of Shoresides News, Hampton talks to Black leaders across Columbus County - Ashlei McFadden, Curtis Hill, Jeremy Simmons, and Shawn M...
Andrew Brown & What's Happening in Elizabeth City, Now
April 28, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBShoresides spoke with community organizer and Elizabeth City local Quentin Jackson about what is happening in Elizabeth City as the community responds to the police killing of Andrew Brown. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Is It Enough?: Reflecting On 2020's Attempts At Cultural Remediation And The Gullah/Geechee Nation
December 22, 2020 20:00 - 7 minutes - 5.14 MBThough unaffiliated with Gullah/Geechee culture, a number of restaurants and food brands in Charleston, South Carolina used their name for decades. This year, several of these businesses finally underwent rebranding. In 2020, we've heard story after story on mainstream media outlets about businesses, music groups, and other institutions and entities renaming themselves in attempt to remediate the harms of cultural appropriation their brands inflicted. Across the nation, people bid farewell ...
First Time Voters In Brunswick County
October 31, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 1.27 MBThe Shoresides Team spoke with first time voters ages 30, 18, and 41 at the polls in Brunswick County, North Carolina about why they voted this election season. Here's what they had to say... Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
¿Por qué es importante votar?
October 27, 2020 18:00 - 4 minutes - 3.18 MB"Nos hemos ganado ese derecho a ser votantes y que es un privilegio ejercerlo, y así como ha sido una responsabilidad, es un privilegio que vale la pena ejercer." Victoria Garcia Velazco es la fundadora de VIDA Familiar Latina Magazine y Vida Translations. Ella está estudiando para su maestría en trabajo social en la universidad de Carolina del Norte de Wilmington (UNCW). Ella nos dice por qué es importante votar y recursos con información de votante. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Voting Information For People Who Are Currently And Formerly Incarcerated
October 26, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MBHave you been convicted of a felony or currently incarcerated and want to learn about your eligibility to vote in North Carolina? If you have been convicted of a felony or are currently incarcerated, you are eligible to register and vote under the following circumstances... ¿Has sido condenado por un delito grave o actualmente estás encarcelado y deseas conocer tu elegibilidad para votar en Carolina del Norte? Si has sido condenado por un delito grave o estás actualmente encarcelado, eres...
Early Voting Information For Coastal North Carolina
October 26, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBWant to vote early in coastal North Carolina? Here's how. ¿Quieres votar temprano en la costa de Carolina del Norte? Escucha este anuncio. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Schools as Hurricane Shelters during Covid-19
August 06, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.9 MBAmanda White, high school Chemistry teacher and president of New Hanover Association of Educators, lets us in on educator efforts to ensure a safe start to the school year. She also discusses the worries teachers have with schools being used as shelters from Hurricane Isaias, with sick or symptomatic people not being turned away, when they're being asked to teach from those same classrooms in a few days. Support the show
Schools as Hurricane Shelters during Covid-19
August 06, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.9 MBAmanda White, high school Chemistry teacher and president of New Hanover Association of Educators, lets us in on educator efforts to ensure a safe start to the school year. She also discusses the worries teachers have with schools being used as shelters from Hurricane Isaias, with sick or symptomatic people not being turned away, when they're being asked to teach from those same classrooms in a few days. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Sustaining the Movement for Black Lives in a Small, Southern Town
July 21, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.09 MBSheresa Elliot, 31, of Beaufort, NC speaks about how her job as a therapist is informing her work as she continues to organize for Black Lives Matter in Beaufort, NC. Elliot had never worked on social justice issues before she organized nearly 500 people for Black Lives Matter protests within her town of about 4,000 last month. Elliot now is facilitating virtual town hall discussions with the Beaufort Police Department. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Sustaining the BLM Movement in Small Town Beaufort, NC
July 21, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.09 MBSheresa Elliot, 31, of Beaufort, NC speaks about how continuing to organize for Black Lives Matter in a small, southern town looks and feels now. Elliot had never worked on social justice issues before she organized nearly 500 people for Black Lives Matter protests within her town of about 4,000 last month. Elliot now is facilitating virtual town hall discussions with the Beaufort Police Department. Support the show (https://shoresides.org/support/)
Wilmington's Lowercase Leaders
June 26, 2020 21:00 - 3 minutes - 2.51 MBLily Nicole and her fellow protesters in Wilmington, North Carolina are getting organized. They started an activist group called the lowercase leaders, and they've got a permit to protest on the steps of city hall every day, from 8 in the morning to 9 at night, until June 6th of 2021. Nicole describes how the protests have evolved and lists some of the lowercase leaders' goals. She says they're staying motivated through the fatigue and emotion; they're harnessing their community's energy. ...
Complacency, George Floyd, and a Transformation
June 23, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.53 MB"I used to not want to offend people. As a pastor, I want to be compassionate. I want to understand both sides, but I've found myself in the past few weeks, just really specifically in a clear and concise way, say, this is why I think this is racist." As the director of Walking Tall Wilmington, Randy Evans seeks to create interpersonal relationships with individuals experiencing poverty. After experiencing two very different protests, Evans speaks about how his thinking has changed. Support ...
Complacency, George Floyd, and a Transformation
June 23, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.53 MB"I used to not want to offend people. As a pastor, I want to be compassionate. I want to understand both sides, but I've found myself in the past few weeks, just really specifically in a clear and concise way, say, this is why I think this is racist." As the director of Walking Tall Wilmington, Randy Evans seeks to create interpersonal relationships with individuals experiencing poverty. After experiencing two very different protests, Evans speaks about how his thinking has changed. Support...
Columbus County: A Series of Disasters
June 12, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.19 MBIn the last 10 years, disasters like Matthew, Florence, and now COVID-19 have changed the fabric of Columbus County, North Carolina and its community. Wallyce Todd and Gerry Lenahan work at Community CPR, a nonprofit focused on disaster relief in the city of Whiteville - its county's seat. They talk about how their county is faring through the pandemic, while still working to support hurricane survivors. Gerry voices concerns over the hurricane season ahead and how it will affect people wh...
Columbus County: A Series of Disasters
June 12, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.19 MBIn the last 10 years, disasters like Matthew, Florence, and now COVID-19 have changed the fabric of Columbus County, North Carolina and its community. Wallyce Todd and Gerry Lenahan work at Community CPR, a nonprofit focused on disaster relief in the city of Whiteville - its county's seat. They talk about how their county is faring through the pandemic, while still working to support hurricane survivors. Gerry voices concerns over the hurricane season ahead and how it will affect people wh...
PSA: Free COVID-19 Testing
May 12, 2020 14:00 - 39 seconds - 485 KBThis is an important message from the New Hanover Disaster Coalition: There is free testing for COVID-19 in New Hanover County. All you have to do is call 910-798-6800 to talk with a nurse to setup an appointment. That is 910-798-6800 to set up a free COVID-19 test in New Hanover County. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
The House, It Couldn't Breathe
May 06, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.4 MBIt’s been nearly two years since Hurricane Florence flooded the Maple Hill neighborhood in Pender County, NC. But Arlisha Hill's home is still far from repaired. Hill was ready to resume life as normal. She moved back into her partially repaired home this March – thinking construction would continue and she'd be living in a fully repaired home soon. Then, COVID-19 came. Construction on her home was brought to a halt in order to protect the volunteers and workers. Broadcast from the Working...
The House That Couldn't Breathe
May 06, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.4 MBIt’s been nearly two years since Hurricane Florence flooded the Maple Hill neighborhood in Pender County, NC. But Arlisha Hill's home is still far from repaired. Hill was ready to resume life as normal. She moved back into her partially repaired home this March – thinking construction would continue and she'd be living in a fully repaired home soon. Then, COVID-19 came. Construction on her home was brought to a halt in order to protect the volunteers and workers. Broadcast from the Working...
White Stocking Resident Still Out of Home: Hurricane then COVID-19
May 06, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.44 MBJacqueline Hand has been repairing her home in from Hurricane Florence since September 2018. During those two years she has stayed with family, gone through the FEMA trailer program and then bought a travel trailer of her own – all while her home was still being repaired. Now, because of Covid-19, the nearly two-year repair process is on further hold. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Kelly & How Food Insecurity is Changing
May 01, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.41 MBKelly Spivey speaks about how she has seen the food insecurity conversation change during COVID-19. Kelly's Community Pantry started to take the shame out of asking for help with groceries. The pantry is a public, unmanned neighborhood food cupboard providing free canned and boxed items. Now Spivey acts as a community organizer around food issues in her tight-knit town. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Ca...
COVID-19 & Beach Town Economies
April 22, 2020 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.6 MBThe mayor of Atlantic Beach, Trace Cooper, is preparing for a summer unlike he’s ever seen before. Cooper speaks to how the pandemic could disrupt – or boost – his small beach town's tourism economy. Cooper describes COVID-19 as a "one-two punch" for a coastal town still recovering from Hurricane Florence. Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Grocery Store Clerk Discusses Progression of COVID-19
April 20, 2020 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.69 MBChris Lamoreaux is a grocery store cashier in Morehead City, NC. Lamoreaux lives with his mother, who has an autoimmune disease. After work, Lamoreaux now self-quarantines in his bedroom. The national PPE shortage means that no gloves are available to Lamoreaux for handling customer cash at his register. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Grocery Store Clerk Discusses Progression of Covid-19
April 20, 2020 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.69 MBChris Lamoreaux is a grocery store cashier in Morehead City, NC. Lamoreaux lives with his mother, who has an autoimmune disease. After work, Lamoreaux now self-quarantines in his bedroom. The national PPE shortage means that no gloves are available to Lamoreaux for handling customer cash at his register. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina.
Fast Food COVID-19 Special
April 20, 2020 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.29 MBA fast food manager in coastal North Carolina discusses how her team has put their health and safety at risk during the coronavirus pandemic - to serve milkshakes and french fries. She says her team feels unsafe and scared, and their concerns aren't being taken seriously. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
HIV & COVID-19
April 10, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.65 MBJeff Mills, 72, talks about how the coronavirus pandemic compares with the HIV/AIDS outbreak in the 1980's and his life experiences as an activist. Mills has lived in Wilmington, North Carolina with his partner since 2013. Before moving to the southeastern U.S., Mills spent over fourty years in the San Francisco Bay Area. He's a living example of crucial moments in our history: he protested the Vietnam War, he was an activist during the HIV/AIDS outbreak, and he continues to fight for LGBTQ ...
Hair Salon Owner Discusses COVID-19
April 09, 2020 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBLe'Shawna Brunson-Smith says the stimulus bill won't be much of a help making up for the incoming she's losing during the coronavirus. Brunson-Smith is the owner of Ladies Hair Design on Castle Street in Wilmington, North Carolina. Since Governor Cooper ordered the shut-down of hair salons, she's been out of work. To make up for lost income, she's exhausting every avenue available to her. And little things - cooking with her daughters and seeing positive social media posts - are giving her...
Instacart: Lifeline for Neighbors
March 29, 2020 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.59 MBRebecca is normally a grade school teacher second, but with schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, she's delivering groceries for Instacart. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
COVID-19 & Gaps in School Food Distribution
March 29, 2020 20:00 - 4 minutes - 2.89 MBMichael Turner, 42, is a math teacher at West Carteret High School in Morehead City, North Carolina - a rural, coastal town of 9,000 people. He runs the food pantry which supplements free & reduced lunch with take-home groceries. Now his job is to find and fulfill the gaps or 'soft spots’ in school food delivery during COVID-19. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. Support the Show. www.shoreside...
COVID-19 & Hurricane Recovery in African American Neighborhoods
March 29, 2020 20:00 - 3 minutes - 2.2 MBDiana Tootle, 58, lives in Morehead City, North Carolina. Tootle speaks to the intersection between Hurricane Florence and COVID-19 in her historically African American coastal community. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
COVID-19 & Unemployment
March 29, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.3 MBYasmine is a single mother living in coastal North Carolina. Since her restaurant closed, she's been out of work - but she's making the most of her time with her daughter. She reflects on how her day-to-day has and will continue to change in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic. She's changing up her routine at home and keeping busy. And she's thinking about how this pandemic will continue to affect her financially. Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories abo...
Hurricanes & COVID-19 Affect Seafood
March 29, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.3 MBMelvin Dunn, 41, is a shrimper in Beaufort, North Carolina. Dunn lost a shrimp season with Hurricane Dorian last September and now faces further impacts from COVID-19 on the seafood industry. Dunn is from the South River – a predominantly black coastal community in Beaufort, NC. With increasingly intense hurricanes affecting his catch, Dunn decided to transition to a seafood truck delivery service after Hurricane Dorian last September. Now COVID-19 might change that. Broadcast from the Shor...
Hurricanes & COVID-19 Affect Seafood
March 29, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.3 MBMelvin Dunn, 41, is a shrimper in Beaufort, North Carolina. Dunn lost a shrimp season with Hurricane Dorian last September and now faces further impacts from COVID-19 on the seafood industry. Dunn is from the South River – a predominantly black coastal community in Beaufort, NC. With increasingly intense hurricanes affecting his catch, Dunn decided to transition to a seafood truck delivery service after Hurricane Dorian last September. Now COVID-19 might change that. Broadcast from the Work...
Veteran living in quarantine
March 29, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.76 MBJames (Jim) Wall is 75 and currently in quarantine with his step-grandchildren. Wall is a retired attorney and disabled veteran who lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. He suffers from a heart condition and diabetes, and needless to say - he's part of the population most vulnerable to coronavirus. Still, he's staying positive, taking precautions, and making the most of the down time with family. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVI...
Veteran Living in Quarantine
March 29, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.76 MBJames (Jim) Wall is 75 and currently in quarantine with his step-grandchildren. Wall is a retired attorney and disabled veteran who lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. He suffers from a heart condition and diabetes, and needless to say - he's part of the population most vulnerable to coronavirus. Still, he's staying positive, taking precautions, and making the most of the down time with family. Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 fr...
Wilmington, the film industry and COVID-19
March 29, 2020 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.3 MBDenny Best discusses how his work with the film industry in Wilmington, North Carolina is impacted by coronavirus. Best does trade work in the film industry in and is a member of The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States. He discusses how his livelihood and the industry itself are impacted by coronavirus. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-...
COVID-19 & Rural NC Hospitals
March 29, 2020 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.42 MBBonnie Weeks, 36, is a labor and delivery nurse working at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina, which is currently on semi-lockdown due to Coronavirus. Weeks has lived in Morehead City - a rural, coastal town of 9,000 people - all of her life. Most folks that come into the hospital work on the water or are in the military. Weeks speaks to how Coronavirus is affecting the local hospital in this tight-knit community. Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series c...
COVID-19 & being a Grocery Store Clerk
March 29, 2020 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.52 MBChris Lamoreaux speaks to toilet paper mayhem and other patterns happening in this small-town grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic. Lamoreaux, 47, is a cashier at the local Food Lion in Morehead City, North Carolina. Morehead is a small, coastal town that has seen and prepared for deadly hurricane seasons – but nothing like this. Gloves and masks are on, toilet paper is mysteriously scarce and neighbors are shopping for the elderly. Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this ser...
Coronavirus and Alcoholics Anonymous
March 29, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.87 MBDavid at the Intergroup office in Wilmington, North Carolina describes how COVID-19 is affecting Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the area. David explains how the coronavirus is impacting participants of Alcoholics Anonymous and how it may continue to affect groups and meetings in the near future. He talks about how the virus is different from natural disasters like hurricanes, which AA groups in coastal Carolina endure almost yearly. Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compi...
Community college students & coronavirus
March 29, 2020 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.7 MBEmmanuel (Manny) Ngardinga (Gar-din-ga) is stressed about the changes to his school schedule as a result of coronavirus. Ngardinga is a student at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. Last week, he learned he will be taking his classes online for the rest of the semester. Broadcast from the Shoresides' studio, this series compiles community stories about COVID-19 from coastal North Carolina. Music by Ketsa. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org
Nippy's Soul Food Prepares for Coronavirus
March 24, 2020 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.16 MBMarsha Corbett discusses what's going on in her head during the first news of coronavirus in North Carolina. She talks about how she's dealing with stress - both financial and emotional - and how the virus is changing the way she does business. Support the Show. www.shoresides.org