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6:00am May 29, 2020Economy EconomyCarolina Curious: Why The Slow Response To Unemployment Benefit Claims?
The past few months have seen a drastic rise in the numbers of unemployment claims in North Carolina, and the agency that deals with processing them is overwhelmed. Endless phone waits and online confusion is leaving thousands in desperate need of financial relief right now.
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7:00am Jan 19, 2018Transportation TransportationCarolina Curious: Squaring The Gas Tax With Electric Vehicles
In 2016, the number of registered plug-in and battery-powered vehicles around the globe jumped 60 percent from the previous year, and there’s no slowdown in sight.
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5:37am Dec 13, 2017Crime CrimeCarolina Curious: The Real Cost Of Parking Illegally
For this edition of Carolina Curious, Greensboro listener Lisa Ross has parking on her mind:
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5:00am Nov 29, 2017Health & Safety Health & Safety Human InterestCarolina Curious: Why Are So Many Rural Hospitals Closing And What Happens After They Do?
Rural hospitals across the country are closing at an alarming rate - over 80 since 2010. And a majority of these are located in the South.
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10:15am Oct 27, 2017Human Interest Human Interest NewsCarolina Curious: Why Are So Many Small Businesses Closed On Sunday And Monday?
Have you ever driven to a favorite store or restaurant only to discover that the open sign is not lit up? Have you driven away, frustrated, wondering why?
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10:27am Sep 25, 2017Health & Safety Health & SafetyCarolina Curious: Cutting Down Barriers To Mental Health Care
There are hundreds of millions of people worldwide with mental health conditions. And according to the World Health Organization, most of them will never get care.
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4:39pm Aug 29, 2017Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentCarolina Curious: Does The Governor's Pardon Power Undermine The Judicial System?
For the latest in our Carolina Curious series, we’re taking a closer look at a major power the governor of North Carolina has.
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5:19am Jul 17, 2017Human Interest Human InterestCarolina Curious: Mount Airy And An Old Testament Mystery
Mount Airy may best be known as the inspiration for Mayberry, the town featured in The Andy Griffith Show.
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7:06am May 15, 2017Education EducationCarolina Curious: How Field Trips Level the Playing Field
It’s been nearly forty years since WFDD listener Amanda Sattler was in elementary school in Winston-Salem. A field trip that would be taboo today was a highlight of their year.
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11:48am Apr 28, 2017Human Interest Human InterestCarolina Curious: Why Is Greensboro Called The Gate City?
The nicknames of the cities of the Triad generally don’t take much thought to understand. But the source of Greensboro's moniker, "The Gate City," may be a little less clear.
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9:22am Mar 27, 2017Economy Economy TransportationCarolina Curious: Why Can't We Use The Railroad?
Listener Matthew Fedel asks: "Winston-Salem has a railroad running through it that’s fallen into neglect. Why couldn’t it be used as a commuter route, and what’s the history of railroads in this area?" As WFDD’s David Ford recently discovered, railroads built the Twin City, and could soon help shape it again.
[Correction: this morning, we misidentified the acronym for PART. It is Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation.]
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9:30am Feb 28, 2017Environment EnvironmentCarolina Curious: Can 'The Vine That Ate The South' Be Contained?
You’ve seen it on the side of the road, creeping up light posts and climbing the tallest trees - a sprawling green vine blanketing the landscape. It’s kudzu.
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3:30pm Jan 19, 2017Health & Safety Health & Safety TransportationCarolina Curious: Why Don't People Use Their Turn Signals?
Morning Edition host and self-appointed blinker crusader Neal Charnoff explores the question in our latest edition of Carolina Curious.
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