Carolina Curious

For this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s DJ Simmons spoke with a political science professor on the unique difference between the two law enforcement officials.

This week's installment of Carolina Curious looks at how wild birds handle the bitter cold.

Ever notice a buttery smell just off I-40 at South Elm-Eugene Street? Here’s where it comes from.

For this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with one of the legislators who helped change the state’s teacher leave policy.

WFDD listener Laura Allred used to live in Greensboro and work in Asheboro. On her daily commute up and down 220, she saw big, red and black Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, or PART, buses taking her same route, and wanted to learn more.

The seemingly odd pronunciation of a popular Winston-Salem neighborhood, Buena Vista, has one of our listeners wondering why people say it that way. In this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz talks to residents, a librarian and an expert in linguistics to find the answer.

The names Saxapahaw, Hawfields and Altamahaw trace back to a long-lost Indigenous language. A North Carolina linguistics professor shares his translation.

As international student enrollment numbers drop across the country, WFDD's David Ford investigates how that trend is playing out in the Triad.

High Point resident Ahmed Salim noticed an oddly large amount of bamboo in his neighborhood. WFDD's Amy Diaz spoke with a local expert on invasive plants to find out why there's so much of it in the area.

The question has sparked dozens of social media posts. And WFDD's April Laissle discovered that the answer depends on who you ask.