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When SNAP Cuts Hit Home: How H.R. 1 and the Shutdown Are Straining North Carolina’s Food Banks
Send us a text As the effects of H.R. 1 ripple across the country, North Carolinians are feeling the strain of new SNAP work requirements and a month-long government shutdown. In this episode of Shoresides, host Nicolas Magrino speaks with Emily Kraft and Andrea...
Sweetpotato Country
Send us a text As the holidays approach, sweetpotatoes are finding their way onto tables across America — but nowhere are they more rooted than in North Carolina. For more than half a century, the state has led the nation in sweetpotato production, shaping...
Fall for Donuts: Wake N Bake’s Seasonal Favorites
In this Shoresides episode, host Nicolas Magrino takes listeners inside Wake N Bake Donuts, where fall flavors steal the spotlight. Owner Danny Tangredi shares how the Wilmington favorite celebrates the season with limited-edition creations like pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin glazed, and s’mores donuts — each...
On the Art of Tobacco Stringing
When North Carolina summer turns to fall, an old tradition finds new life at the State Fair. In this episode, Shoresides talks with farmer Pat Short to learn about a tobacco stringing contest where participants bundle tobacco leaves onto sticks, in a process that's...
Sounds of Coastal North Carolina
Send us a text Take a slow listen to coastal North Carolina. This Shoresides soundscape moves through ordinary places that shape life along the coast — the surf at Wrightsville Beach, a trawler crossing the Intracoastal, a walk through the pines at Carolina Beach,...
Shrimp, Trawlers, and Tradition: North Carolina’s Fight for Local Seafood
Send us a text Along North Carolina’s coast, shrimping isn’t just an industry — it’s a living tradition that sustains families, communities, and local economies. This summer, that legacy was tested when a proposed state ban on shrimp trawling — added quietly to an...
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