Podcasts

  • Carolina Connection podcast: Redefining refugee realities

    April 14, 2026
    Hundreds of Rohingya refugees live under tarps, tin scraps, and spare sheets of wood they’ve found in the heart of New Delhi, India. They fight the unforgiving heat, inconsistent water supplies, and the threat of deportation to Myanmar, where they fled brutal violence. A United Nations report has recognized the Myanmar army’s campaign against the country’s Rohingya minority as genocide. While Indian officials have expressed their support for the people of Myanmar, the Rohingya’s future is uncertain as human rights experts warn that a lack of legal protection and rights granted by the Indian government jeopardizes their safety. Gowri Abhinanda
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    Carolina Connection podcast: Young men are increasingly obsessed with ‘bulking up’

    April 12, 2026
    Eating disorders are typically stereotyped as a girl thing, but boys and men struggle with an obsession over gaining muscle and bulking up – sometimes referred to as “bigorexia.” Research shows nearly a third of teen boys in the U.S. report trying to gain weight … and about a quarter report taking supplements, steroids, or eating more. Rachel Moody reports in this edition of the Carolina Connection podcast.

  • Carolina Connection podcast: UNC Health adds new limits to gender-affirming care

    March 17, 2026
    Patients can no longer receive gender affirming care at UNC Health if they’re under the age of 19. This limit exceeds North Carolina state law, which only bans these treatments for minors — or those under 18. Now, doctors and patients at the Triangle’s largest health system are adapting to the new regulation. Carolina Connection’s Alice Scott discusses the new restrictions with host Anthony Guerra-Flores.

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Carolina Connection – Apr. 11, 2026

April 11, 2026

A new men’s basketball coach comes to Carolina, joining his daughter, a student athlete, as a Tar Heel. The April Fools’ satire edition of the Daily Tar Heel wasn’t funny to a lot of people on campus and around the country. Several of the newspaper’s staff members have resigned after readers complained the satire was insensitive to marginalized communities. North Carolina has a special reason to celebrate the first mission to carry people to the moon in over 50 years. And you’ve heard about a family man; now UNC has a family ram.

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Carolina Connection – Mar. 28, 2026

March 28, 2026

After a Chapel Hill bar was charged in connection with a second fatal car wreck, a former employee speaks out. The firing of Hubert Davis as Carolina’s men’s basketball coach may end the program’s long connection to Dean Smith and usher in a new culture. Artists reimagine noise pollution through an installation in the Coker Arboretum. Triangle residents find community through fixing broken devices. A walking tour around campus marks generations of women’s history. UNC grad and soccer legend Carla Overbeck helped transform women’s sports. 

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Carolina Connection – Mar. 14, 2026

March 14, 2026

Climate activists say they’re still hopeful despite the Trump Administration’s attacks on environmental regulations. After a fatal crash, a Chapel Hill nightclub is being investigated for serving underage customers – the same nightclub that faced similar charges two years ago. The North Carolina Zoo prepares to welcome visitors and animals to a new Asia exhibit. A local sanctuary allows visitors to cuddle their stress away with cows. 

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