NC Ports: North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington, a medium-sized port on the Cape Fear River, has received millions of dollars in federal grants to help pay for its security. Host Melinda Penkava talks about the port and its security risks with: John DeSantis, reporter for the Wilimington Star-News; Bill Boettcher, professor of political science at North Carolina State University; Tom Eagar, CEO of the North Carolina State Ports Authority; and Doug Lincoln, assitant chief of port operations of the Marine Safety Office of the Coast Guard. (32:00)
Jon Young: Host Melinda Penkava speaks with North Carolina short story writer Jon Young about his collection, “Roger Maris Died Yesterday.” Set in and around western North Carolina and featuring the same narrator and cast of characters, these inter-linked stories chronicle one man’s search for resonant meaning in the connections between family, place, dialect and ritual. (17:30)