NCCU Director of Athletics Dr. Louis “Skip” Perkins joins host Shimei Cook for a discussion of the history of sports at Central, and in Durham. Perkins played Tennis at NCCU, and shares a story of the time Arthur Ashe played in Durham, and the history of the long-rumored Secret Game of 1944 when Duke’s basketball team played the Eagles on campus at Central.
Our theme music is by Joshua Mickens. Special thanks to Al Dawson for engineering help.
Producer and intern Iyana Addison has been looking into the history of the Hayti Heritage Center, and the annual film festival it holds. This is a story about Durham, about people remembering and taking record of the things that have happened here, and championing Black art, culture and film.
Our theme music is by Joshua Mickens. Special thanks to Al Dawson for his engineering help.
Shimei Cook hosts and co-produces this episode about the state of college life for students who were in college during the start of pandemic lockdowns and remote learning. Cook also discusses making friends on campus as a freshman with his roommate, both of whom were in high school during remote learning.
Our theme music is by Joshua Mickens. Special thanks to Al Dawson for engineering help.
Shimei Cook hosts and co-produces this episode about the state of college life for students who were in college during the start of pandemic lockdowns and remote learning. Cook also discusses making friends on campus as a freshman with his roommate, both of whom were in high school during remote learning.
Our theme music is by Joshua Mickens. Special thanks to Al Dawson for engineering help.
Shanya Hayes hosts, reports and produces this episode about the state of small businesses in Durham. She shares stories from her own experiences, visiting her Grandmother’s business in Durham’s Lakewood neighborhood, working in restaurants and growing up in Durham.
Our theme music is by Joshua Mickens. Special thanks to Al Dawson for engineering help.
Subject to Change is a podcast and radio broadcast exploring the state of life in Durham after years of COVID-19 lockdowns and a decade of downtown revitalization. Funding for this project comes from the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund.