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  1. EPISODE 1

    Ragebait or Real Discourse? Fearless Debates Hits UNC

    Two conservative political activists from Fearless Debates sat behind a table near the Old Well on Friday, Sept. 19. With signs promoting deportation and rejecting abortion, they drew a crowd of UNC students, faculty and community members. Fearless Debates recently began their Fearless Tour, which sees the team visiting university campuses around the country to discuss hot button political issues. Hear more about Fearless Debates' political activism and UNC's reaction to it on Heel Talk. Story by Andrew Sellers

    5 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Cuts, Delays and Uncertainty: The New Reality for UNC Research

    Since early 2025, federal agencies have shifted their research priorities, cutting or freezing grants that many UNC researchers depend on. Those changes have forced researchers across campus to adjust their projects, rewrite proposals and search for new funding. Professor of Nutrition at the Gillings School of Public Health Alice Ammerman describes how the shake-up has disrupted her community-based research. Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Andy Johns explains how these federal shifts are reshaping UNC's research enterprise and how the University is responding. 111 grants were terminated, leading to $38 million of lost funding as of Sept. 2, 2025. Alice Ammerman was interviewed Sept. 3. Andy Johns was interviewed Sept. 2. Audio story by Kshitiz Adhikari. Produced by Amelie Fawson. Photo by Amina Williams.

    11 min
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One story at a time. From the student journalists of The Daily Tar Heel.

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  • Creator
    The Daily Tar Heel
  • Episodes
    100
  • Seasons
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
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