Eye on the Triangle

Five tornados hit central North Carolina on Sunday, causing notable damage in the Neuse Crossing neighborhood in north Raleigh. Damage to houses, cars and roads in Wake, Johnston and Cumberland County was reported by WRAL. Early voting is starting on October 15th and Pack the Polls, NC State's nonpartisan voting coalition, is providing shuttles and hosting several events to increase voting educati...

Are Flock Cameras on campus? WKNC's Hail Zulueta and The Nubian Message's Elliott Jackson get to the bottom of ALPR cameras across NC State and Raleigh. The full findings have been published in an article on The Nubian Message. Included in today's news summary is the upcoming voter registration deadline on October 9th , Campus Health's weekly flu vaccine clinic across NC State campus and Universit...

Talley Student Union will no longer be an early voting site this year , being replaced by the Business Service Center on Western Boulevard. Autumn Smith details the voting site change and how North Carolinians can make sure they're registered to vote before the deadline on October 9th. Then, Autumn Smith covers the WakeMed-Atrium Health merger, and how it plans to expand the capabilities of the Ra...

Vick Hernandez visits the Raleigh Fringe Festival with a deep dive into the history of fringe, organization of the festival, and special interviews with some of the artists and entertainers. Before that, Autumn Smith sits down with Kai Nicanor and Reese Croom of the NC State Pride Center to discuss the upcoming PrideFest events . View the episode transcript. Eye on the Triangle is a podcast produc...

Raleigh's new Fourth Ward District , focusing on the entertainment block in the south downtown area, is named to commemorate and honor the Fourth Ward neighbourhood, a Black community that was destroyed in the 1970s. In this episode, Autumn Smith talks with Haley Kinsler, a PhD student at NC State and a member of the Fourth Ward Oral History Project to highlight the history of the area and communi...

Autumn Smith visits Game & Geek Expo and interviews celebrity guest voice actors Samantha Kelly and Kenny James  who formerly voiced Princess Peach and Bowser from the Super Mario series video games. Introducing the episode is WKNC content creator Vick Hernandez, providing updates on the NC State Physical Master Plan, campus parking concerns and the Wolfpack's women's soccer team. View the epi...

Christina Koch speaks directly with Autumn Smith of WKNC during her visit to NC State campus on August 24th. Then, Autumn Smith speaks with Jeff Thomas and Mady Shelton from Raleigh Retro Gamers about the upcoming Game & Geek Expo on September 5th and 6th. Eye on the Triangle listeners can use the code 'WKNC881' to get 20% off when registering for the event. View the episode transcript. Eye on...

Eye on the Triangle's Autumn Smith tours Packapalooza 2026, speaking with two dozen people about NC State and how it feels to represent various departments and organizations at the Hillsborough Street event. If you didn't attend Packapalooza this year, this segment covers everything you missed. Guest features include Dean Garey Fox from the College of Life Sciences & Agriculture, Sarah Thibaul...

Eye on the Triangle returns for the Fall 2026 semester! In this episode, Autumn Smith interviews Donovan Zimmerman from Paperhand Puppet Project about the 2026 production " The Wild Wisdom of the World ," a stage performance about the human condition. Beforehand, Hail Zulueta breaks down data about the new AI assistant 'Oscar' on NC State campus and what it says about campus sustainability efforts...

Breyton Hill discusses the history of Earth Day on April 22 and how it came to be one of the largest secular holidays in the world. The theme of Earth Day 2026 is Our Power, Our Planet, which according to EarthDay.org , reflects a fundamental truth: environmental progress doesn’t depend on any single administration or election. It’s sustained by daily actions of communities, educators, workers, an...

In this episode of "Eye on the Triangle," Evie Dallman and Amanda Levinson discuss the arts' place in exciting civic engagement and ways communities can continue restoration within the individual as well as larger bodies of people. We talk radical rest, laborers' rights and artistic action. In our second story, Evie chats with the North Carolina Museum of Art's Head Librarian, Andrew Wang, about N...

Breyton Hill attends Brain Night at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences . As she explores, she talks to researchers, volunteers, and community members all attending or tabling for Brain Night. Chris Smith, the museum's Coordinator of Current Science Programs explains more about what Brain Night is. The 2026 keynote speaker was Dr. Christa Baker and her postdoc, Dr. Alexandra Venuto, talk...

Breyton Hill interviews Dr. Kasey Wagoner, a physics professor at NC State, about his career journey, science communication and outreach, as well as why everyone should care about physics. Originally a business major, Dr. Wagoner fell in love with physics after taking an astronomy course in undergrad. He describes how cool it was to ask questions about the origin of the universe and eventually tes...

Breyton Hill discusses the history of March being recognized as Women's History Month. She also discusses the careers and achievements of outstanding women in STEM who have changed the world for the better, including Ada Lovelace, Henrietta Lacks, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. All these women and many, many more should be celebr...

Evie Dallmann chats with College of Design PhD student, Erin White, about his research and practice in integrated food systems and policy design in North Carolina. He emphasizes the importance of working at a regional level across multiple counties in North Carolina to connect urban and rural food production and consumption ★ Support this podcast ★

This week’s episode of Eye on the Triangle focuses on connection through creativity. From international voices in the Tunisia 88 Alumni Choir to insights from NCMA curator Caroline Roocheleau, we examine how art, music, and history shape communities and preserve stories that transcend borders. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this science news update, new public affairs content creator Breyton Hill discusses some cool science and research news that has been happening around the Triangle.   With the weather happening this weekend, Breyton gets into the science of snowflakes , discussing what makes each one unique. Next, Breyton talks about how astronomers at Duke University are photographing the cosmos as part of Leg...

This episode explores blind hockey and the role of adaptive sports in expanding accessibility and inclusion in athletics. Through a conversation with Craig Fitzpatrick , a blind hockey player and disability advocate, the episode looks at how sports can be reimagined to serve a wider range of participants. The discussion covers how blind hockey works, the challenges disabled athletes face in tradit...

 WKNC's Evie Dallmann speaks with Amanda Mills from the NC State Wilson College of Textiles about the evolution of smart textiles and the wearable electronics. ★ Support this podcast ★

What happens when you trade your fall break for five days of service, community and McDonald's runs? Shradha joins NC State's Alternative Service Break team in Rutherford County, working with Rutherford Housing Partnership( RHP) meeting lifelong volunteers, bonding over late nights, and learning what service really means! ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode of Eye on the Triangle , we sit down with Dr. Adrian Percy, Executive Director of NC State’s Plant Science Initiative. Dr. Percy shares insights on Seed2Grow , an innovative program that bridges research, industry, and entrepreneurship to tackle today’s agricultural challenges. From supporting student innovation to strengthening global food security, Seed2Grow is helping turn groun...

Evie Dallmann interviews Leah Torrey and Virginia Ferris about archives, storytelling, and moral agency. Virginia discusses the importance of representational belonging in archives, emphasizing the need to include diverse voices. Leah highlights the role of pop-up events called "Larks" in fostering community and using foraged materials to promote sustainability. Both stress the significance of zin...

Landscape Architect Kofi Boone from NC State's College of Design describes his book " Empty Pedestals: Countering Confederate Narratives Through Public Design " and themes surrounding it such as environmental justice, community engagement, activism, history and weaves interdisciplinarity through his telling of vignettes of the book such as case studies and anecdotes. This podcast is produced in co...

The Nubian Minute crew is back again to discuss the controversy surrounding Coca-Cola's alleged reporting of immigrant workers to ICE, highlighting the lack of a public apology and the potential trend of corporations exploiting undocumented workers. The conversation shifts to the Trump administration's use of Guantanamo Bay to detain undocumented immigrants, criticizing it as akin to a concentrati...

The Nubian Message team is back to discuss the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. The conversation shifted to the evolution of Southern hip-hop, emphasizing its storytelling and resistance to industry pressures. They also discussed the importance of DEI classes, lamenting their removal from UNC's graduation requirements. The segment concluded with a promotion of the Nubian Message's Black History issue...