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Hark the Sounds

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Hark the Sounds is the podcast of the UNC General Alumni Association and is produced by the Carolina Alumni Review. We connect you to Carolina's stories and history, and feature previews of the GAA's award-winning programs.

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United States

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Hark the Sounds is the podcast of the UNC General Alumni Association and is produced by the Carolina Alumni Review. We connect you to Carolina's stories and history, and feature previews of the GAA's award-winning programs.

Language:

English

Contact:

919-843-0396


Episodes

Ep. 24: A Long Reflection

9/7/2021
Jack Hughes ’39 has seen a lot of history in his 101 years, including a front row seat at the D-Day invasion. Listen to the story of his assignment on the healing end of history’s largest naval invasion, in his own words. Read more about Jack Hughes in the September/October ’21 issue of the Carolina Alumni Review: https://bit.ly/jack-hughes.

Duration:00:42:16

Ep. 23: A Daily Dose of Nature

3/8/2021
Timothy Beatley ’85 (MA, ’86 PhD) believes in the benefits of maximizing connections and contact with the natural world.

Duration:00:03:55

Ep. 22: Take Me Out to the Dean Dome

2/23/2021
Because you can't go to the Smtih Center this season, we'll bring the Smith Center to you. Put on your lucky jersey and get ready to jump around.

Duration:00:05:00

UNC Teammates Reunite for Class of ’70 Zoom

12/16/2020
It had been more than 50 years since they had walked off the basketball court as teammates, members of a squad that established Carolina as a perennial national title contender and started building Dean Smith’s legendary status as a coach. But it seemed as if it had been just last week listening to Jim Delany, retired commissioner of the Big 10 Conference; Eddie Fogler, longtime assistant to Smith and retired college head coach; and Charlie Scott, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who...

Duration:01:34:19

Ep. 21: Her Christmas Story

11/25/2020
In a life defined by her love of books, "The Night Before Christmas" holds a special meaning for Elinor Dixon Hawkins ’50 that extends well beyond the holiday season. Read more about the amazing life of Elinor Hawkins in the November/December '20 issue of the Carolina Alumni Review: https://unc.live/3fy4biY

Duration:00:17:03

Ep. 20: Elevating History

8/28/2020
Elijah Heyward ’18 (PhD) has always been interested a richer, more complete American story. As COO of the International African American Museum, now rising on the Charleston waterfront, he’s getting the chance to build that narrative from the ground up.

Duration:00:26:50

Ep. 19: Wilmington's Lie

6/30/2020
In a career defined by covering foreign wars, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Zucchino ‘73 discovered the conflict that drives his third book closer to home. In 1898, white supremacists overthrew the multiracial government of Wilmington, N.C. It remains the only coup d'état ever to take place on American soil. For decades, American history textbooks wrongly cast the black victims as instigators, and the perpetrators as heroes. It took almost a century for the true story to come to...

Duration:00:27:04

Soundscapes: Campus I (11 a.m.)

6/26/2020
(Please use headphones to listen to this episode for the full sonic experience.) Immerse yourself in the sounds of a sunny summer day on campus as you take a brief, five-minute walk around the Southern Part of Heaven.

Duration:00:04:33

Ep. 18: Hoofing It

2/26/2020
Everybody knows that Hinton James, Carolina's first student, walked to Chapel Hill from Wilmington...or did he? University Archivist Nicholas Graham '98 (MSLS) takes on the enduring campus legend. Want more? Check out the Review's coverage of the first Hinton James Day, held during the University's Sesquicentennial in 1945: http://bit.ly/2uDmOPC

Duration:00:08:03

Ep. 17: A Perfect Fit

1/6/2020
Acting on an impulse, Whitney Brown ’10 (MA) changed the course of her life. A Phi Beta Kappa perfectionist, intent on a career studying folklore, she turned down a promising job with the Smithsonian Institution and instead ran off to Wales to learn the ancient art of building dry-stone walls. More about Whitney Brown: “A Perfect Fit,” in the January/February 2020 Carolina Alumni Review. https://unc.live/2QZ1PiF

Duration:00:32:39

Ep. 16: The Reckoning

11/1/2019
History, says UNC professor William Sturkey, isn’t necessarily what happened. “It’s what gets written down.” Recent events like the renaming of Saunders Hall, and the national attention focused on the Silent Sam confederate monument, have forced Carolina to reckon with the unwritten parts of its racial history. That’s the point of the “Race and Memory at UNC” class taught by Sturkey, an assistant professor of history. His class is one of 18 in the University’s shared learning initiative,...

Duration:00:34:43

Ep. 15: Been There, Done That, Bought the T-shirt

9/30/2019
Danny Rosin '90 paid his way though college "leveraging my love for Carolina (and hatred for dook). I did this through a small business enterprise on campus, where I was the guy knocking on dorm doors." The business was selling T-shirts, which included the iconic '25 things you need to do before you graduate from UNC.' Today, as the founder of promotional products company Brand Fuel, "we hold CLC licenses to manage the protection of UNC’s sacred marks versus the production of rogue that...

Duration:00:45:52

Ep. 14: A Helping Hand

7/8/2019
The academic rigors and culture of college can trip up even the best-prepared. Jeff Powell ’15 fell back on his love of creating objects, and that eventually led him to Holden Mora. In this episode, Powell discusses the trials and tribulations he encountered while building his first prosthetic hand for the 5-year-old boy. Find out more about Jeff Powell at https://alumni.unc.edu/news/a-hands-on-education/.

Duration:00:18:25

Ep. 13: It's All About the Argyle

5/29/2019
To the rest of the world, Alexander Julian '69 is a an internationally acclaimed designer who credits his style to his Chapel Hill upbringing. To the Tar Heel faithful, he's the man behind the iconic argyle on all of the Tar Heel sports uniforms. This is the story of how that came to be.

Duration:00:14:39

Ep. 12: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

5/1/2019
From a childhood bedroom in Greensboro gazing at National Geographic maps tacked to the walls to planting a Tar Heel flag on the North Pole, Dr. Ranjan Sharma ’82 has accomplished a feat most travelers can only dream about.

Duration:00:26:00

Ep. 11: Something to Say

2/27/2019
One day in the future, he might lose his ability to speak. So to Sam Anthony '91, each second counts. Every word matters. And every person he meets is important.

Duration:00:29:45

Ep. 10: Jump Around

2/4/2019
Step into the ropes with athletes from the Carolina Jump Rope club as they prepare to host and compete in the National Collegiate Jump Rope Championships.

Duration:00:09:06

Ep. 09: Sounds of the Season

12/3/2018
Instead of our usual stories about Carolina, and Carolina alumni, our latest episode features a selection of a cappella holiday music courtesy of the UNC Loreleis and Clef Hangers. The session was recorded during a recent performance at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center.

Duration:00:21:27

Ep. 08: Through Their Eyes

11/2/2018
Photographer Tyler Cunningham '97 believed that she could do more with her camera. A podcast introduced her to Through Our Eyes. The project distributes cameras to members of the homeless communities, allowing participants to tell the stories of their lives through images of their own creation. Cunningham decided to bring the project to Raleigh. With the help of her church and local organizations, she handed out over 100 cameras just days before Hurricane Florence battered the Triangle.

Duration:00:24:04

Ep. 07: Telling a Fateful Story

9/12/2018
The text message read something like, “I have ALS. I need you to tell my story.” And just like that, a wildlife documentary about red wolves in eastern North Carolina became a documentary about life, and death, and friendship. So Jeff Mittelstadt ’07 (MBA) quit his day job and learned to cry quietly behind his camera as he filmed the final years of his friend Chris Lucash's life.

Duration:00:25:55