The Measure of Everyday Life

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“The Measure of Everyday Life” is a weekly public radio program featuring researchers, practitioners, and professionals discussing their work to improve the human condition. Independent Weekly has called the show ‘unexpected’ and ‘diverse’ and notes that the show ‘brings big questions to radio.'

Episodes air Sunday nights at 6:30 PM EST in the Raleigh-Durham, NC, media market (and also are streamed internationally through WNCU) and are available online the Wednesday following the original airing. WNCU produces the show with major underwriting from the nonprofit RTI International.

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Feb 15, 2017

How are cities evolving and changing? We explore this theme in three segments about gentrification, social entrepreneurship, and urban innovation as it relates to equity.

Reducing School Dropouts

Feb 1, 2017

Helping students finish high school benefits us all. Communities in Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) is constantly working to show us why it matters to keep kids and adolescents in school. In this episode, Eric Hall, CEO and Founder of CISNC, joins us to discuss how they promote school retention.