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Longtime WHQR supporter, author, and commentator Nan Graham has been thinking about the causes of and cures for what ails us.

This commentary comes to us from Brunswick County Library Director Patricia Dew. Today, Patricia talks about E-Books and E-Audiobooks.

Retired Navy Captain Wilbur Jones is an author and military historian who grew up in Wilmington during World War II. He was heavily involved in Wilmington earning designation as America's first WWII Heritage City.

Gary Trawick is a retired Superior Court Judge, writer and teller of stories. He and his wife, Jennings, live in Burgaw.

Jonathan Pattishall is an editor and writer living in rural Brunswick County. His reporting often focuses on the culture and environment of eastern North Carolina. In his free time, he can be found tending his garden, working on craft projects with his wife, or hiking in a nearby swamp with his dog Bowie.

Rhonda's guest is Nancy King, artistic director of Opera Wilmington, who talks about the annual Caterina Jarboro Recital on Feb. 13, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in UNCW's Beckwith Recital Hall featuring lyric coloratura soprano Diana Thompson-Brewer. Rhonda also previews Big Dawg Productions' "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" being staged Feb. 12-22 in the Stein Studio Theater at Thalian Hall.

Rhonda's guests are Techmoja Dance & Theater Company's Kevin Lee-Y Green and Michael Sherrod who talk about the upcoming production of "The Scottsboro Boys" playing in the Red Box at Thalian Hall, February 5-15, 2026.

In this limited-series podcast, freelance journalist and broadcaster Logan Kennedy sits down with the people on the ground in schools and classrooms, who know firsthand what is happening in public education. The program aims to add context to the constant noise out of Raleigh and Washington, and hear firsthand from the teachers, school board members, advocates, and students in our local schools.

This is WHQR Presents — where we platform interesting people and perspectives from around the region. Today’s show looks at the role of the poet and artist. From a Poet’s Point of View — it's from Speak Ya Peace NC, a poetry collective and platform that facilitates art and conversations about issues stemming from racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination.