Shoresides

About Shoresides

A local solutions journalism podcast by and for BIPOC communities in coastal North Carolina. Through news stories, interviews, updates, and special programs we keep you engaged with local news from across the region. Shoresides News is a nonprofit newsroom covering the stories that matter most to coastal North Carolina. Got a question or a tip? Reach out to our team at info@shoresides.org. Shoresides News is made possible through community support. To help sustain this vital local reporting, visit https://givebutter.com/shoresides (https://givebutter.com/shoresides)

Publisher

Rend Smith

Category

news · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Mar 2020

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   What “Autonormativity” Has to Do With Wilmington’s BIPOC Communities and Pedestrian Safety

   Wilmington’s pedestrian safety problems fall unevenly across the city. Its pedestrian plan found that most crashes involving people on foot occurred in areas with higher concentrations of minority residents and higher poverty rates than the county average. On the Northside, those risks are part of a broader question about how a city built around driving works for people who don’t drive. How could science, tech and design makes make thinks better? Thanks Abby Lorenzo, Andy Thompson, Anna Zivar...

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Wilmington, N.C.'s RideMICRO and the Riders Who Need It Most

   Lyft rideshare data shows Spanish-language riders in New Hanover County are 75% more likely to be women, and their trips are more likely to end at schools, workplaces, and grocery stores. Meanwhile, 70% of Latinos surveyed across North Carolina rely on a personal vehicle to get around — with over half of the 3,397 respondents lacking a driver's license, and a third reporting they are undocumented. In Wilmington, WAVE Transit may have part of the answer: RideMICRO. Shoresides investigates. C...

3. 

   2 Aug 2026

   Immigrants in a Low-Life-Expectancy Community in Wilmington, N.C., Encounter Transportation Disadvantages—Including Immigration Courts Hundreds of Miles Away

   Vanessa Gonzalez is an immigration attorney in Wilmington. Many of her clients live in southeastern North Carolina.The federal offices deciding their cases do not. In this episode, Shoresides learns what that distance means in practice—and how transportation barriers may connect to health. We also speak with Kevin Chen of the Union of Concerned Scientists about the decline—and possible resurgence—of affordable intercity bus service, a possible remedy. Photo by Day Camposeco. Learn more abo...

Who has been a guest on Shoresides

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jana Fonseca
• Jeanette Tapia
• Mario Vargas
• Dr Jane Harrison
• Sierra Washington

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

959

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

60