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In this episode of That’s What They Said, Julia reflects on her past relationships and shares her latest rotation of vocal stims and catchphrases. Meanwhile, Kieran discusses her New Year’s resolution to master homemade butter and reveals her surprisingly intense, irrational fear of potato roots.
Brooke and Layla discuss the events on this past summer and semester!
For the sixth year in a row, WKNC would like to share the top albums and songs enjoyed by our DJs and staff in 2025! A spotify playlist containing all songs is available here.
Scrimble (Sarah), General Manager and DJ
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cashmere woods (Roxby), Underground Music Director and DJ
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Mayday (Lindsay), DJ
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DJ Sles (Alex), Lounge Director, Video Content Creator and DJ
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Wizard of Gore (Amber), Chainsaw Music Director and DJ
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Orbital Deathlaser (Joy), DJ
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| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GREYHAVEN | Keep It Quiet | Solid State |
| 2 | BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS | The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me | Prosthetic |
| 3 | SIDEREAN | Spilling the Astral Chalice | Edged Circle |
| 4 | DEAFHEAVEN | Lonely People With Power | Roadrunner |
| 5 | INTERCOURSE | How I Fell In Love With The Void | Brutal Panda |
| 6 | SPITE | The Third Temple | Invictus |
| 7 | CALLOUS DAOBOYS, THE | I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven | MNRK Heavy |
| 8 | DEADGUY | Near-Death Travel Services | Relapse |
| 9 | EMMA GOLDMAN | All You Are Is We | Zegema Beach |
| 10 | HEDONIST | Scapulimancy | Southern Lord |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND | Debt | Clarity/The Orchard |
| 2 | HAAI | Humanise | Mute |
| 3 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Tranquilizer | Warp |
| 4 | POLYANA | Pollyanna | Self-Released |
| 5 | MACHINE GIRL | PsychoWarrior: MG Ultra X | Future Classic |
| 6 | PICTUREPLANE | Sex Distortion | Music.Website |
| 7 | INDIGO CYPRESS | The Witness | Self-Released |
| 8 | NIGHT TAPES | portals//polarities | Nettwerk |
| 9 | DESTRATA | CDMUSIC013 [EP] | Club Designs |
| 10 | SYLVAN ESSO | “WDID” [Single] | Psychic Hotline |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MANWOLVES, CRASHPREZ, CRASHWOLVES | it all comes for me [EP] | Manwolves |
| 2 | MID CENTURY MODERN | Biorhythms | MADK |
| 3 | DANNY BROWN | Stardust | Warp |
| 4 | AJ TRACEY | Don’t Die Before You’re Dead | Revenge |
| 5 | CAUTIOUS CLAY | The Hours: Night | Fantasy/Concord |
| 6 | EV G | And Then I Go Up | Self-Released |
| 7 | PLANET GIZA | The Sky Is Recording Me: 100 Years Later (Vol. 3) | Quiet Note |
| 8 | QUADECA | Vanisher, Horizon Scraper | X8 |
| 9 | BILLY DEAN THOMAS | MX | Self-Released |
| 10 | HUMAN ERROR CLUB AND KENNY SEGAL | Human Error Club At Kenny’s House | Backwoods Studioz |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHAREL CASSITY | Gratitude | Sunnyside |
| 2 | RYAN KEBERLE AND COLLECTIV DO BRASIL | Choro Das Águas | Alternate Side |
| 3 | WEB WEB | Plexus Plexus | Compost |
| 4 | BRANDON WOODY | For The Love Of It All | Blue Note |
| 5 | TRIOLOGY | The Slow Road | Cellar |
| 6 | PLANET D NONET | Doctor Professor Leonard King In Tribute To Joe Williams | Eastlawn |
| 7 | ISAIAH J THOMPSON | The Book Of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry | Mack Avenue |
| 8 | JOE ALTERMAN FEATURING HOUSTON PERSON | Brisket For Breakfast | Self-Released |
| 9 | FERDI AND SOFIANE PAMART | “MONTREAUX PALACE” [Single] | Demain/PIAS |
| 10 | ALABASTER DEPLUME | A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole | International |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FLORRY | Sounds Like | Dear Life |
| 2 | GOOD FLYING BIRDS | Talulah’s Tape | Carpark |
| 3 | ACOPIA | Blush Response | Scenic Route |
| 4 | ANIMAL COLLECTIVE | “Love On The Big Screen” [Single] | Domino |
| 5 | FIND MY FRIENDS | Find My Friends [EP] | Bloody Knuckles |
| 6 | HALLOWEEN | Shadow House | Funeral Party |
| 7 | NATIVE SUN | Concrete Language | TODO |
| 8 | APRIL MARCH | “Surfing Castafiore” [Single] | Bong Load |
| 9 | FOXWARREN | 2 (Two) | Anti- |
| 10 | HATCHIE | Liquorice | Secretly Canadian |
| 11 | JOYER | On The Other End Of The Line… | Julia’s War |
| 12 | MAMALARKY | Hex Key | Epitaph |
| 13 | MEI SEMONES | Kurayami/Get Used To It + Itsumo [EP] | Bayonet |
| 14 | PHOEBE RINGS | Aseurai | Carpark |
| 15 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 16 | ABIGAIL DOWD | Saints & Warriors | Self-Released |
| 17 | ANNIE TAYLOR | “Perfect Pretender” [Single] | Taxi Gauche |
| 18 | ARLO GUTHRIE | Alice’s Restaurant | Reprise |
| 19 | BLONDSHELL | Another Picture | Partisan |
| 20 | DISCUS | To Relate To | Sun-Rom |
| 21 | FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE | “This Is Real” [Single] | Saddle Creek |
| 22 | FILLERHOOK | Apricity | Self-Released |
| 23 | HELL | Submersus | Self-Released |
| 24 | LIGHTHEADED | Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! | Slumberland |
| 25 | NO JOY | Bugland | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 26 | OZZY | “Amber” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 27 | POT-POT | Warsaw 480km | felte |
| 28 | ROCKET | R Is For Rocket | Transgressive |
| 29 | SEA LEMON | Diving For A Prize | Luminelle |
| 30 | SEXTILE | yes, please. | Sacred Bones |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER | Unclouded | Domino |
| 2 | JEFF TWEEDY | Twilight Override | dBpm |
| 3 | SHARP PINS | Balloon Balloon Balloon | K/Perennial |
| 4 | HEMLOCK | Orange Streak Glow [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SARA DEVOE | Come Away, O Human Child! | Self-Released |
| 6 | PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE | Taurus | Topshelf |
In this episode of “More Than You Think!” we discuss how the economy determines whether a new Christmas song will stand the test of time.
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Sources:
1. Janata, Petr. “Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memories.” (2007).
2. Janata, Petr. “The Neural Architecture of Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memory.” Cerebral Cortex (2009).
3. Madison, Guy et al. “Repeated Listening Increases the Liking for Music Regardless of Complexity.” (2017).
4. Library of Congress. “All I Want for Christmas Is You Added to the National Recording Registry.” (2023).
5. Billboard. “Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs.”
6. Billboard / Chart Data on Kelly Clarkson — Underneath the Tree annual chart performance and rise as a modern holiday standard.
7. Billboard / Chart Data on Ariana Grande — Santa Tell Me chart performance showing its growth as a recurring seasonal hit.
In this episode of Oak City Move Sophs sits down with Avery Hobgood, a volunteer at Read and Feed, a non-profit that helps kids learn literature while also getting food to help them and their families. Listen as Avery explains the many different parts and surprises of Read and Feed, raising awareness about food insecurity and how it can connect to children learning, as well as what listeners can do to join in and help out!