Oak City Move

Raleigh cityscape with bold text overlay reading "Oak City Move." Image by Abhiram Juvvadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the Podcast

“Oak City Move” is a radio program and podcast from WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2 celebrating those who enact positive changes in the Raleigh community. To find out more about our program or learn how NC State students can join the team, email us at [email protected].

Podcast Episodes

  • Oak City Move 18: Carolina Jubilee

    Sara sits down with Zach from the Carolina Jubilee.

  • Oak City Move 17: Suzanne Miller

    Local author Suzanne Miller joins Sarah to talk about the process of writing her new book Queen, and reads a selection. Sarah also goes over upcoming events around the triangle.

  • Oak City Move 16: Purr Cup Cat Cafe

    Sarah and Arthur of the Purr Cup mobile cat cafe stop by the studios to chat about their fundraiser to lease a permanent location. They also discuss their work with the Meow House Cat Rescue, to help find shelter cats loving homes.

  • Oak City Move 15: Abbreviated

    No interviews this week, but a quick run-through of some local events worth your time.

  • Oak City Move 14: Polarity Showcase

    Sarah and Jenaye sit down with the organizers of the Polarity Showcase. The showcase will explore the dichotomy between the synthetic and organic, and will be open July 7-9 at the Assembly Downtown.

  • Oak City Move 13: Pride Edition

    Sarah, Jenaye, and Cassie bring you a Pride-themed special this week, including an interview with Babette from the Queer Youth Circus.

  • Oak City Move 12: ACLU Benefit

    Sara and Jenaye discuss some upcoming events, including Quinton’s Fun Record’s ALCU benefit.

  • Oak City Move 11: Mental Health

    The Oak City Crew devote the entire episode to discussing the ins and outs of mental health.

  • Oak City Move 10: ZenSoFly

    NC house heroine ZENSOFLY graces the studio to tell us about her latest creative endeavors, including an EP out this September.

  • Oak City Move 9: Southeast Raleigh Promise

    Sara and Kaanchee sit down with Dalia from Southeast Raleigh Promise and discuss what they’ve learned throughout the school year.

  • Oak City Move 8: Young Bull + Vacay

    In this episode of Oak City Move, Phian talked to the men behind Young Bull from Durham NC. They discussed their musical inspiration and told some funny stories. Later, she talked to Holland Gallagher about his projects Vacay and Runway.

  • Oak City Move 7: Art on the Move + Mighty Neighborly

    Phian is rolling solo this week, but has two great organizations in the studio.

  • Oak City Move 6: Camp Carefree

    This episode of Oak City Move features Jacob from Camp Carefree, and Taylor, founder of the Kvetch and Collaborate monthly meetup group.

  • Oak City Move 5: The Nile Project

    In this episode of Oak City Move, we talk with James Isabirye and Nicholas Ssempijja of The Nile Project. The Nile Project will be in residence at NC State LIVE from March 15 to 21.

  • Oak City Move 4: NC Music Love Army

    This week’s Oak City Move episode featured Jon Lindsay of the NC Music Love Army, who came in to discuss his new project, Calling 100 Counties. Calling 100 Counties will work to connect NC-based bands to local legislators, to facilitate flow of informatio

  • Oak City Move 3: Geecheebond + Gudiya

    This Friday, Oak City Move spoke with Geecheebond Co-Organizer, Jazsalyn McNeil. They discussed background behind the upcoming event, as well as the significance of the Gullah Geechee tribe. Geecheebond will be held on 2/17 and 2/18 at The Makery in Durha

  • Oak City Move 2: NC State Sustainability

    For this episode, Phian sat down with Sam Shain from the board of the NC State Sustainability Fund and remembered Our Three Winners, who were the Movers and Shakers of the week. They also highlighted some opportunities for you to get active in the Triangl

  • Oak City Move 1: Conexiones + Cypher

    Introducing a new podcast from WKNC highlighting people doing positive things in Raleigh. In this episode, Phian talked to Carolina Conexiones and NC State’s Cypher, and covered IntraHealth’s 2016 Switchpoint