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Heel Talk
Hosted by The Daily Tar Heel · news · EN
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One story at a time. From the student journalists of The Daily Tar Heel.
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Who hosts Heel Talk?
Heel Talk is hosted by The Daily Tar Heel. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has Heel Talk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Cuts, Delays and Uncertainty: The New Reality for UNC Research" (19 November 2025, 11 minutes), "Ragebait or Real Discourse? Fearless Debates Hits UNC" (30 September 2025, 5 minutes), and "SEVIS Status Restored: What You Missed Last Week at UNC" (28 April 2025, 5 minutes).
How often does Heel Talk publish?
Heel Talk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 10 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Heel Talk?
Booking probability for Heel Talk is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Heel Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Heel Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
The Daily Tar Heel hosts Heel Talk, a news podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Sep 30, 20255 minS7Two conservative political activists from Fearless Debates sat behind a table near the Old Well on Friday, Sept. 19. With signs promoting deportation and rejecting abortion, they drew a crowd of UNC students, faculty...
- Apr 28, 20255 minS6
Welcome to the last Heel Talk episode of the semester, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin sits down with staffers Kshitiz Adhikari, Tae Hong and Brodie McCartan to discuss University, City and Lifestyle news you may have...
- Apr 14, 20256 minS6
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV Editor Natalie Bradin sits down with staffers Kshitiz Adhikari, N'Nia Brickhouse and Lizzie Stoner to recap some of the biggest stories from The Daily Tar Heel that you may have missed...
- Apr 7, 20255 minS6
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV Editor Natalie Bradin sits down with staffers Kshitiz Adhikari, William Becker and Lucy Wu to recap the biggest local news you may have missed last week. The group discusses a hiring...
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- Mar 31, 20256 minS6
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV Editor Natalie Bradin sits down with staffers Kshitiz Adhikari, Lauren Zola and Claire Kwon to recap the biggest University, City and Lifestyle stories from last week at UNC. The group...
- Mar 24, 202511 minS6
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV editor Natalie Bradin sits down with staffers Kshitiz Adhikari, William Becker and Lizzie Stoner to recap the biggest stories across the DTH's University, City & State and Lifestyle...
- Mar 3, 202511 minS6
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV assistant editor Amelie Fawson sits down with staffers Tae Hong, Lucy Wu and Lizzie Stoner to recap the biggest stories across the DTH's University, City & State and Lifestyle desks. The...
- Feb 24, 20259 minS6
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV editor Natalie Bradin sits down with assistant Amelie Fawson and staffers Claire Kwon and Meredith Kearson to recap the biggest stories across the DTH's University, City & State and...
- Feb 17, 202516 minS6
In this episode of Heel Talk, host Natalie Bradin recaps some of the biggest DTH stories from last week with colleagues William Becker, Brodie McCartan and Lizzie Stoner. The group chats about Adolfo Alvarez's victory...
- Feb 3, 202511 minS6
Welcome back to Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps the biggest local news stories with colleagues Kshitiz Adhikari, Lauren Zola and Lucy Wu. In this episode, the group discusses the appointment of a new...
- Jan 27, 202514 minS6
Welcome back to another episode of Heel Talk, where AV editor Natalie Bradin recaps the biggest local stories with colleagues N'Nia Brickhouse, Daley Hooten and Claire Kwon. In today's episode, the group unpacks UNC...
- Jan 20, 202512 minS6
Welcome back to a new season of Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps some of the biggest stories you may have missed last week with staffers Kshitiz Adhikari, William Becker and Lizzie Stoner. In this...
- Nov 26, 202412 minS5
Welcome back to Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps some of the biggest stories you may have missed last week with staffers N'Nia Brickhouse, May Proctor and Lizzie Stoner. In this episode, the group...
- Nov 18, 202411 minS5
Welcome back to another episode of Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps the biggest local news stories from last week with Lizzie Stoner, May Proctor and Claire Kwon. In this episode, the group discusses...
- Nov 4, 20247 minS5
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV Assistant Editor Amelie Fawson is joined by Kshitiz Adhikari, N'Nia Brickhouse and May Proctor to chat about the biggest news you may have missed last week, including the results of the...
- Oct 29, 20249 minS5
In this episode of Heel Talk, AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps last week's biggest stories that you may have missed with staff reporters Kshitiz Adhikari, Lucy Wu and N'Nia Brickhouse. The group discusses a new...
- Oct 7, 202419 minS5
In this week's episode of Heel Talk, Audio-visual Editor Natalie Bradin recaps last week's biggest local headlines with guests Daley Hooten, N'Nia Brickhouse and May Proctor. The group unpacks a former professor's...
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Search Warrants, Stein Endorsements and Anonymous Donations: What You Missed Last Week at UNC
Sep 30, 20249 minS5Welcome back to Heel Talk, where audio-visual editor Natalie Bradin recaps UNC's biggest news that you may have missed last week. In this episode, she is joined by Kshitiz Adhikari, Lizzie Stoner and Jiayi Zhang, who...
- Sep 24, 20247 minS5
In this episode of Heel Talk, Audio-Visual Assistant Editor Amelie Fawson is joined by Kshitiz Adhikari, Lucy Wu and Lizzie stoner. The group discusses the pro-Palestinian protest "Walkout for the West Bank", the...
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Harry Crowther
Senior Writer, Tiny Wine
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Sydney Jones
Children's Therapist, founder and executive director of Action, Inc., author of "Real Siblings", Heaven Hill Springs Distillery
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Kevin Guskiewicz
former university president, University of North Carolina
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Natalie Johnson
Social care Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate (IDVA), Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
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