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The State Of Things Producer Picks: A 2014 Look Back With Hady Mawajdeh

WUNC | By Hady Mawajdeh,
Frank Stasio
Published December 26, 2014 at 12:00 PM EST

Producer Hady Mawajdeh's favorite's from 2014

As the year draws to a close, The State of Things staff take a look back at some of their favorite segments of 2014. 

Producer Hady Mawajdeh highlights conversations with the quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama, civil rights icon John Lewis, Czech emigree Hanna Pichova and many more. Host Frank Stasio and producer Hady Mawajdeh talk about some of the best segments of 2014.

Complete audio to these segments can be found by clicking the links below:

Producer Hady Mawajdeh and Chef Vivian Howard joking around post-interview.
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Producer Hady Mawajdeh and Chef Vivian Howard joking around post-interview.
Delta Rae came by the Durham studios just before playing Farm Aid and performed for WUNC.
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Delta Rae came by the Durham studios just before playing Farm Aid and performed for WUNC.
Louisiana Bendolph Sewing at Paulson Bott
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Louisiana Bendolph Sewing at Paulson Bott
Hana Pichova is a UNC professor and author that escaped communism 35 years ago and she's been making the most of her opportunities ever since.
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Hana Pichova is a UNC professor and author that escaped communism 35 years ago and she's been making the most of her opportunities ever since.
Pop culture enthusiasts Mark Anthony Neal and Natalie Bullock Brown after talking about The Cosby Show.
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Pop culture enthusiasts Mark Anthony Neal and Natalie Bullock Brown after talking about The Cosby Show.
Congressman John Lewis and Co-Author Andrew Aydin talking with Neil deGrasse Tyson at comicbook festival.
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Congressman John Lewis and Co-Author Andrew Aydin talking with Neil deGrasse Tyson at comicbook festival.
Brooklyn based country/folk band The Lone Below came by for a memorable performance.
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Brooklyn based country/folk band The Lone Below came by for a memorable performance.

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Hady Mawajdeh
Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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