Distance swimmer Lorelei Schmidt discusses preparing to swim English Channel at 17-year-old

Distance swimmer Lorelei Schmidt discusses preparing to swim English Channel at 17-year-old

A Triangle teenager is preparing to take on one of the world's most challenging endurance swims next month as she attempts to cross the English Channel. Seventeen-year-old Lorelei Schmidt will make her attempt on August 4. Schmidt joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss why she wants to go the distance.

Lile Stephens of the Kramden Institute discusses a $15,000 Spectrum Digital Education Grant that was given to Kramden Institute

Spectrum today announced Kramden Institute has received a $15,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for their digital literacy programming. The grant is the ninth Spectrum Digital Education grant for Kramden Institute. Lile Stephens from Kramden Institute joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the grant.

Duke School of Medicine Division Chief of Sleep Dr. Aatif Husain discusses how permanent daylight savings time would impact sleep

There’s a whole lot of daylight between the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate — literally. The House of Representatives voted last week to make daylight saving time permanent, marking the latest congressional foray into the decades-old battle over whether the U.S. should change the clocks twice a year. Dr. Aatif Husain, Duke School of Medicine Chief of Sleep, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how making daylight saving time permanent would impact sleep.

Retired U.S. Navy Commander Rich Kolko discusses a NC soldier who was identified as the latest victim in US-Iran conflict

A Fort Bragg soldier and Fayetteville native has been identified as a service member who was killed over the weekend. 30-year-old Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System on Sunday. Rich Kolko is a retired U.S. Navy Commander and joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the latest developments.

Founder of RNS Sports Sherard Johnson discusses how a Durham nonprofit is fighting gun violence one pair of shoes at a time

Durham leaders are in the midst of a 60-day process to develop the city's violence reduction plan, but one local nonprofit believes prevention can start with something as simple as a new pair of shoes. Sherard Johnson, the Founder of RNS Sports, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss his latest initiative.