Relentlessly Rural

In this episode of Relentlessly Rural, host Lamar Gilchrist explores the journey of three women in the STEM field. Gilchrist first interviews ECU undergraduate Serena Mooney who's researching how muscles function under extreme conditions to inform better health care treatment options. Gilchrist then interviews Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plains Vice president of program initiatives Julie Carey about the importance of offering STEM activities to students at a young age. Gilchrist rounds out the episodes with an interview with ECU College of Business associate professor Dr. April Reed who shares her two-decade long journey in the STEM field.

In this episode of Relentlessly Rural, host Lamar Gilchrist interviews former military service member and current ECU student Joseph Ratte about his transition from an active duty service member to a university student. Gilchrist also interviews ECU associate professor of film studies Dr. Anna Froula about her Veteran to Scholar program designed to help veterans with the transition from the active duty to student lifestyle.

In this episode of Relentlessly Rural, host Lamar Gilchrist interviews a group of volunteers at the Conetoe Family Life Center just outside of Greenville in Edgecombe County. In this episode you'll meet "Mrs. Bunch," a long-time volunteer with the center, Glover Ford an agricultural educator that uses his skills to help the center grow the food it shares with the Conetoe community, and Tarboro High School football coach Jamie Williams who directs the center's summer programs.

In this episode of Relentlessly Rural, host Lamar Gilchrist interviews East Carolina University student Travis Miles about ECU's Purple Pantry, Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina eastern regional director George Young about the difficulties of accessing food in the region, and ECU faculty members Stephanie Jilcott Pitts and Virginia Stage about food insecurity and healthy eating.

Host Lamar Gilchrist shares what's in store for the first season of East Carolina's Relentlessly Rural podcast.