Breyton Hill discusses the history of Earth Day on April 22 and how it came to be one of the largest secular holidays in the world. The theme of Earth Day 2026 is Our Power, Our Planet, which according to EarthDay.org, reflects a fundamental truth: environmental progress doesn’t depend on any single administration or election. It’s sustained by daily actions of communities, educators, workers, and families protecting where they live and work. Breyton invites all of the listeners to get involved in their community for Earth Day and celebrate the beauty that is living on this planet.

In this episode of "Eye on the Triangle," Evie Dallman and Amanda Levinson discuss the arts' place in exciting civic engagement and ways communities can continue restoration within the individual as well as larger bodies of people. We talk radical rest, laborers' rights and artistic action.

In our second story, Evie chats with the North Carolina Museum of Art's Head Librarian, Andrew Wang, about North Carolina book culture, zine culture, DIY movements, the NCMA's library as a source for research and media, grassroots efforts in publication and media representation and the End Paper Book Fair's place in these ideas.

Finally, we close out with Evie's interview with Kid Lab creators Shannon Newby and Susan Kelly on their initiatives to give kids access to arts education and principles of making with recycled goods.

Breyton Hill attends Brain Night at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. As she explores, she talks to researchers, volunteers, and community members all attending or tabling for Brain Night. Chris Smith, the museum's Coordinator of Current Science Programs explains more about what Brain Night is. The 2026 keynote speaker was Dr. Christa Baker and her postdoc, Dr. Alexandra Venuto, talks about their research in fruit flies. Attendee Zachary Henderson visited their table and shares what he learned. NC State University researcher Dr. Kurt Marsden shares about his work studying zebrafish and how they are surprisingly genetically similar to humans. Dr. John Meitzen's table always has real human brain specimens for visitors to hold. Julia Janosko shares how humbling it is to hold what was someone's consciousness in the palm of your hand. Emily Philips and Ranganath Gopalraj talk about the Neuroscience Club at NC State and how Brain Night is "their Super Bowl." Once again, Chris Smith leaves us with his favorite part of Brain Night: holding a real human brain and nerding out with experts.

Breyton Hill interviews Dr. Kasey Wagoner, a physics professor at NC State, about his career journey, science communication and outreach, as well as why everyone should care about physics.

Originally a business major, Dr. Wagoner fell in love with physics after taking an astronomy course in undergrad. He describes how cool it was to ask questions about the origin of the universe and eventually test for the idea of other universes in his PhD.

The pair then discusses how to make physics not only accessible but fun. Dr. Wagoner shares about Science on Tap, a place to combine learning with good beer at Lynnwood Brewing Concern.

Dr. Wagoner also describes how physics can explain different phenomena of sports. For more about his Sport Science work, you can read his articles on Substack.

Lastly, Breyton asks about Dr. Wagoner’s most recent achievement: a digital science communication fellowship. Dr. Wagoner explains some of his ideas he hopes to come out of that fellowship and shares some advice he would give his 20-year-old self.

Breyton ends the interview with the Breyton Interrogation: a series of questions to get to know you rather than what you do.

Breyton Hill discusses the history of March being recognized as Women's History Month. She also discusses the careers and achievements of outstanding women in STEM who have changed the world for the better, including Ada Lovelace, Henrietta Lacks, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. All these women and many, many more should be celebrated, especially as the 2026 theme of Women's History Month is “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future”.

Evie Dallmann chats with College of Design PhD student, Erin White, about his research and practice in integrated food systems and policy design in North Carolina. He emphasizes the importance of working at a regional level across multiple counties in North Carolina to connect urban and rural food production and consumption

This week’s episode of Eye on the Triangle focuses on connection through creativity. From international voices in the Tunisia 88 Alumni Choir to insights from NCMA curator Caroline Roocheleau, we examine how art, music, and history shape communities and preserve stories that transcend borders.

In this science news update, new public affairs content creator Breyton Hill discusses some cool science and research news that has been happening around the Triangle.

With the weather happening this weekend, Breyton gets into the science of snowflakes, discussing what makes each one unique.

Next, Breyton talks about how astronomers at Duke University are photographing the cosmos as part of Legacy Survey of Space and Time at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Breyton then gets into updates from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science’s “Dueling Dinosaur” exhibit. Get excited, there has been a new classification. What was originally thought to be a baby Tyrannosaur is actually a Nanotyrannus.

Lastly, Breyton discusses different ways to get involved in science around the triangle with events at the NC Museum of Natural Science and the Durham Life and Science Museum.