Textiles/Jackie Torrence/Dub Addis

Textile Imports: Textile retailers and producers find themselves on opposite sides of the fence as quotas on Chinese imports are scheduled to end early next year. Host Frank Stasio looks at the issue with WUNC’s Leoneda Inge and Gary Gereffi, director of the Center on Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness at Duke University. Listener Call-In. (12:00)

Jackie Torrence: Host Frank Stasio remembers storyteller Jackie Torrence. The Salisbury, North Carolina native passed away on Tuesday. Other guests include: Donald Davis, a storyteller from Ocracoke; Donna Washington, a professional storyteller, author and actress in Durham; and Dionne Byrd, who listened to Jackie Torrance tell stories when she was a child in Salisbury. (20:00)

Dub Addis: Host Frank Stasio talks with Dereje Tesfaye and Fresew Taye, who are members of Dub Addis, a reggae band whose sound is rooted in Ethiopian rhythm. Dub Addis performs at The Temple Ball in Carrboro Friday night. Listener Call-in. (17:00)

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