Mar 30, 2022
Morgan Jackson is one of the most powerful Democratic consultants in the state, with clients like Governor Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein and a number of presidential candidates over the years.
We will talk about current politics, but we'll also learn about Jackson's story, including why his life in politics...
Mar 22, 2022
As a kid Jim Kitchen dreamed of going to space as an astronaut. Decades later, he’s not an astronaut, but he is headed to space as a private citizen on Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin.
The UNC professor joins us to talk about how he was selected, all the fascinating stories of what he’s taking with him for the ride and...
Mar 16, 2022
Nearly 150 years ago, the North Carolina General Assembly funded a four-year rail project to open up western North Carolina to the rest of the state. Nearly 3,000 people helped work on it and almost all of them were former convicts and a large majority were former slaves.
As many as 300 may have died. Now, a local...
Mar 9, 2022
Five years ago this fall, Charlotte voters made history by electing the first big city majority millennial council in the country. We spent some time in the Queen City with four of them to find out how things have gone and where things are headed. As we found out, when COVID-19 hit, relationships also took a hit and...
Mar 2, 2022
Most people know Dale Folwell as a no-nonsense, stern politician who’s North Carolina's elected Treasurer. However, as you will hear in this week's episode, Treasurer Folwell's life story is a series of incredible highs and lows. Folwell opens up with an incredibly candid conversation about his life and...