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Pro Politics with Zac McCraryA Master Class in Political Communications, with Democratic Comms Veteran David BergsteinSend us a textDavid Bergstein, Communications Director for Senator Cory Booker, is one of the most accomplished communications professionals working in Democratic politics - working tough campaigns across the country and stints at the DNC, DCCC, and DSCC. In this conversation, we talk his path to politics out of a political family in Portland, OR, why he gravitated to comms, lessons learned on early races, some of his favorite press gimmicks, the difference in working campaigns vs. committees, some of the saviest pols he's worked with, the changing face of political communications & much more.2025-07-2957 min
The Comics That We LoveEp.162: Absolute DC: Phase IIZach catches up on the three newest series to be released in the DC Absolute Universe!On the docket:Absolute Martian Manhunter #1-3 (DC Comics)Written by Deniz CampArt by Javier RodriguezLetters by Hassan Otsmane-ElhaouAbsolute Flash #1-3 (DC Comics)Written by Jeff LemireArt by Nick RoblesColors by Adriano LucasLetters by Tom NapolitanoAbsolute Green Lantern #1-2 (DC Comics)Written by Al EwingArt by Jahnoy Lindsay2025-05-2922 min
The Best of LKN296: Robert McCrary - The Egg Cafe in DavidsonIn this episode, Robert McCrary, owner of The Egg Cafe in Davidson, shares his journey from acting to entrepreneurship, detailing the challenges and triumphs of running a restaurant. He discusses the concept behind The Egg, the recent relocation due to lease issues, and the importance of community engagement. Rob also offers valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, emphasizing the need for passion and resilience in the face of industry challenges.The Egg Cafe402 S Main StDa...2025-05-2030 min
MetroNews HotlineHotline Feature- Twisted Tunes, Ticket Tips, and Beatles Breakups: A Mountain Stage Chat with Larry GroceOn this edition of MetroNews Hotline, Dave Weekly welcomes Mountain Stage co-founder and host Larry Groce for a freewheeling conversation that covers everything from the upcoming sold-out show with Jeff Tweedy to the discovery of genre-bending bands like Twisted Pine and the soulful gospel sounds of the McCrary Sisters. Larry shares behind-the-scenes insight into programming, reveals a personal connection to an upcoming Morgantown performance, and weighs in on the 55th anniversary of the Beatles' breakup. From productivity music to rare Springsteen tracks and Prince's vault, it’s a blend of music history, insider access, and great storytelling. Don't miss it!2025-04-1011 minThe Comics That We LoveEp.156: Silvertalks Ep.1: Silverhawks #1 (Dynamite)Silvertalks is a monthly read-along, Patreon Exclusive podcast that will be hosted by Zach and the other man who was part of Episode 120: Armchair Publisher: Silverhawks, Dane Wilt, as they discuss the brand new series from Dynamite Entertainment, Silverhawks!But since this journey with Silverhawks started on the main feed, and we're so excited about it, we wanted to share this first episode with everyone and make sure you know how awesome Silverhawks is!Written by Ed BrissonArt by George KambadaisColors by Ellie WrightLettering by Jeff...2025-02-1240 min
Good Morning LKN'Thersday, January 2nd, 2025 | Happy New Year!Tune in to the harmonious waves of laughter and lively banter as our charismatic hosts, Mamie Lee and Justin A. Ckezepis, bring the energetic pulse of Lake Norman to your ears.Today's Show includes - ICATS Traffic Report with Jeff Luxom at 7:18am and 8:18am - Word of The Day at around 7:22am - Robert McCrary | The Egg & The Crazy Pig - HIGH COUNTRY HAPPENINGS presented by Graystone Lodge | graystonelodge.com | Boone, NC2025-01-021h 28Pro Politics with Zac McCraryInside the 2024 North Carolina Governor's Race with Josh Stein Senior Strategist Morgan Jackson & Campaign Manager Jeff AllenSend us a textSenior Strategist Morgan Jackson & Campaign Manager Jeff Allen helped guide Democrat Josh Stein to a historic win in the 2024 open-seat North Carolina Governor's Race over GOP lighting rod Mark Robinson. In this conversation, they both discuss how Stein went from trailing in many of the early polls to winning on Election Day by a historic 15-point margin. They talk the initial phase of the race with Robinson leading the polls, the Stein strategy to define Robinson early, the power of using Robinson's own words against him, the infamous "Nude Africa" scandal, the impact...2024-12-171h 08
Douglass Hills church of Christ PodcastWhat Kind of Man Leads His Family?Series: What Kind of Man...?Service: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Jeff McCrary2024-11-0322 minDouglass Hills church of Christ PodcastWhat Kind of Man Leads His Church?Series: What Kind of Man...?Service: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Jeff McCrary2024-11-0336 minDouglass Hills church of Christ PodcastWhat Kind of Man Shapes His World for God's Will?Series: What Kind of Man...?Service: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Jeff McCrary2024-11-0350 minDouglass Hills church of Christ PodcastWhat Kind of Man Grows to Be Like Jesus?Series: What Kind of Man...?Service: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Jeff McCrary2024-11-0347 minDouglass Hills church of Christ PodcastWhat Kind of Man Obeys the Gospel?Series: What Kind of Man...?Service: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Jeff McCrary2024-11-0351 min
The Comics That We LoveEp.141: Gideon Falls Vol. 2: Original Sins (Image Comics)Zach is joined by "IMDZ" Zach Bolton to discuss the second volume of the acclaimed horror comic from Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino, Gideon Falls: Original Sins!Bolton joined Zach on Episode 22 to discuss Volume 1, and it was high time to revisit this amazing work. Join them as Spooktober continues!Written by Jeff LemireArt by Andrea SorrentinoColors by Dave Stewart---------------------------------------------------Big thanks to Dmitry Taras for our Spooktober theme, "Dark Mysterious Halloween Night"Check out his YouTube channel and you can find free use music...2024-10-2447 minPro Politics with Zac McCraryRe-connecting with Election Analyst David Nir for the Launch of The DownballotSend us a textCatching up this week with return guest David Nir, who for over a decade has been an influential election analyst and the creator of Daily Kos Elections. Within the past week, David has moved his analysis to an independent site - now called The Downballot. In this conversation, David provides an update on his transition: what is happening, why now, and David's long-term goals for The Downballot. Then, stay for my original conversation with David - originally released over three years ago in early 2021. David has a fascinating career arc that charts the...2024-08-201h 09
Down Trails of VictoryS4 E4--Port Neches-Groves High School--2023 State Football ChampionsThe Port Neches-Groves Indians--Texas 5A D2 State Football Champions of 2023.Six seniors from that 2023 Indian squad--Shea Adams, Mario Miguel, Isaiah Nguyen, Giovanni Oceguera, Reid Richard, and Maxwell Scroggs--tell the story of that historic championship run. It's a unique and insightful perspective from the players themselves.Their remembrances cover a wide range of topics, including:Head Coach Jeff Joseph and PN-G's coaching staff;The 2022 State Final season, and how that season impacted 2023;PN-G's undefeated district campaign;The 2023 playoff run, which culminated in...2024-05-201h 38Pro Politics with Zac McCraryLarry Huynh & His Unconventional Path as a Digital TrailblazerSend us a textLarry Huynh is a Partner and founder of Trilogy Interactive, a trailblazing digital political firm. His path to politics is anything but typical...his family coming to the U.S. as refugees after the Vietnam War, his academic background in biochemistry, and early career in the finance sector. In this conversation, Larry talks his unconventional route to working in politics, the 2004 campaign that changed his trajectory, early days of the political internet, plus some of his favorite case studies, best practices, and thoughts on digital trends that have the potential to change politics. 2024-03-1955 minThe Comics That We LoveEp.104: Turtles, Truckstops and Vampires!New Year's Comic Spree continues as Zach becomes snowed in for the weekend and takes advantage of that to read more comics that he missed from 2023!This week on the pile:#1Nights (Image Comics)Issues 1-4Written by Wyatt KennedyArt by Luigi FormisanoColors by Francesco SegalaLetters by Maria Letizia Mirabella#2TMNT: The Last Ronin: The Lost Years (IDW)Issues 1-5 and these...2024-01-1022 min
The Literary License PodcastSeason 7: Episode 344 - Make/REMAKE: The Lion King (1994)/The Lion King (2019)The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet with elements from the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses and Disney's 1942 film Bambi. The film was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenplay written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew B...2024-01-013h 04Pro Politics with Zac McCraryRemembering Governor Bill Richardson, with his former Campaign Manager & Chief of Staff Dave ContarinoSend us a textDave Contarino was Bill Richardson's 2002 gubernatorial campaign manager, his first term Chief of Staff, and manager of his 2008 presidential campaign. Very few are better equipped to remember the life and legacy of Governor Richardson than Dave. In this conversation we talk Dave's own path to politics and mine his expertise specifically about New Mexico, then go in depth about the inspiration, impact, and influence of Bill Richardson...from his unconventional lifestory, to his time as a rising star in the House, stint in the Clinton cabinet, two terms as Governor, groundbreaking presidential campaign...2023-09-261h 04Pro Politics with Zac McCraryDemocratic Pollster Lisa Grove on the Power of a Question MarkSend us a text[EPISODE ORIGINALLY RECORDED FEBRUARY 2021]Lisa Grove has been a leading Democratic strategist and pollster for 25+ years, helping elect a President, Senators, Governors, and more. She also developed a reputation for winning tough ballot measures and helped refine messaging to advance the cause of marriage equality. In this conversation (recorded February '21), she talks her roots in Oregon politics and activism, being drawn to polling, her early days in the business, starting her own firm in the mid 90s, and stories & insight from a successful career that has spanned several decades.2023-08-0845 minPro Politics with Zac McCraryMichael Rowan & A Political Journey from Bethel, Alaska to Caracas, VenenzuelaSend us a textMichael Rowan's political career started in a small Alaksan fishing village in the 1960s and has ascended to heights of helping elect Presidents, Senators, Governors, and working in 17 countries. Michael was a contemporary and colleague of some of the most influential political minds in the modern era - Larry O'Brien, Joe Napolitan, Tony Schwartz, Marshall McLuhan, among many others. And the campaigns he had an impact on includes names like Bill Clinton, Pat Moynihan, Andrew Young, Howard Metzenbaum, Mike Gravel, and more. And after working against Hugo Chavez in Venenzuela, Michael and his...2023-07-1157 minPro Politics with Zac McCraryAnalilia Mejia, co-Exec Dir of The Center for Popular Democracy & Bernie Sanders' 2020 Political DirectorSend us a textAnalilia Mejia is currently the co-ED of The Center for Popular Democracy...and prior to that she was Bernie Sanders 2020 Presidential Campaign Political Director with stints in the Biden Administration, with the Working Families Party, & deep roots in union organizing. In this conversation, she talks being raised in working class Elizabeth, NJ as a daughter of immigrants, the life-changing role that a union job meant for her family, and the through line of empowering people that has run through her entire career in and around politics.IN THIS EPISODE2023-06-2049 minPro Politics with Zac McCraryLegendary Democratic Strategist Bob ShrumSend us a textBob Shrum is a platonic ideal of a guest for this podcast…someone who, as a teenager, met JFK at the 1960 Democratic Convention and decades later worked as a strategist for several presidential candidates, big city mayors, Governors, and Senators. In this conversation, we talk his early passion for politics, the fortuitous chance to get his foot in the door as a speechwriter for a NYC mayor, how he connected with Senator Ted Kennedy and helped write his famous ’80 Convention Speech, and Bob’s 3 decades as a leading Democratic admaker and strategist – plus his curr...2023-06-1354 min