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The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, 2-12-2026PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2026-02-1234 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives, Winter Storm editionPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2026-01-2445 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, New Year edition.PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2026-01-1141 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, December 6, 2025PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-12-0640 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, 11-22PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-11-2244 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, Off-year Election editionPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-11-0736 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastHometown Heroes with Robert ReivesPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-11-0152 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, 10-26-2026PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-10-2642 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, October 11PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-10-1146 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives NC, 9-6-25PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-09-0640 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastNorth Carolina Restless Natives, August 23PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-08-2334 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives: US Senate edition Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-07-2635 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives, episode 5Anderson Clayton, Travis Fain, and Thomas Mills take on the latest developments in North Carolina politics. This week, we discuss Phil Berger’s primary and his family’s legacy. We look at Governor Josh Stein’s take on marijuana. And Anderson talks about her tours through rural NC. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-06-0740 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives, Episode 4Both the US House and the North Carolina House passed budgets this week. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-05-2433 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless natives NC, episode 3North Carolina has had a lot of news in the past two weeks. We bread it down on Restless Natives NC. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-05-1031 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastHometown heroes, episode oneCanton has faced two major floods, including Helene, in the past four years. It also lost the paper mill that gave the town its identity. Mayor Zeb Smathers has guided the town through those challenges. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-04-2930 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives, episode 2The second episode of Restless Natives looks at town hall meetings, the ongoing Riggs-Griffin race, and the impact of the economy on elections. It’s a fun episode. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-04-2632 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRank incompetenceTranscript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Tuesday, Apr 25, 2025 and the knives are out at the Department of Defense.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth continues the steady stream of bad press that goes with rank incompetence.This week, he fired or replaced his entire upper management, including his chief of staff.Hegseth and his cronies said they were leaking, but they were some of his closest aides.Before long, Signalgate 2.0 dropped.It turns out, Hegseth didn’t just give confidential information to an unse...
2025-04-2302 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastThe real Trump Derangement SyndromeTranscript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Tuesday, April 15 2025 and we’ve returned to a dark place in our history.It’s been more than 70 years since authorities or quasi-authorities could snatch people off the street and disappear them into a gulag for some indeterminant period of time.That practice largely ended in 1955 after the lynching of Emmitt Till.After almost 60 years of Jim Crow rule, enough people finally became outraged at the vigilante justice and lack of due process that had condemned so many African Americans to dea...
2025-04-1503 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRestless Natives, episode 1Welcome to the inaugural podcast of Restless Natives. Join me, Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, and former political reporter Travis Fain in a discussion about the state of our state. PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-04-1233 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastDonald Trump is losing the trade war he startedTranscript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Thursday, April 10, 2025, and Donald Trump has caved.Trump backed down on his threat to impose massive tariffs on countries across the world after the stock market crashed and investors fled the bond market.Trump’s retreat caused the stock market to rally and eased fears of a recession.Trump left a 125% tariff on all goods from China so we still face the prospect of rising prices and a return to more inflation.Trump’s toadies tried to put a good face o...
2025-04-1002 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastA Mark Robinson comeback?Transcript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Tuesday April 8, 2025 and we’re getting a little comic relief here in the Old North State.According to a twitter account called Media Right News, Donald Trump is secretly recruiting freshman North Carolina Congressman Pat Harrigan to primary Senator Thom Tillis.And that’s not even the best part. According to Media Right, Mark Robinson will run for Harrigan’s seat.That’s right.The guy whose campaign for governor famously imploded after graphic revelations about time spent on porn sites want...
2025-04-0802 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastTo steal an electionPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Transcript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Friday, April 4, 2025 and democracy is slipping away in North Carolina.Today, a three-judge panel ruled along partisan lines to allow Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin disqualify more than 65,000 votes. Griffin lost the election to justice Allison Riggs by about 730 votes.The ruling gives voters 15 days to cure their ballots, but it would be very difficult to address 65,000 individual ballots....
2025-04-0402 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastThe Tillis tariffsPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Transcript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Thursday, Apr 3, 2025 and the Republic is still standing, but your 401(K) is not. Donald Trump introduced blanket tariffs across the globe. He even put tariffs on two islands off the coast of Australia that are inhabited only by penguins. Not sure what they did to insult the president, but it must have been bad. You know who didn't ge...
2025-04-0303 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastMAGA Michele Morrow vs. Timid Thom Tillis?Transcript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is April 1, 2025 and the universe is smiling down us today.According to reporter Bryan Anderson, Michele Morrow is considering a primary against Senator Thom Tillis. This is not an April Fool’s joke.Morrow is a bat-s**t crazy woman who ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction last year. She took out the incumbent Superintendent in the Republican primary and came within three percent of winning the general election.Morrow is deep into MAGA conspiracy theories. She called for the execution of a...
2025-04-0103 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastWhen Tillis asks for your voteTranscript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Thursday, March 27, 2025 and the Republic is still standing but it’s being sabotaged by its own government.The bumbling National Security Team that allowed an independent reporter, Jeffery Goldberg, into a Signal group chat about an airstrike in Yemen keeps stepping on the rake. They’re like a bunch of Keystone Kops. I hear Benny Hill music every time I see one of them on the screen.When the story broke, Director of Defense Pete Hegseth called Goldberg a liar, only to find out that t...
2025-03-2703 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastThom Tillis's man at DefenseTranscript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025 and the Republic is still standing–but’s it’s being run by a comically inept government.Yesterday, we learned that our national security team is running our foreign policy on insecure cell phones and commercial apps and while inadvertently leaking classified information to reporters.It seems that National Security Advisor Michael Waltz set up a chat group to discuss the pending strike on Houthis in the Persian Gulf. The group included Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defen...
2025-03-2503 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastThe resistance is risingTranscript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is March 23, 2025 and the Republic is still standing–and the resistance to authoritarianism is taking shape.Over the last few days, Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, better known as AOC, have been touring swing states and drawing huge audiences. Rallies in Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona tapped into the anger Democrats feel toward the Trump administration. Bernie was the headliner, but AOC got as much attention as the heir-apparent to his movement.AOC moved away from her roots as a Democratic Socialist and embraced a role...
2025-03-2303 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastPurging heroes from historyTranscript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Thursday, March 20, 2025 and the Republic is still standing, but it appears to be run by a bunch of racist a******s.The Trump administration repealed Lyndon Johnson’s executive order that banned contractors from having segregated facilities. They claimed the order is part of DEI. It’s really just poking African Americans in the eye, showing them what he can do.And it gets worse.PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free o...
2025-03-2002 min
Election Profit MakersEpisode 317: Bonus Episode: North Carolina Political Gossip (with Thomas Mills)Thomas Mills of PoliticsNC.com joins Jon and David to discuss Mark Robinson, Anderson Clayton, and domain names.
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2025-03-2050 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastThreats, violence, and democracyPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Transcript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Sunday, March 16, 2025 and the Republic is still standing, though its very foundation is under assault.In North Carolina, Jefferson Griffin and the Republican Party are attacking our democracy by trying to throw out the votes of more than 60,000 North Carolinians who cast their ballots in November.This week, Griffin’s lawyer released a statement saying that his wife suff...
2025-03-1603 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastMake bribery easy againPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-03-1303 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastThe price of TrumpPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-03-1103 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastSubtweeting the presidentPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-03-0904 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastWith friends like thesePoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-03-0402 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastReality television in the Oval OfficeTrump is sidling up to Putin and Russia while distancing himself from Western European democracies. Republicans in Congress are complicit in turning the country from liberal democracy toward gangster capitalism. PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-03-0103 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastRobin Hoods in reversePoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-02-2703 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastSurrendering our valuesI’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Tuesday, February 25, 2025 and the Republic is still standing–but it’s wobbly. Ronald Reagan’s shining city on a hill has gone dark. Donald Trump is siding Putin and other authoritarians against Ukraine and western democracies. Yesterday, the United States voted with Russia, North Korea, and other dictatorships against a UN Resolution holding Russia accountable for their invasion of Ukraine.Trump is surrendering the values that made our country great in pursuit of power and profit. Members of the Greatest Generation are rolling over in the graves. They fought for free...
2025-02-2504 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastPlundering and incompetenceThanks for listening. If you like what you’re hearing, please share it. If you haven’t signed up, please hit the subscribe button. If you’re subscribed but not paying, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. PoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-02-2303 min
The PoliticsNC PodcastInaugural Podcast and Tillis interviewPoliticsNC is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe
2025-02-2203 min
The Great BattlefieldPolitics in North Carolina with Thomas MillsThomas Mills returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the changes at PoliticsNC.com and his thoughts about the 2024 election.
2024-11-2547 min
Carolina DemocracyBanning Participation Trophies, Really?!?Welcome back to Carolina Democracy. Today we're joined by Alex Jones, columnist, policy analyst for Carolina Forward, and blogger at PoliticsNC. Plus some messaging thoughts on President Trump's indictment and updates on the latest political news in North Carolina, including a bill to ban participation trophies in youth sports. Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up!Resources:PoliticsNC: websiteCarolina Forward: websiteThe Carolina Journal: "Pistol Permits and Jim Crow?"Mac McCorkle and Rachel Salzberg, "The Democrats’ Countrypolitan Problem in North Carolina: Progressive Challenge and Opportunity"Slate's Political GabfestContact Us: jd@ca...
2023-04-0338 min
Carolina DemocracyAbortion is on the Ballot (Duh!)Welcome back to Carolina Democracy! Today, we dive into Lt. Governor Mark Robinson’s CPAC speech from early August, then shift to a mash up of excerpts from several of our past guests on a topic that is front center in everyone’s mind right now – abortion. Plus, thoughts on other political issues from the past week. Learn More About Candidates from Today's Episode:Mary Wills Bode: www.bode4senate.comSydney Batch: www.sydneybatch.comMaria Morgan: www.marciamorganforncsenate.comAmy Block DeLoach: www.amyblockdeloach.comDiamond Staton-Williams: www.teamdiamondnc.comOther Resources: Politic...
2022-09-1935 min
Carolina DemocracyThe Fraud of Right-Wing PopulismWelcome back to Carolina Democracy! Today I’m joined by columnist, blogger, and policy analyst Alex Jones to discuss the rise and fraudulence of right-wing populism, as well as the disconnect between what North Carolina voters want and who they vote for. We also recap some highlights from the primary election results.PoliticsNC:Website: PoliticsNC.comMeredith Poll is a Glimmer of Good News in the Democrats' Winter Conservative Populism if FraudHigh Republican Turnout Isn't Going Away Just Because Trump's Off the BallotThe Roots of the Trump CultContact Us:Email: jd...
2022-05-2336 min
Carolina DemocracyFighting for Democracy at Home & AbroadWelcome back to Carolina Democracy! Today I’m joined by State Senator Wiley Nickel to discuss his campaign for the 13th Congressional District, and I also talk to columnist and Carolina Forward policy analyst Alex Jones to discuss President Biden's leadership and unique qualifications in the fight against autocracy abroad.Learn More About Wiley Nickel:Website: wileynickelforcongress.comFacebook: @WileyNickelNCInstagram: @wileynickelncTwitter: @wileynickelPoliticsNC:Website: PoliticsNC.comArticle: Ukraine and the Return of American ValuesArticle: Biden Gave the Speech He Needed to Turn His Presidency AroundCarolina Forward:Website: ca...
2022-03-1435 min
Perspective from PoliticsNCThe North Carolina Senate RaceWe discuss the North Carolina Senate race: Cal Cunningham's fundraising numbers and Thom Tillis' birthday card for Eric Trump.
Gary Pearce writes at New Day for NC.
2020-01-0818 minPerspective from PoliticsNCChristmas PerspectiveIn which Gary Pearce joins to discuss impeachment, a wave of NC congressional retirements and some historical perspective to boot. Gary writes at New Day for NC.
2019-12-1928 minPerspective from PoliticsNCWill Mark Walker primary Thom Tillis?Gary Pearce joins to talk about the new congressional districts and what options Mark Walker may have in 2020. Gary writes at New Day for NC.
2019-12-0518 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: Impeachment, Mark Meadows and Thom TillisThomas Mills and Gary Pearce join to discuss the implications of impeachment in North Carolina.
2019-11-2129 minPerspective from PoliticsNCNov 14: Looking at impeachment and the primariesGary Pearce joins to discuss impeachment and how Medicare For All plays in the Democratic primary.
Read Gary's blogs here, and check out other PoliticsNC articles here.
2019-11-1425 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: November 7thGary Pearce joins to discuss elections from around the nation this week and the path to victory for North Carolina Democrats in 2020.
Read more of Gary's columns on his site, New Day for NC.
2019-11-0726 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: Budget Impasse and Fair MapsGary Pearce joins PoliticsNC again to discuss the implications of fair maps in North Carolina and the continuing budget impasse.
Gary publishes New Day for NC.
2019-10-3121 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective with Gary PearceToday, Kirk talks with Gary Pearce about his experience in North Carolina politics, and where he sees things heading in 2020. Gary will be joining PoliticsNC podcasts in the coming future. His website, New Day for NC, is here.
2019-10-2417 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: August 21Special elections go to the polls, ICE bill sent to the Governor's desk and the budget stalemate persists.
2019-08-2117 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: August 15Today in the Daily Perspective:
the state budget is still in a deadlock over Medicaid expansion
Cooper leads Republican challengers in the latest Civitas poll
Biden still leads the field of Democrats vying for the presidential nomination
2019-08-1517 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: Medicaid Expansion with Graig MeyerRep. Meyer brings us up-to-date on the state of the budget negotiations, and talks about Medicaid Expansion for North Carolina.
2019-08-0815 min2019-07-2913 min2019-07-2314 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: July 8In today's Daily Perspective: Medicaid Expansion and the veto override, and a look at the US Senate race as fundraising numbers are released by some of the campaigns.
2019-07-0813 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: July 3rdOn the final episode of the week, we cover Medicaid expansion, Thomas Jefferson and the first three Q2 fundraising numbers out of the Democrats running for president. Visit our site to read more!
2019-07-0321 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: July 1We drop in for what will probably be the only podcast this holiday week, covering the gerrymandering decision last week and a bit of a bad week for Lt. Gov and 2020 gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest.
2019-07-0112 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 24Rep. Larry Pittman adds more to his history of outlandish statements, this time comparing Abraham Lincoln to Adolf Hitler.
2019-06-2412 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 19Though Eric Mansfield and Cal Cunningham are making the biggest splash, today we examine two other candidates in the Democratic primary who have been running for a few months now: Erica Smith and Trevor Fuller, and what it takes for them to compete in a statewide election.
2019-06-1909 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 18Eric Mansfield joins Cal Cunningham this week as the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor swells to four.
2019-06-1813 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 17North Carolina Democrats land a top-tier candidate for US Senate, as Cal Cunningham switches races. He had been running for Lt. Gov before.
2019-06-1711 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 13Mark Walker is officially NOT running to primary Thom Tillis; Medicaid expansion is still on the table in this budget.
2019-06-1310 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 12More speculation about Mark Walker as a potential primary challenger to Thom Tillis; How do Democrats win statewide in North Carolina?
2019-06-1213 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 11North Carolina's history of political moderation stands in sharp contrast to the governing principles of the current North Carolina GOP; Biden stands athwart the Democratic field, with a message of compromise and moderation.
2019-06-1114 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 7thDocuments showing the machinations of the Republican Party's mapmaker come into play legally and a brief update on the Thom Tillis primary battle.
2019-06-0711 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 5The abortion override is taking place today in the NC House, and we briefly discuss how the post-recession recovery has not been the uniquely North Carolina miracle Republicans would have you think.
2019-06-0510 minPerspective from PoliticsNCDaily Perspective: June 4thToday, we tackle the Emerson poll showing Democrats exceeding expectations and Republicans with an uphill battle in the 2020 elections in North Carolina.
2019-06-0410 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: May 28This week, we tackle the Thom Tillis primary, the Democrats' economic message and the beginning of the state budget process.
2019-05-2824 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: May 15NC09, Thom Tillis vs Garland Tucker and the Democratic presidential primary.
2019-05-1625 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: May 6Crossover, the budget, Medicaid expansion, and a primary challenger for Thom Tillis in the form of Garland Tucker. That's all in today's Perspective, from PoliticsNC.com
2019-05-0618 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: April 12thSpecial elections, Winston-Salem gerrymandering and public education -- all covered in this week's Perspective from PoliticsNC.com
2019-04-1223 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: April 5thBack from a week of no recordings, we tackle the Lindberg bribery scandal.
2019-04-0521 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: March 22Division in NC-09 on the Republican side, the UNC Board of Governors, Kimberley Reynolds exits NCDP.
2019-03-2223 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: March 15thThom Tillis and his flip-flop, the trajectory of conservatism under Trump, the future of Raleigh after Nancy McFarlane and more.
2019-03-1525 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: March 7thWherein we discuss NC09 and NC03, the Governor's budget rollout and more.
2019-03-0820 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: February 28thMark Meadows, Mark Harris and Judge Collins all feature in today's Perspective.
2019-02-2820 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: February 22ndBig news out of NC-09 this week, along with the prospect of Sen. Thom Tillis voting on whether or not to uphold Trump's emergency declaration, and the addition of a new candidate in the presidential primaries on the Democratic side.
2019-02-2218 minPerspective from PoliticsNCTalking with June AtkinsonJune Atkinson is the former State Superintendent in North Carolina. We talked about education in the Tar Heel state.
2019-02-2127 minPerspective from PoliticsNCTalking with Wayne GoodwinWayne Goodwin is the current Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. He joined me to discuss the debacle that is the North Carolina 9th Congressional District.
2019-02-2117 min2019-02-1518 minPerspective from PoliticsNCTalking with Rep. Graig MeyerPoliticsNC talks to Rep. Graig Meyer in the NC General Assembly, covering the 2018 election, the 2019 session and what to look for moving forward.
2019-02-1422 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: February 8thScandal in Virginia, racist yearbooks in North Carolina and a few more 2020 presidential contenders.
2019-02-0821 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: February 1stWe tackle Medicaid expansion, 2020 in North Carolina, the new elections board and more.
2019-02-0119 minPerspective from PoliticsNCTalking with Deborah RossIn this episode, Kirk talks with Deborah Ross, Democratic nominee for US Senate in 2016.
2019-01-2918 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: January 24thListen in as Thomas Mills and Kirk Kovach discuss the UNC system, Speaker Tim Moore, Senator Richard Burr’s comments on the shutdown and more. Read us at PoliticsNC.com.
2019-01-2419 minPerspective from PoliticsNCTalking with Cal CunninghamCal Cunningham is running in the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor. Here's his campaign website if you would like to learn more about his candidacy: calfornc.com
2019-01-2121 minPerspective from PoliticsNCPerspective: January 17thThis is the first of our weekly Perspective episodes, where Thomas Mills breaks down the top stories in North Carolina and looks ahead to the week to come. In this episode, we tackled the 9th Congressional District controversy, the Folt - Silent Sam debacle at Chapel Hill, the upcoming legislative session in Raleigh, and the Cooper - Pipeline story.
2019-01-1822 minPerspective from PoliticsNCTalking with Rep. Robert ReivesIn this first interview, Kirk talks with Representative Robert Reives about the most recent election, its impact on the General Assembly, slights from Amazon & Apple, and a lot more. Give it a listen!
2019-01-1118 min
The Janet Foster ShowEp12 - The Politics of GerrymanderingThe State of North Carolina has a implemented practices of drawing racially specific districts in an effort to marginalize minority voters, specifically African-American communities in an effort to silence voters. The state also created additional voter disenfranchisement practices of limiting early voting, and not allowing college students to vote on campus by staging polling locations in remote locations. Guest Thomas Mills is the Founder of the site PoliticsNC.com and he shares updates and insights on North Carolina politics, the history of gerrymandering in the state and what this situation means for residents of the state.
2016-02-1600 min