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Unpacking the latest twist in NC Supreme Court contest; "Wait Wait" host Peter Sagal gets grilled on the South by Leoneda
Description
The latest in the ongoing saga over NC’s Supreme Court seat. What Republican Jefferson Griffin’s win (for now) with the state appeals court means, and what happens next.
With the fast-approaching, sold-out live taping at DPAC, Peter Sagal needs all the help he can get to prepare. Thankfully, he’s got a one-on-one study session with Due South’s Leoneda Inge. But he better get ready, because she’s got a news quiz of her own for him…
And, the Environmental Protection Agency's largest facility in Research Triangle Park has several hundred workers. Current and former researchers warn that deep cuts to the agency’s research arm could be 'devastating' for environmental policy decisions.
Guests
Rusty Jacobs, Voting and Election Integrity Reporter at WUNC
Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s News Quiz show Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Chris Frey, Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure, College of Engineering at NC State University, former EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Research and Development (ORD)
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, retired EPA science advisor who worked at the agency for more than 40 years, starting in 1981.