Podcast Episodes

Main Street NC: Southeast Raleigh's gentrification challenge

This is the third in a new season of our Main Street NC series. We're visiting communities across the state to hear from local leaders about the posi…

1 year, 3 months ago

Main Street NC: Mitchell County's Helene recovery needs

This is the second in a new season of our Main Street NC series. In the coming months, we’ll be visiting communities across the state to hear from lo…

1 year, 3 months ago

Main Street NC: Fountain's musical rebirth

This is the first in a new season of our Main Street NC series. In the coming months, we’ll be visiting communities across the state to hear from loc…

1 year, 3 months ago

Why women are underrepresented in NC politics

"Women are underrepresented at every level of North Carolina politics": that’s the eye-catching title of a chapter in a new book called "Anatomy of a…

1 year, 4 months ago

Making sense of NC's election results

The election results are in, and while a few races here in North Carolina are still too close to call, we’re popping into your podcast feed to share …

1 year, 5 months ago

Down The Ballot: NC Legislature

For the final installment of our Down The Ballot series, we’re turning to the races for state legislature.

The district lines drawn by GOP lawmakers w…

1 year, 5 months ago

Down The Ballot: 1st Congressional District

This week on our Down The Ballot series, we’re taking a look at the only one of North Carolina’s 14 congressional districts that has a close election…

1 year, 5 months ago

Josh Stein on his campaign for governor

We’re talking to candidates for key races on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. This week, we’re taking a look at the r…

1 year, 5 months ago

Down The Ballot: Insurance Commissioner

We’re talking to candidates for key downballot races on the WUNC Politics Podcast as part of our Down The Ballot series. Next up: The race for insura…

1 year, 5 months ago

Bonus episode: The art and alarming science of political ads

Here's a midweek bonus episode from another great WUNC podcast, The Broadside:

This year, a record $12.3 billion will be spent on US political campaig…

1 year, 6 months ago