Old North State Politics podcast is a production of Catawba College's Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service, directed by Dr. Michael Bitzer, and connected to the blog OldNorthStatePolitics.com.
Music provided by Justin Gerstle of Catawba's Music Department.
"Lunch & Learn" about Defending Democracy with Tim Heaphy
Join the Center for N.C. Politics & Public Service at Catawba College and the N.C. Network for Fair, Safe & Secure Elections for a Lunch & Learn Zoom webinar with Tim Heaphy to hear his perspectives and potential approaches to dealing with political violence in America. With America confronting renewed political violence, how should citizens consider building resilience and solutions to address the deep divisions within our society?The author of Harbingers: What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal About Rising Threats to American Democracy, Heaphy discusses his views on the role of social media, the division that he feels is driving American politics, and his thoughts in finding connections and commonality among Americans to fix our broken democracy.
30 Jun 2025
Old North State Politics on "Enough is Enough" for Thom Tillis
Political analysts Michael Bitzer, Susan Roberts, and Chris Cooper examine U.S. Senator Thom Tillis' choice to not run for reelection in North Carolina, providing valuable insights into state politics.
24 Nov 2024
Margaret Thurman on "The First Presidential Contest"
Margaret Thurman discusses "The First Presidential Contest: 1796 and the Founding of American Democracy (https://www.amazon.com/First-Presidential-Contest-Democracy-Elections-ebook/dp/B07CH49XHN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4D2XKNVKE6G9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JY_4YHiKLOSJLsws4qSN6kcfpdoF3Osjah5FFmu-nxnGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.Q7QZ0puQdq_CfzJyqPPhFeDy2gwcLzujJQ17Xa5p_rc&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+first+presidential+contest&qid=1732488505&sprefix=the+first+presidential+contest%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1)" by Jeffrey Pasley.
24 Nov 2024
Trenard McClary on "Enchanted America"
Trenard McClary discusses "Enchanted America: How Intuition and Reason Divide Our Politics (https://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-America-Intuition-Reason-Politics/dp/022657850X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IUUULM62MP3Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jwO8J48eQEnwf4AELXd4SIEh_EW7FJP9shBKiOIHFFRgTtnIKytt2bTb_NLrF479hGqwTknsIwOwnFMGea21kw4F7bLNOa2J1IMauTvZe4bQJnC-MVG-xAo6mKjalPywxoHKkt6GsuIY1BLbm6f1DPlsmPdwa_oE62DesyUhOGOl3PrsRRoxb9yBrKCW4-3xQJKbqqOloHGcjgJ1o0TPBgUQ49rBkfamQMOZW94w430.1GvX9MzbnZEhJSrvd3yBvAGEOqqC0MI5B3OxYIOU6S8&dib_tag=se&keywords=enchanted+america&qid=1732482450&s=books&sprefix=enchanted+america%2Cstripbooks%2C99&sr=1-1)" by Eric Oliver and Thomas Wood.
24 Nov 2024
Ah'Marriah Sloan on "Give Us the Ballot"
Ah'Marriah Sloan discussed Ari Berman's "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America (https://www.amazon.com/Give-Us-Ballot-Struggle-America/dp/1250094720/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36DB3YS68SI1Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9AlZWqA-AyC8D1ggNSk91Eq41fWBBtn0GBdYPwJz4fjhPa1bkcsAqCQwgCu-7d64d7-XxTbgDjzkwrbxfqHhEWrefb8idCkDB9dQ1F-m-unNmyPQ9iv48uwg_rJZUFVqvtCJizjb4BdxNi_n64HVFz4ajWUCs729fPc4WNqa5m3HvoGtkpP1hRNXRSMIOkIO.3gxqmC11zkFQyvycvEzO0zwNSPPBkKinVYWcykIwMy0&dib_tag=se&keywords=give+us+the+ballot&qid=1732482380&s=books&sprefix=give+us+the+ballot%2Cstripbooks%2C92&sr=1-1)."
Joey Cilluffo on "The Mathematics of Voting and Elections"
Joey Cilluffo discusses "The Mathematics of Voting and Elections (https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Voting-Elections-Hands-Mathematical/dp/1470442876/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EHPW3SDPZL22&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mZej3OiAqpo8Xm3i-mWi8azV3j8mbRFzlIE_A1PAL5zGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.AYXqESvyILfe9jWWQourJ0KLXg_rGaulP_tRx7OMmrY&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+mathematics+of+elections+klima&qid=1732482197&s=books&sprefix=the+mathematics+of+elections+klima%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-1)" by Jonathan Hodge and Richard Klima.
24 Nov 2024
Jada Porter on "From Pandemic to Insurrection"
Jada Porter discusses Michael P. McDonald's "From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election (https://www.amazon.com/Pandemic-Insurrection-Voting-Presidential-Election/dp/3110766809/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ULO6RYBTGH2K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.La7WacxEXF7EfbFiPs1EDB6aCdyJzqhzGpzNnnOLV1g.oe8Rv4waj8DjtY51w5Ej2k3jGHPiPT88JO4e_8pTamY&dib_tag=se&keywords=from+pandemic+to+insurrection&qid=1732482007&s=books&sprefix=from+pandemic+to+insurrection%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1)"
24 Nov 2024
Gabrielle Brown on "The Values Campaign"
Gabrielle Brown discusses "The Values Campaign?: The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections (The Values Campaign?: The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections )," edited by John C. Green et al.
24 Nov 2024
Claire Vinskus on "Active Measures"
Claire Vinskus discusses "Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare (https://www.amazon.com/Active-Measures-History-Disinformation-Political-ebook/dp/B07RYGH7YN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12UMQM9VTC5TI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iR3SIVSHecUgPCUNX2RHvl7mwWDuW0oYWysOqVMzlums5bSZHfE1bHysKf2VSfIkQ0UQksAZHnO_OT8kMclIZFM7gam474NNb298gpQJQ2Wyim43QNEoTlQEx6XRLCwtGySwFa8aughMKWdJnuoWd0xFdjNjxOw3QOL4Z4lPYdiLRtVninMrhD0ZKrlJFgSSWAMFen0BAT2T2iu0L7xELWDeYTy6DCkXAXFv5mcrTOM.Gsnz2JkpvmAE-24PRFlXuCpO36b8gwxnVvd2oQ2z3Go&dib_tag=se&keywords=active+measures&qid=1732481840&s=books&sprefix=active+measures%2Cstripbooks%2C109&sr=1-1)" by Thomas Rid.
24 Nov 2024
Reagan Brown on "#GetOutTheVote"
Reagan Brown discusses Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber's "Get Out the Vote: How To Increase Voter Turnout (https://www.amazon.com/Get-Out-Vote-Donald-Green/dp/0815740638/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BWV2Q4OY8YXX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hoL1V8EtnYvQjPvyDfYPF7BCnir9WIEMQGzW1n2WYqUVb-0AOCpTy-AggRIwfuwS7EEwUKtbouvX2rsDQDfQ6rL5z9bfg0mHQJc7P5qGOa_xYyhjSpww37iBBBEbwDdgeDyLm6PaPX-x8oe4Z6_o5b9yWjesVdXHdpL2v0WeKGaL9WqD77T5KTQWRYzp6L4myU6HoxQ4CUHmtCWyM9suOfvmxI2Kvw5TWYScvBdsBv0.e-kvqluE3P7Twrwy6Zrf9WCDZ7F8bZItBsNxKzERDKk&dib_tag=se&keywords=get+out+the+vote&qid=1732481707&s=books&sprefix=get+out+the+vote%2Cstripbooks%2C92&sr=1-1)."
24 Nov 2024
Alondra Acevedo-Roque on "The Partisan Sort"
Alondra Acevedo-Roque discusses Matthew Levendusky's book, "The Partisan Sort: How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans (https://www.amazon.com/Partisan-Sort-Democrats-Conservatives-Republicans/dp/0226473651/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PTLV781JMHEV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Rq3fqWxuyrwQlN0w_Z5Oe0cYx6FfgUkAvIMI3Ic86yq4RYB14z9EtOtYUWOru2dYQ5PUp7u4rDkG88ZlKopNdQ.7I1-j-1vrkxApJrRpso8Rt08sLEkc_jPg_RPVMNAX-A&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+partisan+sort&qid=1732481543&s=books&sprefix=the+partisan+sort%2Cstripbooks%2C93&sr=1-1)"
24 Nov 2024
Andrew Whitehead on "Collision 2012"
Andrew Whitehead discusses Dan Balz's book, "Collision 2012: The Future of Election Politics in a Divided America (https://www.amazon.com/Collision-2012-Election-Politics-Divided-ebook/dp/B00AEBEUHO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20MKE6T1WW0P3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KcotfFz-ScNqWIJ3MiAvxnx5B4SkyqBhF6hNcZng3iBtN_Bw52KZN2vVvvQ7N-l7aN7-P9gMZIAREYhsABsycyyF7JIHuLc4F3EHSi_pDbHQJBZR3K0hY0Cq34hlXLtcplXr_f8_gdrP6F7GIkKyPs7eKmhz8a_XyG9Any6wDAQWfpZK1ThOTTaFEc2nh_tIuqqWDEQ9wl9oz39iFHHS3zH9EOehiG2qqgRHspzC8PE.U6XIPBVR4dFFzhm98Cbv0Y4_8WFeFNtnE39T4O0LaFo&dib_tag=se&keywords=collision+2012&qid=1732481495&s=books&sprefix=collision+2012%2Cstripbooks%2C96&sr=1-1)."
24 Nov 2024
Carter Heaton on "The Big Lie"
Carter Heaton discusses Jonathan Lemire's book, "The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Lie-Election-Political-Opportunism/dp/1250819628)."
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