THERE MAY BE NO TOUGHER JOB IN NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS THAN BEING MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE.
EVERY DECISION IS SCRUTINIZED. EVERY SUCCESS IS EXPECTED. EVERY PROBLEM HAS SOMEONE DEMANDING AN IMMEDIATE SOLUTION.
CHARLOTTE IS NO LONGER JUST NORTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST CITY. IT'S AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. WHAT HAPPENS HERE INFLUENCES JOB GROWTH, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND EVEN THE POLITICAL DEBATE IN RALEIGH.
HEAR FROM THE MAN NEWLY APPOINTED TO LEAD THE QUEEN CITY… CHARLOTTE MAYOR ROB HARRINGTON
4 Aug 2026
Midterm Election Madness
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN CANDIDATES TEST THEIR MESSAGES. OUTSIDE GROUPS START SPENDING. ENDORSEMENTS ARE MADE. AND BOTH PARTIES BEGIN THE COMPETITION TO DEFINE THE ISSUES THAT WILL DRIVE VOTERS TO THE POLLS.
THE POLITICAL TEMPERATURE IS RISING.. AND WE’RE TALKING TO TWO STRATEGISTS WHO CAN TAKE THE HEAT!
OUR GUESTS ARE ANNA BEAVON GRAVELY, THE FOUNDER OF RESTLESS POLITICO, A POLITICAL STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS FIRM. AND ANTJUAN SEAWRIGHT WHO IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR, AND SOUTH CAROLINA OPERATIVE WHO HAS ADVISED CAMPAIGNS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
PLUS FIND OUT THE FIVE THINGS YOU WON’T HEAR IN NORTH CAROLINAS MOST HOTLY CONTESTED RACE!
4 Aug 2026
The NC State Budget
STATE BUDGETS ARE MORE THAN JUST SPREADSHEETS. THEY REFLECT A STATE'S PRIORITIES... WHAT GOVERNMENT CHOOSES TO FUND... WHAT IT CHOOSES NOT TO FUND... AND HOW MUCH OF YOUR MONEY IT BELIEVES IT SHOULD KEEP.
NORTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS FINALLY AGREED ON A NEW STATE BUDGET — BRINGING AN END TO OVER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS.
SO WHAT DOES THIS YEAR'S LONG-AWAITED NORTH CAROLINA BUDGET SAY? OUR GUEST IS MITCH KOKAI, A SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST WITH THE JOHN LOCKE FOUNDATION. MITCH HAS SPENT MORE THAN TWO DECADES ANALYZING STATE GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY, TAXES, AND THE NORTH CAROLINA BUDGET.
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