Trump and Biden target NC for 2024 wins and a new NCGOP leader elected
For the week of April 1, 2024, Kyle Ingram fills in as week’s host for Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan and is joined by politics team colleagues DC correspondent Danielle Battaglia and state politic...
1 Apr 202419min
Rep. Maria Cervania on life as a freshman Democratic lawmaker
For the week of March 25, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan here is joined by a state lawmaker as guest: Rep. Maria Cervania, a Cary Democrat. Cervania is a freshman representative who previously served on the...
25 Mar 202429min
What primary results mean for the NCGA short session feat. WUNC's Colin Campbell
We are about a month out from the start of the 2024 legislative short session, which is always held during an election year, so that changes the tone of the entire session. First, it’s usually shorter...
18 Mar 202420min
Primary results in NC court races and what it means for the general election
For the week of March 11, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by fellow state politics reporters Avi Bajpai, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Kyle Ingram. The four break down post-primary analysis of th...
11 Mar 202421min
Bonus Episode: Surprises, upsets and takeaways from the 2024 NC Primary Election
In this post-primary bonus episode, originally recorded live on X (formerly Twitter), Charlotte Observer and News & Observer politics reporters share their biggest takeaways from Election Night: From ...
6 Mar 202425min
NC Primary Day is here: Frontrunner fundraising, candidates and campaigns to watch
For the week of March 4, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by fellow politics reporters Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram to discuss the latest fundraising numbers for the gubernatorial primary frontrunners ...
4 Mar 202419min
Republican gubernatorial candidate Dale Folwell on what conservatism means to him
fFor the week of Feb. 26, 2024, podcast host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan shares outtakes from a recent interview with State Treasurer Dale Folwell, a longshot candidate in the Republic...
26 Feb 202422min
Josh Stein talks labor issues, his opponents, and why he wants to be governor
For the week of Feb. 19, 2024, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan shares excerpts of a recent interview Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, who is running for governor. Hear Stein ta...
19 Feb 202417min
