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The “WUNC Politics Podcast” is a free-flowing discussion of what we're hearing in the back hallways of the General Assembly and on the campaign trail across North Carolina. Sign up for our free, weekly WUNC Politics Newsletter here.

Episodes (452)

Gun reform a longshot; Medicaid expansion possible

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May 27, 202222:30pending

This Charlotte progressive wants more from the Party

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May 26, 202225:57pending

Cawthorn and McCrory defeated, as the Primary turns General

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May 20, 202222:30pending

Primary results: what happened, why, and where does it go next

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May 18, 202224:56pending

The rise and fall of early voting; Cooper unveils another spending plan

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May 13, 202220:30pending

Closing in on the primary

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May 11, 202223:09pending

North Carolina readies for a post-Roe world, while Madison Cawthorn tries to bru...

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May 6, 202226:35pending

What a post-Roe world could look like in North Carolina

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May 4, 202224:20pending

With early voting underway, Cawthorn's latest goof, and another Leandro twist

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Apr 29, 202231:36pending

Remembering notorious campaign operative Leslie McCrae Dowless

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Apr 27, 202228:30pending

An unprecedented confirmation, and Trump is back in NC

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Apr 8, 202224:47pending

Popular non-profit TROSA faces questions about ethical treatment of its clients.

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Apr 6, 202224:17pending

Cawthorn faces the GOP base, a major EV maker on the way

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Apr 1, 202214:01pending

With college athletes earning money, questions about collectives arise

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Mar 30, 202223:34pending

An apology from the Lt. Gov, changes on the bench

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Mar 25, 202221:17pending

Political strategy with the primary weeks away

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Mar 23, 202223:47pending

Safe Bus: An undertold story of NC history

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Mar 16, 202222:23pending

Against the Odds: Political organizers hope to buck expectations in 2022

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Mar 9, 202217:18pending

A VP visit, the latest Medicaid discussion, and an intriguing double-bunking

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Mar 4, 202216:35pending

Fatigued, avoidance and obsessed: the news consumption continuum.

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Mar 2, 202225:50pending

As the world watches Ukraine, North Carolina's primary begins anew

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Feb 25, 202226:00pending

Term limits are not the answer

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Feb 23, 202223:00pending

A conversation with Eva Clayton

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Feb 16, 202226:06pending

Easing guidelines, new districts, and legitimate discourse

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Feb 11, 202219:23pending

Following a landmark ruling, more redistricting uncertainty

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Feb 9, 202220:04pending

Awaiting a redistricting ruling, and checking for unclaimed valuables

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Feb 4, 202215:13pending

Will the NC Supreme Court strike down districts? And a deeper look at the Triad...

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Feb 2, 202222:32pending

Greensboro welcomes a sonic boom, as Governor Cooper upends a primary change

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Jan 28, 202219:19pending

With opioid overdose deaths again on the rise, what to do about fentanyl?

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Jan 26, 202222:20pending

So, when's the primary? And what judges will decide redistricting?

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Jan 21, 202215:25pending

Redistricting recusal?

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Jan 19, 202219:38pending

Rep. Robert Reives on The Big Lie, localizing politics, and how Democrats will t...

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Jan 12, 202219:36pending

A smoking gun or courtroom theater? Lawmaker testimony undermines his own prior...

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Jan 7, 202224:53pending

A major trial underway as 2022 politics begins

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Jan 5, 202224:25pending

The craft of political cartooning

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Dec 14, 202124:04pending

A Primary pushed back, as legality of districts is considered

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Dec 10, 202126:37pending

U.S. Senate hopeful Jeff Jackson on authenticity, value of town halls, and varia...

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Dec 7, 202126:32pending

Another Leandro Twist, Another Cooper Veto

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Dec 3, 202125:01pending

NC gets a budget, and longtime congressman won't seek re-election

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Nov 19, 202124:39pending

A state budget is about to pass, finally

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Nov 17, 202126:39pending

Is a reckoning coming over North Carolina's new district maps?

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Nov 9, 202121:27pending

Stalled budget negotiations and a fresh batch of gerrymandered maps

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Nov 5, 202122:29pending

A national perspective on gerrymandering: How does NC rank?

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Nov 2, 202119:48pending

It's Groundhog Day all over again at the General Assembly

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Oct 29, 202118:09pending

Behind The Lines, Part Four: A Fraught Past, An Uncertain Future

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Oct 26, 202126:19pending

Behind The Lines, Part Three: Reckoning With Reform

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Oct 19, 202127:13pending

Behind The Lines, Part Two: The Pen vs. The Gavel

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Oct 12, 202129:25pending

A Fast-Tracked Energy Bill And A Plodding Budget Negotiation

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Oct 8, 202124:37pending

Behind The Lines, Part One: The Ultimate Exercise In Cultivating Political Power

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Oct 5, 202130:02pending

Republican legislative leaders have a spending compromise. Will the governor acc...

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Oct 1, 202119:18pending
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