Best NC Policy Watch Podcasts (2024)

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Mike Lawler on His Reelection to Congress & What Comes Next 52:02

8m ago52:02

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Congressman Mike Lawler, a Republican representing New York's 17th Congressional District, joined the show to discuss his reelection to Congress and interest in running for Governor in 2026, as well as Donald Trump's win and performance in New York, key policy areas, and more. (Ep 473)By Max Politics

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Political reporter Galen Bacharier on the ’24 elections and what lies ahead for NC’s governor-elect 11:58

2h ago11:58

11:58

Galen Bacharier (File photo) While a tiny handful of races have yet to be officially called, we now know the results of the vast majority of contests in the 2024 election and topping the list in North Carolina, of course, is the governor’s office, where attorney general Josh Stein will soon be sworn in as North Carolina’s 76th chief executive. Earl…

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Inside Climate News reporter Lisa Sorg on how a new Trump administration may impact the environment 10:36

3h ago10:36

10:36

Reporter Lisa Sorg (File photo) Donald Trump’s second administration is poised to soon do a great deal of damage in several important areas – including health care, education, reproductive freedom, immigration, foreign policy and the economy. That said, when it comes to the damage that will be truly irreparable, no pledge looms darker or more omino…

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Public School Forum of NC’s Mary Ann Wolf on election outcomes and the impact of public education 15:02

5h ago15:02

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Mary Ann Wolf (Photo: Public School Forum) Yet another area in which the recent general election is likely to have major impacts is public education. Here in North Carolina, education advocates are hopeful that the combination of a new governor and a slightly different state legislature could lead to a boost in public school funding – something tha…

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Jessica Ramos on the 2024 Election Results & What Comes Next 1:01:46

8d ago1:01:46

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State Senator Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat, joined the show to discuss key dynamics and outcomes of the 2024 elections, including the significant increase in Latino support for Donald Trump and his better-than-expected performance in New York City, as well as the early phases of her 2025 campaign for New York City Mayor, and more. (Ep 472)…

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U.S. Rep Deborah Ross on bright spots in the 2024 elections and what comes next 11:46

7d ago11:46

11:46

Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) (Photo: House.gov) The 2024 election is now mostly in the rear-view mirror, and as we all know by now, huge change is in the offing thanks to the return of Donald Trump. Trump’s election would appear to bode ill for a host of important and successful federal government initiatives of recent years on such matters a…

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Political scientist Prof. Chris Cooper with takeaways from the 2024 elections 11:34

7d ago11:34

11:34

Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Coope (Screengrab from video recording) Even though North Carolinians gave the state’s electoral votes to Donald Trump, last Tuesday was, in many ways, a status quo election in our state, in which very little has changed in the way the two major parties are controlling key levers of powe…

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The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC’s Jason Kanawati Stephany on the scourge of hunger 16:23

7d ago16:23

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Jason Kanawati Stephany, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy at Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina This year’s election may have come and gone, but one thing that hasn’t gone anywhere in North Carolina this year is hunger. Especially since congressional Republicans blocked the reauthorization of some key social safety net pr…

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Immigration And The 2024 Elections, With Murad Awawdeh 1:03:54

9d ago1:03:54

1:03:54

Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition and its political arm, NYIC Action, joined the show to discuss immigration and the 2024 elections, from border policy to the 'migrant crisis' in New York City, Trump vs. Harris, and more. (Ep 471)By Max Politics

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NC Board of Elections director Karen Brinson Bell on what to expect Election Day and afterwards 15:16

10d ago15:16

15:16

Karen Brinson Bell, NC State Board of Elections (photo: Screen grab from virtual press conference) Tuesday is Election Day and the beginning of the end of what’s been an incredibly long political season. One group of people who are acutely aware of this situation and the sharp national focus it has brought to North Carolina are the dedicated profes…

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Public Policy Polling’s Tom Jensen with a final look at the 2024 races 12:26

11d ago12:26

12:26

Public Policy Polling's Tom Jensen (Courtesy photo) As we learned in our previous segment with state Board of Elections executive director Karen Brinson Bell, there’s every reason to believe that this year’s election with run smoothly and fairly in North Carolina and that by late Tuesday evening, we’ll have a lot of results from most of the key rac…

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The presidential candidates make their final pitch in North Carolina before Election Day. 12:02

10d ago12:02

12:02

Former President Donald Trump (left ) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) Photos: Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) As anyone paying any attention is well aware, North Carolina is one of just a handful of U.S. states that will determine the outcome of this year’s presidential election. Thanks to our nation’s controversi…

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The Working Families Party Fights For Its Ballot Line & Battleground Wins 53:39

14d ago53:39

53:39

Jasmine Gripper and Ana Maria Archila, the co-directors of the New York Working Families Party, joined the show to discuss the 2024 elections in New York, the WFP's bid to get enough votes for Harris/Walz to keep its ballot line, and much more. (Ep 470)By Max Politics

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State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs On The 2024 Elections In New York 51:24

15d ago51:24

51:24

Jay Jacobs, chair of the New York State Democratic Party, joined the show to discuss how Democrats are working to win races across the state, especially in House battleground districts, how the presidential race will impact down-ballot races, and more. (Episode 469)By Max Politics

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Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi on How NYC is Winning Billions in Federal Infrastructure Money 47:10

16d ago47:10

47:10

NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi joined the show to discuss the efforts she's leading to win federal infrastructure grants through two major laws: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Joshi created the city's Federal Infrastructure Funding Task Force with a novel approach and helped secure $2.3 billion and count…

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kody Kinsley on addressing NC’s medical debt crisis 18:58

17d ago18:58

18:58

Kody Kinsley, secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services. (Photo: DHHS) It’s a sobering fact that one of the largest sources of consumer debt in North Carolina and across the nation is unpaid medical bills. Of course, no one gets sick or accumulates healthcare debt on purpose, but for most average households – including those with …

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Women’s healthcare advocate Amber Gavin on the state of reproductive healthcare 6:56

17d ago6:56

6:56

Amber Gavin (Courtesy photo) It’s been more than two years now since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion care and more than a year since North Carolina enacted a 12-week ban on the procedure – this on top of a raft of other burdensome and medically unnecessary restrictions. So, what can we say about what’s been happeni…

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Joe Borelli On The 2024 Elections In New York & Nationally 1:46:00

20d ago1:46:00

1:46:00

Joe Borelli - a Staten Island Republican, longtime Donald Trump supporter, and New York City Council Minority Leader - joined the show to discuss Trumpism, the 2024 presidential race, New York swing House races, his potential run for Mayor, and more. (Ep 467)By Max Politics

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A conversation with States Newsroom national economy reporter: Casey Quinlan 10:14

24d ago10:14

10:14

As Americans vote in the 2024 national election, few issues are more prominent than the national economy. For the most part – especially in comparison to elections past – the economic news is extremely good. Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing a strong labor market with growing wages, a lower unemployme…

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Colin Seeberger of the Center for American Progress discusses the controversial Project 2025 16:25

25d ago16:25

16:25

Colin Seeberger (Courtesy photo) If you’ve been hearing a lot this election season about something called Project 2025, there’s good reason. It’s a 922-page policy blueprint from the far-right Heritage Foundation that its authors hope will serve as a lengthy “to do” list for a new Republican presidential administration. And in a host of vitally imp…

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Gabby Seay on 'Battleground New York' Efforts to Help Democrats Win Swing House Seats 56:25

1M ago56:25

56:25

Gabby Seay, co-director for Battleground New York, joined the show to discuss how the coalition of labor and activist groups is working toward Democratic wins in New York's swing U.S. House of Representatives districts, key electoral dynamics in those districts, and more. Battleground New York launched in 2023 and includes coalition members such as…

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Common Cause of NC’s Sailor Jones on what North Carolinians need to know about voting this fall 15:07

1M ago15:07

15:07

Common Cause NC Sailor Jones (Backdrop Photo: Getty Images) Amazingly, the November 5th general election is underway in North Carolina. Absentee voting by mail is already taking place and early in-person voting starts October 17. And with those facts in mind, there are a lot of changes that state lawmakers have made that make voting a bit more of a…

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State Rep. Pricey Harrison on the aftermath of Helene and the need for better planning 12:22

1M ago12:22

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State Rep. Pricey Harrison of Guilford County (Photo: Clayton Henkel) The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina is rightfully provoking calls for action by state and federal lawmakers, and one area in which one hopes such demands bear fruit is in planning and prevention. As the New York Times recently reported, state Rep…

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New York House Races to Watch, with Emily Ngo & Nick Reisman 1:01:39

1M ago1:01:39

1:01:39

Emily Ngo and Nick Reisman, two authors of Politico's New York Playbook, joined the show to discuss the races to watch in New York in the 2024 elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. New York is home to 26 House seats, seven of which are considered swing congressional districts that will again help determine the balance of power in the Hou…

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Rep. Lindsey Prather of Buncombe Co. on the need for sustained support for WNC after Helene 12:38

1M ago12:38

12:38

Rep. Lindsey Prather discusses the damage to western North Carolina caused by Hurricane Helene. (Photo of Biltmore Village by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) As we’re all painfully aware by now, the last several days have been among the darkest in modern North Carolina history. The cause, of course, was Helene – a devastating hurricane-turned-tropical-s…

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Trevor Higgins of the Center for American Progress on responding to the climate crisis 13:32

1M ago13:32

13:32

Trevor Higgins (Courtesy photo CAP) While the bad news from Hurricane Helene has been unrelenting in recent days, one small glimmer of hope – or at least a path forward — can be found in the science surrounding Helene and other extreme weather events. Simply put: we know for a fact that warming oceans and the increasingly warm and humid weather tha…

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Elon University pollster Jason Husser on how voters view key races a month from Election Day 15:28

1M ago15:28

15:28

Jason Husser (Photo: Elon.edu) It’s hard to believe, but Election Day is now less than a month away. Indeed, many people have already voted by mail and early in-person voting starts October 17th. So, what do we know about what’s likely to happen? That’s a question several different pollsters have been trying to divine in recent weeks, including Elo…

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'City of Yes for Housing Opportunity' Enters the Home Stretch, with Dan Garodnick 1:08:20

1M ago1:08:20

1:08:20

Dan Garodnick, Director of the Department of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning Commission, joined host Ben Max at New York Law School to discuss the Adams Administration's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" zoning reform proposal to help build more housing across the city. The proposal has entered the final stage of public review with…

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AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on why more workers are joining unions even in right-to-work states 14:29

2M ago14:29

14:29

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler (Photo: AFL-CIO) North Carolina is and will, for the foreseeable future, remain a so-called “right-to-work” state in which laws make it extremely tough build workplace unions. Despite this enormous barrier, however, there’s growing evidence that interest in and support for organized labor in our state is enjoying a bit …

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Scott Farmer of the NC Housing Finance Agency on addressing our affordable housing shortage 13:23

2M ago13:23

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3M ago14:51

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Noel Nickle, executive director of the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty It’s been 18 years now since North Carolina last put a person to death as punishment for a crime – a time period in which a fast-growing number of states and countries have abolished the death penalty. Nonetheless, the death penalty remains on the …

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