Today is heavy in the mountains of North Carolina There's a lot of resilience, pride, recovery, and hope but we cannot forget 108 people died in Helene. This story captures the heartbreaking and jaw dropping stories of people who survived. #helene #wnc #wx spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte...

ICYMI: Helene One Year Later Our special taking you across Western North Carolina is available online. I will never forget hearing the stories of the landslide survivors they are just now emotionally ready to share. #weather #wx #helene #wnc #northcarolina spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte...

Kimmel returns but First Amendment debate continues Two constitutional experts join me this week! #kimmel #fcc #firstamendment #freespeech #podcast #politics #trump #law #constitution www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBxE...

One of the most interesting parts of the conversation was how #unc would define success under #belichick. Seems pertinent after yesterday.

The chaos of college athletics! Perhaps no university has felt the change more in recent years than UNC. The great Greg Barnes from @insidecarolina.bsky.social @on3.com joins me to talk about it all! #UNC #sports #northcarolina #ncpol #nil www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUih...

Former Congressman Wiley Nickel has officially launched a campaign for Wake County District Attorney. He also ran for U.S. Senate until Roy Cooper jumped in the race. Wake County takes up any potential state political corruption cases too, so it's a powerful DA spot. #ncpol

The Wild West of College Sports With football back, the next two weeks on the pod we are tackling the changing landscape of college sports and potential political intervention. First up this week? Matt Brown from Extra Points @mattbrown.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=oteX...

Big day for Chase! Bad day for my wallet 😂

VIDEO: Tillis on Trump conflict and death threats NEW pod! I go back with Sen. Thom Tillis to where his political career started to talk about the summer debate that led to his retirement announcement. #ncpol #politics #podcast #trump #tillis #northcarolina www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9tU...

GOP State Senator Bobby Hanig has announced he's running for Congress in District 1. Seat held by Democrat Don Davis. Likely only competitive seat in North Carolina. Hanig recently battled his own party in state senate over "shrimpgate".

NEW Front Porch Politics Wednesday at 8! U.S. Senator Thom Tillis takes us back to the place where his political career started to talk about his summer debate with President Trump and his decision to retire after his term expires next year.

What does early polling tell us? Tom Jensen from Public Policy Polling joins me to talk about early polling in the 2026 NC U.S. Senate race @roycoopernc.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @ncdemocrats.bsky.social #ncpol #ncsen #politics #podcast #polling www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrD2...

Reporting in Western North Carolina this week and have a celebrity at our hotel. 🌭

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Whatley talks his 2026 U.S. Senate bid. We got 20 minutes so we got to as many topics as we could! #ncpol #ncsen #politics @northcarolinagop.bsky.social @ncgop.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @roycoopernc.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgtp...

👀 Putting the final touches on tomorrow's podcast

Still trying to wrap my head around it but honored, excited and humbled to be a NATIONAL Edward R. Murrow winner for the podcast. Can't wait to celebrate with everyone in NYC in October! #murrow

What the heck is crypto and what do we need to know about it? Experts Jimmie Lenz and Lee Reiners join me for on the #podcast with the scoop and all the latest news surrounding it. #crypto #cryptocurrency @dukelaw.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKSr...

VIDEO: FRONT PORCH POLITICS The latest episode on the summer surprise debate over shrimping along North Carolina's coast. spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte...

The 2026 U.S. Senate race in North Carolina could cost more than $500 million! On this week's, Republican operative Jim Blaine joins me to talk about the race now that we know who will likely face off next fall between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5v3...

NEW pod with former Berger right hand man Jim Blaine Now that we know it's almost certainly Cooper vs. Whatley in 2026 US Senate race in NC he breaks down what he thinks happens next. #senate #election #campaign #northcarolina #politics #ncpol #ncsen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Wednesday 8pm - the inside story of this summer's surprise "shrimpgate" at the the North Carolina legislature. It's another edition of Front Porch Politics!

The weather was so nice I did something stupid and ran an impromptu half marathon. I’m a run/walk interval guy so def not bragging about pace but pretty proud to finish. Next time I think I will probably train for one 😂

New pod episode! "We are now predicting events that haven't happened before" State climatologist @kathiedello.bsky.social talks about the intense heat this summer and flooding and how we can cope with a changing planet. #weather #wx #climate #climatechange #ncpol www.youtube.com/watch?v=adip...

Roy Cooper officially IN for U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. Thankfully speculation ends and we can talk about the race itself 😉 #ncpol

Behind the scenes of political news breaking while on vacation for second summer in a row 😂 What's on TV versus in person. The lesson here is political news WILL break when I'm out of state. Bank on it 🤷‍♂️😂

Businessman and Republican donor Art Pope joins me to talk about tariffs this week. Fascinating conversation as the issue ramps up over the next few weeks again. #ncpol #tariffs #podcast #economy #politics www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox3U...

I can confirm that Michael Whatley, current RNC Chairman and former NC GOP chairman will run for US Senate in North Carolina and is expected to get President Trump's blessing later this morning. First reported by Politico #ncpol #senate

Text messages already coming out to fundraise against a potential (likely) Roy Cooper Senate run in North Carolina

Vacation….(shhh #ncpol no shenanigans for the next week!)

When we added video for the #podcast, I knew we had to bring Billy and Brian back for wardrobe alone 😎 We talk Roy Cooper, Thom Tillis plus the "Big Beautiful Bill" potential impacts in #NorthCarolina #medicaid #YouTube #ncpol www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm9H...

NC back on top

The Tying It Together podcast is now available in video form on YouTube! Today features Morgan Jackson and Jonathan Felts on Sen Thom Tillis leaving the Senate race Plus @joshsteinnc.bsky.social and @lucillesherman.bsky.social @raleighreporter.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@TyingItToge...

The Tying It Together podcast is now available in video form on YouTube! Today features Morgan Jackson and Jonathan Felts on Sen Thom Tillis leaving the Senate race Plus @joshsteinnc.bsky.social and @lucillesherman.bsky.social @raleighreporter.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@TyingItToge...

A new Front Porch Politics tonight at 8pm takes you behind the scenes of the reopening of Chimney Rock State Park!

🎙️ LISTEN! 🎧 Tillis out, who else is in? The craziness of U.S. Senate race plus the "end" of the legislative session. The greats @lucillesherman.bsky.social @raleighreporter.bsky.social join me for a fun conversation to break it all down! #podcast #ncpol podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

It was always going to be competitive regardless of the latest news 🤔

Wow things are getting spicy

The amount of GOP people "seriously considering" making a run for U.S. Senate in North Carolina gonna be one long list. The list that will likely matter is one name long. That's Donald Trump. Who will he want to run? That's the battle over the coming weeks and months.

The amount of GOP people "seriously considering" making a run for U.S. Senate in North Carolina gonna be one long list. The list that will likely matter is one name long. That's Donald Trump. Who will he want to run? That's the battle over the coming weeks and months.

Sen. Thom Tillis has announced he will NOT run for reelection. Many will attach this to Trump last night but sources have said for months he has gone back and forth. Perhaps last night was last straw. Wonder if this will really push former Gov. Roy Cooper to run for Dems.

In Chimney Rock and Lake Lure for the reopening of the famed park exactly 9 months after Hurricane Helene hit

🎙️LISTEN 🎧 New podcast with new NC DHHS Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai We learn more about his background and talk Medicaid, vaccines, AI, and so much more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Sam Page, who is going to primary Sen Berger, is at the legislature mingling with the shrimpers protesting the potential ban this morning.

Down East today doing some Front Porch Politics interviews for a future show. Looks great but boy is it hot here too!

I like to cook a lot of things but I think brown butter scallops over parmasean risotto might be the most satisfying to cook and eat.

ICMYI: The Emanuel Nine: 10 Years Later A decade ago Tuesday, the Charleston church shooting shook a nation. Here’s my special on the mission of a victim’s brother and the pastor brought in to help the church heal. #church #charleston spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte...

VIDEO: The Emanuel Nine: 10 Years Later A decade ago tonight, the Charleston church shooting shook a nation. Here’s my special on the mission of a victim’s brother and the pastor brought in to help the church heal. spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-...

Today marks 10 years since the Charleston Emanuel AME shooting. Listen now to part 1 of 2 part podcast series through voices of a victim's brother and pastor brought in to help church heal. Episode 2 Wednesday WATCH an hour long TV special TONIGHT at 8pm podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

I never got to meet Charlie Gaddy but I know and respect the legend surrounding him. He's from the era of TV news when these anchors were larger than life and he was clearly one of the best! RIP Charlie www.wral.com/story/longti...

🎙️ NEW pod NOW 🎧 Roundabouts, diamond interchanges and funding roads in light of gas tax decline, oh my! An NC State transportation researcher joins me to make sense of all the changes we are seeing! #transportation #highway #research #ncpol #ncstate podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...