North Carolina wrestles with tax policy as the divide in the state deepens. Bradley divulges titillating information on the origins of North Carolina cuisine and Cole get's tricked. What can the NC gubernatorial race of 1860 teach us? No seriously I am asking... 

What influenced North Carolina tax law from 1850 to the civil war? Lots silly. We talk about all the political pieces and actually meet a person from the past who isn't the worst. 

Who get's to vote? A riveting discussion on how North Carolina enacted Free Suffrage and all of the downfalls along the way. Where did North Carolina start with it's state democracy? How did The States Geography affect it's politics? We will tell you, we promise. 

What happened in the year 1689, who was the 14th secretary of treasury, why do we study the past? An examination of what history is and why it is not just dates and names and who is telling you what happened and why that may matter. Is there a dark side to history? Is history a science? What good is history anyhow? 

Coley and Bradley discuss food and food culture of Rome. Come for tried and tested ancient recipes, stay a while and revile in the exquisite cuisine of wealthy Romans. Marvel at some of the first great cookbook authors and learn why you shouldn't spend every dollar you have on bird tongue.