Bakari Sellers is joined by Danielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill correspondent for The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer, to discuss everything going on with North Carolina politics. They discuss whether North Carolina is a swing state, the gubernatorial race, the history of North Carolina politics, and much more (2:35).

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Danielle Battaglia
Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Taking a Look at All Things North Carolina Politics With Danielle Battaglia

The Bakari Sellers Podcast tackles the most pressing current events through conversations and interviews with high profile guests. Building upon his experience in South Carolina government and politics and his experience as a lawyer, Sellers will talk to his guests about all topics from the world of politics, including the 2020 election, the movement for racial equality in the US, and much more.

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Bakari is joined by ESPN’s Elle Duncan, who currently cohosts 'SportsCenter' and women’s college basketball coverage. Elle discusses her career arc from the University of West Georgia to working in radio stations to now hosting 'SportsCenter' (02:28). Elle also gives advice to young journalists who are trying to find a career path in sports media (08:57). Why has women's basketball risen so much recently, and will the rise translate to the WNBA (16:17)? Plus, who’s winning: Kendrick or Drake?

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Elle Duncan
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Elle Duncan’s Meteoric Rise in Sports Media

Bakari Sellers is joined by producer Prentice Penny. They start by talking about his journey working on sitcoms like 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Scrubs' (5:49). Then, they discuss his company and his upcoming docuseries, 'Black Twitter: A People’s History' (9:08).

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Prentice Penny
Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Prentice Penny on 'Black Twitter: A People's History'

Bakari is joined by the author of ‘We Were the Lucky Ones,’ Georgia Hunter. She goes through the writing process that went into this book, how difficult ancestral research can be (15:15), and how her book became a mini series on Hulu (20:48).
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Georgia Hunter
Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ With Georgia Hunter

Bakari Sellers is joined by showrunner Randy Ferrell and executive producer Marshall Goldberg of the docuseries 'Justice, USA.' They talk about how Randy and Marshall met and put together this series, why they chose to film in Nashville, who the audience is for this project, and much more.

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guests: Randy Ferrell and Marshall Goldberg
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Olivia Crerie
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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'Justice, USA' With Randy Ferrell and Marshall Goldberg

Bakari is joined by the creator of HIT strategies Terrance Woodbury. HIT strategies is a public analysis and data firm that partners with candidates and organizations that share the mission of empowering underrepresented communities . What are black voters telling us about the election and are the campaigns listening (02:15)? Bakari and Terrance also discuss if there’s a black Trump vote (07:33).  Which third party candidate causes the most consternation (12:11)? 

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Terrance Woodbury
Producer: Clifford Augustin
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Taking a Look at All Things North Carolina Politics With Danielle Battaglia

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