The Broadside

The weirdest and wildest political stories


Listen Later

It’s Election Week in America–and if you’re like us, you’re probably a little burned out with politics. So we’re offering up something different. This week, we ask three veteran political reporters a single question: what’s the most bizarre story you've ever covered?

Featuring: 

  • Barry Yeoman, freelance writer and contributor at The Assembly
  • Jim Morrill, former politics reporter at the Charlotte Observer
  • Dawn Vaughan, Capitol Bureau Chief at The News & Observer
  • Special thanks this week goes out to WUNC’s Colin Campbell and Kate Sheppard of The Assembly.

    Links: 

    • Read about the 1996 "political campaign" of Jolene Strickland at The Assembly here.
    • Check out Dawn's story about Diet Sun Drop soda at The News & Observer here.
    • You can find a transcript of this episode here.
    • Donate: The Broadside is made possible by contributions from listeners like you. Support WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio and this podcast by making a donation here.

      Sign up for WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here.


      See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store

      The BroadsideBy WUNC News

      • 4.9
      • 4.9
      • 4.9
      • 4.9
      • 4.9

      4.9

      64 ratings


      More shows like The Broadside

      View all
      Fresh Air by NPR

      Fresh Air

      38,512 Listeners

      Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

      Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

      38,815 Listeners

      On the Media by WNYC Studios

      On the Media

      9,219 Listeners

      On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti by WBUR

      On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

      4,019 Listeners

      Reveal by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

      Reveal

      8,468 Listeners

      Radio Diaries by Radio Diaries & Radiotopia

      Radio Diaries

      1,284 Listeners

      Embedded by NPR

      Embedded

      11,894 Listeners

      Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

      Science Friday

      6,439 Listeners

      Sidedoor by Smithsonian Institution

      Sidedoor

      2,245 Listeners

      WUNC Politics by WUNC News

      WUNC Politics

      75 Listeners

      1A by NPR

      1A

      4,686 Listeners

      Endless Thread by WBUR

      Endless Thread

      2,675 Listeners

      Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone by Lipstick Nancy, Inc. & Glassbox Media

      Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

      4,094 Listeners

      Throughline by NPR

      Throughline

      16,490 Listeners

      Embodied by WUNC

      Embodied

      236 Listeners

      The Atlas Obscura Podcast by SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura

      The Atlas Obscura Podcast

      1,743 Listeners

      Due South by Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge

      Due South

      35 Listeners

      Classical Music Happy Hour by WNYC, WQXR

      Classical Music Happy Hour

      249 Listeners