John Shelton Reed is a barbecue expert and scholar of southern culture and author of two books about barbecue–“Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue” and a cookbook titled simply, “Barbecue”, talking about the books and barbecue, politics, and the culture of the South.

Dean Smith, the legendary basketball coach at UNC-Chapel Hill who pushed hard for social change in our state and Charlie Scott, his first African American scholarship player made history together on the basketball court, and they made waves in North Carolina history and we will learn more about their achievements and sacrifices when we talk […]

Chapel Hill’s William Leuchtenburg, William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, leading historian of the American Presidency and frequent guest on this program, talks about the upcoming elections and those of the past.

Gail Loveland, executive director of the National Ability Center in Park City Utah, talks about how the center meets the needs of people with different abilities from all over the country through recreation, fellowship, and caring.

North Carolina governor and UNC president during the Civil War, David Swain, is the subject of a biography being written by Chapel Hill’s Willis Whichard. Whichard brings a lifetime of public service and experience to the task. He is  the only person in the history of North Carolina who has served in both houses of […]

D.G.Martin is smart. He is a retired lawyer, Green Beret, athlete,and democratic politician. He can talk about anything and everything, and does he ever. Above all, D.G. is curious. Curious about his guest and curious to learn from them.   Former Chapel Hill resident Luther Hodges, Jr. former banker, undersecretary of Commerce, and candidate for […]