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August 29, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Rebecca Tippett
Since 1990, North Carolina's population has grown by more than 3.5 million residents.
27 min
August 29, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Rebecca Tippett
Since 1990, North Carolina's population has grown by more than 3.5 million residents. Rebecca Tippett , founding director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, discusses where the bulk of that growth can be found, the varying needs that follow, and how we simply consider populations may change 30 years from now. To read more about Tippett, and her colleague's research, visit their blog .
27 min
August 22, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Brent Woodcox
It was a neck-straining Tuesday in the world of politics.
39 min
August 22, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Brent Woodcox
It was a neck-straining Tuesday in the world of politics. Among the headlines were convictions for two of the president's closest confidants, a panel of judges ruling to block two North Carolina ballot questions, and more fervent debate over confederate monuments.
39 min
August 17, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Constitutional Amendments, A Congressional Race, And Former Governors Unite
Lawsuits challenging proposed changes to the state constitution, forecasts that show one North Carolina Congressional race in a dead heat, and former governors convening to assail state lawmakers.
28 min
August 17, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Constitutional Amendments, A Congressional Race, And Former Governors Unite
Lawsuits challenging proposed changes to the state constitution, forecasts that show one North Carolina Congressional race in a dead heat, and former governors convening to assail state lawmakers. Even with the General Assembly and U.S. Congress out of session, plenty played out in the political world this week.
28 min
July 06, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation with WRAL's Laura Leslie
This year's session at the General Assembly felt, at times, like a blur.
23 min
July 06, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation with WRAL's Laura Leslie
This year's session at the General Assembly felt, at times, like a blur. WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie joins the podcast to discuss the pace of the Legislature, some of the most significant measures, and how policy may influence the already underway election season. Leslie, who worked at WUNC from 2004 until 2011, also weighs in on the departure of a key legislative staffer and shares what she misses most about public radio. Editor's Note: The WUNCPolitics Podcast will take a break for
23 min
June 29, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Wrapping Up The Short Legislative Session
The Republican-controlled General Assembly wrapped up its short session Friday, passing an adjusted budget in time for the start of the fiscal year, above the objections of Democrats and Governor Roy Cooper’s veto.
14 min
June 29, 2018 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Wrapping Up The Short Legislative Session
The Republican-controlled General Assembly wrapped up its short session Friday, passing an adjusted budget in time for the start of the fiscal year, above the objections of Democrats and Governor Roy Cooper’s veto.
14 min

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The “WUNC Politics Podcast” is a free-flowing discussion of what we're hearing in the back hallways of the General Assembly and on the campaign trail across North Carolina.