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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. 
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1
Why NC's prisons can't pay bills or keep staff
28:14 Mar 27, 2026
2
Small-town accountant defeats a veteran swing-vote legislator
16:43 Mar 13, 2026
3
What we learned from NC's primary -- and what's next
26:02 Mar 5, 2026
4
Four races to watch in Tuesday's NC primary
17:34 Feb 27, 2026
5
Main Street NC: East Durham's contaminated parks
34:55 Feb 20, 2026
6
Main Street NC: Buxton's disappearing beach
38:58 Feb 13, 2026
7
Main Street NC: Coharie Tribe's river revitalization in Sampson County
28:54 Feb 6, 2026
8
Main Street NC: Hot Springs rebuilds from Helene
35:54 Jan 30, 2026
9
Main Street NC: Williamston's 'crisis of healthcare'
26:18 Jan 23, 2026
10
Main Street NC: Laurinburg hunts for jobs after losing its university
29:41 Jan 16, 2026
11
NC Chamber leader talks economic policy from tolls to taxes
28:48 Jan 2, 2026
12
Gov. Josh Stein talks Helene, budget, Medicaid and more
12:52 Dec 19, 2025
13
Key races to watch as 2026 election filings get started
28:01 Dec 5, 2025
14
What's the future of NC's news media amid cutbacks?
41:00 Nov 21, 2025
15
The legacy of former Gov. Jim Hunt
30:53 Nov 7, 2025
16
A closer look at NC's new Congressional districts
26:43 Oct 24, 2025
17
NC House Freedom Caucus wins on shrimp, guns
30:18 Oct 10, 2025
18
Why Medicaid is facing big funding cuts in NC
22:47 Sep 22, 2025
19
New Progressive Caucus seeks a stronger voice on the left
24:48 Sep 12, 2025
20
Can the NC DMV fix its long lines?
26:56 Aug 22, 2025
21
What to expect from NC's expensive 2026 US Senate race
37:41 Aug 1, 2025
22
A new NC political party seeks to find the middle
28:39 Jul 25, 2025
23
NC's new healthcare laws you probably missed
27:43 Jul 11, 2025
24
NC House's top Democrat says the legislature is 'getting nothing done'
23:57 Jun 27, 2025
25
State auditor talks elections, DMV and more
28:00 Jun 13, 2025
26
'A diplomat': NC's longest-serving legislator on his new role
29:17 Jun 6, 2025
27
How a Democrat gets bills passed in a GOP legislature
24:50 May 23, 2025
28
NC legislator makes the case for cryptocurrency in state investments
28:25 May 9, 2025
29
Meet the only Democrat (so far) running for U.S. Senate in 2026
25:30 Apr 25, 2025
30
A closer look at NC's broken-down DMV
20:46 Apr 11, 2025
31
A closer look at NC's projected 'fiscal cliff'
25:28 Mar 27, 2025
32
Should NC's teacher pay start at $50,000?
26:40 Mar 21, 2025
33
Should NC take the racist literacy test out of its constitution?
25:33 Mar 14, 2025
34
NC's high healthcare cost and Senate efforts to tackle it
26:36 Mar 7, 2025
35
New Senate minority leader talks Democrats' strategy for 2025
29:54 Feb 28, 2025
36
Stein's top Helene recovery official makes the case for more funding
29:16 Feb 21, 2025
37
Influential GOP consultant looks back at 50 years in NC politics
29:31 Feb 14, 2025
38
Main Street NC: Midway tries to stay rural while becoming a town
25:21 Feb 7, 2025
39
Main Street NC: Aurora builds infrastructure to lure jobs
22:53 Jan 24, 2025
40
Main Street NC: Southeast Raleigh's gentrification challenge
31:44 Jan 10, 2025
41
Main Street NC: Mitchell County's Helene recovery needs
36:44 Dec 20, 2024
42
Main Street NC: Fountain's musical rebirth
29:20 Dec 13, 2024
43
Why women are underrepresented in NC politics
25:53 Nov 22, 2024
44
Making sense of NC's election results
49:41 Nov 6, 2024
45
Down The Ballot: NC Legislature
34:13 Nov 1, 2024
46
Down The Ballot: 1st Congressional District
22:16 Oct 25, 2024
47
Josh Stein on his campaign for governor
20:29 Oct 18, 2024
48
Down The Ballot: Insurance Commissioner
33:19 Oct 11, 2024
49
Bonus episode: The art and alarming science of political ads
22:53 Oct 8, 2024
50
Down The Ballot: Attorney General
17:03 Oct 4, 2024
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