WUNC Politics Podcast
1) Main Street NC: Hot Springs rebuilds from Helene
This is the third episode in a new season of our Main Street NC series. We're visiting communities across the state to hear from local leaders about the issues and challenges they're facing. The floo...Show More
2) Main Street NC: Williamston's 'crisis of healthcare'
This is the second episode in a new season of our Main Street NC series. We're visiting communities across the state to hear from local leaders about the issues and challenges they're facing. For mor...Show More
3) Main Street NC: Laurinburg hunts for jobs after losing its university
This is the first episode in a new season of our Main Street NC series. We're visiting communities across the state to hear from local leaders about the issues and challenges they're facing. For the ...Show More
4) NC Chamber leader talks economic policy from tolls to taxes
The North Carolina Chamber serves as the voice for businesses large and small in this state, and when it endorses or opposes legislation, state lawmakers from both parties take notice. To get an updat...Show More
5) Gov. Josh Stein talks Helene, budget, Medicaid and more
Gov.Josh Stein is wrapping up his first year in office. It’s been a year marked by hurricane recovery efforts in Western North Carolina and fights with the legislature over taxes, Medicaid and more in...Show More
6) Key races to watch as 2026 election filings get started
The 2026 campaign season has officially kicked off (although many campaigns have been going for months now) with the start of candidate filing. With the primary less than three months away, we're di...Show More
7) What's the future of NC's news media amid cutbacks?
Local news is a tough business these days, with journalists routinely laid off and small-town newspapers closing up shop. But North Carolina’s journalism scene does have success stories. WUNC's Coli...Show More
8) The legacy of former Gov. Jim Hunt
At age 88, former Gov. Jim Hunt continues to be a prominent figure in state politics, but the state’s growth means that many North Carolinians weren’t around during his record 16 years in office. So t...Show More
9) A closer look at NC's new Congressional districts
North Carolina no longer has any particularly competitive Congressional districts, thanks to the new map passed this week at President Donald Trump’s request. To get a better sense for how the new dis...Show More
10) NC House Freedom Caucus wins on shrimp, guns
The 33-member N.C. House Freedom Caucus notched some major policy victories this year, defeating a proposal from Senate leaders to ban shrimp trawling while getting a gun-rights bill to the governor’s...Show More