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Listen in as Thomas Mills and Kirk Kovach discuss the goings-on in Raleigh and around the Tar Heel State. This is Perspective, from PoliticsNC.

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  1. Nov 14: Looking at impeachment and the primaries

    Gary Pearce joins to discuss impeachment and how Medicare For All plays in the Democratic primary. Read Gary's blogs here, and check out other PoliticsNC articles here.

  2. Perspective: November 7th

    Gary Pearce joins to discuss elections from around the nation this week and the path to victory for North Carolina Democrats in 2020. Read more of Gary's columns on his site, New Day for NC.

  3. Perspective: Budget Impasse and Fair Maps

    Gary Pearce joins PoliticsNC again to discuss the implications of fair maps in North Carolina and the continuing budget impasse. Gary publishes New Day for NC.

  4. Perspective with Gary Pearce

    Today, Kirk talks with Gary Pearce about his experience in North Carolina politics, and where he sees things heading in 2020. Gary will be joining PoliticsNC podcasts in the coming future. His website, New Day for NC, is here.

  5. Perspective: August 21

    Special elections go to the polls, ICE bill sent to the Governor's desk and the budget stalemate persists.

  6. Daily Perspective: August 15

    Today in the Daily Perspective: the state budget is still in a deadlock over Medicaid expansion Cooper leads Republican challengers in the latest Civitas poll Biden still leads the field of Democrats vying for the presidential nomination

  7. Perspective: Medicaid Expansion with Graig Meyer

    Rep. Meyer brings us up-to-date on the state of the budget negotiations, and talks about Medicaid Expansion for North Carolina.

  8. Daily Perspective July 29th

    Today's Daily Perspective.

  9. Daily Perspective: July 23

  10. Daily Perspective: July 8

    In today's Daily Perspective: Medicaid Expansion and the veto override, and a look at the US Senate race as fundraising numbers are released by some of the campaigns.

  11. Daily Perspective: July 3rd

    On the final episode of the week, we cover Medicaid expansion, Thomas Jefferson and the first three Q2 fundraising numbers out of the Democrats running for president. Visit our site to read more!

  12. Daily Perspective: July 1

    We drop in for what will probably be the only podcast this holiday week, covering the gerrymandering decision last week and a bit of a bad week for Lt. Gov and 2020 gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest.

  13. Daily Perspective: June 24

    Rep. Larry Pittman adds more to his history of outlandish statements, this time comparing Abraham Lincoln to Adolf Hitler.

  14. Daily Perspective: June 19

    Though Eric Mansfield and Cal Cunningham are making the biggest splash, today we examine two other candidates in the Democratic primary who have been running for a few months now: Erica Smith and Trevor Fuller, and what it takes for them to compete in a statewide election.

  15. Daily Perspective: June 18

    Eric Mansfield joins Cal Cunningham this week as the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor swells to four.

  16. Daily Perspective: June 17

    North Carolina Democrats land a top-tier candidate for US Senate, as Cal Cunningham switches races. He had been running for Lt. Gov before.

  17. Daily Perspective: June 13

    Mark Walker is officially NOT running to primary Thom Tillis; Medicaid expansion is still on the table in this budget.

  18. Daily Perspective: June 12

    More speculation about Mark Walker as a potential primary challenger to Thom Tillis; How do Democrats win statewide in North Carolina?

  19. Daily Perspective: June 11

    North Carolina's history of political moderation stands in sharp contrast to the governing principles of the current North Carolina GOP; Biden stands athwart the Democratic field, with a message of compromise and moderation.

  20. Daily Perspective: June 7th

    Documents showing the machinations of the Republican Party's mapmaker come into play legally and a brief update on the Thom Tillis primary battle.

  21. Daily Perspective: June 5

    The abortion override is taking place today in the NC House, and we briefly discuss how the post-recession recovery has not been the uniquely North Carolina miracle Republicans would have you think.

  22. Daily Perspective: June 4th

    Today, we tackle the Emerson poll showing Democrats exceeding expectations and Republicans with an uphill battle in the 2020 elections in North Carolina.

  23. Perspective: May 28

    This week, we tackle the Thom Tillis primary, the Democrats' economic message and the beginning of the state budget process.

  24. Perspective: May 15

    NC09, Thom Tillis vs Garland Tucker and the Democratic presidential primary.

  25. Perspective: May 6

    Crossover, the budget, Medicaid expansion, and a primary challenger for Thom Tillis in the form of Garland Tucker. That's all in today's Perspective, from PoliticsNC.com

  26. Perspective: April 12th

    Special elections, Winston-Salem gerrymandering and public education -- all covered in this week's Perspective from PoliticsNC.com

  27. Perspective: April 5th

    Back from a week of no recordings, we tackle the Lindberg bribery scandal.

  28. Perspective: March 22

    Division in NC-09 on the Republican side, the UNC Board of Governors, Kimberley Reynolds exits NCDP.

  29. Perspective: March 15th

    Thom Tillis and his flip-flop, the trajectory of conservatism under Trump, the future of Raleigh after Nancy McFarlane and more.

  30. Perspective: March 7th

    Wherein we discuss NC09 and NC03, the Governor's budget rollout and more.

  31. Perspective: February 28th

    Mark Meadows, Mark Harris and Judge Collins all feature in today's Perspective.

  32. Perspective: February 22nd

    Big news out of NC-09 this week, along with the prospect of Sen. Thom Tillis voting on whether or not to uphold Trump's emergency declaration, and the addition of a new candidate in the presidential primaries on the Democratic side.

  33. Talking with June Atkinson

    June Atkinson is the former State Superintendent in North Carolina. We talked about education in the Tar Heel state.

  34. Talking with Wayne Goodwin

    Wayne Goodwin is the current Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. He joined me to discuss the debacle that is the North Carolina 9th Congressional District.

  35. Perspective: February 15th

    Perspective on the week.

  36. Talking with Rep. Graig Meyer

    PoliticsNC talks to Rep. Graig Meyer in the NC General Assembly, covering the 2018 election, the 2019 session and what to look for moving forward.

  37. Perspective: February 8th

    Scandal in Virginia, racist yearbooks in North Carolina and a few more 2020 presidential contenders.

  38. Perspective: February 1st

    We tackle Medicaid expansion, 2020 in North Carolina, the new elections board and more.

  39. Talking with Deborah Ross

    In this episode, Kirk talks with Deborah Ross, Democratic nominee for US Senate in 2016.

  40. Perspective: January 24th

    Listen in as Thomas Mills and Kirk Kovach discuss the UNC system, Speaker Tim Moore, Senator Richard Burr’s comments on the shutdown and more. Read us at PoliticsNC.com.

  41. Talking with Cal Cunningham

    Cal Cunningham is running in the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor. Here's his campaign website if you would like to learn more about his candidacy: calfornc.com

  42. Perspective: January 17th

    This is the first of our weekly Perspective episodes, where Thomas Mills breaks down the top stories in North Carolina and looks ahead to the week to come. In this episode, we tackled the 9th Congressional District controversy, the Folt - Silent Sam debacle at Chapel Hill, the upcoming…

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  43. Talking with Rep. Robert Reives

    In this first interview, Kirk talks with Representative Robert Reives about the most recent election, its impact on the General Assembly, slights from Amazon & Apple, and a lot more. Give it a listen!

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Listen in as Thomas Mills and Kirk Kovach discuss the goings-on in Raleigh and around the Tar Heel State. This is Perspective, from PoliticsNC.

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