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A weekly public affairs program featuring stories that affect our day-to-day lives - from the local economy to crime to social programs to taxes and education.
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Signup to Generate a PitchCarolina Newsmakers is a education podcast hosted by Don Curtis, with 574 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
Don Curtis hosts Carolina Newsmakers, a education show with 574 episodes published.
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Carolina Newsmakers
North Carolina politics is shifting fast, and longtime political observer Travis Fain joins Don Curtis to break down the 2026 elections, the state’s changing political landscape and the issues driving voters this fall. Fain also shares his work on a new law enforcement trust initiative, efforts to improve teen driver safety and what he’s learned moving from covering public policy to helping shape it.
Carolina Newsmakers
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory joins Don Curtis on Carolina Newsmakers to discuss Andrew Dunn’s new biography, The Change Agent , and reflect on his political career and legacy. McCrory also weighs in on the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Josh Stein, the direction of the Republican Party, election law, energy and data centers, Charlotte’s growth and Hurricane Helene recovery.
Carolina Newsmakers
Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation joins Don Curtis to break down the latest Carolina Journal Poll, the 2026 political landscape, affordability and inflation, the state budget as well as energy and data centers.
Carolina Newsmakers
Chris Cooper, the Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science and director of the Haire Institute for Public Policy at Western Carolina University, joins Don Curtis to discuss Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) ending his reelection campaign, the Senate committee contempt vote involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coming change in North Carolina Senate leadership. Cooper also looks at the broader political landscape and what it says about North Carolina heading into the 2026 election.
Carolina Newsmakers
Public health advocate Peg O’Connell joins Don Curtis to discuss efforts to curb youth nicotine use, regulate emerging products such as nicotine pouches and strengthen North Carolina’s tobacco laws. She also examines Medicaid expansion, distracted driving, seat belt use and the challenges of building bipartisan support for public health initiatives.
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