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Port City Politics

Port City Politics is a podcast collaboration between investigative reporter Michael Praats and WHQR’s News Director Ben Schachtman. Each week, they'll break down the latest happenings in local politics.

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Getting high in NC, legally, sort of... plus, crime labs, Grand Juries, and jail inspections

Jul 29, 2023
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Charlotte fire 'red flags,' partisan school boards, arrest of Asheville journalists

Jul 15, 2023
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SCOTUS rules on NC cases, culture wars on college campus, and Novant fires NHRMC president

Jun 30, 2023
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Big bronze lanterns, Columbus County Sheriff's Office, and Grand Jury shenanigans

Jun 20, 2023
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Fentanyl fears redux, a trip to the GA, and Charlotte 'John Does' are stealing porn

Jun 3, 2023
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Do we need certificates of need? Plus, Ted Davis' logic and Jim Morton's raise

May 20, 2023
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Crossover day: Abortion restriction and other bills cross the threshold; SBI investigations

May 5, 2023
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The City of Wilmington's new digs? Plus, a major human trafficking investigation

Apr 28, 2023
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Short-term rentals, ADUs, dystopian rental-market futures

Apr 21, 2023
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GOP supermajority, pistol permits, and reappointment complications

Apr 8, 2023
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We're back! Time to talk governors and guns...

Mar 31, 2023
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Cape Fear Conversations: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Feb 24, 2023
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The Final Episode (for now): Protecting clients from bad lawyers, and The Healing Place... isn't a treatment center

Feb 23, 2023
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Unmasking the Proud Boys, suing the EPA, and more

Feb 17, 2023
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What exaggerated fentanyl fears mean for cops, plus, down the opioid-settlement funding wormhole

Feb 3, 2023
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NHC struggles with its library's growing homeless population. Plus, the reality of fentanyl exposure risk

Jan 26, 2023
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More diverse Live Nation acts? Plus, a $68-million deal for new city offices

Jan 20, 2023
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Bump stocks, separation of powers, Columbus County politics, and the $1.25 billion community endowment

Jan 13, 2023
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The fallout from Sheriff Jody Greene's resignation, plus red-light camera redux

Jan 6, 2023
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Greene v. David redux, Register of Deeds and gay marriage, and stories for 2023

Dec 30, 2022