Episodes

  • A look at the life of the singular Quincy Jones

    A look at the life of the singular Quincy Jones
    Nov 4 2024
    Quincy Jones, the famed music producer who helped artists dominate popular music for half a century, has died.

    NPR's Walter Ray Watson described Jones' talent as one that produced music that hooked ears, warmed hearts and moved feet to dance.

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    14 mins
  • Separating election facts from fiction

    Separating election facts from fiction
    Nov 3 2024
    In these closing days of the presidential election, polling across the board has nearly every swing state in a statistical tie, meaning the election may come down to just a couple thousands votes.

    No matter who wins, in the coming days we're going to hear a lot more from Donald Trump and his allies about the results.

    And if history is any guide we can expect a mix of misleading information, rumors and outright lies

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    12 mins
  • The 2024 presidential race went from deja vu to to unprecedented overnight

    The 2024 presidential race went from deja vu to to unprecedented overnight
    Nov 1 2024
    When the 2024 presidential campaign began, it looked a lot like the last one.

    Former President Donald Trump and sitting President Joe Biden became the presumptive nominees for their parties in March. This year was set to be the first U.S. presidential rematch since 1956.

    We all know sequels are rarely more interesting than the original, and it seemed like this election might be downright boring. But the joke was on us, because Americans have just lived through the most dramatic, eventful, unexpected presidential campaign of our lives.

    We revisit the key moments that brought us to this point in the race.

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    10 mins
  • How many ways can you tell someone to vote?

    How many ways can you tell someone to vote?
    Oct 31 2024
    There are plenty of ways to encourage people to vote, as the presidential candidates and their supporters are demonstrating in this final stretch of the campaign.

    We dig into each campaign's voter turnout operation.

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    9 mins
  • Harris makes her final pitch for her presidency

    Harris makes her final pitch for her presidency
    Oct 30 2024
    On Tuesday night, one week before election day, Vice President Kamala Harris made her closing argument to the American people.

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    10 mins
  • Democrats are vying for the support of rural voters in North Carolina

    Democrats are vying for the support of rural voters in North Carolina
    Oct 29 2024
    North Carolina has more rural voters than any other 2024 presidential swing state.

    As early voting continues across the state, canvassing groups are working to turn out voters — including in Nash County, a purple county President Biden won in 2020 and former President Trump won in 2016, both by razor-thin margins.

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    9 mins
  • Donald Trump's closing argument: leaning into the extreme rhetoric

    Donald Trump's closing argument: leaning into the extreme rhetoric
    Oct 28 2024
    At a recent Trump rally, many speakers leaned into racist, misogynistic and vulgar rhetoric. So what could it do for his campaign in the final days of election season?

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    9 mins
  • For conservative Christians supporting Trump, it's about the policies

    For conservative Christians supporting Trump, it's about the policies
    Oct 27 2024
    Evangelical and Pentecostal conservatives are a powerful force in Republican politics.

    They've stuck by former President Donald Trump for three presidential elections in a row.

    That's despite Trump's long list of criminal charges, sexual harassment and assault allegations, and regular brutal, personal attacks on political opponents — all of which wouldn't fit many people's definition of Christian.

    Conservative Christian support for former President Donald Trump seems to be unwavering. A North Carolina pastor says there's a simple reason why.

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    14 mins