Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, on the state of North Carolina’s troubled redistricting process

NC Social Studies teacher Rodney Pierce on the need to teach a broad, full history of America

NC Attorney General Josh Stein discusses a historic $26 Billion opioid settlement, racial equity in the justice system, and the latest COVID-related scams

Urban Institute senior researcher Anuj Gangopadhyaya: Do Black and White Patients Experience Similar Rates of Adverse Safety Events at the Same Hospital?

NC Policy Watch investigative reporter Joe Killian on the controversy surrounding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and the ongoing political efforts of the Christian right in anticipation of the 2022 elections

Consumer advocate Rochelle Sparko of the Center for Responsible Lending on the state of the national student loan debt crisis and some relief that the Biden administration has made available

Author, scholar, and former U.S. Navy Commander Theodore Johnson about his new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America”

Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria

Public education advocates Letha Muhammad and Sarah Montgomery with the latest on Leandro

From CRT to mask mandates, NC Policy Watch education reporter Greg Childress discusses some of the latest policy battles in the world of public education

Christina Cowger of the group North Carolina Stop Torture Now on the need to take a hard and honest look at the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan

The national and political redistricting landscape – featuring Kathay Feng, David Wasserman, Michael Bitzer and Guy-Uriel Charles

Rep. Deb Butler discusses the COVID economy, education spending and the next steps for redistricting

Author and civil rights attorney Geeta Kapur discusses her powerful and important new book about the University of North Carolina

Rep. Marcia Morey discusses education funding, redistricting, criminal justice reform and extreme risk protective orders

North Carolina Budget and Tax Center economist Patrick McHugh discusses protecting & connecting workers emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic

State Representative Ricky Hurtado discusses the remarkable and maddening story of an abandoned missile factory in the city of Burlington

Global reproductive health policy expert Dr. Anu Kumar on the impact of Texas’ new restrictive abortion law

Veteran consumer advocate Les Bernal explains why the latest effort to legalize sports gambling in North Carolina could produce disastrous results

Congresswoman Deborah Ross discusses reproductive rights of American women in the crosshairs, the state of COVID vaccinations, eviction protections and what’s ahead for the massive infrastructure package