NC Deep Dive
Diving in to local issues within Holly Springs and Fuquay Varina, building community, sharing perspectives, and keeping you better informed!
Episodes
80 episodes
80: Robert van Brederode (R) - 2026 NC Senate District 13
Growth is reshaping southern Wake County fast, and the choices on your ballot decide how we pay for it, regulate it, and live with it. Join us as we sit down with Robert Von Brederode, the Republican candidate for North Carolina State Senate Di...
79: Tobias (Toby) Hampson (D) - 2026 NC Court of Appeals Seat 02
Most people never see the North Carolina Court of Appeals at work, yet its decisions reach into everyday life across all 100 counties. We sat down with Judge Toby Hampson, a Democratic candidate for the NC Court of Appeals Seat 02, to pull back...
78: Christine Kushner (D) - 2026 Wake County Board of Commissioners At-Large
County government is where politics stops being abstract and starts showing up in your everyday life, in the schools your kids attend, the roads you sit on, the housing costs that keep climbing, and whether mental health care is actually availa...
77: Michael C. Byrne (R) - 2026 NC Court of Appeals Seat 01
Appeals aren’t TV courtroom drama, and they aren’t a second shot at arguing the facts. They’re where the rules get enforced, errors get corrected, and precedent gets set and for most North Carolina cases, the Court of Appeals is the final stop....
76: John S. Arrowood (D) - 2026 NC Court of Appeals Seat 1
Most people can explain what a governor or a legislator does. Far fewer can tell you what the North Carolina Court of Appeals decides even though it is often the final stop for the vast majority of appeals and the place where real lives quietly...
75: Mona Singh (D) - 2026 Wake County Board of Commissioners - At Large
Growth in Wake County is changing everything at once: commutes, school capacity, housing prices, healthcare access, and even how we think about data privacy. We sit down with Mona Singh, a Democratic candidate for the Wake County Board of Commi...
74: Samantha Krop (D) - 2026 Wake Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor
Flooding, drought, dirty creeks after a storm, disappearing trees, vanishing farmland, and rising water demand can feel like separate problems until you trace them back to one place: how we use land in Wake County. That’s why this conversation ...
73: CeCe Grant (D) - 2026 Wake Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor
Growth is reshaping Wake County fast, and the question hiding in plain sight is simple: will we still have clean water, working watersheds, and enough farmland when the next wave of development hits? I sit down with CeCe Grant, a candidate for ...
72: Mary Insprucker (R) - 2026 NC House District 36
Your ballot can feel like a maze, especially after redistricting, but the stakes are simple: the choices in Raleigh shape your rent, your commute, your kids’ schools, and how safe you feel when you lock the door at night. Amanda Benbow Lunn sit...
71: Gary Dale Hartong (R) - 2026 Wake County Board of Commissioners - At Large
Wake County is growing at a pace that feels exciting until you sit in traffic, open your property tax bill, or try to find a home you can actually afford. We sit down with Wake County Board of Commissioners at-large Republican candidate Gary Ha...
70: Safiyah Jackson (D) - 2026 Wake County Board of Commissioners District 2
Wake County is growing fast, and that growth shows up everywhere: school construction, EMS staffing, park demand, housing costs, and the property tax bill that funds most of it. I sit down with Safiyah Jackson, the democratic candidate for Wake...
69. Lisa Grafstein (D) - 2026 NC Senate District 13
Your ballot can feel overwhelming until you slow down and hear how a candidate thinks when the questions get specific. I sit down with State Senator Lisa Grafstein, who’s running for re-election in North Carolina Senate District 13, to talk thr...
68: Winn Decker (D) - 2026 NC House District 37
Your ballot can feel like a wall of names and amendments, but the stakes are personal: grocery bills, child care costs, crowded classrooms, traffic that steals time, and property taxes that keep climbing. We sit down with Winn Decker, democrati...
67: Jim White (R) - 2026 Wake Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor
The most overlooked races on your ballot can have the most day-to-day impact on where you live. In Southern Wake County, the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor contest sits right at the crossroads of development, clean ...
Episode 66: John Adcock (R) - 2026 Wake County Board of Commissioners District 2
We talk with John Adcock, Republican candidate for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 2, about what Southern Wake needs from county government and how he plans to measure every decision against local impact. We focus on affordability, ...
Episode 65: 2026 NC Court of Appeals Seat 03 - Christine Walczyk (D)
Judicial races are the ones most people skip and they might be the ones that shape your life the fastest. We sit down with Christine Walczyk, a Wake County trial judge and democratic candidate for the North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 3 race...
Episode 64: 2026 US House District 13 - Paul Barringer (D)
Your rent is up, groceries cost more than they did last year, and health care still feels like a maze with a price tag attached. That’s the backdrop for our Candidate Conversation with Paul Barringer, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House of ...
Episode 63: 2026 NC Senate District 17 - Shirley Johnson (R)
Politics gets real when it touches the streets you drive, the schools your kids sit in, and the bills that show up every month. That’s why we sat down with NC Senate District 17 Republican candidate Shirley Johnson for a wide-ranging, specific ...
Democratic Ballot: NC House of Representatives District 37
This episode breaks down the Democratic primary for North Carolina House District 37, where Winn Decker, Ralph Clements, and Marcus Gadson are competing to face Republican incumbent Erin Paré in November.Decker leans on his bipart...
Republican Ballot: NC Senate District 17
In this episode we zoom into the District 17 NC Senate race that will be on the Republican Ballot. Sarah Al-Baghdadi positions herself as a community-focused contender with experience in law enforcement, substitute teaching, and small business....
Democratic Ballot: Wake County District Attorney
Wake County’s next District Attorney will shape how justice works every day; and this year, the Democratic primary effectively decides the office. There is no Republican challenger, so the primary winner will take the seat in November.Th...
Republican Ballot: NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 1
The quiet races decide so much. This GOP primary for North Carolina’s Court of Appeals Seat 1 asks a sharp question: what kind of experience best prepares a judge to review the law—meticulous appellate-ready opinions or years of trial-tested ju...
Democratic Ballot: Candidate Forum for the US House of Representatives District 13
Early voting is almost over, and many of you may still be weighing your options. To help, we recorded a full Democratic candidate forum for North Carolina’s U.S. House District 13 so you can cut through the noise, hear real answers, and decide ...
2026 Democratic Ballot: NC Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 3
The Democratic primary for Seat Three on the North Carolina Court of Appeals features two candidates offering distinct paths to the bench: James Weldon Whalen and Christine Walczyk. As a statewide court that reviews thousands of civil and crimi...
2026 Democratic Ballot: US House of Representatives District 13
In this episode, we break down the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, featuring three distinct candidates:Paul Barringer – A healthcare consultant, attorney, and farm manager running on const...