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On the Porch: Brad Bannon: Hate Doesn’t Make America Great

On the Porch: Brad Bannon: Hate Doesn’t Make America Great

Posted by | Aug 30, 2026 | ,

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Brad Bannon is a national political strategist and the host of the progressive podcast “Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon” that features the very best in aggressive progressive, must-see online TV. Guests on the show are prominent people and players from the worlds of politics and policy. Bannon is also the author of “The Bannon Ballot Blast “on his Substack page . As the CEO of Bannon Communications, he has advised Democrats, labor unions and progressive issue groups on polling and message development for decades. His clients have included the National Education Association, the AFL-CIO, Public Citizen, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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On the Porch: Anthony Flaccavento – Bridging the Urban-Rural Gap

On the Porch: Anthony Flaccavento – Bridging the Urban-Rural Gap

Posted by | Aug 23, 2026 | ,

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Anthony Flaccavento is a farmer and rural development consultant from Abingdon, Virginia in the heart of the Appalachian region. The Democratic Candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 9th in 2018, Anthony co-founded the Rural-Urban Bridge Initiative (RUBI) in 2021. RUBI works to help progressives, liberals and Democrats understand the underlying causes of the rural-urban divide and take concrete steps to win back rural and working-class people. Anthony is the author of “Building a Healthy Economy from the Bottom Up: Harnessing Real World Experience for Transformative Change” (UK Press, 2016) along with scores of articles and op-eds. He has a BS in Agriculture and a Masters in Rural Development.

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On the Porch: Heather St. Clair – Committed to Every Child’s Success

On the Porch: Heather St. Clair – Committed to Every Child’s Success

Posted by | Aug 16, 2026 | ,

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Heather St. Clair is a passionate advocate for early childhood care and education, dedicated to helping children, families, and communities thrive. She believes every child is a garden, worthy of admiration and cultivation with faith and love. For the past three years, as Executive Director of the Chatham County Partnership for Children, Heather has championed a neighbor-centered approach to supporting families with children from birth to age five. Her leadership focuses on reimagining early learning programs, strengthening teams, and improving access to services across mental health, public health, and education. Heather enjoys reading, baking, spending time with family, and loving on her fur-baby.

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On the Porch: Kristine Sloan – Training Regional Leaders

On the Porch: Kristine Sloan – Training Regional Leaders

Posted by | Aug 9, 2026 | ,

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A Triangle native, Kristine Sloan brings a deep commitment to justice, interdependence, and authenticity into all of her work. She’s an entrepreneur, executive leader, facilitator and strategist. As the Executive Director of Leadership Triangle, Kristine works to connect local leaders to their values, purpose and vision, in service of greater regional collaboration and impact. Prior to Leadership Triangle, Kristine was the CEO of StartingBloc, supporting 3200+ social entrepreneurs and activists as they made significant social change. Earlier in her career, Kristine led a multimillion dollar grant project in Burundi for All Across Africa, designed cross-cultural programming for NC State University, worked on water advocacy rights with indigenous populations in South India and co-founded a social enterprise in West Africa.

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On the Porch: C.L.A.W.S. – Second Chances for Wildlife

On the Porch: C.L.A.W.S. – Second Chances for Wildlife

Posted by | Aug 2, 2026 |

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Kindra and Vinny Mammone of CLAWS, Inc. have dedicated their lives to wildlife. With more than 30 years of rehabilitation experience, Kindra has worked with native and exotic species, taught wildlife rehabilitation, contributed to USDA guidance, and is licensed in North Carolina to rehabilitate small mammals, all native birds, and white-tailed deer fawns. Since 1991, Vinny has worked alongside Kindra in wildlife rehabilitation, helping care for countless animals while designing and building the enclosures and habitats that make CLAWS, Inc.’s lifesaving work possible. Together, they are committed to giving wildlife a second chance and inspiring others to care about the natural world.

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August 1, 2026

Posted by | Aug 1, 2026 |

This week, Dr. Deborah Stroman is joined by Darrick Johnson, founder of Sherpa Sports AI. They discuss the need for technological innovation in sports.

Disclaimer: I believe in the transformative promise of artificial intelligence, while deeply recognizing and opposing the environmental strain and disproportionate harm its energy and land demands place on at-risk communities.

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On the Porch: Emily Thompson – Farming & Community

On the Porch: Emily Thompson – Farming & Community

Posted by | Jul 26, 2026 |

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Emily Thompson has been a vendor with The Pittsboro Farmers Market since 2021. She has served as the farmer market board president for the last two years and has started a new 2 year term. Emily owns and runs her farm, Heart Song Farm, located between Siler City and Pittsboro. She’s known for her large varieties of peppers, flowers, produce, and value added products like seasonings, herbal teas, and tinctures. Emily finds farming an honor to care for her community and family. The goal is to leave the land and people better than you found them.

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On the Porch: Landis Wade – History’s Mysteries

On the Porch: Landis Wade – History’s Mysteries

Posted by | Jul 19, 2026 |

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Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer turned mystery/thriller author who interviewed 500+ authors on his popular Charlotte Readers Podcast. His publications include six works of fiction, eight writing quote books, and numerous short stories. His novels in the Indie Retirement Mystery series won more than ten awards. Kirkus Reviews said, “Mystery fans who love Richard Osman’s cozy Thursday Murder Club books will enjoy the similarly energetic take on mystery-loving retirees.” Before he moved to Durham, the Charlotte Writers Club awarded Landis their Founders Award for service to the club and the literary community.

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