When you’re talking with DG Martin, you’re talking to a veteran, lawyer, politician, administrator and author. DG’s been around the block a few times and you’ll hear his conversations with guests practically guaranteed to provide some of the most interesting back-and-forth you’ll hear all weekend.
May 3, 2025
Willis Whichard, lawyer, legislator, Supreme Court justice, and lawschool dean, is the author of “A Consequential Life: David Lowry Swain, Nineteenth-Century North Carolina, and Their University.” He talks about his new book and Swain, who was a lawyer, judge, governor, and university president.” Whichard, who himself has been a legislator, judge, supreme court justice, and law school dean explains Swain’s contributions to the university and the state.
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One on One: The Daniels and Their Newspaper
In February, I wrote a column on Rob Christensen’s book about the Raleigh News and Observer, “Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century.
One on One: North Carolina and the World’s Most Famous Bird
“The Book of Flaco: The World’s Most Famous Bird” by David Gessner tells the story of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who, after13 years confinement, escaped from Central Park Zoo on February 2, 2023, when his cage was vandalized.
April 19, 2025
Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at UNC Chapel Hill, discussing her latest book, “Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades”
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One on One: Eubanks’ Fabulous Book
“The Fabulous Ordinary” is the perfect title of Georgann Eubanks’ new book. Its full title is “The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South.” One of Eubanks’ great skills is writing about things that might seem simple or ordinary but are...
April 12, 2025
WCHL is airing conversations Coach Lefty Driesell, who died recently, was the legendary basketball coach at four different colleges, Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, and Georgia State, all of which he took to the NCAA tournament, about Maryland’s exit from the ACC and his memories of the great games against UNC and Duke.
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One on One: Cults and Apple Pie
Jane Borden’s new book “Cults Like Us: Why Cults Are As American As Apple Pie” has us thinking about cults. The Manson Family and Branch Davidians come to mind. Borden, who grew up in Greensboro and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, is a proven writer. Her 2011 book...
April 5, 2025
Willis Whichard, lawyer, legislator, Supreme Court justice, and law school dean, is the author of “A Consequential Life: David Lowry Swain, Nineteenth-Century North Carolina, and Their University.” He talks about his new book and Swain, who was a lawyer, judge, governor, and university president.” Whichard, who himself has been a legislator, judge, supreme court justice, and law school dean explains Swain’s contributions to the university and the state.
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One on One: Island Living on Ocracoke and the Hyde County Mainland
“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.
One on One: Do Musk’s Epic Feats Excuse His Bad Behavior, His Callousness, His Recklessness?
Every day, news outlets feature Elon Musk and his activities with DOGE, (the Department of Government Efficiency). Musk has been leading a charge against wasteful government spending. It has been a wild and disruptive ride and I wanted to know more about this strange...
