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.
One on One: George Washington’s Failures — Stepping Stones to Success
Is George Washington’s birthday on your February calendar? February 22. Officially the third Monday in February is when we celebrate Presidents Day and honor Washington, Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12, and all the other presidents whenever they were born.
One on One: Have the Ukrainians Already Won?
Arguably, the Ukrainians have already won their country’s battle with Putin’s Russia — if we don’t make them give up that victory.
January 13, 2024
Chapel Hill’s Molly Worthen, an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of “Apostles of Reason”, talks about how religion intersects with
American politics.
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One on One: Haley, Christie and Lincoln on the Causes of the Civil War
Nikki Haley’s stumbling should remind us that, while the existence of slavery and the controversies that arose about it were important factors leading to the Civil War, there is much more to it.
January 6, 2024
Chapel Hill’s John May, a successful business-person who is also an admired writer, talks about writing a new non-fiction book about the connections between the Lost Colony and the later settlement at Jamestown in Virginia.
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One on One: Economics, Artificial Intelligence, and the Nation’s Wealth
Where does A.I. get the texts and necessary information to assemble and write? Who, if anyone, must it compensate for the use of these materials?
One on One: Books by the Tar Heel of the Year and Others
Last week the Raleigh News & Observer named Myrick Howard its 2023 Tar Heel of the Year. Last month this column about Myrick’s book, “Buying Time for Heritage: How to Save an Endangered Historic Property,” explained that Myrick “is a hero to thousands of North...
Bell Ringing, Begging, and Finding Christmas
"How about helping us ring the bell for the Salvation Army?" It is Roland from my Rotary club. I have dodged that duty for years. But it is the kind of request you can't turn down. Roland is nice, but he will remember if I say no. So I tell him I'll do it. And regret...
One on One: Finding the Lost Colony
The story of the Lost Colony is North Carolina's founding myth. Except for one thing, it may be the best founding myth of any U. S. state or any country in the world. It goes like this: A group of about 100 people who lived in England sailed across the ocean, and...
December 16, 2023
Chapel Hill’s and Carolina Meadow’s Dr. Vince Tollers, retired Distinguished Service Professor of English at SUNY College at Brockport NY, talks about humor in the Bible.
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