DG Martin

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.

March 22, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Mar 22, 2025 | Who's Talking

Getting to Carolina: The late Lennie Rosenbluth, hero of the 1957 championship victory over the University of Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain 54–53 in triple overtime, talks about how and why he came to Carolina and what it was like to play for Coach Frank McGuire.

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March 15, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Mar 15, 2025 | Who's Talking

Chapel Hill’s Gene Nichol, Professor at the UNC Law School, talks about his book, “Lessons from North Carolina: Race, Religion, Tribe, and the Future of America”.

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One on One: A North Carolina President?

by D.G. Martin | Mar 10, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Some Democrats argue that what they need for the 2028 presidential election is a southern moderate like Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton who won election– or like Al Gore whose win was taken away by the courts.

One on One: Dad and Alzheimer’s

by D.G. Martin | Mar 3, 2025 | D.G. Martin, Town Square

D.G. Martin re-shares a column from 1998 about his family’s relationship to Alzheimer’s, and one’s ability to recognize and face death.

March 1, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Mar 1, 2025 | Who's Talking

Chapel Hill’s Gene Nichol, Professor at the UNC Law School, talks about his book, “Lessons from North Carolina: Race, Religion, Tribe, and the Future of America.”

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One on One: Josephus Daniels in Christensen’s New Book

by D.G. Martin | Feb 24, 2025 | D.G. Martin, Town Square

Rob Christensen’s new book, “Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century,” comes out March 4. It could be two separate books.

February 22, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Feb 22, 2025 | Who's Talking

Hillsborough’s popular author Jill McCorkle talks about her latest book of short stories, “Old Crimes and Other Stories.”

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One on One: Nicholas Sparks and New Bern

by D.G. Martin | Feb 17, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

When The New York Times or any other national media outlet publishes an article about a North Carolina topic, I jump, knowing that many of my readers share an interest in what other people think about our state and its people.