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 15, 2025
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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.
February 15, 2025
Daniel Wallace about his book, “THIS ISN’T GOING TO END WELL: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew”.
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One on One: William Leuchtenburg’s Legacy
UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg died on January 28. He was born on September 28, 1922.
February 8th, 2025
Chapel Hill’s Elizabeth Engelhardt, Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts & Humanities at UNC Chapel Hill, talks about her new book, “Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses, Widows, and Runaways Shaped Modern America”
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