Today Nikita speaks with good friend Randy Shepherd from Crossfire Ministries For more information on Crossfire Ministries visit https crossfireministry com [... more]

Chip Patterson CBS Sports joins Adam today to talk college football including their thoughts on Dave Doeren and whether he's making the best choices as NC State's football coach Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

The NFL season is almost here and Adam Gold discusses the start of the season particularly the Carolina Panthers and QB Baker Mayfield Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

For NC State football the question is 'if not now then when ' Luke DeCock of the News Observer joined the show to discuss NC State football and how the team is set up to have their best season in program history but how they need to make sure they take care of business at ECU football in Week Luke also discusses UNC football on the road at App State football and how it wouldn't be a shocker if App State football gets a win at home over UNC football Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Week of College Football has arrived The season truly kicked off with the Backyard Brawl between PITT football and West Virginia football that saw a rivalry renewed Plus a nail-biter between Penn State football and Purdue football Discussions about NC State football at ECU Football and UNC football at App State football Also Dan Wolken of USA Today to discuss Serena Williams at the US Open Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

B Daht The Official Sixth Man of Tar Heel Basketball joined the show to talk all things UNC including the UNC football win over FAMU football the FAMU and UNC marching bands doing a mashup together and the NC A T football vs NC Central football game Also the NFL City tour continues this time visiting the home of the Washington Commanders Landover MD Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Wake Forest Basketball coach Steve Forbes joined Josh Graham who was sitting in for Adam Gold Forbes talked about the teams' trip to Europe falling off of a bicycle and why Adam West is the best Batman of all time Also producer Dennis Cox gets Josh's father Scott on the phone to continue his story about the Macho Man Randy Savage Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Out of the Gate consists of more Carolina Panther updates from practice the UNC women's basketball coach throws some shade and the PGA says don't give up on us too fast Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Are the Carolina Panthers going to stink this year Randy Slack of ESPN Wilmington and Jeremy Greene of ESPN Asheville joined the show to talk about the upcoming NFL Season including if the Carolina Panthers will actually be good this year or not Randy Jeremy also talk about proper 'etiquette' when at the beach or in the mountains of North Carolina Also Dennis Cox takes us on a tour to another NFL city this time visiting Seattle Also are Golden Corral Dude Perfect and Oreos overrated underrated or properly rightly rated Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm [... more]

Who's more likely to win their division NC State football or UNC Football Luke DeCock of the News Observer joined the show to talk about the upcoming ACC football season including where NC State football ranks up against Wake Forest football and Clemson football in the ACC Atlantic division and how UNC football could win the Coastal Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

What movies deserve their own day With the movie 'Independence Day' being shown on repeat on July th Hayes and Dennis discuss what other movies should have a day where it's shown on repeat all day i e 'Halloween' on Halloween or 'Mean Girls' on October rd Also continuing the discussion of the changing landscape of college sports and how fanbases are often the ones left behind when decisions are made regarding conference realignment Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Randy Slack of ESPN Wilmington and Jeremy Greene of ESPN Asheville joined to talk about all things sports including the Carolina Panthers and their QB situation involving Sam Darnold and Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield They also share their thoughts on ACC basketball World Cup Soccer and more Plus NC State Basketball and UNC Basketball held offseason press conferences this week Adam talks about what Kevin Keatts and Hubert Davis said at their respective pressers Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

The Golden State Warriors face the Boston Celtics in Game of the NBA Finals tonight in San Francisco Adam talks about Steph Curry's monster Game how Draymond Green can be better and what the team can do against Jayson Tatum Jaylon Brown and the Celtics Also ECU baseball and UNC baseball were eliminated from their Super Regionals and will not be making the College World Series Plus the LIV Tour held their first tournament this weekend Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Former duke and UNC greats Gerald Henderson and Joel Berry join Josh to talk about this weekend's Battle of the Blues [... more]

Elder James Faison joins the program in part of our interview on his book Tackled by Faith When Sports and the Cross Collide For Part please listen to the second segment of last week's program entitled Our Sacrificial Passover Lamb Guest Elder James Faison tackledbyfaith com Book Tackled by Faith When Sports and the Cross Collide Buy at Amazon or Barnes and Noble Tackled by Faith on Facebook tackledbyfaith nbsp --- Support this podcast https anchor fm god st support [... more]

On this edition of The Drive Josh talks the Hubert Davis hire with Greg Barnes of Inside Carolina ESPN's Rece Davis makes a surprise appearance and how the Panthers hit the reset button [... more]

Democratic Gov Roy Cooper and Republican Lt Gov Mark Robinson could present very different messages to N C voters and taxpayers in the years ahead The two men previewed a divergent path during their public swearing-in ceremonies in Raleigh While Cooper complained about the COVID- pandemic racism unaffordable health care and unequal opportunity Robinson emphasized the state's successes He pointed to his own story as North Carolina's first black lieutenant governor Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the contrast between Cooper and Robinson Prospective Asian-American students sued the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over its admissions policies The [... more]

Stu chats with student missionary Brianne Schapira about her time in Prague the capital of the Czech Republic working with CRU Ministries and her current role with Athletes in Action at UNC Chapel Hill [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper has announced that N C public schools should reopen with a mix of online and in-person classes No public school can reopen with all students in class at the school building Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies analyzes the impact of Cooper's order for students parents and teachers in the upcoming academic year A recent report focused on diversity of viewpoints at the University of North Carolina's flagship Chapel Hill campus Co-author and UNC business professor Mark McNeilly discussed details of the report during a recent online John Locke [... more]

Bubba Cunningham joined The Drive with Josh Graham to discuss where COVID- ranks among his professional hurdles to give an update on UNC athletics and more nbsp [... more]

On this edition of The Drive with Josh Graham Josh discusses coaching fits for Wake Forest the guys play NFL trading card war and TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE [... more]

The John Locke Foundation is leading a national effort to ensure state governments have more flexibility in their use of federal CARES Act money Without that flexibility states will have incentives to engage in unsustainable new spending John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke explains how JLF is working to help avoid that outcome North Carolina could lose half its small businesses if government doesn't relax soon the economic restrictions tied to the COVID- pandemic Ray Starling general counsel of the NC Chamber delivered that warning recently to state lawmakers Starling also offered lawmakers a larger assessment of the pandemic's impact [... more]

On this edition of The Drive with Josh Graham Bob Ryan comes on the show to discuss The Last Dance a special edition of Let's Get Crazy and Jonathon Jones joins ahead of the NFL Draft to discuss how he sees the first round playing out nbsp [... more]

On this edition of The Drive with Josh Graham Cleo Hill Jr comes on to discuss WSSU's success Tubby Smith gives an update on HPU's basketball team and Robert reads Waka Flocka lyrics [... more]

On this edition of The Drive with Josh Graham Sara Civian calls in to discuss some pucks and tweets Hayes Permar tells us where the party is at and The Movie Game [... more]

On this edition of The Drive with Josh Graham Jeff Pearlman comes on to discuss the XFL David Glenn calls in to discuss the upcoming slate of ACC games and Coach K's love letter to his team [... more]

On today's edition of The Drive with Josh Graham Daron Vaught comes in studio to talk like its the 's Mike Decourcy comes on to talk about his oscar picks and The Movie Game [... more]

On this edition of The Drive with Josh Graham Joe Wolf calls in to discuss his UNCvsDuke memories David Glenn drops in to discuss his opinion on Rivalry week and info on our Kiss ticket giveaway [... more]

On this edition of The Drive Josh Graham David Glenn calls in to discuss last nights NC State and UNC game Josh tries his very first Baha Blast and the guys experiment with some ASMR [... more]

Stu interviews Randy Shepherd of Crossfire ministry and former NBA and UNC basketball player Al Wood The guys talk about how they find ministry and spread the word of God through basketball [... more]

The University of North Carolina System's controversial chairman has resigned from that post Harry Smith's decision shakes up the university's Board of Governors as that board deals with other leadership issues That includes the search for a new system president and for a new chancellor at the flagship campus in Chapel Hill Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses UNC's leadership challenges Sarah Lawrence College political scientist Samuel Abrams unleashed a wave of criticism when he decided to write in the New York Times about the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses Abrams traveled to Raleigh this year to discuss [... more]

Host Josh Graham with Desmond Johnson and Aaron Gabriel Panthers lose at home to the Tampa Bay Bucs - on Thursday Night Football the guys look at the aftermath Preview of UNC vs Wake Forest in Winston Salem Friday Night Voice of the Demon Deacons Stan Cotten and Raleigh N amp O writer Luke Decock join the show Josh gives his three best bets of the weekend Tune into The Drive with Josh Graham Mon-Fri - pm on Sports Hub Triad [... more]

Host Josh Graham with Desmond Johnson Aaron Gabriel The first Sunday of the NFL season is in the books Josh looks at the aftermath of Panthers vs Rams New Antonio Brown for Matthew McConaughey Tune into The Drive with Josh Graham Mon-Fri - pm on Sports Hub Triad [... more]

President Trump holds slim leads well within the margin of error over several major Democratic contenders for the presidential race in North Carolina That's according to the latest Civitas Poll Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes those numbers and other poll highlights As thousands of college students head back to campus it's a good time to remind you about a recent report questioning the politicization of education schools in North Carolina Jay Schalin director of policy analysis at the James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal recently compiled a report detailing the problem Schalin shares highlights from his research and [... more]

Guest host Daron Vaught with Desmond Johnson The guys take a look at the imminent launch of the ACC Network Thursday night A look at the new Duke Documentary the Class that Saved Coach K with SportsChannel 's Brian Geisinger Doc Rivers gives his thoughts on Cats Voice of the WS Dash Joe Weil stops by Tune into The Drive with Josh Graham Mon-Fri - pm on Sports Hub Triad [... more]

Host Josh Graham with Desmond Johnson Intern Nick Who are the best Movie QBs of all time Vince Carter is returning to the NBA for his record breaking nd season we take a look at the best Vinsanity moments of his career Plus Mike Leach wears Cargo Shorts Tune into The Drive with Josh Graham Mon-Fri - pm on Sports Hub Triad nbsp [... more]

Candidates are already lining up for the elections in North Carolina It's not unusual to see candidates jump into a race a year before the election But some might be throwing their hats into the ring even earlier than normal That's because primary elections have been moved up from May to March Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses developments in the upcoming races for governor U S Senate and other important statewide elected positions Some governments use sin taxes to nudge people away from behavior that elected officials and bureaucrats dislike Adam Hoffer associate professor of economics at the University [... more]

A state legislative committee plans to hire an outside investigator to look into a controversial million fund tied to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the decision to seek outside investigative help Henderson explains why the fund has raised concerns about North Carolina's environmental permitting process Some people want to target hate by censoring or banning so-called hate speech Nadine Strossen professor at New York Law School and former national president of the American Civil Liberties Union disagrees During a recent visit to North Carolina Strossen touted free speech as the best tool to fight hate [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper is one of just two Southern governors and eight nationwide to earn F grades in the libertarian Cato Institute's latest Fiscal Report Card for America's Governors Cooper earns this failing grade despite the fact that other measures tout North Carolina's strong economy and fiscal health Chris Edwards editor of Cato's DownsizingGovernment org explains why North Carolina's chief executive deserves such low marks School choice faces a number of attacks from critics One of the most common criticisms involves standards at private schools that see increased enrollment thanks to school voucher programs Matthew Ladner senior research fellow at [... more]

As Carolina Journal Radio marks its th weekly episode we look back at some of the most interesting guests who have analyzed political public policy and historical developments over more than a dozen years You'll hear from Fred Barnes Arthur Brooks Charles Cooke Steve Forbes Robert George Jonah Goldberg Mary Katharine Ham Andrew McCarthy Deroy Murdock Charles Murray Peggy Noonan Michael Novak P J O'Rourke Ramesh Ponnuru Virginia Postrel John Stossel Cal Thomas and Walter Williams New data released from the N C Department of Public Instruction help tell the story of student performance in the state's public schools Terry [... more]

Legal scholars of all political stripes are assessing the relative merits of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next justice of the U S Supreme Court Considering arguments from conservatives libertarians free-speech advocates and fair-minded liberals Jon Guze is inclined to support Kavanaugh's nomination Director of legal studies at the John Locke Foundation Guze explains why assessments of experts from a range of political perspectives convince him that Kavanaugh would make a good addition to the nation's highest court Facebook has faced some major political blows in recent months N C State University political scientist Andrew Taylor analyzes Facebook's recent controversy [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham spoke with Dr Patrick O'Connell founder of Sentinel Primary Care They discuss Dr O'Connell's personal journey of faith and vocation as well as how he integrates his religious beliefs into his work as a primary care physician [... more]

North Carolina's teacher attrition rate dropped last year and those who left the job were less effective teachers than those who stayed Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research digs into the latest data about teacher attrition and teacher vacancies Members of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors are interested in boosting intellectual diversity on campuses They sought advice recently from Princeton professor Robert George the founder and leader of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions George highlighted his program's positive impact on the Princeton campus He also pointed to potential challenges [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham speaks with Madison Perry Executive Director of the NC Study Center They discuss how the North Carolina Study Center came into existence and how it serves the students of UNC [... more]

High Point plans to move forward with a taxpayer-funded downtown baseball stadium despite concerns from some Guilford County commissioners Julie Tisdale John Locke Foundation city and county policy analyst analyzes the latest developments in the debate over devoting tax dollars to baseball in the Triad city Division and debate cropped up to a greater degree than normal in a recent meeting of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors The fractious meeting had been sparked by concerns over the way board leaders and system President Margaret Spellings handled a controversy surrounding the Chapel Hill campus's Silent Sam Confederate [... more]

Twenty years have passed since the N C Supreme Court issued the first of its two rulings in the state's long-running Leandro lawsuit The case pits small low-wealth school systems against the state in a clash over the state constitution's guarantee that each student will have an opportunity for a basic sound education The th anniversary of the landmark court decision has prompted two recent developments Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's vice president for research analyzes those developments You might reflexively answer no when asked whether N C legislators deserve a pay increase But Duke University political scientist Nicholas [... more]

Dr Marty McCaffrey a clinical professor in neonatal and perinatal medicine at UNC Chapel Hill and Director of the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina talks about the current trends in regards to a sanctity of life ethic in medical care [... more]

Mike Adams a criminology professor at UNC-Wilmington and nationally syndicated columnist for Townhall com speaks about the current state of free speech on college and university campuses [... more]

North Carolina's solar energy industry depends on heavy subsidies from taxpayers and electric ratepayers State legislators recently heard a presentation from Duke Energy spelling out the details of those subsidies Dan Way Carolina Journal associate editor recaps the presentation's highlights and the reaction from state lawmakers North Carolina's premier higher education watchdog recently changed its name The James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal honors North Carolina's only two-term Republican governor of the th century Martin explains why he was willing to lend his name to the group while Martin Center President Jenna Robinson explains the group's priorities for the [... more]

The N C General Assembly returns for its long legislative session with a new sparring partner in the governor's mansion Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president examines the potential impact of new Gov Roy Cooper on the session She also highlights lawmakers' top priorities for the new year Much of the current energy debate in North Carolina and across the country involves solar power wind and natural gas Much less attention has been paid to the future of nuclear energy David McNelis director of the Center for Sustainable Energy Environment and Economic Development at the University of North [... more]

Republican Donald Trump shocked many political observers by winning the presidential race including North Carolina's electoral votes Republican incumbent Richard Burr withstood a hard campaign from Democratic challenger Deborah Ross to win a third term as North Carolina's senior U S senator Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes the significance of these election results and what they say about the N C electorate You'll also hear highlights from Burr's election-night victory speech and Ross' concession speech Seven months after arriving in Chapel Hill University of North Carolina system president Margaret Spellings used her official installation ceremony to make a plea [... more]

In Part of this -part series NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Robert Shibley executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education or FIRE about freedom of speech on college and university campuses in North Carolina and how we can better protect academic freedom [... more]

This week NC Family president John Rustin talks with Robert Shibley executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education or FIRE about freedom of speech on college and university campuses in North Carolina and how we can better protect academic freedom [... more]