Best Podcast: ‘Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis’

Honored that my CQ Roll Call podcast ‘Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis’ was picked ‘Best in the Nest’ by critics at Charlotte’s essential alternative newspaper, Queen City Nerve: ‘It’s been cool to hear veteran Charlotte journalist Mary C. Curtis make her mark in the podcast game over the last year, filling in as guest host for Mary Harris on Slate’s daily What Next pod, but she’s in her element when she’s chasing down the stories she’s most passionate about in her monthly episodes of Equal Time. As listed in the show description: “Curtis tackles policies and politics through the lens of social justice, illuminating the issues that have been, and still are, dividing the country.”‘

In a Global Pandemic, North Carolina Finds a Way to Stand Out

North Carolina is never content playing second fiddle to any other state, for good or ill. Of course, that would be the case during a pandemic and its aftermath. A partial list: Any politicians out there being accused of taking advantage for personal gain? Check. Questions on how states will accommodate voters skittish about choosing between their health and their right to cast a ballot? Check. Fights over expanding Medicaid after a health crisis forces a hard look at who can and cannot count on insurance coverage? Check.

Oh, and a touch of Franklin Graham as a hero with reservations. Our state never disappoints.