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Polk Lore

James Hrynyshyn

Polk Lore is a hyperlocal podcast that explores the culture, politics, and geography of Polk County, a rural community of 19,000 people nestled in the southeastern corner of western North Carolina.

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Episódios

98 episódios

  1. Rise of the machines in the classroom 48:15
  2. Saluda voters get an October surprise 27:58
  3. NC Senate District 48 candidate Doyle Brown 35:48
  4. Polk commissioner candidate Ray Gasperson 33:15
  5. Polk Commissioner candidate Andre Overholt 31:25
  6. Polk commissioner candidate Jon Klimstra 21:11
  7. NC House District candidate John Morgan 32:58
  8. Saddle up and face the music 27:32
  9. Saluda commissioner candidates 35:42
  10. A vote of confidence: Why you shouldn't worry about casting a ballot 30:30
  11. Keenan Nesbitt: Independent candidate for County Sheriff 19:45
  12. NC 11 Democrat candidate Jamie Ager 16:00
  13. Peoples' perspective on rails to trails 46:55
  14. John Vining has some thoughts 47:08
  15. One Nation Indivisible. But is it really? 38:28
  16. The Revolution Will Not Be Amplified (in Columbus) 28:19
  17. A Democratic Republican for NC 14: Kate Barr wants to upset the apple cart 41:51
  18. GOP primary candidate for Sheriff Keith Henderson 31:01
  19. GOP primary candidate for sheriff Clayton Price 34:12
  20. When there's a measles outbreak next door 28:30
  21. A Republican challenges Chuck Edwards 1:20:00
  22. Unfinished business: 16 months after Tropical Storm Helene 38:59
  23. The independent who would be the new sheriff 42:54
  24. The Hillbilly Scientist 42:29
  25. Polk High and the Beautiful Game 23:24
  26. Back to the future: The election for our state rep just got interesting 37:08
  27. Yellow dogs and horse tariffs 46:12
  28. Surviving the shutdown: Outreach tries to fill the gap 32:46
  29. Politics as therapy; therapy as politics 33:07
  30. A doctor with a prescription for congress 36:01
  31. The farmer who wants to be a congressman 30:18
  32. Sympathy for the Superintendent 42:28
  33. When wildlife is an afterthought: More lessons from Helene 41:27
  34. The Spirit of Radio: WNCW vs. Project 2025 41:46
  35. Meet Polk's Punk Prom King 30:26
  36. How can the Democrats win again? 51:17
  37. How much are firefighters worth? 28:36
  38. So much for "from farm to table" 34:38
  39. Hey, hey. Ho, ho. We’ve had enough of the status quo 17:07
  40. The once and future diplomat 22:43
  41. Immigrants: We get the job done 13:31
  42. Stopping the steal: This time it's for real 40:51
  43. Swiftwater rescue in the aftermath of Helene 39:00
  44. Meetings at the mailboxes: Big Hungry recovers from Helene 45:41
  45. You probably think this song is about ... Michael Flynn 42:47
  46. Final observations on the extraordinary election of 2024 22:57
  47. US House District 14 candidate Pam Genant 36:32
  48. US House District 11 candidate Caleb Rudow 29:56
  49. NC House District 113 candidate Michelle Antalec 35:04
  50. Board of Education candidate Rob Parsons 32:55