All Known Rabbit Holes, In Descending Order

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Why Are North Carolina Politics Like This?

Raleigh

Nov 1, 2024

Why Are North Carolina Politics Like This?

In this podcast episode, we talk about the things that drive the political scene in our state, how they influence candidates, voters, and issues, and why past Roy Cooper haunts present-day Roy Cooper.

Jeremy Markovich

How a woman from North Carolina set a record time on the Appalachian Trail

Mountains

Oct 24, 2024

How a woman from North Carolina set a record time on the Appalachian Trail

Tara Dower recorded the trail's Fastest Known Time by completing 2,197 miles in nearly 41 days. What put her on this path? A love of mountain running and a problem that arose during the pandemic.

Jeremy Markovich

Greensboro

Oct 18, 2024

Let's all zoom in on Greensboro's ugliest spot

Someone made a video where they browsed Google Street View until they found a spot in North Carolina that was "ugly." Is there a lesson we can learn from this? Maybe?

Jeremy Markovich

The view from Asheville: A city without running water

Helene

Oct 8, 2024

The view from Asheville: A city without running water

In this essay, journalist Jessica Wakeman describes the new norms of life when taps don't work, bathroom rules have changed, showers are scarce, and plastic bottles are sacred.

Jessica Wakeman

Helene

Oct 1, 2024

The Town Meeting

In Black Mountain, the modern ways of communicating aren't working after Hurricane Helene. So town leaders are getting information out with a method that's been around for centuries.

Jeremy Markovich

Western NC Open Thread: What do you need/know/want?

Helene

Sep 29, 2024

Western NC Open Thread: What do you need/know/want?

Here's a space for this newsletter's readers to share what we know, or what to know after Hurricane Helene.

Jeremy Markovich

Why Helene is going to be so bad in western North Carolina

Storms

Sep 26, 2024

Why Helene is going to be so bad in western North Carolina

A hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico is barrelling north towards the mountains, where catastrophic flooding is likely to happen. So we asked a meteorologist why this storm will hit so hard.

Jeremy Markovich

Why Everybody Instantly Found Ryan Routh's Old Arrest in Greensboro

A man who authorities are connecting to an assassination attempt against the former president shows up a LOT in his hometown's newspaper archives. So why did most folks only reference one old story?

Jeremy Markovich

What It's Like At (Nearly) The Top Of North Carolina's Tallest Structure

Tower Climbers

Sep 12, 2024

What It's Like At (Nearly) The Top Of North Carolina's Tallest Structure

Years ago, I met a man who took me up more than 1,800 feet above the ground in Gaston County. Here's how I got up there, what I saw, and what it's like to climb towers for a living.

Jeremy Markovich

All Known Rabbit Holes, In Descending Order

Why Are North Carolina Politics Like This?

How a woman from North Carolina set a record time on the Appalachian Trail

Let's all zoom in on Greensboro's ugliest spot

The view from Asheville: A city without running water

The Town Meeting

Western NC Open Thread: What do you need/know/want?

Why Helene is going to be so bad in western North Carolina

Why Everybody Instantly Found Ryan Routh's Old Arrest in Greensboro

What It's Like At (Nearly) The Top Of North Carolina's Tallest Structure

North Carolina Rabbit Hole