All Known Rabbit Holes, In Descending Order

Browse all of the newsletters, stories, podcasts, and otherwise that we’ve published here, from newest to oldest.

Sep 12, 2022

A tiny rectangle of British soil on a small North Carolina island

After Queen Elizabeth II’s death last week, the people of Ocracoke made a small but meaningful gesture.

Jeremy Markovich

Sep 7, 2022

In Soviet Carolina, college football plays you

In light of the passing of the Soviet Union's last leader, here are several stories about folks from North Carolina who kept crossing paths with communist regimes.

Jeremy Markovich

Sep 1, 2022

A night when anything was possible

After 26 years of dormancy, North Wilkesboro became the center of the racing universe for one more evening. I'm still processing what just happened.

Jeremy Markovich

Aug 23, 2022

An Island Full of Bullseyes

Several of you sent me a TikTok that shows a spot on the North Carolina coast that contains perfect circles, tanks, shipwrecks and more. What's going on there?

Jeremy Markovich

Aug 18, 2022

The hidden meaning behind North Carolina's shortest highway

State Route 400 is basically no better than a city street. So why does it even exist? The answer is right there on the sign.

Jeremy Markovich

Aug 11, 2022

Your City Is A Chain Restaurant

I asked you all to compare North Carolina's finest places to the most appropriate fast-casual dining. Here are your replies.

Jeremy Markovich

Aug 4, 2022

How a car dealership ended up with hundreds of signs along North Carolina's interstates

Johnson Automotive doesn't just sponsor a little bit of highway. It bought up every sponsor-a-highway sign, one per mile, for ALL of I-40 east of Mebane. And that's not all. Why did they go so big?

Jeremy Markovich

Jul 28, 2022

Bumped into the pope

A quick story about our random encounter with a pontiff on vacation.

Jeremy Markovich

Investigations

Jul 19, 2022

The Man In The Yellow Hat

Steven Spielberg wore a North Carolina Highway Patrol hat while directing an Indiana Jones movie 34 years ago. You asked me to find out more. I found the man who gave it to him.

Jeremy Markovich

All Known Rabbit Holes, In Descending Order

A tiny rectangle of British soil on a small North Carolina island

In Soviet Carolina, college football plays you

A night when anything was possible

An Island Full of Bullseyes

The hidden meaning behind North Carolina's shortest highway

Your City Is A Chain Restaurant

How a car dealership ended up with hundreds of signs along North Carolina's interstates

Bumped into the pope

The Man In The Yellow Hat

North Carolina Rabbit Hole