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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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97 episodes

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