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Port City Politics

Port City Politics is a podcast collaboration between WECT and WHQR. Every two weeks, WECT’s investigative reporter Michael Praats and WHQR’s News Director Ben Schachtman will break down the latest ha... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Investigating public school libraries for 'obscenity,' and how Val D'Auvray might've fallen through the cracks

Investigating public school libraries for 'obscenity,' and how Val D'Auvray might've fallen through the cracks

On this episode, we look at the recent law enforcement investigation into public school libraries, where it came from, a... Read more

15 Jul 2022

36mins

Ranked #2

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Olson-Boseman's problems persist, Minnicozzi quits race, Leland's wings clipped

Olson-Boseman's problems persist, Minnicozzi quits race, Leland's wings clipped

On this episode: the North Carolina State Bar says New Hanover County Chair Julia Olson-Boseman mismanaged client funds ... Read more

1 Jul 2022

30mins

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Week of June 6: More trouble for Julia Olson-Boseman, and questions about the former WPD crime lab

Week of June 6: More trouble for Julia Olson-Boseman, and questions about the former WPD crime lab

On this episode, the latest trouble for New Hanover County Chairperson Julia Olson-Boseman, who now must appear before a... Read more

10 Jun 2022

44mins

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Week of May 23: Val D’Auvray's family wants answers, PCU employee fired, Downtown Alive is Dead

Week of May 23: Val D’Auvray's family wants answers, PCU employee fired, Downtown Alive is Dead

On this episode, we get into the latest on the death of Val Flor D’Auvray, who was found dead on the property of the Tru... Read more

27 May 2022

41mins

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Week of May 9: New, troubling documents shed more light on WPD officers' termination

Week of May 9: New, troubling documents shed more light on WPD officers' termination

On this edition, we dig into hundreds of pages of new documents released as part of former Wilmington Police Department ... Read more

13 May 2022

37mins

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Week of April 25: Primary candidate town halls, and breaking the silence on Olson-Boseman

Week of April 25: Primary candidate town halls, and breaking the silence on Olson-Boseman

On this episode, we'll get into two town halls held jointly by WHQR, WECT, and Port City Daily. Plus, after almost a yea... Read more

28 Apr 2022

21mins

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Week of April 4: The long battle over short-term rentals, NHC's homelessness ordinance, and the Community Endowment

Week of April 4: The long battle over short-term rentals, NHC's homelessness ordinance, and the Community Endowment

On this episode, the North Carolina Court of Appeals (mostly) closes the case of Wilmington's problematic short-term ren... Read more

7 Apr 2022

32mins

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Week of March 14: More trouble for Chairwoman Olson-Boseman, plus some thoughts for Sunshine Week

Week of March 14: More trouble for Chairwoman Olson-Boseman, plus some thoughts for Sunshine Week

On the episode, the latest allegations against Julia Olson-Boseman, this time from the North Carolina Bar Association an... Read more

18 Mar 2022

36mins

Ranked #9

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Week of Feb. 28: Military jets, voter harassment, WHA, and city-county meeting

Week of Feb. 28: Military jets, voter harassment, WHA, and city-county meeting

On the edition, we get updates on frustrations with low-flying military aircraft over Wilmington and the identity of org... Read more

3 Mar 2022

36mins

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Week of Feb. 14: Mystery 'volunteers' checking voting records, upcoming joint city-council meeting

Week of Feb. 14: Mystery 'volunteers' checking voting records, upcoming joint city-council meeting

On this edition, we discuss the case of an elderly Black Brunswick County couple that was visited by unidentified 'volun... Read more

16 Feb 2022

20mins

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