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On today's show, a slightly overdue conversation with Josie Barnhart, Republican vice-chair of the New Hanover County Board of Education, and a mother of three. Earlier this year, Barnhart challenged the book Blended in the district, leading to some tough questions about the intersecting roles of parent and elected official, as well as how to handle books in 'grey' areas of appropriateness.

Rhonda's guest is Hunter Ingram, assistant director of the Burgwin-Wright House, which is partnering with PBS North Carolina on a special advance screening of The American Revolution by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.

Lilly Knoepp is NC Local’s regional reporter for Western NC, where she helps residents understand how they are affected by statewide issues. She served as Blue Ridge Public Radio’s first full-time reporter covering Western North Carolina from 2018 to 2025. She is a native of Franklin, NC who returned to the area after serving as the assistant editor of Women@Forbes and digital producer of the Forbes podcast network. She holds a master’s degree in international journalism from the City University of New York and earned a double major from UNC-Chapel Hill in religious studies and political science.

Ben McNeely has practiced journalism in some form and fashion for more than 25 years. He currently serves as editorial advisor for student media at North Carolina State University.

On today's show, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer look at the highlights from the recent candidates forum, held by WHQR, WECT, and Port City Daily, featuring candidates running for Wilmington office. We'll add some context and analysis to the three mayoral candidates' answers to some tough questions.

Wilmington-based Working Films is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Rhonda's guest is Ana Lee, director of Learning & Development.

Rhonda's guests are Rachel Hilburn Lewis and Andy Wood whose "Speaking of Trees" series begins airing on PBS North Carolina's SciNC starting October 9.She also previews the upcoming production of "Home" directed by Cas Hyman as part of Pender County's 150th Anniversary. "Home" is the Tony Award-nominated play written by the late Pender County playwright Samm Art Williams.

Logan Kennedy is a freelance journalist and radio broadcaster based in Columbus County, North Carolina. In his podcast Re-Education Nation, Kennedy went back to his roots as a student journalist to take a deep dive into the subject most important to him, the quality of public education for our students.

On today's show, WHQR's series CAFO Country, featuring environmental journalist David Boraks, takes a deep dive into North Carolina's hog and poultry industry — it's a major economic driver for the state, but also the source of serious environmental concerns. Plus, we sat down with Inside Climate News' Lisa Sorg to catch up on her latest reporting on CAFOs.