Hometown Holler x Blair Reeves

In this episode, Daniel Ayers and Quinn Ray sit down with Blair Reeves — North Carolina’s favorite “Waffle House Democrat” and co-founder of Carolina Forward. Blair breaks down how the collapse of local media and a decade of ruthless gerrymandering paved the way for unchecked corruption in Raleigh. They dig into the last 15 years of political power grabs in Raleigh, the crumbling of media coverage, and the GOP’s descent into chaos. Plus: what lobbyists won’t tell you, what Democrats must do next, and why we’re all living in the political aftermath of 2010. What will it take to fight back and restore sanity in North Carolina politics? Blair’s got ideas.