Own the racist and Putin escalates (11-22-2024--Hour3)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Pete gets a call from a leftist pretending to be a rightwinger. Plus, Russian President Vladimir Putin escalates his war against Ukraine and threatens NATO with nuclear attacks. Help with Western NC disaster relief: Hearts With Hands Subscribe to the …

Bathroom mail and election threats (11-22-2024--Hour2)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Pete reads some leftover messages about the trans-bathroom topic from the first hour and then reads a letter from the NC Elections Director who demands a retraction from NC Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger. Help with Western NC disaster relief: Hea…

HB2 Redux: Congress gets its own bathroom brawl (11-22-2024--Hour1)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – With the election of a transgender person to Congress, a fight erupted over whether he would be allowed to use the members' men's restroom. It has all the echoes of North Carolina's HB2 "bathroom bill" legislation from a decade ago. Help with Western N…

Sen. Tillis clashes with Sen. Paul over WNC relief funding (11-21-2024--Hour3)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – US Sen. Thom Tillis is accusing his fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of inserting a "poison pill" into a Helene relief funding bill. Help with Western NC disaster relief: Hearts With Hands Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePeteKalinerShow.com/ …

NC Democrats oppose stripping Gov. of appointment power... like they did (11-21-2024--Hour2)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – North Carolina Democrats and media (but I repeat myself) are upset that Republican lawmakers passed a bill moving the appointment power from the Governor to the state Auditor for Board of Election members. Which is something Democrats did to Republican …

NC disaster agency leader is out of a job (11-21-2024--Hour1)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – After years of failures to adequately manage the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) and a grilling from state lawmakers this week, NCORR's leader is no longer in her post. It's not clear whether Laura Hogshead was fired or if she r…

NC Sheriff admits using racial slurs but wants to move on (11-20-2024--Hour3)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry "Not My Fault" McFadden says he is disappointed in himself for letting his employees make him so flustrated that he used racial slurs. Which were captured on an audio recording. Help with Western NC disaster relief: Hea…

Sheriff "Not My Fault" McFadden admits to using racial slurs (11-20-2024--Hour2)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry "Not My Fault" McFadden sat for an interview with WBT's Brett Jensen to respond to reports that he used racial slurs against his employees that were captured on an audio recording. He says it was, in fact, him. He said h…

Riley's murderer convicted & NC looks to force sheriffs to help ICE (11-20-2024--Hour1)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The man accused of murdering a Georgia college student has been convicted on all counts. In North Carolina, lawmakers overrode the Governor's veto of a bill that requires sheriffs to fully cooperate with ICE on detainer requests. Help with Western NC d…

Excel College in Western NC aims to build 150 homes in 2 years (11-19-2024--Hour3)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – In response to the devastation from Hurricane Helene, Excel College in Black Mountain, NC is on a mission to build 150 homes over the next two years. It's also promoting the Hurricane Helene Fund - to help support local businesses that lost virtually al…