The Pete Kaliner Show

Marcus Brandon, the Executive Director of North Carolina CAN and a former NC Democratic lawmaker, celebrates the US Supreme Court ruling allowing public money to be used for religious schools. We also discuss the NC Leandro school funding case, and why cultural differences are to blame for the achievement gap between white and black students. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www...

After raising expectations that he'd announce plans for re-opening North Carolina schools, Governor Roy Cooper punted yesterday. He said he'd need a few more weeks to decide. Meanwhile, he urged us all help reduce the spread of the virus (as if we didn't see super-spreading mass gatherings over the last month). Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekal...

In one of the more hilarious stories about North Carolina politics, Black Lives Matter protesters are "asking" (not demanding) Gov. Roy Cooper veto a bill -- that his administration asked the legislature to adopt. Also, the NC DHHS finally announced a plan to test all staffers at nursing homes. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers...

We may never know the reason why states are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Was it the Memorial Day barbecue? Infected bars and gyms? And why are most of the new casts among young people? It's all so mystifying. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-supp...

North Carolina Congressman Dr. Greg Murphy says NC Health & Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen lied to him regarding partnering with hospitals to fight COVID-19.  Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-support-us/ Marketplace: https://thepetekalinershow.com/marketplace/ ...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has decided to "pause" re-opening the state at the current Phase Two level -- all but guaranteeing that many gyms, bars, bowling alleys, and a host of other businesses will go bankrupt. He also is requiring everyone to wear masks in public. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekal...

Yes, it was embarrassing for President Trump to endorse Lynda Bennett only to see her lose. No, it doesn't mean voters are abandoning Trump. It's this same distorted lens through which the media gazes that has so undermined our response to the coronavirus. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/suppor...

Remember when we mocked "trigger warnings," "safe spaces," and "microaggressions" as ridiculous? Well, they're at the heart of the destruction of our society now. Those kids with Tendency for Interpersonal Victimhood (TIV) are now acting out on the grievances they were taught. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertise...

Cory Vaillancourt is a staff writer at The Smoky Mountain News, and he joins me to discuss the run-off in the NC 11th Congressional District GOP primary - and how a lot of Republican voters don't seem to be swayed by President Donald Trump's endorsement in the race. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow....

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered the removal of Confederate statues in Raleigh this weekend, after vandals tore a couple down on Friday night. Republicans should take this opportunity to reclaim their legacy as the party of emancipation, freedom, individualism, equal rights under the law. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: ht...

Tuesday is the run-off election in the North Carolina 11th Congressional District. Lynda Bennett is one of the two candidates. Also, today is Juneteenth and it should be a national holiday because it celebrates Americans' freedom. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-support-...

David Harsanyi, a senior writer at National Review, talks about NBC's attack on two conservative websites - to have them de-monetized by Google. (David is also the author of "First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun.")  Plus, North Carolina media outlets sued the Governor's administration for refusing comply with public records requests for COVID-19 data. Subscribe for FREE: https:/...

In what is being described as a "clever" ruling from Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, a lot of people are getting exactly what they wanted -- inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the 1964 Civil Right Act. But what ELSE did the ruling do? Some folks might not be so happy down the road. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow ...

Some good news about a new drug that seems to work in COVID-19 patients! But NC Health Secretary Mandy Cohen says nursing homes are not preemptively testing staff and patients. Testing is only done AFTER the virus is present in the facilities. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that...

North Carolina State Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincoln) joins me to discuss the state's COVID-19 response, the mass protests over police brutality, and the removal of Confederate monuments. We may have set the record for most amount of rim shots in an episode, as we also discussed video gaming and making ice cream the Official Frozen Treat of North Carolina. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreo...

The Republican National Convention will not be held in Charlotte. Democrats rejoice at the loss of hundreds of millions in economic impact. The NC Health Secretary says we could go back to shut-downs amid COVID-19 case increases. Meanwhile, Buncombe has FINALLY decided to recommend nursing homes test patients and staff. It only took four months - which is a lot longer than it took to draft the resolution to take down three local mo...

NC Governor Roy Cooper's Department of Health & Human Services filed a temporary restraining order against ACE Speedway in Alamance - to try to keep it from hosting another race this weekend. Meanwhile, the White House Coronavirus Task Force says NC seems incapable of directing resources to respond to outbreaks. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekaline...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced the creation of the Task Force on Racial Equity in Criminal Justice" yesterday. Is there any reason to trust that his appointees will look at all the data and all the complexities of the issue? Or is it just window dressing to get him past the November election? Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Adv...

The World Health Organization says asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus is "very rare." But NC officials seem to say otherwise. And while Gov. Cooper recommended yesterday that everyone who marched over the past 10 days be tested, he had not been tested himself. It's beginning to seem like there are at least two set of rules when it comes to battling COVID-19. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-th...