The Hometown Holler
@thehometownholler.bsky.social
Tar Heel politics in a shot glass🥃
From Alamance County 🏡
For North Carolina 🇺🇸🦅
Find all of our episodes, editorials, and more at
thehometownholler.substack.com as well as wherever you get your podcasts
From Alamance County 🏡
For North Carolina 🇺🇸🦅
Find all of our episodes, editorials, and more at
thehometownholler.substack.com as well as wherever you get your podcasts
The porch is alive, the conversations are real,and your seat is waiting. Step in and join the Holler fam!
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December 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The porch is alive, the conversations are real,and your seat is waiting. Step in and join the Holler fam!
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There's no evidence that the wealthy flee tax hikes, & plenty saying the opposite. Millionaires move less often than the rest of us, not more.
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
There's no evidence that the wealthy flee tax hikes, & plenty saying the opposite. Millionaires move less often than the rest of us, not more.
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Especially enjoyed the part where a CLT airport spokesperson says that if Noem wants to show her weird home videos to Charlotte passengers then she should buy herself some TVs -- because CLT's screens are already being used...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Especially enjoyed the part where a CLT airport spokesperson says that if Noem wants to show her weird home videos to Charlotte passengers then she should buy herself some TVs -- because CLT's screens are already being used...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
Proud to discover that NC's Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) is one of the nation's airports where Kristi Noem's "all your problems are belong to Dems" video is *not* playing.
The video would be hilarious...if violating the Hatch Act wasn't so unfunny.
#ncpol
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
The video would be hilarious...if violating the Hatch Act wasn't so unfunny.
#ncpol
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
October 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Proud to discover that NC's Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) is one of the nation's airports where Kristi Noem's "all your problems are belong to Dems" video is *not* playing.
The video would be hilarious...if violating the Hatch Act wasn't so unfunny.
#ncpol
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
The video would be hilarious...if violating the Hatch Act wasn't so unfunny.
#ncpol
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
We’re back!
Tomorrow, September 8th, we're rolling out brand new pod episodes. Same laughs, same trusted voices, and even more conversations with the folks shaping our state.
Tap in, tell a friend, and come holler with us — it all kicks off tomorrow!
#TheHometownHoller #Podcast #ncpol #WereBack
Tomorrow, September 8th, we're rolling out brand new pod episodes. Same laughs, same trusted voices, and even more conversations with the folks shaping our state.
Tap in, tell a friend, and come holler with us — it all kicks off tomorrow!
#TheHometownHoller #Podcast #ncpol #WereBack
September 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We’re back!
Tomorrow, September 8th, we're rolling out brand new pod episodes. Same laughs, same trusted voices, and even more conversations with the folks shaping our state.
Tap in, tell a friend, and come holler with us — it all kicks off tomorrow!
#TheHometownHoller #Podcast #ncpol #WereBack
Tomorrow, September 8th, we're rolling out brand new pod episodes. Same laughs, same trusted voices, and even more conversations with the folks shaping our state.
Tap in, tell a friend, and come holler with us — it all kicks off tomorrow!
#TheHometownHoller #Podcast #ncpol #WereBack
NC just opened the door for counties to cut Sunday voting — same playbook courts struck down in 2016. Different year, same aim. Which appears to be — suppress the vote.
#ncpol #VotingRights
#ncpol #VotingRights
August 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
NC just opened the door for counties to cut Sunday voting — same playbook courts struck down in 2016. Different year, same aim. Which appears to be — suppress the vote.
#ncpol #VotingRights
#ncpol #VotingRights
From a kitchen table hobby to one of the fastest-growing media voices in North Carolina, your support powers the Holler and helps us reach more listeners while lifting up the voices and stories that matter most.
#northcarolina #grateful #success
#northcarolina #grateful #success
August 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
From a kitchen table hobby to one of the fastest-growing media voices in North Carolina, your support powers the Holler and helps us reach more listeners while lifting up the voices and stories that matter most.
#northcarolina #grateful #success
#northcarolina #grateful #success
NC Rep Jordan Lopez & @rickyhurtadonc.bsky.social stopped by the Hometown Holler Stuidos to record a must hear conversation on community building and immigration — stay tuned! Episode airs in September. Listen anywhere you get your pods.
#ncpol #immigration #community
#ncpol #immigration #community
August 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NC Rep Jordan Lopez & @rickyhurtadonc.bsky.social stopped by the Hometown Holler Stuidos to record a must hear conversation on community building and immigration — stay tuned! Episode airs in September. Listen anywhere you get your pods.
#ncpol #immigration #community
#ncpol #immigration #community
We couldn't agree more. Sign up for Holler Highlights today and enjoy a weekly shot of Tar Heel politics poured right into your inbox! One email. No Spam. Link in bio. #ncpol
August 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We couldn't agree more. Sign up for Holler Highlights today and enjoy a weekly shot of Tar Heel politics poured right into your inbox! One email. No Spam. Link in bio. #ncpol
Headlines are easy to fall for. Data, on the other hand — that seems a little harder to digest and understand.
#nc #podcast #mondayheadlines
#nc #podcast #mondayheadlines
August 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Headlines are easy to fall for. Data, on the other hand — that seems a little harder to digest and understand.
#nc #podcast #mondayheadlines
#nc #podcast #mondayheadlines
Black and Brown North Carolinians are far more likely to be arrested for marijuana than white people—despite using it at the same rates.
That’s not justice. That’s not fairness. That’s systemic racism.
It’s time to end these disparities and move NC forward.
#ncpol #cannabis #legalizeit
That’s not justice. That’s not fairness. That’s systemic racism.
It’s time to end these disparities and move NC forward.
#ncpol #cannabis #legalizeit
August 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Black and Brown North Carolinians are far more likely to be arrested for marijuana than white people—despite using it at the same rates.
That’s not justice. That’s not fairness. That’s systemic racism.
It’s time to end these disparities and move NC forward.
#ncpol #cannabis #legalizeit
That’s not justice. That’s not fairness. That’s systemic racism.
It’s time to end these disparities and move NC forward.
#ncpol #cannabis #legalizeit
They’re calling it the REINS Act (HB402). Cute. Because nothing says freedom like giving corporations the reins while tying up the public’s protections. 🙃 #ncpol
July 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
They’re calling it the REINS Act (HB402). Cute. Because nothing says freedom like giving corporations the reins while tying up the public’s protections. 🙃 #ncpol
School safety or more chaos?
This bill would let private schools arm staff & volunteers with guns, skipping professional training requirements.
Do you think untrained volunteers should be armed in schools?
#ncpol #thehometownholler #podcast
This bill would let private schools arm staff & volunteers with guns, skipping professional training requirements.
Do you think untrained volunteers should be armed in schools?
#ncpol #thehometownholler #podcast
July 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
School safety or more chaos?
This bill would let private schools arm staff & volunteers with guns, skipping professional training requirements.
Do you think untrained volunteers should be armed in schools?
#ncpol #thehometownholler #podcast
This bill would let private schools arm staff & volunteers with guns, skipping professional training requirements.
Do you think untrained volunteers should be armed in schools?
#ncpol #thehometownholler #podcast
A year and a half ago, we started The Hometown Holler — no budget, no studio, just a belief that folks deserved something real.
If you’ve ever laughed with us or learned something new — now’s the time to help us grow.
Pitch in here www.indiegogo.com/projects/50-...
If you’ve ever laughed with us or learned something new — now’s the time to help us grow.
Pitch in here www.indiegogo.com/projects/50-...
July 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A year and a half ago, we started The Hometown Holler — no budget, no studio, just a belief that folks deserved something real.
If you’ve ever laughed with us or learned something new — now’s the time to help us grow.
Pitch in here www.indiegogo.com/projects/50-...
If you’ve ever laughed with us or learned something new — now’s the time to help us grow.
Pitch in here www.indiegogo.com/projects/50-...
Ricky Hurtado is hollerin’ with us — and he's asking YOU to join him!
DONATE TODAY — it all counts the same in showing the world that everyday people are behind this movement!
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Holler Louder, Together
#TheHometownHoller #NC
DONATE TODAY — it all counts the same in showing the world that everyday people are behind this movement!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/50-...
Holler Louder, Together
#TheHometownHoller #NC
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Ricky Hurtado is hollerin’ with us — and he's asking YOU to join him!
DONATE TODAY — it all counts the same in showing the world that everyday people are behind this movement!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/50-...
Holler Louder, Together
#TheHometownHoller #NC
DONATE TODAY — it all counts the same in showing the world that everyday people are behind this movement!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/50-...
Holler Louder, Together
#TheHometownHoller #NC
Historian @heathercoxrichardson says we’ve been through turbulent times before & we can fight our way out. But only if we understand what’s really happening.
This is the conversation you NEED right now.
Links in bio.
#HeatherCoxRichardson #Podcast #TheHometownHoller #HistoryMatters #NorthCarolina
This is the conversation you NEED right now.
Links in bio.
#HeatherCoxRichardson #Podcast #TheHometownHoller #HistoryMatters #NorthCarolina
July 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Historian @heathercoxrichardson says we’ve been through turbulent times before & we can fight our way out. But only if we understand what’s really happening.
This is the conversation you NEED right now.
Links in bio.
#HeatherCoxRichardson #Podcast #TheHometownHoller #HistoryMatters #NorthCarolina
This is the conversation you NEED right now.
Links in bio.
#HeatherCoxRichardson #Podcast #TheHometownHoller #HistoryMatters #NorthCarolina
Gov Josh Stein dropped by to share how he's tackling some big challenges from cannabis to disaster relief & why WNC is the most unforgettable place on Earth. He talks about how NC governors often lead with one hand tied behind their back & his go-to Jersey Mike’s feast. #ncpol
July 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Gov Josh Stein dropped by to share how he's tackling some big challenges from cannabis to disaster relief & why WNC is the most unforgettable place on Earth. He talks about how NC governors often lead with one hand tied behind their back & his go-to Jersey Mike’s feast. #ncpol
"No amount of identifying himself would have been enough because Senator Alex Padilla, D-CA, is not worthy of identification, not legitimately entitled to an identity."
...wrote @milobaynes.bsky.social over at the Holler Substack on Wednesday.
(Yeah, we do kinda feel like he saw this one comin'.)
...wrote @milobaynes.bsky.social over at the Holler Substack on Wednesday.
(Yeah, we do kinda feel like he saw this one comin'.)
![[What Noem is saying when she lies about] an unidentified and unidentifiable Senator Padilla is that Padilla - a Democrat, one elected by Democratic voters in a solidly electoral blue-state, and a Hispanic man - does not deserve recognition, is not eligible for identification, and will not, should not, be afforded the legitimation that being identifiable might confer.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:henoxeydjax3wtywhrui3r2q/bafkreiashauo2cjxfnb4fzzysfzwg7coymsbqra5t3alifkicekalvz2hq@jpeg)
June 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"No amount of identifying himself would have been enough because Senator Alex Padilla, D-CA, is not worthy of identification, not legitimately entitled to an identity."
...wrote @milobaynes.bsky.social over at the Holler Substack on Wednesday.
(Yeah, we do kinda feel like he saw this one comin'.)
...wrote @milobaynes.bsky.social over at the Holler Substack on Wednesday.
(Yeah, we do kinda feel like he saw this one comin'.)
Stephen Prince, a patriotic millionaire, thinks our current tax system is bullshit and the rich should be taxed.
May 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Stephen Prince, a patriotic millionaire, thinks our current tax system is bullshit and the rich should be taxed.
According to a new Meredith College poll, Trump is losing support in North Carolina.
His approval rating dropped from 47% in Feb to 41% in April, while disapproval rose from 49% to 56%
Tariffs are unpopular, economic optimism is fading, & even his base is showing signs of doubt.
#ncpol
His approval rating dropped from 47% in Feb to 41% in April, while disapproval rose from 49% to 56%
Tariffs are unpopular, economic optimism is fading, & even his base is showing signs of doubt.
#ncpol
April 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
According to a new Meredith College poll, Trump is losing support in North Carolina.
His approval rating dropped from 47% in Feb to 41% in April, while disapproval rose from 49% to 56%
Tariffs are unpopular, economic optimism is fading, & even his base is showing signs of doubt.
#ncpol
His approval rating dropped from 47% in Feb to 41% in April, while disapproval rose from 49% to 56%
Tariffs are unpopular, economic optimism is fading, & even his base is showing signs of doubt.
#ncpol
March 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Don't forget to check out this weeks episode with Kate Barr, founder of @cantwinvictoryfund.bsky.social as we talk about WTF is happening!
youtu.be/aZxOcLymJrQ?...
youtu.be/aZxOcLymJrQ?...
March 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Don't forget to check out this weeks episode with Kate Barr, founder of @cantwinvictoryfund.bsky.social as we talk about WTF is happening!
youtu.be/aZxOcLymJrQ?...
youtu.be/aZxOcLymJrQ?...
Yall...YALL! Make sure you tune in next Monday as we sit down with the @hcrichardson.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yall...YALL! Make sure you tune in next Monday as we sit down with the @hcrichardson.bsky.social
So why did you, and the rest of the NC Republicans decided that WNC only needed half of what was proposed? Y'all keep blocking solutions and calling it 'God's work.' We see you — always punching down. #ncpol
March 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So why did you, and the rest of the NC Republicans decided that WNC only needed half of what was proposed? Y'all keep blocking solutions and calling it 'God's work.' We see you — always punching down. #ncpol
Come join in on the Hollerin'!
March 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Come join in on the Hollerin'!