Best Phil Rubin Podcasts (2025)

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Rep. Phil Rubin on the NC House budget and efforts that would politicize the NC Board of Elections 19:56

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Each year, the most important piece of legislation approved by the North Carolina General Assembly is the state budget bill – a massive document running to hundreds of pages that details billions of dollars in appropriations and scores of substantive law changes. It’s the kind of legislation that ought to feature days – if not weeks – of discussion…

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NC: Foolishly speeding toward a fiscal cliff 1:05

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If you get a chance, check out a recent essay authored by retired Legislative Fiscal Analyst Richard Bostic. It was posted by Raleigh’s News & Observer. In it, Bostic, who spent 31 years advising state legislative leaders, issues a loud and clear warning about the fiscal cliff toward which our state is speeding. His simple and straightforward messa…

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NC advocates call on Tillis to defend consumer watchdog 1:04

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Among the most important public policy developments in North Carolina over the last several decades was the rise of one of the nation’s strongest networks of consumer advocacy nonprofits. Together with elected leaders from both major parties, these advocates helped make North Carolina a state to avoid for predatory lenders who target consumers with…

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Super Soul Special: Shawn Achor, Part 2: How to Find Happiness in Today’s World 26:22

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Original Air Date: December 20, 2017 The conversation with Harvard-trained researcher and New York Times bestselling author Shawn Achor continues. Shawn offers advice on how to turn down the noise of the electronic, hyper-connected world we live in, which he says is blocking us from true happiness. Shawn also shares how we can increase the levels o…

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NC congressional delegation should support state’s electric vehicle industry 1:05

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North Carolina’s economy has undergone many important transitions over the last several decades. But in recent years there’s been no more promising arrival on the scene than the electric vehicle industry. As experts at the national Electrification Coalition pointed out last week, federal EV tax credits have helped spur the creation of more than six…

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NPR correspondent Laura Sullivan on the new NPR/PBS documentary: “Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning” 16:18

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It’s now been eight months since Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in western North Carolina and permanently altered numerous communities. And while the recovery work continues, one vitally important area that deserves much greater attention than it’s receiving is preparation for the next natural disaster. As veteran journalist Laura Sullivan explains…

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Counties must address biased and unjust property tax assessments 1:04

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It’s a universal rule of local government that nobody likes their property tax bill or the way their property is assessed. By any measure, the assessors have a tough and thankless job. That said, it’s also true that there are unjust assessments and sometimes they’re the byproduct of historical bias and discrimination that affect large numbers of pr…

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NC prisons are a mess and lawmakers must act 1:05

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No one ever said our state prisons would or should be cushy places to live and work. But neither should they be decrepit dumps in which an underpaid and understaffed workforce struggles to cope with an inmate population that is at once aging and unhealthy, and increasingly hopeless and prone to violence. Unfortunately, as a recent legislative heari…

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The Great American Novel. In Staten Island. Bob Finds a Subway Birthday Friend. 38:52

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Back again after a long hiatus. If you're still listening, good luck. But seriously, it's a rainy day in New York City, summer is in the air, and the Treehouse team rehashes more nonsense. Such as: -Bob's subway birthday friend. -John Updike's kids. -Why you don't see warmongering Buddhists. -Those darn Israelis at it again. -Staten Island, home of…

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Trump to western North Carolina: Drop dead 1:05

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Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track of the wild policy swings that are the signatures of the second Trump administration. From tariffs and trade to Russia and Ukraine, it often takes just hours for supposedly strong policy stances to be contradicted or abandoned by the president or his aides. And now, this chaotic pattern is directly impacting North…

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Trump’s Targets: Elites, Ivies, and the Illegals Replacing You with Batya Ungar-Sargon 1:02:15

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Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Jillian to break down what Trump’s really doing—and it’s not just trolling the left. From declaring war on Ivy League gatekeepers to taking on the Supreme Court over illegal immigration, his latest moves are a full-scale assault on the ruling class. Batya unpacks how this isn’t about left vs. right—it’s about elites vs. eve…

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State, federal budget bills will help worsen a destructive national trend 1:05

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It’s a trend that’s been advancing at a breakneck clip for years now, but according to a new report from the global nonprofit OxFam, the vast and immoral inequality that dominates the U.S. economy has reached truly stunning levels. As the report notes, over the past year, the richest ten Americans increased their wealth by 365 billion dollars. It w…

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Super Soul Special: Shawn Achor, Part 1: The Secrets of Happy People 27:59

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Original Air Date: December 18, 2017 Do you want to be happier? Harvard-trained researcher and bestselling author Shawn Achor shares his simple, achievable steps to diminish depression, increase joy, and shift our perspective to be more positive. Shawn brings to life his research on the science of happiness and the techniques of what he calls posit…

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NC lawmakers invite right-wing advocacy group to consult on UNC admissions 1:05

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There are many things that state leaders should do these days to improve the UNC System. Providing adequate funds to hire and retain topflight faculty and reining in out-of-control professional sports programs would be a good start. Unfortunately, at present, the emphasis in Raleigh is on advancing a right-wing political agenda, and so it is that s…

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Former director of the State Board of Elections, Karen Brinson Bell, on her tenure, accomplishments 23:51

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Over the past six years, few public servants in North Carolina have had a bigger or more positive impact under more difficult circumstances than former State Board of Elections executive director Karen Brinson Bell. Despite woefully inadequate appropriations from the state legislature and relentless attacks from uninformed conspiracy theorists, Bri…

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NC’s Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP 14:42

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One of North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s first acts upon assuming office earlier this year was to name a new Secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, and from the looks of things thus far, the person to whom he turned, Dr. Dev Sangvai, was a winning selection. Since taking office, Sangvai — a family medicine practitioner and D…

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Memorial Day serves to highlight the Trump administration’s shabby treatment of veterans 1:05

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Today is Memorial Day – the day on which we honor the memory of the servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. All caring and thinking people should take at least a moment today to lift up these heroes. And today would also be a good one to help assure that the government supports the heroes who are still with us. And sadl…

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New Helene documentary provides another wake-up call 1:05

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North Carolina hardly needs any more wake-up calls about the devastating impacts of climate change, but a new, must-see PBS/NPR documentary provides another powerful reminder on the subject of dealing with the extreme weather that climate change is spawning. The documentary is entitled “Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning,” and in it, NPR’s Laura Sul…

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North Carolina needs more public employees, not fewer 1:04

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North Carolina House Republicans unveiled their version of a new state budget this week, and while it included some improvements over the Senate version – a somewhat slower approach to cutting taxes, slightly better salaries for new teachers – the plan swings and misses by proposing to slash 3,000 state government jobs. The authors of the plan say …

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Jeff Dye joins Jillian to RIP INTO wokism and culture wars 1:23:03

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Unleashed, unfiltered, and hilarious. Jeff Dye joins Jillian to rip into wokism and culture wars—from race baiting and gender ideology to body positivity, cancel mobs, and virtue-signaling elites. - nothing is off the table and no one is left unscathed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c…

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GOP continues its transformation of the Board of Elections into a partisan tool 1:05

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The efforts of North Carolina Republican lawmakers to transform the state Board of Elections into a partisan puppet show continue apace. First, was the absurd move that placed MAGA state auditor Dave Boliek over the board instead of the Governor. Then came Boliek’s appointment of a pair of ultra-partisan GOP politicians as board members. And last w…

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Super Soul Special: Sebastian Junger: The Quest for a Tribe 39:11

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Original Air Date: December 13, 2017 Sebastian Junger, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Perfect Storm” and “War,” discusses his newest book “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging.” Sebastian challenges us to rethink some of our culture’s most fundamental ideas about purpose and prosperity. He says, “It’s about what we can learn from triba…

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Lawmakers should listen to their constituents, rethink proposals to deregulate firearms 1:04

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North Carolina’s gun violence crisis continues to grow more dire by the day. According to the most recent data, someone dies in our state from a gunshot wound every five hours. Think about that for a minute: that’s more than four lives lost every day. Amazingly, however, state legislative leaders are determined to pour more gasoline on the fire. As…

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Common Cause of NC’s Bob Phillips on a victory for voters and the latest from the Board of Elections 11:05

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It seemed like it might never happen, but we now know the winner of last November’s election for an associate justice seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Following federal Judge Richard Myers’ complete rejection of GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his narrow defeat by tossing the ballots of thousands of voters, Griffin fin…

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Newsline reporter Galen Bacharier on the budget debate and the hectic happenings of the legislature 15:17

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Lawmakers in Raleigh recently concluded crossover week – a chaotic period in which they considered and voted on scores of bills in dozens of important subject areas in just a few days. And for better or worse, a lot of important and controversial measures won approval and remain eligible for final passage this session. So, what passed? What failed?…

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NCIOM President Michelle Ries and NC Child’s Erica Palmer Smith on the 2025 Child Health Report Card 19:03

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For nearly three decades, a pair of nonprofits – the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and NC Child – have released a biennial study known as the Child Health Report Card. The goal, as you might expect, is to provide legislators, public health officials, school administrators, parents and other nonprofit leaders with the latest information on th…

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NC House budget rules make a mockery of representative government 1:05

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Everyone knows the state legislature must operate under a set of parliamentary rules and procedures. After all, maintaining order in a large group of opinionated and talkative politicians is no easy feat. That said, when the rules become so numerous, complex and restrictive that they make majority rule effectively impossible, they’ve gone too far a…

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Rep. Phil Rubin on the NC House budget and efforts that would politicize the NC Board of Elections 19:56

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NC: Foolishly speeding toward a fiscal cliff 1:05

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NC advocates call on Tillis to defend consumer watchdog 1:04

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Super Soul Special: Shawn Achor, Part 2: How to Find Happiness in Today’s World 26:22

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NC congressional delegation should support state’s electric vehicle industry 1:05

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NPR correspondent Laura Sullivan on the new NPR/PBS documentary: “Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning” 16:18

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Counties must address biased and unjust property tax assessments 1:04

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NC prisons are a mess and lawmakers must act 1:05

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The Great American Novel. In Staten Island. Bob Finds a Subway Birthday Friend. 38:52

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Trump to western North Carolina: Drop dead 1:05

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Trump’s Targets: Elites, Ivies, and the Illegals Replacing You with Batya Ungar-Sargon 1:02:15

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State, federal budget bills will help worsen a destructive national trend 1:05

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Super Soul Special: Shawn Achor, Part 1: The Secrets of Happy People 27:59

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NC lawmakers invite right-wing advocacy group to consult on UNC admissions 1:05

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Former director of the State Board of Elections, Karen Brinson Bell, on her tenure, accomplishments 23:51

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NC’s Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP 14:42

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Memorial Day serves to highlight the Trump administration’s shabby treatment of veterans 1:05

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New Helene documentary provides another wake-up call 1:05

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North Carolina needs more public employees, not fewer 1:04

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Jeff Dye joins Jillian to RIP INTO wokism and culture wars 1:23:03

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GOP continues its transformation of the Board of Elections into a partisan tool 1:05

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Super Soul Special: Sebastian Junger: The Quest for a Tribe 39:11

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Lawmakers should listen to their constituents, rethink proposals to deregulate firearms 1:04

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Common Cause of NC’s Bob Phillips on a victory for voters and the latest from the Board of Elections 11:05

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Newsline reporter Galen Bacharier on the budget debate and the hectic happenings of the legislature 15:17

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NCIOM President Michelle Ries and NC Child’s Erica Palmer Smith on the 2025 Child Health Report Card 19:03

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NC House budget rules make a mockery of representative government 1:05