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The Future of Farming in America w/ Kamal Bell

September 07, 2026

What if the future of farming isn’t just about food?Kamal Bell of Sankofa Farms is back at The Holler to talk about the future of farming in North Carolina, affordable housing, helping formerly incarcerated people rebuild their lives, the challenges facing Black farmers, and why he believes our food system needs a serious rethink.Plus, Kamal is headed to Harvard as a Loeb Fellow, where he plans to push a bigger idea: farms shouldn’t just grow food. They can help build stronger communities.Joi...

Is America broken? This journalist drove 6,000 miles to find out.

August 31, 2026

San Diego had Ron Burgundy. North Carolina has Tim Boyum. One of our state's most prominent journalists, Tim is known and beloved by Tar Heels everywhere as the bow tie guy. This year, the longtime host of Capitol Tonight traded the studio for the open road, embarking on a 6,000-mile adventure across 24 states and DC to document America's 250th birthday.Tim joins the Holler to talk about what he learned traveling the country, meeting everyone from filmmaker Ken Burns and country legen...

Frank Bruni | The Secret Life of a Restaurant Critic

August 24, 2026

Frank Bruni has held just about every job a person can have at the New York Times: reporter, White House correspondent, Rome bureau chief, chief restaurant critic, and op-ed columnist. The bestselling author and Duke professor joins the Holler to explain how he became one of Oprah's favorite people, what your grocery store says about your personality, how he once booked a table at a kosher restaurant under the name Paul Gentile, the power of "boring" in politics, and his undying...