Tying It Together with Tim Boyum

On this week's show, UNC researcher Jeff Greene joins Tim to talk about a new report on the benefits and concerns of artificial intelligence in education. Greene breaks down the biggest concerns about using AI in schools as well as potential benefits. Tim also asks Greene for advice on how parents, teachers and lawmakers should handle the rapidly evolving technology.

n this week's episode of Tying it Together, host Tim Boyum talks to one of the real-life attorneys from the case dramatized by "A Few Good Men." Don Marcari was just 25 when he took on the case. Now, a new play has opened on Broadway, and he is joining Tim for the behind-the-scenes stories of the case, how it affected him and how much the movie reflected the case. Marcari is a senior partner in a...

Just days before Election Day, the leaders of North Carolina's major political parties join Tim to give their final arguments on why voters should choose their candidates. Will the U.S. Senate race be closer than polls show? Will Democrats make huge gains in the legislature or will Republicans maintain full control? We talk to state Democratic Party chair Anderson Clayton and state Republican Part...

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, Tim Boyum takes a deep dive into the electorate and what it might mean about the upcoming midterm elections. Longtime Republican consultant Paul Shumaker joins Tim to talk about challenges for Republicans in a tough environment, how the North Carolina electorate has transformed, and what we should know about what it all means. Shumaker has spent more th...

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, a top adviser for Michael Whatley's U.S. Senate campaign, Jonathan Felt, joins host Tim Boyum to explain why he thinks Whatley can win the North Carolina race despite Republican money leaving the state and polls showing him down nearly double digits. They also discuss the impact of ads in the race and near the end talk about Felt's newest competitive ad...

On this week's show, Roy Cooper's top consultant joins a month out from the election to talk about the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate's campaign. Cooper faces off against Republican Michael Whatley. Morgan Jackson, from Nexus Strategies, also works for current Gov. Josh Stein and has advised Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton. They talk about current polling, shifts in campaign finances, other races i...

In the final week's before the midterm elections, marketing and ad gurus Billy Warden and Brian Lewis analyze the campaign ads in North Carolina's top races from U.S. Senate to U.S. House districts 01 and 11. Later, they will check out the PR debate over data centers and AI as well as a New York ad over dancing and Kevin Bacon.

On this week's show, North Carolina-based national pollster Tom Jensen, from Public Policy Polling, joins Tim to talk about the state of the election weeks out from the big day. Jensen talks about the factors at play and why Democrats might have a huge year. They take a deep dive into North Carolina's Senate race, two competitive congressional races and all the factors that will impact results com...

It's one of the most famous business parks in the world, and now Research Triangle Park is boldly looking to the future. For the first time in its 65-year history, you can live in the park. The area helped make North Carolina one of the nation's top states to do business, and organizers say RTP 3.0 will take it into a new frontier when work culture has dramatically changed since the COVID-19 pande...

Author Andrew Aydin joins host Tim Boyum to talk about his new book about Hurricane Helene nearly two years after the storm devastated western North Carolina. The book tells first-hand survivor stories and also uses comics, an Aydin specialty, to amplify the stories. Aydin is a New York Times bestselling author and wrote a comic book memoir series with U.S. Rep. John Lewis, for whom he worked lead...

On this week's show, Tim is joined by a former police chief and former highway patrolman who are starting up a new organization to build back trust with law enforcement in North Carolina. Chris Blue, a former Chapel Hill police chief, and Billy Clayton, a 36-year highway patrol veteran, talk about what led to this situation and how law enforcement and communities can build it back together.  Later...

On this week's show, Tim is in New York to host our national political show, so he sat down with National Political Reporter Errol Louis. Tim and Errol compare notes on the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America movement in their respective states and why it's having a moment. Then they talk about how journalism and political coverage has evolved over their extensive careers

On this week's episode, Greear Webb joins Tim to talk about young voters, the legal system and challenges for young people in today's world in terms of college, jobs, buying a home and much more. Tim first met Webb when he was an activist in high school. Webb just graduated from Emory University Law School and is navigating many of the same challenges as other young people across the country.

Last week, Congress nearly approved legislation that might have once more significantly altered college sports, but delayed the decision until possibly September.  This comes as the NCAA faces ongoing legal defeats nationwide concerning athlete eligibility.  This week on Tying it Together, Greg Barnes, from Inside Carolina, joins host Tim Boyum to talk all things related to conference realignment,...

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, host Tim Boyum talks with Matt Abele about some of the hottest debates in America right now: energy rates, data centers and the future of energy. Abele leads the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association, which is known for its work in the solar industry. He breaks down some of the big disputes around renewable energy and goes deep into the political debates...

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, Rye Barcott joins host Tim Boyum to talk about his new book, "Courage Can Save Us," which highlights 10 Americans he believes exemplify courage to help us through these tough political times. Barcott is a Marine Corps veteran, Harvard graduate and an ABC News Person of the Year. He founded With Honor, which aims to fight polarization by supporting veter...

On this week's show, host Tim Boyum and investigative reporter Jeffrey Billman get into the controversial world of hemp and marijuana.  Marijuana remains illegal in North Carolina, yet THC-infused products are legal in what is termed the "wild west" of hemp.  Billman shares what he learned from his three-part investigation for "The Assembly" into the complicated controversy that surrounds the indu...

Journalist and author Andrew Dunn joins host Tim Boyum to talk about his new book on former Gov. Pat McCrory. McCrory, a Republican, served in office from 2013 to 2017 when Republicans had a powerful hold over state government. He presided over the  controversial HB2 , became the first governor to lose reelection in state history, then lost in the 2022 U.S. Senate primary. Dunn looks at McCrory's...

As America continues to celebrate 250 years, host Tim Boyum looks into whether independence was actually declared in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence we know today. It's known as the "Meck Dec," and it's a great and fascinating source of discussion and controversy in the world of history. Author and Pulitzer-nominated correspondent Dave Fl...

Host Tim Boyum travels to New Hampshire to talk to documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about America turning 250 years old for this week's episode of Tying it Together. Burns talks about his latest documentary on the American Revolution, what the founding documents mean to today's America, and what he thinks it means to be an American. He tells Tim which historical figures he would most want to sit do...

Host Tim Boyum travels to Tennessee to meet up with Lee Greenwood. As America celebrates 250 years, Greenwood tells us the incredible story behind his hit, "God Bless the USA." From the inception on the tour bus to the stage with Ronald Reagan to an emotional story of singing it after 9/11, the song has defined his career. What you don't know is that the song almost never made it. A limousine trip...

On this week's episode, Martin Luther King III joins Tim for a wide-ranging and candid conversation about his dad, his death and what his dad would think about America at 250. King tells detailed stories about how his mom told the children their father was gone, the famous people who filled their home in the days after his death and how his dad worked hard to be a dad despite extensive travel.  

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, Quinn Ray and Daniel Ayers from  The Hometown Holler  join host Tim Boyum. They talk about how they went from back porch conversations to a podcast and an Instagram feed racking up millions of views talking about North Carolina and politics, and bringing on some big-name guests. 

As the Carolina Hurricanes start their first Stanley Cup Final in 20 years, Tim talks with the man who sings the national anthem at every single game.  If you've seen it, you will never forget it.  Decker takes us behind the scenes but also his career away from the Canes that included appearances on America's Got Talent and American Idol.

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, host Tim Boyum is joined by former Charlotte city council members  Tariq Bokhari  and  Larken Egleston  to talk about potentially one of the most consequential months of Charlotte politics in at least a decade. The council recently reversed course and canceled a major transportation plan. It is poised to potentially ban data centers in the coming weeks,...