Breaking With Brett Jensen

Tune in here to this ​Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking with U.S. Rep. Tim Moore. Jensen asks Moore to explain why approximately $2 billion in FEMA disaster relief funds have not reached residents of western North Carolina. Moore attributes much of the delay to bureaucratic hurdles, particularly a prior rule requiring personal appro...

Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking with North Carolina Sen. Todd Johnson. Johnson has announced plans to run for Senate President Pro Tem leader following the unexpected electoral loss of longtime Senate leader Phil Berger. Jensen begins by asking Johnson about his reaction to Berger conceding his race to Sheri...

Tune in here to this ​Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing North Carolina Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger conceding his bid for re-election in the District 26 Senate race. At approximately 4:15 p.m., Berger officially conceded the race to Sam Page, losing by just 23 votes despite reportedly spending about $11 million and receiving...

Tune in here to this ​Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses a press conference featuring the attorneys general of North Carolina and South Carolina, along with CMPD Chief Estella Patterson. The focus of the briefing is the fentanyl crisis, particularly the roles of money laundering, encrypted messaging apps, Chinese companies and cross-border drug traffickin...

Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking about former North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson. Jensen briefly references past remarks by Robinson that sparked national backlash. Jensen then shares and summarizes a local report detailing Robinson’s recent public comments. Robinson admitted that “some...

Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking about the election process of NC Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger. While many respect his long tenure and leadership, others feel it may be time for new leadership. Jensen shares a report explaining that the North Carolina State Board of Elections declined Berger’s req...

Tune in here to this ​Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by speaking with WBTV reporter David Hodges about a controversial situation involving the town of Mooresville and Mayor Chris Carney. Hodges provides a chronological overview of the situation, which began in October 2024, when Carney entered Town Hall after midnight with a female companion...

Tune in here to this ​Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by describing his recent trip to Rochester, New York, for his uncle’s memorial service. Jensen explains the trip started with his flight being delayed by about three hours Thursday due to widespread inclement weather along the East Coast. He notes he was surprised by the intense cold...

Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing sports gambling on the two-year anniversary of its legalization in North Carolina. Jensen expresses strong approval of the change and argues that sports betting has long been normalized in many places, especially in Europe. Before legalization in many U.S. states, Americans...

Tune in here to this ​Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses the changing significance of the ACC basketball tournament. Having covered the event extensively as a journalist, Jensen argues the tournament has changed dramatically over the years and no longer holds the prestige or excitement it once did. He explains how the ACC Tournament operated when the con...

Tune in here to this ​Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses a situation that occurred during the Los Angeles Marathon. Jensen said the temperature during the race reached about 82°F, which organizers described as hotter than expected. As a result, participants who completed 70% of the full marathon distance could still receive the same medal as those who...

Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking with Rockingham Co. Sheriff Sam Page about his Republican primary race against Phil Berger for North Carolina Senate District 26. Page describes the emotional experience of waiting for hours while election officials counted provisional ballots in Guilford and Rockingham counties....

Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Rockingham Co. Sheriff Sam Page joins Jensen to discuss the extremely close Republican primary race for N.C. Senate District 26. At the time of the interview, provisional ballots had just been counted in Rockingham and Guilford counties, leaving Page with a narrow lead over Berger. After the provisional ballots were counted, Page...

Tune in here to this ​Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen describes the outcome of a local judicial primary race. The result involves a jail abolitionist who is now a judge in Mecklenburg County. Jensen refers to an article stating that Habekah Cannon, who identifies herself as a jail and prison abolitionist, won the Democratic primary for District Court judge in...

Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen analyzes the results from the primary elections in several counties across North Carolina. The discussion begins with the defeat of NC Rep. Carla Cunningham by Rodney Sadler. Sadler had the endorsement of Gov. Josh Stein, which Jensen attributes to Cunningham’s decision to cross party lines on a key...

Tune in here to this Monday's edition of  Breaking With Brett Jensen ! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks the show off by talking with Don Brown, candidate for U.S. Senate, who shares his perspectives on both national security and local political priorities. Brown emphasizes his military background, his experience as a criminal prosecutor, and his focus on issues like medical freedom, crime reductio...

TTune in here to this ​Friday's edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Jensen discusses early voting trends, noting that while Republicans recently surpassed Democrats in registered voters statewide, Democrats are currently leading in early primary turnout. He emphasizes the importance of voting early, sharing a personal story about his car overheating and landing in the shop—proof that unex...

Tune in here to this ​Thursday's edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks the show off joined by Congressman Tim Moore, who describes the atmosphere in the room when President Trump recognized Iryna Zarutska mother in attendance during the State of the Union address. Moore recounts the powerful reaction from Republicans and addresses questions about whether Democrats stoo...

Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show talking about how the president called out Charlotte in The State of the Union. He wondered if Representative Alma Adams stood up when the president recognized Anna Zarutska, whose daughter Iryna—a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee was stabbed to death on a CATS train in Charlotte. Brett al...

Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking about a detailed website that tracks voting activity in North Carolina almost in real time. The database provides demographic breakdowns, including party affiliation, gender, race and even specific age by individual year. Brett then turns to turnout statistics in Mecklenburg Coun...

Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses his opinion regarding political reporters disclosing whom they vote for. He considers himself unusual in this regard, saying most reporters do not reveal their voting choices. He argues that transparency allows audiences to judge potential bias for themselves. Additionally, Jensen urges listeners to...

Tune in here to this ​Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen talks about a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department press conference that announced an arrest in a homicide case that had remained unsolved for over 35 years. During the press conference, Deputy Chief Ryan Butler announced that the department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team had arrested Marion...

Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by speaking with North Carolina Senate candidate Don Brown. Brown begins by describing his intense campaign schedule. He emphasizes that his campaign is active statewide and expresses strong confidence that he will win the primary. He explains that during brief encounters, he focuses on...

Tune in here to this ​Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses a major local issue that continues to generate debate: the closure of Jail North, Mecklenburg County’s former juvenile detention center in Huntersville. Jensen explains that the jail received notoriety for being the only facility in the state that allowed incarcerated high school students to c...

Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing the structure of local elections in Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte. He explains that municipal races occur in odd-numbered years, and turnout in those elections tends to be low. He also outlines where primaries are taking place in surrounding counties, including...