North Carolina Rabbit Hole

Nov 01 2024 56 ep. 26 mins 141

North Carolina Rabbit Hole Podcast artwork

A podcast that goes the distance to reveal hard-to-find stories across North Carolina. Join journalist Jeremy Markovich as he travels across the state to uncover remote places, lost artifacts, overlooked people, and forgotten stories.

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

Why Are North Carolina Politics Like This?

Nov 01 2024 29 mins

In this episode, Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper joins Jeremy Markovich to talk about the things that drive the political scene in our state, why candidates do the things they do, and how the Roy Cooper of the past made things tougher for the Roy Cooper of the present. Read more at ncrabbithole.com. Check out Chris's new book, "Anatomy of a Pur

What's Up With White Shirts in Abandoned Car Doors?

Mar 06 2024 14 mins

Once you’ve seen one broken-down junker with a white rag in the window, you start seeing them everywhere. Is this just a North Carolina thing? What’s it supposed to mean? Why do so many people do it? And, if so many people are doing the same thing, then where did the idea come from? Reporter Jeremy Markovich investigates to get to the bottom of an old piece of highway folklore.

How Much of Greenville's Economy Relies on MrBeast? (w/ Drew Harwell)

Feb 23 2024 29 mins

MrBeast (aka Jimmy Donaldson) has more than 300 million total subscribers on YouTube and some of his videos have more viewers than the Super Bowl. He’s opened restaurants. He’s launched his own food company called Feastables. The MrBeast logo is now on the jerseys of the Charlotte Hornets. Also, MrBeast is 25-years-old. This multi-million dollar YouTube media empire? It's bas

The Greatest "I Voted" Sticker Ever

Feb 16 2024 9 mins

A sixth-grade student from the Raleigh area drew a boy riding a unicorn. It's now the official "I Voted Early" sticker for the Wake County Board of Elections. In this episode, artist Shannon Fisher explains some of the details and the background behind a sticker that's turning heads at polling places around Raleigh and beyond. See the sticker and read more about it: https://www.nc

The Dick Trickle Maneuver (w/ Ryan McGee)

Feb 08 2024 22 mins

In this episode, host Jeremy Markovich and ESPN senior writer Ryan McGee talk about beer, old school racing, a man named Dick Trickle, and a quiet trick to to help you navigate a boisterous social situation. Read Jeremy's 2013 SB Nation story about Dick Trickle: "Elegy of a Race Car Driver" Subscribe to the North Carolina Rabbit Hole newsletter at ncrabbithole.com. Special thanks t

A Holiday Story: Deck Your Halls With Rauch Balls

Dec 21 2023 25 mins

In this special holiday episode, host Jeremy Markovich meets the man from Gastonia who became the world's largest manufacturer of Christmas ornaments and used his power to make North Carolina more tolerant of all religions. This episode was originally released in 2018 and was adapted from: "The Unlikely Ornament King of Gastonia" which appeared in Our State magazine's December 2016

How Racing Returned to North Wilkesboro

May 17 2023 23 mins

North Wilkesboro Speedway is hosting the NASCAR All-Star Race, a quarter century after its last major event. Why did it sit empty for so long? And how did it finally reopen? In this episode, host Jeremy Markovich takes a look back as a historic place now looks toward a new future. More Reading: "Ghosts of North Wilkesboro" (2015) - SB Nation "The Inside Story of How a Dead NASCAR

Panthers Aren't Real

Apr 27 2023 18 mins

Shortly after I moved to Charlotte in 2005, I became a Carolina Panthers fan because it was much better than being a fan of the Cleveland Browns. A few years later, I became the producer of the Panthers postgame show on a local television station. A few years after that, the production moved from the station to the stadium. It was there that I first heard a piece of information tha

Hello Again

Apr 20 2023 6 mins

After 2 1/2 years, host Jeremy Markovich is breaking his silence to explain, well, where he's been all this time, why you haven't heard any new episodes since then, and what happens now. Read more here about the immediate plans for Away Message and its new home at the North Carolina Rabbit Hole.

S4 E8: Climbing Down From The Dune

Nov 03 2020 41 mins

In the season finale, our hikers reach the Outer Banks of North Carolina and end of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Now, more than a year later, we see where they've ended up and how the trip has affected their lives.