Stephen Kates CFP Principal of Clocktower Financial Consulting joins Tony Riggsbee, to talk about the ever changing home market and how builders and mortgage rates are impacting that market here in North Carolina.

Several key polls show Democratic former Governor Roy Cooper with a double-digit lead over former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley. Mitch Kokai with Carolina Journal says they have Cooper leading by 12.5 percent with Whatley's numbers mostly stagnant since last November. Tony Riggsbee joins Mitch Kokai, with the John Locke Foundation and the Carolina Journal to discuss these new polls.

There's a new psychological thriller written by a locally connected author that has just been released. Holly Payne-Strange is the author of "Every Last Bone," a story of two unlikable characters that have to deal with an even more terrifying situation. She joined Lisa Price to talk about her book and how she came up with the ideas to create a page-turned thriller.

MTV turned 45 this year, and for many of us, video music television was something that introduced new music, styles, and even created what we now know as appointment television. Lisa Price talked to Dr. Amanda Klein, ECU Film Professor and author of "Millennials Killed the Video Star" about the MTV phenomena, how news was delivered to a new group of consumers, the creation of reality tv and when it all ended.

With summer boating season underway, millions of Americans are getting out on the water and enjoying the outdoors close to home. Their time on the water also generates economic activity for businesses and communities across North Carolina. Robert Newsome, Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations for the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) shares with Lisa Price information about the $9 billion boating industry in North Carolina.

isa Sorg, reporter for Inside Climate News, joins Lisa Price to discuss the settlement of a lawsuit against Chemours by residents near the Fayetteville-Bladen County line whose well water and properties were contaminated by GenX chemicals emitted from the company's plant. Sorg also reveals how Amazon quietly struck a non-disclosure agreement with Richmond County to build an 800-acre data center with 21 buildings and roughly 600 backup diesel generators through a project code-named Blue Marlin, with a public hearing that lasted just 30 seconds because residents had no idea what was being discussed. Her reporting is available for free at insideclimatenews.org.

Bill Sweeney, senior vice president of government affairs at AARP, joins Tony to mark the 91st anniversary of the Social Security Act and explain what the 2.3 million North Carolinians receiving benefits should know, including the financial impact of claiming at 62 versus waiting until 70, how to use the online tools at ssa.gov and what the projected 2032 trust fund shortfall actually means for future recipients.

Raul Andrews Jr., executive director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, joins Tony to discuss the more than 63 million unpaid family caregivers across the country, the warning signs of caregiver burnout including mood swings, sleep disruption and social isolation, and why the sandwich generation caring for both aging parents and young children is under particular strain. Resources for caregivers are available at mentalhealthcareworks.org.