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It’s Election Week in America–and if you’re like us, you’re probably a little burned out with politics. So we’re offering up something different. This week, we ask three veteran political reporters a single question: what’s the most bizarre story you've ever covered?

Featuring:

Barry Yeoman, freelance writer and contributor at The Assembly
Jim Morrill, former politics reporter at the Charlotte Observer
Dawn Vaughan, Capitol Bureau Chief at The News & Observer

Special thanks this week goes out to WUNC’s Colin Campbell and Kate Sheppard of The Assembly.

Links:

Read about the 1996 "political campaign" of Jolene Strickland at The Assembly here.
Check out Dawn's story about Diet Sun Drop soda at The News & Observer here.
You can find a transcript of this episode here.

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