The Pete Kaliner Show

The Pete Kaliner Show

A daily podcast covering local, state, & national issues from Charlotte, North Carolina

Did a SC police chief help conceal Murdaugh murder weapons?! | Hour 3
October 01, 202600:36:28

Did a SC police chief help conceal Murdaugh murder weapons?! | Hour 3

This episode is sponsored by Revelation Gold Group –  Matt Harris, the co-host of Impact of Influence , joins me to give an update on the latest developments in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh - including explosive allegations against a local police chief who is rumored to have helped dispose of the murder weapons. Plus, Senate Democrats block two bipartisan bills that would've banned insider stock trading by Congress and protected ratepayers from any in...

Some people aren't happy unless they're miserable | Hour 2
October 01, 202600:33:32

Some people aren't happy unless they're miserable | Hour 2

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  Most of the people complaining about gas prices appear to be doing so because of an underlying motivation that is unrelated to gas prices -whether it's defeating Trump and the Republicans, getting the US to abandon the Iran War, weakening the West, or a general nihilistic attitude.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the fr...

Dear Abby: Scott Jennings is correct, refining capacity impacts gas prices | Hour 1
October 01, 202600:34:43

Dear Abby: Scott Jennings is correct, refining capacity impacts gas prices | Hour 1

This episode is sponsored by Revelation Gold Group –  In a profoundly stupid segment on CNN, host Abby Philip argues that refinery capacity has nothing to do with the price of gas or diesel. Her profoundly stupid comment came when Republican Scott Jennings asked his fellow panelists whether any of the would support building a single new refinery in America. Nobody said they would. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pet...

If we're losing, why is oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz? | Hour 3
September 30, 202600:31:45

If we're losing, why is oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz? | Hour 3

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The "Hormuz Shuttle" has been running for three months now, and millions of barrels of oil are being exported out of the Persian Gulf. So, why do people think the US is losing the Iran War? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the free podcast My preferred podcast platform: Spreaker Check out my preferred gold & silver company...

"Icky" and "shocking" | Hour 2
September 30, 202600:32:54

"Icky" and "shocking" | Hour 2

This episode is sponsored by Revelation Gold Group –  The former Mecklenburg County Manager says the couple running consulting firms awarded hundreds of thousands of local tax dollars got aggressive and combative in a meeting when she told them the county was not renewing the contracts. Raki and Kim McGregor are at the center of a corruption scandal that erupted when the CMS Board of Education fired the Superintendent last week after she documented financi...

New CMS Board Chair is apparently a convicted felon | Hour 1
September 30, 202600:31:42

New CMS Board Chair is apparently a convicted felon | Hour 1

This episode is presented by  Create A Video –  The newly-installed CHairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board is reportedly a convicted felon. According to multiple local new outlets, including WBT, Raymond "Dee" Rankin was convicted of wire fraud nearly 20 years ago, but this information has not been public knowledge until now. Rankin will be leading the formation of a search committee for a new superintendent of CMS, after he joined with four of...

Sneed & McGregor were apparently business partners, too | Hour 3
September 29, 202600:32:25

Sneed & McGregor were apparently business partners, too | Hour 3

This episode is sponsored by Revelation Gold Group –  The now-former Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board Chair, Stephanie Sneed, and a consultant at the center of a corruption scandal, Raki McGregor, apparently pitched consulting services to the Sheriff's office. According to an explosive report in the Charlotte Ledger , the Sheriff declined the $400,000 proposal, but it shows that the two figures at the center of the CMS scandal were more than just friends...

Charlotte schools superintendent whistleblowing until the very end | Hour 2
September 29, 202600:35:33

Charlotte schools superintendent whistleblowing until the very end | Hour 2

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  According to reports from the Charlotte Ledge r and WSOC-TV, the former Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was sounding the alarm on financial irregularities right up until the School Board fired her last week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the free podcast My preferred podcast platform: Spreaker Check out...

School funding and a "Marshall Plan" for Western NC | Hour 1
September 29, 202600:32:46

School funding and a "Marshall Plan" for Western NC | Hour 1

This episode is sponsored by Revelation Gold Group –  A "Marshall Plan" for Western North Carolina two years after Hurricane Helene devastated the region. Plus, more details of the apparent corruption at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. We get the details from Andrew Dunn, the publisher of Longleaf Politics and a contributing columnist to The Charlotte Observer. He’s also the author of the book The Change Agent: Pat McCrory's Rise, Reckoning and Legacy . Bec...

The lessons of Roy Cooper's disaster recovery record | Hour 3
September 28, 202600:34:48

The lessons of Roy Cooper's disaster recovery record | Hour 3

This episode is presented by Create A Video – AP Dillon is a reporter for the North State Journal. Read her reporting at NSJonline.com. She publishes a Substack.com newsletter called More To The Story . She joined me to discuss the failure of Roy Cooper's hurricane recovery efforts as Governor and how his campaign is trying to attack his opponent over Helene recovery efforts. Ever accusation is a confession. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www....