Slush Funds/Hoops On Film

Slush Funds: Leaders in the NC General Assembly, including House Speaker Jim Black, have used discretionary funding to pay for special projects in their districts. Host Melinda Penkava speaks with WUNC reporter Laura Leslie about the developing story. Other guests include: Mike Munger, professor of political science at Duke University; and Bob Orr, executive director of the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law. Listener Call-In. (42:00)

Hoops On Film: With the NCAA Tournament on the minds of any self-respecting North Carolinian, host Melinda Penkava asks our resident movie expert Matt Pennachi about the best basketball films. His picks include He Got Game, Finding Forrester, and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. Matt Pennachi is the director of operations at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. (17:30)

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