Do Politics Better Podcast

NC Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger, Jr.’s Life, Career, and Growing Up Berger

Mar 17, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The House Gun Vote

2min

Rep. Reeves' Disappointment With the Senate's Decision to Repeal the Pistol Permit System

3min

Governor Cooper's Vote on the Gun Permit Bill

2min

The Governor's Budget: A Proposal

2min

The Do Politics Better Podcast Interview With Justice Burger

2min

The Job of a Booth Review on the Supreme Court

2min

The Quirks of the US Supreme Court

3min

The Importance of Team Sports

4min

10.

The Importance of Education in a Mill Town

3min

11.

The Importance of Being a Judge

2min

12.

How to Become a Detroit Tigers Fan

4min

13.

The Importance of Administrative Law

5min

14.

Running for a Legislative or Executive Branch Seat

4min

15.

The Importance of Focusing on Other Things

2min

16.

The Importance of Serving Your Community

2min

17.

The Importance of Veterans in the Courts

3min

18.

The Do Politics Better Podcast

2min

19.

The Biggest Lies Lobbyists Will Ever Tell You

2min

20.

How I Learned to Lip Sync

3min

21.

The Chaotic Week

2min

NC Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger, Jr. is the son of NC's most powerful politician, Senator Phil Berger. He talks about his father's sacrifice to make a better life for his family, his own political career, and how sports continues to play an integral part of his life, work, and community service.

Listeners also learn about his inter-party friendships on the court, his future in North Carolina politics, and how he would improve the criminal justice system.

Skye and Brian also talk sports wagering, Medicaid expansion, a pair of opioid bills advance, tension in the House, the Governor's budget, a House member declares for statewide office in 2024, TOTW, and more.

The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, and the NC Pork Council.