S3 E1: Symbolism

In 2001, some state lawmakers were engaged in a less-than-sweet debate: Which berry should be named the official berry of North Carolina? We tracked down the teacher and fourth-graders who started it all with a class project and got a lot more than they bargained for. Plus, meet the former state senator who voted against EVERY new state symbol. His reasoning says a lot about the things we pick to represent us. Hosted and mixed by: Jeremy Markovich Produced by: James Mieczkowski and Jeremy Markovich Editor-in-chief: Elizabeth Hudson Music by: Blue Dot Sessions Closing Song: Carolina's The Place I Gotta Be, by Charlie Albertson Special Thanks: Gerry Cohen, Lauren Horsch

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