The Pat & Chet Show
Started as two guys trying to help the American voter become more educated and engaged. Pat & Chet provide unbiased politics, top issues and how you can do something about it. Over the years the show has become a weekly update of the North Carolina Forward Party, which is a new, joyful, empowering, rebellious group of voters who are trying to provide more choice and more voice for the voters of North Carolina. There are more Independent voters in NC than Republicans or Democrats, it's about time they had a Party to represent them.
Episodes
120 episodes
NCFP Weekly Update - The Olympics & Much More
Pat speaks about the Olympic kick-off, celebrates Nick Sliwinski (Forward-Republican from Wake Forest) being appointed as a Town Commissioner, and discusses events coming to your area!
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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5:24
NCFP Weekly Update - Comments from Pat McCrory and Upcoming Events
Nolan Fraver publishes an article about the recent comments from former Governor Pat McCrory. Pat (Newton) speaks about upcoming NCFP events, including a special event at NCSU for students interested in a career in politics.
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4:34
NCFP Weekly Update: Interview with Forward-Independent April Montgomery
Pat speaks with April Montgomery who is running for NC House District 51 as a Forward Aligned Independent.
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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5:53
NCFP Weekly Update: Trump Threatens Greenland, We Do The Work!
While Trump speaks of a takeover of Greenland, Pat points out building a viable 3rd Party in our country can bring some common sense back to government. Check out this week's updates on Young Forwardists Political Career Day, The NCFP Ann...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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6:30
NCFP Weekly Update: Trump vs Maduro 1-8-26
Pat discusses a new spin on how to handle our future with Venezuela, and celebrates 5,000 certified signatures with the NC Board of Elections!
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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5:22
NC FWD Party Weekly Update: History of the Pat & Chet Show 12-18-25
Pat discusses the history of the podcast, the origin story with his good friend Chet, and shares the growth the show has experienced since it was first launched in 2021.
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Season 4
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Episode 47
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6:10
NC FWD Party Weekly Update: Trump's Birthday, Community Pop-Ups, and RCV 12-11-25
Pat discusses Trump's replacing MLK Day with his own birthday for free admission to National Parks, some local community pop-ups, and RCV in action.
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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5:10
NC FWD Party Weekly Update: Interview with Lennie Friedman 12-4-25
Pat interviews Lennie Friedman. Lennie is the NCFP Vice Chair, a graduate from Duke, played in the NFL and advocate of better election procedures for citizens through Instant Runoff elections and other common sense reforms.
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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5:46
NC Forward Party Weekly Update: Happy Thanksgiving! 11-27-25
Pat is thankful for the generous guests he has had on the program this year and plays some clips from a variety of 2025 interviews.
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7:39
NC FWD Weekly Update: Interview with David Knight 11-20-25
Pat speaks with David Knight about his experiences in politics, meeting with Andrew Yang, and fixing our broken 2 party system.
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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6:07
NC Forward Party Weekly Update - Government Shutdown Ends! 11-13-25
Pat discusses the Government shutdown, how we deserve better from our leaders, updates on upcoming events, and shares about the growth of the Forward Party across America.
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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5:46
NC FWD Weekly Update: Forward Aligned Candidates Win 3 Elections!
Pat reviews the Election Day results for the NCFP's 5 Forward-Aligned Candidates who ran for office this week:Steve Morris, Forward-Republican, Concord, NCAlvarys Santana, Forward-Democrat, Concord, NCJC Lyle, Forward-Democ...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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4:39
NC FWD Weekly Update 10-30-25: Fair Elections & Government Shutdown
Pat discusses his appearance on State Lines, our Constitutional Right to Fair Elections, and the continued government shutdown.
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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4:59
NC FWD Weekly Update 10-23-25: Interview with Hannah Spengler
Pat speaks with Hannah Spengler, Chief of Staff for Forward-Aligned Congressman Don Davis in NC District 1. They discuss the new congressional district maps approved by the NC General Assembly and access to fair elections for all citizens...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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6:36
NC FWD Weekly Update: Principles First Event 10-17-25
Volunteer! That's the song choice this week, quite fitting. Pat visited the folks at Principles First for an event this week, and celebrates NCFP hitting 4,000 signatures towards ballot access!
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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4:48
NC FWD Weekly Update: Great Success at Riverfest in Wilmington 10-9-25
Pat speaks about the great success volunteers at Riverfest in Wilmington, NC last weekend. He also discusses the upcoming State Fair and of course... ELECTION DAY!
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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4:52
NC FWD Update: Interview with Gray Tompson 10-2-25
Pat sits with NCFP's new Wake County Chair, Gray Tompson.
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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4:20
NC FWD Weekly Update - Alvarys Santana 9-26-25
Pat interviews Alvarys Santana who is a Forward-Aligned candidate running for City Council in Concord, NC in 2025.
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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4:59
NC FWD Weekly Update - Nick Sliwinski - Forward Aligned!
Pat interviews Nick Sliwinski. Nick is currently serving as a Commissioner in the town of Wake Forest and is running for re-election as a 'Forward-Republican'.
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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4:51
NC FWD Weekly Update 9-11-25: Passing of Charlie Kirk & Iryna Zarutska
On this day we remember the tragedy of September 11th, Pat shares a statement from the NCFP about violence in America and the recent loss of Iryna Zarutska an Charlie Kirk.
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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2:06
NC FWD Party Weekly Update: Vote in Local Elections! 9-5-25
Pat discusses the importance of voting in local elections, and how your vote can make a difference. And some cool music from Earth, Wind and Fire!
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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4:21
NC Forward Party Update 9-28-25: 3,000 Signatures!
We hit the 3,000 mark! Pat discusses the recent landmark and some upcoming NCFP events.
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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4:25
NC FWD Weekly Update 8-20-25
Record setting volunteer efforts, our Town Hall in the media, and Pat invited to be on Capital Tonight to talk about gerrymandering. It's been a busy week!
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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4:41
NC FWD Party Update: Recap of Town Hall 8-15-25
Pat shares some audio clips from the recent Town Hall with Congressman Don Davis and others.
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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5:04
NC FWD Update - Gerrymandering in the News - And Women in Baseball!
Pat touches on a variety of topics, including Jen Powel serving as the first female umpire in a MLB game, majority-minority districts as prescribed in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Gerrymandering in the news!
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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