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Carolina Insider: Wake Forest Preview, Michael Busch
January 9, 2026 | Baseball, General
Preview Saturday's men's basketball game with Wake Forest and visit with former Tar Heel and current Chicago Cub Michael Busch on Friday's Carolina Insider podcast hosted by Jones Angell and Adam Lucas.
Episode highlights:
• After no game in the midweek, Carolina is back in action on Saturday evening against Wake Forest...we preview the match-up with the Demon Deacons (4:52)
• The FB transfer portal window is open and, as expected, Carolina is active (19:20)
• Former Tar Heel and current Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch joins (27:16)
• Plus: first 5SecondChallenge of 2026 (55:52), the ACC Network's doc on the 1993 Heels debuts this weekend (1:09:02), we have a giant Rameses bobblehead in Pod World HQ (1:15:55) and a callback to Texas Ping Pong (1:26:17)
Episode highlights:
• After no game in the midweek, Carolina is back in action on Saturday evening against Wake Forest...we preview the match-up with the Demon Deacons (4:52)
• The FB transfer portal window is open and, as expected, Carolina is active (19:20)
• Former Tar Heel and current Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch joins (27:16)
• Plus: first 5SecondChallenge of 2026 (55:52), the ACC Network's doc on the 1993 Heels debuts this weekend (1:09:02), we have a giant Rameses bobblehead in Pod World HQ (1:15:55) and a callback to Texas Ping Pong (1:26:17)
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