The 3 Guys Podcast

Join hosts Reuel Sample, Nick Craig and Ben Schachtman as they discuss - sometimes with intelligent insight - the news of the week.

Your Hosts

Reuel SampleReuel Sample is the Editor-in-Chief of The Wilmington Standard.  A graduate of Grove City College and Princeton Theological Seminary, he has served as both a Presbyterian Pastor and a Navy Chaplain. He is the product of a classical liberal arts education combined with real world experience in politics and business and conservative Christian worldview firmly rooted in the Reformed tradition.  He is the host of several podcasts including the NHC GOP Podcast, the Pastor's Voice, and co-hosts the Nikki and Reuel Podcast Experience.  An avid sailor, he has sailed around the world as a youth and to the Azores as a teen as well as extensive trips up and down the east coast of the United States.  He is honored to be married to his wife Pam and makes his home in Wilmington, NC.

Nick CraigNick Craig is the creator and host of The Nick Craig Show, a daily podcast and broadcast known for sharp insight and bold commentary on politics, media, and news in North Carolina and beyond. Nick’s broadcasting career began in 2015 with a show focused on political issues in higher education, and since then he has worked on both the 2016 and 2020 Donald Trump campaigns, served as chairman of the Lower Cape Fear Young Republicans, and sat on the executive board of the North Carolina GOP. In addition to his radio work, Nick enjoys gaming, technology, and exploring local restaurants, and he is also the host of the Carolina Journal News Hour on WBT Radio in Charlotte.

Benjamin SchachtmanBen Schachtman is a journalist and editor with a focus on local government accountability. He began reporting for Port City Daily in the Wilmington area in 2016 and took over as managing editor there in 2018. He’s a graduate of Rutgers College and later received his MA from NYU and his PhD from SUNY-Stony Brook, both in English Literature. He loves spending time with his wife and playing rock'n'roll very loudly. You can reach him at BSchachtman@whqr.org and find him on Twitter @Ben_Schachtman.

All Podcasts From The 3 Guys

Teachers rally in Raleigh, NCAE demands, and local tax hikes—what’s really driving North Carolina’s education and budget battles.

How NC’s 2026 primary really went down: in-depth, on-the-ground analysis of New Hanover County school board and commission races, low turnout, and the Rick Sutherland scandal—one of the few detailed...

The 3 Guy Podcast tackles the Minneapolis ICE shooting, immigration chaos, school-board hypocrisy, and cancel culture fallout in New Hanover County.

Trump’s Venezuela raid and New Hanover school board primaries collide in this sharp 3 Guys Podcast breakdown of geopolitics, culture wars, and local government.

Three Guys Podcast wraps 2025: Trump’s comeback, blue-wave elections, culture wars, Charlie Kirk, housing, NC races, and the 2026 political battlefield.

The hosts discuss the federal shutdown’s political fallout, North Carolina immigration raids revealing party divisions and public support for stricter controls, and how Rep. Ted Davis’s retirement...

In Episode 4 of "Three Guys Podcast," hosts Reuel Sample, Nick Craig, and Ben Schachtman analyze the results of the Wilmington elections, noting a significant shift in local political dynamics....

In this special episode of the Three Guys Podcast, hosts Reuel Sample, Nick Craig, and Ben Schachtman dive deep into the highly anticipated 2025 Wilmington city elections. 

Ongoing government shutdown in the United States and the complex intersection of mental illness, gun control, and individual rights.

The first episode of the "Three Guys Podcast" dives into the recent controversy at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) surrounding the Spirit Rock—a campus tradition where students...