In an era when Democrats and Republicans can barely agree that water is wet and the sky is blue, it’s refreshing to experience the friendship between city council members and hosts of the R & D in the QC podcast (https://www.facebook.com/RandDintheQC/), Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston. We got to enjoy it while making the Charlotte Squawks (https://www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/charlotte-squawks-15-quackceanera) video above with Charlotte Star Room. Much laughter was had. Some feathers were ruffled. No special counsels were required.