Jesse Steinmetz

Mike Collins and our panel of guests look at the first hard data on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to end race-conscious admissions.

The changing climate is affecting our beaches and is causing massive forest fires. Heatwaves are rampant and out of control rains are causing devastating floods and landslides. Less obvious, though, is the damage being done to agriculture.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 is here to stay, but in predictable ways. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization is watching an mpox outbreak just as flu and RSV season are set to start. We look at all these viruses and the ins and outs of the vaccines that fight them.

Luke Mogelson spent years reporting on wars in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. When he began to see similar turmoil and social fragmentation emerge in the U.S., he came back home to write about the disturbing parallels. We discuss his new book, "The Storm is Here: An American Crucible."

From phones to computers to a significant chunk of the digital economy, for better or worse, Apple is deeply ingrained in much of American life. But New York Times reporter Tripp Mickle argues that the company has gone astray. We speak to the Charlotte native about his new book.

Memes are generally considered to be harmless. But a new book analyzes how memes, "long dismissed as inside jokes with no larger meaning or political importance," are often being used to spread conspiracy theories and erode American democracy.

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, 10 years ago this month, victims' families were then forced to contend with hateful conspiracy theories. We sit down with an author that writes “Sandy Hook was the first mass tragedy to spawn an online circle of people impermeable and hostile to reality.”

About 30 miles from Charlotte, Piedmont Lithium is seeking to open a lithium mine. But some nearby landowners aren't so keen on the project. We sit down with an area resident as well as two energy reporters and analysts.

Many experts thought the midterms would result in a national “red wave,” but it turned out to be just a trickle. North Carolina, however, is a different story. We discuss the winners, losers and if North Carolina can still be considered “purple."

For this month's "Mike and the Mayor," we discuss the three newly approved city bonds, a potential underground bus station in uptown, updates on the Mayor's Racial Equity Initiative and more.