Jesse Steinmetz

We break down the rising influence of cryptocurrency and moves by federal and state governments to embrace it, including in North Carolina.

Alexander Vindman joins Charlotte Talks to talk about the importance of Ukraine to our safety and how mistakes the West made after the fall of the Soviet Union have led us to where we are today.

A conversation with the man who took Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant’s careers to legendary heights. From the biggest deals in the history of sports marketing to a campaign against the NCAA, we sit down with Sonny Vaccaro and his co-author, Armen Keteyian, to discuss his new book "Legends and Soles."

Artificial intelligence is weaving itself into many aspects of our lives, including medicine. We look at the promise and peril of that intersection.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have stopped funding, ended programs and fired thousands of federal workers. Some of that funding comes to North Carolina. Last year, the state got more than 40% of its revenue from federal funding. Some of those workers work in North Carolina, not Washington, D.C. A look at the possible economic hit.

Some of President Trump’s early executive orders have targeted transgender people. It’s both a rights issue and one that raises safety concerns. We look at the impact of what’s been done and what is likely to come for this community.

Last year was the warmest on record — again. One study has found that, within 50 years, the planet could experience a greater temperature increase than in the last 6,000 years. In places, going outside for a few hours would result in death even for the fittest humans. Meanwhile, we are experiencing stronger storms, longer droughts, floods and fires. What does all this portend for our state?

On the next Charlotte Talks, cell phones in classrooms. Designed to be addictive, they’re also distracting students and teachers. Should they be in classrooms? You decide, Thursday morning at 9.

In 2024, North Carolina witnessed political scandals around Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. The state chose Democrat Josh Stein to be the next governor and Republican Donald Trump for president. Meanwhile, Democrats narrowly broke the GOP supermajority in the General Assembly, but a recent bill strips some high-ranking Democrats of power. A look back at 2024 politics in North Carolina — and what to expect in 2025.

For decades, most Americans got local news from newspapers, but the digital revolution destroyed a business model that paid for that coverage. Daily newspaper circulation has declined from 60 million in the 1990s to about 20 million today. Newspapers continue to downsize and shutter nationwide. We examine the alarming trend and look at startups attempting to fill the void.