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North Carolina has long been a battleground state but not just in politics or history. Labor unions have long fought to have a bigger presence in the…

We continue our coverage of the Democratic Convention in Charlotte. Elizabeth Warren and Bill Clinton are the major attractions tonight and we’ll hear…

There’s a global race on right now where technology and innovation are concerned and America is in danger of “losing” that race. While other nations…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120820.mp3Cyndy Etler And Straight Inc. Cyndy Etler was a bad girl. A drinker and drug user. A lost cause. At least that's how…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120706.mp3Peaches (Rebroadcast) Anyone who drives to South Carolina on Interstate 85 is sure to know the iconic water tower…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120614.mp3Historical Writer Philip Gerard Philip Gerard last joined us as he began his historical Civil War series in Our State…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120601.mp3Update on Forced Sterilization and Eugenics in North Carolina North Carolina is on the verge of becoming the first…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20111214.mp3Part One: Update On The Lewis Family This summer, we met the Lewis family: JD, a local acting coach, and his sons,…

Origins Of Our Favorite PhrasesActors tell each other to "break a leg" before going on stage. Here at Charlotte Talks we like to do shows that are "a…

Charlotte is adding another hospital just for the DNC. If someone at the convention gets sick, sprains an ankle or worse, the CMC’s Mobile Hospital will…

We like to say that here in the South, our Southern Hospitality is the height of good manners and welcoming others, but what does it really mean to be…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120730.mp3North Carolina Miscellany Charlotte has come a long way since George Washington called it a "Trifling Place." So has…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120713.mp3Madeleine Albright Madeleine Albright has always been a trailblazer. In 1997 she became the nation's first female…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120501.mp3John Edwards Trial John Edwards enjoyed a long time as North Carolina's favorite son but he may also be the most star…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120110.mp3Pictured: The Crimson Fist, who works the streets of Atlanta. Photo Courtesy The Real Life Super Hero Project Real…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20111014.mp3'Not My Mother's Journey'- Breast Cancer Twenty years after Heather St. Aubin lost her mother to breast cancer, she…

It’s no secret that something changes when kids enter Middle School. Developmentally, emotionally and socially, middle school is where some kids really…

In previous centuries, people took apprenticeships to learn a trade. Today, apprenticeships are returning as a way to prepare the next generation of…

America used to pride itself on providing opportunities for advancement but it has become very clear in recent years that where you grow up and how you…

Sister Simone Campbell has been traveling the country talking about social justice. That conversation brought her to Charlotte once before, for the…