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Charlotte’s former long-time mayor, now Governor Pat McCrory, has been in office about 10 months now, and has certainly made headlines across the state…

It's that time of year again. No, not for sitting around the tree with eggnog in hand, listening to relatives' stories for the umpteenth time. No, it's…

Charlotte often gets a bad rap for its lack of good architecture around the city, but there are newer structures cropping up that are starting to turn…

North Carolina is the birthplace of flight. Now some people want to get in on some more recent technology - unmanned aircraft - drones. They range in size…

Last weekend, veteran broadcaster Carl Kasell was on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me for the last time. The former NPR newscaster is retiring after a 60 year…

A few years ago, we met a mother of three. She and all of her children have Asperger Syndrome. Those with Asperger have trouble picking up on social cues,…

Many Americans take issue with the Theory of Evolution, insisting it is, after all, simply a theory. Worse, it is at odds with the Bible. These folks…

North Carolina is a diverse state. With mountains, piedmont plains, lowland marsh and shoreline, the state has just about every kind of geography one can…

Wednesday, August 13, 2014While working as a transit advocate in Washington, D.C., author Ben Ross wondered why almost every new development or transit…

Part One: Election Recap. On Tuesday, Election Day, Charlotteans elected a new mayor, several city council members and new members to the school board.…

No matter your generation, there's a good chance you have the tradition of watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" around this time of year and find yourself…

They are on store shelves, advertised on television, and in the medicine cabinets of more than 50 percent of Americans. Some make dubious health claims…

In modern history, especially over the past six or seven decades, North Carolina has changed in many ways, in terms of growth, economy, race relations,…

This week marks primatologist Jane Goodall's 80th birthday. Here's a web-only archive of her 2002 conversation with Mike Collins at Charlotte's Discovery…

College preparation has become one of the core missions of American high schools and in fact, fifty percent of high school graduates will attend a four…

Three years ago, April 30 was designated as International Jazz Day to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the…

Monday, September 1, 2014This is a rebroadcast of an earlier show. Anna Joyner grew up roaming the hills and mountains of western North Carolina. She fell…

Plastics have become a huge part of our lives, whether in the form of bottles, bags, or packaging. The hope is that these items are reused or recycled,…

From Iraq to Syria, from Iran to Libya, Afghanistan, Russia and Pakistan, and with issues from torture to domestic surveillance programs and foreign…

The popularity of yoga seems to be exploding. An exercise for the body, the mind and, some say, the soul –there were only a few places to practice yoga in…