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Wednesday, July 5, 2017North Carolina lawmakers have headed home for the summer, leaving behind a legislative session dominated by vetoes and court…

Tuesday, July 18, 2017The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, started a national conversation about race and racism that…

Thursday, July 20, 2017If Major League Soccer comes to Charlotte, will parks suffer? Mike Collins talks with parks advocates about their concerns, and…

Thursday, August 10, 2017Gentrification can spruce up neighborhoods but it can also price long-term residents out. We examine that and hear about what may…

Thursday, September 7 2017For "Dreamers," the dream may have ended. This week, President Trump announced he’s ending the DACA program that shields about…

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017The plug has been pulled on nuclear projects in the Southeast. Billions were spent, and customers could still be on the hook. Guest…

Wednesday, October 4, 2017The shooting this Sunday night in Las Vegas has put gun control front and center of many political conversations but we’re also…

Wednesday, May 23, 2018On the next Charlotte Talks, we talk all about NASCAR as it and Charlotte prepare for the Coca-Cola 600. We sit down with some…

Tuesday, June 12th, 2018A look at what’s behind the growing secularization of America. Atheists and agnostics account for a growing number of the…

Thursday, June 14, 2018Jon Meacham’s latest book, The Soul of America, reminds us that the political divisiveness and turmoil Americans are experiencing…

Wednesday, July 4, 2018On this Independence Day edition of Charlotte Talks, we listen back to Mike's conversation with musician, actor, TV host Harry…

Wednesday, February 15, 2017The dawn of corporate and consumer activism in the Donald Trump era, plus the Tony-winning play The Curious Incident of the…

Tuesday, May 2, 2017America’s pre-eminent First Amendment Lawyer, Floyd Abrams, joins Mike Collins for a discussion about the history of that amendment…

Wednesday, June 28, 2017A report on the Citizen Review Board meeting last night regarding the killing of Keith Lamont Scott. Then, hats are about to be…

Monday, July 24 2017Our recent public conversation on the city’s homicide problem shed light on another significant issue: the difficulty faced by those…

Thursday, August 2, 2018Are you a liar? You bet you are but the real you is emerging through your online activities. What Big Data knows about the real…

Tuesday, August 15, 2017Charlotte is a hot spot for human trafficking. North Carolina is a top-ten state for the practice and because of our geography,…

Monday, August 28, 2017On the first day of school at CMS, we spend an hour talking about the history of a high school that, at one time, served as a…

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017Primary election day is fast approaching in the race for Charlotte mayor. National pundits are watching, but it's likely that voters…

Friday, September 22, 2017Host Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters is set to fill in all the details of the week's top stories, including several…