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Thursday, September 28, 2017Jeannette Walls' best-selling memoir The Glass Castle tells the story of her challenging upbringing. It has now been made into…

Thursday, October 5, 2017It’s race week again as NASCAR prepares for the Bank of America 500 and surrounding events at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR…

Tuesday, October 10, 2017Colleges now have a different way of handling sexual assaults. Education Secretary Betsy Devos set that in motion by overturning…

Wednesday, November 29, 2017All about a place ordinary North Carolinians love to visit but a place built for the high and mighty: Biltmore House. Mike…

Monday, January 1, 2018In a divided nation, can we find common ground in our shared humanity? Public Radio’s Krista Tippett is looking for an answer. She…

Monday, January 15, 2018 Martin Luther King used religion as a basis for his fight for civil rights. It's happening again today with a slightly different…

Monday, Jan. 22, 2018Domestic violence is being called an "epidemic" in Charlotte, as was apparent in a string of domestic violence-related murders this…

Friday, February 16, 2018After this week's deadly shooting at a school in Florida, local officials are talking about the need for better security at our…

Monday, Feb. 26, 2018Should jail visits be in-person or by video? In Mecklenburg County, inmates' connections with family are digital-only. Some in the…

Friday, March 2, 2018Three presidents come to Charlotte to pay their respects to Billy Graham. President Trump's idea of arming teachers gets a…

Tuesday, April 10, 2018A look at growing pains in SouthPark with infrastructure lagging rapid development. The result: traffic congestion, lack of green…

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 North Carolina prisons face serious troubles from staff shortages, to dangerous conditions and corruption. We sit down with our…

Wednesday, May 2, 2018Expectations of a Latino voting surge in 2016 didn’t pan out. Will the Trump administration’s moves on immigration send them to the…

Thursday, May 3, 2018The jockeying for power in Washington and Raleigh spills into the voting booth with next week's North Carolina primary. Mike Collins…

Tuesday, May 22, 2018City Council’s LaWana Mayfield defends her more controversial social media posts and we hear all about what the new owner of the…

Friday, June 15th, 2018On the local news roundup, we're live from the Heroes Convention in Uptown Charlotte! Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters…

Wednesday, June 20, 2018On the next Charlotte Talks, a look into food insecurity. The queen city is populated with areas known as food deserts, areas in…

Monday, July 23, 2018Incredibly ambitious plans to expand Charlotte’s mass transit options and a price tag to match. CATS CEO John Lewis gives us the…

Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018A look at the cultures of fear, abuse and misbehavior in the workplace that are coming to light. How does this behavior start? What…

Wednesday, September 12th 2018On the next Charlotte Talks, we go behind-the-scenes of “Amplifier,” WFAE’s new podcast examining the Charlotte music scene…