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President Obama delivered his last State of the Union Address Tuesday. The last speech of an incumbent president can be like a valedictory address but…

Wells Fargo’s long stage-coach ride back to respectability following a scandal, investigations and resignations. How all this is impacting Charlotte-based…

As children, older adults remember leaving the house in the morning and not returning until dinner time. Their parents didn’t know exactly where they were…

An update on how Charlotte City Council reacts to a possible repeal of HB2 contingent on their repeal of a local ordinance. Followed by a look at what…

Friday, Dec. 23, 2016Charlotte and Raleigh go at it again over HB2. Governor McCrory signs a bill diminishing his successor’s power. Charlotte School of…

Wednesday, February 8, 2016Dodd-Frank, the legislation that brought more oversight to Wall Street and banks, is under review. Mike Collins hears opposing…

Thursday, February 9, 2017Mayor Jennifer Roberts discusses the State of the City, the on-going HB2 confrontation, Major League Soccer and more. Plus, a…

In any city, civilian oversight of police departments serve to help law enforcement prevent crime and disorder while maintaining the respect and approval…

Wednesday, August 12If you were born after 1980, you’re a millennial. And you’re beginning to have impact as a voter. More and more millennials are…

On the local news roundup, the N.C. State Highway Patrol shooting of an unarmed, hearing-impaired man – in his driveway – makes national news. We share…

As a first-time mother there are many joys and challenges. One needs to budget for the baby’s needs and handle the emotional and psychological changes…

The crisis at the border involving large numbers of unaccompanied minors adds more complexity to an already very difficult and divisive immigration…

Frances Fox Piven stirs things up and she is just fine with that. The professor, writer and activist has been studying the nature of poverty and…

A few weeks ago, Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to give developers a “density bonus” for building workforce housing in affluent parts of the…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20080704.mp3Ira Flatow and Science Education Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, will be on the show…

Six years ago, County Manager Harry Jones hired Dena Diorio to be his Finance Director. After Jones was later fired and a nationwide search took place,…

Thursday, January 10th, 2019Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt is in for Vi Lyles on this month's Mike and the Mayor . They talk about impending regulations for…

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

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 Finding adequate health care in rural North Carolina is a challenge. Twenty counties don’t have a pediatrician. Twenty-six don’t…

Tuesday February 20, 2018On the next Charlotte Talks, we get an update on some of the key environmental issues facing North Carolina. Mike sits down with…