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Schools in multiple area counties receive numerous bomb threats resulting in lockdowns and a promise to prosecute the perpetrator or perpetrators. Unruly behavior at Carowinds results in a chaperone rule. Actors Theatre is set to close its doors for good. Gaston County Schools continues to have payroll problems. And CATS drivers vote on a new contract.

From control of the U.S. House and Senate to state and local offices, the results of the Nov. 8 election could decide the fate of everything from Biden's legislative agenda to public school funding in North Carolina. We sit down with reporters and analysts to discuss the various potential outcomes from the midterms and how they may steer the future of the nation.

Every election has campaigns to get out the vote. We look at efforts in North Carolina aimed at three groups: Latinos, African Americans and young people. What’s being said to encourage their participation, and is it working?

As Halloween approaches so do spooky films and one in particular, "Halloween Ends," is distinguished by its memorable theme song. We hear about why that theme has had such an impact and get a preview of the scary films out this year.

A new resolution in Congress named Oct. 26, 2022, as Public Radio Music Day. We celebrate with the president of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and a co-founder of JazzArts Charlotte, then get national perspective on everything from Taylor Swift's new album to the sustainability of the live music industry.

Unlike our ancestors, we live in an age of abundance. That should make us happy. Trouble is, many of us are overindulging and that’s making us sick and unhappy. The question is why? One possible answer: a little drug in our brains called dopamine.

Beth Macy joins Charlotte Talks to discuss her new book "Raising Lazarus." It looks at the latest waves of the opioid epidemic and where the effort to hold those accountable stands. Macy also wrote "Dopesick," which was turned into a miniseries on Hulu.

A look back at the Capitol insurrection two years ago this week, at what has happened since that day and what may happen next. And we’ll hear from a photographer who was there and caught the riot moment-by-moment, photo-by-photo.

On the local news roundup, no criminal charges for Charlotte City Council member James "Smuggie" Mitchell. It looks like the new uptown bus station will be underground, and the Lynx Silver line will skirt the city rather than going through town. And CMS has launched its search for the next superintendent. Those stories and much more with Mike Collins and local journalists on the next Charlotte Talks.

We explore what the new legislative session will hold in 2023. The General Assembly will convene this week without Republicans holding a supermajority. What does that mean? What is the GOP-controlled body likely to take up?

Norm Lewis, who has starred in numerous Broadway productions is the lead in the touring production of "A Soldier’s Play," in Charlotte for two weeks. He and others join Mike Collins to explore this powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

The case for a four-day workweek. We speak with one of the lead researchers on a project that did workplace tests that uncovered benefits for both employees and employers. But is it practical? We find out.

For our monthly conversation with Mayor Lyles, we will discuss several recommendations to council involving CATS and the decision of CATS drivers to strike. Plus her thoughts on housing and jobs.

Election Day is Tuesday, and North Carolinians are voting in elections ranging from the U.S. Senate to the North Carolina Supreme Court to local races. We break down the races with three current and former political reporters.

From player arrests to loss after loss, Charlotte's professional sports teams seem lost in the wilderness. Can they find the light, and maybe even a championship?

Eighteen candidates are vying for six seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School's Board of Education this November. We sit down with local education analysts to discuss the race and the newly scrutinized position school boards have found themselves in.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade seemed like an election-year gift to Democrats, especially with Republicans leaning into that decision. But sentiment seems to have cooled. Mike Collins and our panel of guests look at the possible impact of abortion on the midterms.

A public conversation about disability. Is Charlotte an accessible city for those with disabilities? Do we even know what that would look like? We bring together some folks who do and find out.

A shooting at UVA takes the lives of three, one a Hough High graduate. The Carolina Panthers and Rock Hill reach a tentative settlement in the nixed headquarters deal and the city of Charlotte makes Juneteenth a paid holiday. Those stories and more on the Charlotte Talks local news roundup.

Many experts thought the midterms would result in a national “red wave,” but it turned out to be just a trickle. North Carolina, however, is a different story. We discuss the winners, losers and if North Carolina can still be considered “purple."