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As Charlotte FC enters the second half of the Major League Soccer season, we look at what their past performance this year might mean for the rest of the season — and their playoff hopes.

The story of Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, as told in the manuscript she left behind — which became the book, “By The Time You Read This." Her mother, April Simpkins, joins us to share her late daughter's story and her own.

Dr. Joyce Payne, who has devoted herself to helping fund higher education for African American students since the 1980s, joins us to talk about the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

On the local news roundup: a public hearing on the Panthers’ request for stadium remodeling funds gives city council “a lot to think about.” Tension at the county commission meeting regarding Pride Month. Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County Commission approves a new way to operate CATS. And CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings is disappointed by a gubernatorial veto.

On the next Charlotte Talks, a conversation with three of the nine members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education about the challenges they face and about their goals and priorities.

Many believe our politics and our government are broken — both sides seem able to agree on that. Part of the problem may be that our 18th-century system isn’t a good fit for 21st-century realities. Law professor Maxwell Stearns has analyzed our democracy, looking at what works and what doesn’t.

In the new book, author Garrett Graff tells the story of D-Day from those who experienced it firsthand.

North Carolina has a lot of choices when it comes to travel. Need summer road trip suggestions? We've got you covered.

A group of Charlotte faith leaders went to Northern Ireland to understand The Troubles. They join Mike Collins to discuss what they learned and how it can be applied to the United States.

City Council votes to contribute $650 million to refurbish Bank of America Stadium. The Charlotte Knights are sold to a New York-based company. The state’s fiscal year is about to end without a budget. The major sticking points include teacher and state employee raises. And, after two years, Madalina Cojocari’s mother has been named as a suspect in her disappearance.

UNC-Chapel Hill professor and author Melissa Jacoby on how the bankruptcy system can take advantage of the poor and be used as a tool for those who have done wrong to skirt responsibility.

What to expect this hurricane season, and how climate change is playing a role? Plus, a closer look at how we report on the weather in the Charlotte area.

Tepper Sports has asked the city for $650 million to modernize Bank of America Stadium. In return, the Panthers and Charlotte FC will commit to staying here at least until the 2040s.

Mike Collins meets and hears the story behind Rockie Lynne Rash’s rise through the ranks of successful country music artists.

Not everyone is excited about supporting Bank of America stadium renovations to the tune of $650 million. VP Kamala Harris comes to Charlotte. And we move closer to making the dream of the Red Line train to Davidson a reality.

On the next Charlotte Talks, we hear from the reporters who worked to reveal how dozens of Black families were denied intergenerational wealth when the federal government took their land after the Civil War.

We focus on the Republican National Convention, its presumptive nominee, his possible vice presidential nominee, and the party platform. Plus a document to change the nation: Project 2025.

We spend the hour with Grammy Award-winning musician and host of NPR’s "Jazz Night in America," Christian McBride. He brought a musical tribute to town this year inspired by the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Muhammad Ali and others.

The shake-up in the presidential race and the possibility that N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper could find himself in the race — Mike Collins discusses it all with local reporters and political representatives.

On the morning after Charlotte City Council votes to use $650 million to help Tepper Sports with stadium renovations, we take measure of what the decision will mean.