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From phones to computers to a significant chunk of the digital economy, for better or worse, Apple is deeply ingrained in much of American life. But New York Times reporter Tripp Mickle argues that the company has gone astray. We speak to the Charlotte native about his new book.

Union County wants school to start early in 2023 and the North Carolina House also looks at changing the calendar. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has its first meeting. And a North Carolina voter fraud investigation turns its attention to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Those stories and more with Mike Collins and local journalists on the Charlotte Talks local news roundup.

All of us experience loss, and with that comes grief. Given its universality, it is sometimes difficult to understand why grief can be so devastating. Why? And can we emerge from grief stronger? We explore that.

Guest host Erik Spanberg delves into a new biography on Abraham Lincoln that is fitting with our current political climate. He's joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Jon Meacham to talk about his take on Lincoln in his latest book "And There Was Light".

Guest host Erik Spanberg from the Charlotte Business Journal sits down with outgoing CEO of Foundation for the Carolinas Michael Marsicano, to discuss his 23 years with the organization and what’s next for him.

North Carolina author Jason Mott has had a remarkable amount of success as a writer — with his debut novel "The Returned" adapted into an ABC TV series, and his fourth novel, "Hell of a Book," winning the 2021 National Book Award for fiction. He joins guest host Erik Spanberg for a look at his poetry and novels, and his roots in North Carolina.

It is a new year, and a new COVID-19 subvariant is surging. Health officials warned that new subvariants would pay us a visit from time to time, and this one is known as kraken. We get into its impact.

They’re up, they’re down. They’re up again. We're talking about gas prices. After months of decline, gas prices here rose as much as 17 cents a gallon from a week ago and 35 cents from a month ago. We hear from some experts about what’s going on.

Charlotte is one of two cities to land a new Pablo Picasso exhibition. Hear about "Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds,” coming to the Mint Museum in February.

An update on business and development. Residential and commercial real estate appear to be slowing down as is construction on new apartments. Is this the result of an abundance of caution or is a recession on the horizon? We take a look.

Public radio journalist Stephanie Foo’s latest story is her own. She talks about her diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder from an abusive childhood and her new memoir, “What My Bones Know."

We discuss the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter. The former president was criticized for his White House tenure but praised for his contributions in his post-presidency.

After narrowly failing last year, North Carolina lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are confident they will pass legislation to make sports betting, including online betting, legal this year. We discuss the impact and examine what legalization has looked like elsewhere in the country.

Gov. Roy Cooper loosened COVID-19 restrictions. Teachers are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The CMS superintendent gets a raise and a contract extension. Belk files for bankruptcy. And the ASC apologizes for past behavior. Those stories and much more.

Last month, an unusual winter storm left millions in Texas without power and potable water for weeks. Now that the lights are back on, we sit down with experts to find out what went wrong in Texas, how North Carolina would fare under similar circumstances, and how we might prepare for increasingly intense weather patterns.

The department store writes a new chapter in its long history: Chapter 11. The bankruptcy filing is the latest to hit the retail sector, particularly mall-based stores such as Belk, as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated changes in shopping.

Donald Trump is no less a force in Republican politics today than he was when he left the presidency — which he made clear Sunday in his return to the political stage at the CPAC convention.

Americans owe a staggering $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt. We sit down with leading experts to understand how student debt has grown to astronomical proportions and how it’s impacting much more than just the borrowers.

Schools are coming to terms with the good and the bad of American history and teaching it to children. North Carolina is adopting controversial new standards for doing just that, and we explore them.

From a devastating impact on public health to lockdowns on the economy, the pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on North Carolina. In a special statewide broadcast, Charlotte Talks speaks with state health and education officials as we partner with North Carolina public radio stations WUNC in Chapel Hill, WFDD in Winston-Salem, WHQR in Wilmington and Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville.