Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins
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Launched in April 1998, Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins has become the region's exclusive forum for the discussion of politics, growth, the arts, culture, social issues, literature, human interest, the environment and more. If something is of interest to the Charlotte region, listeners and leaders know the topic is bound to be discussed on Charlotte Talks. Learn more about Charlotte Talks.
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Latest Episodes
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COVID-19 vaccines are available for our youngest children. NASCAR Hall of Famer and founder of Charlotte Motor Speedway Bruton Smith has died at age 95. North Carolina sees its first case of monkeypox. And, few answers emerge — even after two years — about a shooting on Beatties Ford Road. -
A decade after the Obama administration created the DACA program giving protections to undocumented children, that program is in limbo. We look at what the future may hold and hear from a DACA beneficiary.
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Summer has turned out to be a busy time for Charlotte City Council as they consider and decide on numerous issues involving our city today and into the future. Three members of council fill us in.
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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.
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In reckoning with America’s history of slavery, how the story is told — and by whom — matters. Clint Smith, author of the bestseller “How the Word Is Passed” shares his perspective.
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Charlotte City Council goes on a spending spree, approving funds for arena renovation, a Hornets practice facility and a study for the final leg of the streetcar. Plus, CMS gets ready to auction 46,000 clear backpacks. Those stories and more.
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We look at the strides made in recent years by the LGBTQ+ community and the threats it continues to face. Is there reason for optimism or caution?
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More than two years have passed since COVID-19 first arrived in the U.S., and the country is still learning how to live with the virus. We sit down with local experts to get the latest updates in Charlotte and beyond.
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Author Dan Chapman joins us to discuss his his new book "A Road Running Southward." He follows the environmental journey John Muir made through the south in the 1860s. He compares the region then to the region now and explores the price we are paying for industrial growth.
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Reporter and author J. David McSwane joins us to discuss how a handful of profiteers took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to line their pockets.
