
Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins
9 a.m. Monday - Friday, 7 p.m. Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. Saturday

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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CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers father was shot by police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, during a campus protest in the 1960s. Sellers sees striking parallels to protests that roiled the country last summer.
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Friday, January 15, 2021`This week, Mecklenburg County’s health director said “stay home” as COVID-19 surges — and that led CMS to change its plans to bring kids back to the classroom. City Council explored transit and term limits. And COVID-19 vaccine priorities began to take shape in Charlotte and around the state.
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After an attack on the U.S. Capitol, the House moves to remove President Donald Trump from office. What would that accomplish? Our panel of political scientists weighs in on that and more of the week's political news.
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Mayor Vi Lyles starts the year presiding over a very busy Charlotte City Council faced with questions involving not only the city but council, itself. We’ll go through all that and get her reaction to what happened last week in Washington, D.C.
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Last week, a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol attempted to overturn the presidential election. As the final days of Trump’s presidency are upon as, where does North Carolina — and the nation — go from here?
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In what shape is Donald Trump leaving the presidency?
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On the Local News Roundup — insurrection at the Capitol encouraged by the president, the coronavirus continues to surge, North Carolina's governor extends restrictions through January and Charlotte City Council holds its first meeting of the year. Those stories and more.
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On Wednesday, supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented effort to stop the counting of votes for the electoral college. Where do we go from here? We sit down with reporters and analysts and get their reaction.
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Congress meets Wednesday to count the votes of the Electoral College. It promises to be messy, but with Joe Biden’s resounding victory in the popular vote, why is this even necessary?
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Last summer, Mayor Vi Lyles formed the Legacy Commission, a group that was tasked with studying street names and monuments in Charlotte that honor Confederate soldiers, slaveholders and segregationists.