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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Atrium Health has announced plans to merge with another major hospital system. What does that mean for patients in the Charlotte area? We discuss the impact with area doctors and health care analysts. -
Another heartbreakingly familiar tragedy, this time in Texas. Ten years after Sandy Hook, more parents are again forced to endure the unimaginable. After the tragedy in Sandy Hook, those families were also confronted with fighting disinformation from a group of people "hostile to reality." We talk with an author about what can be done to reverse this woeful trend.
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The region has experienced a spate of earthquakes recently. These are not necessarily abnormal and once they happen, they could recur for months. We look at why the Carolinas are experiencing this, how the quakes compare to activity in the past and what they may mean.
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The proposed Mecklenburg County budget for fiscal year 2023 includes employee raises and money for affordable housing but only half of the additional money requested by CMS. Oh, and there's no increase in taxes. We take you through it all.
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Two big-name North Carolina Republicans lost their primaries this week: Pat McCrory and Madison Cawthorn. Meanwhile, the racist mass shooting in Buffalo reverberated around the nation. South Carolina's governor signed a bill banning transgender students from playing women’s sports. And yet another earthquake was felt just outside Charlotte.
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Investors are buying up single-family homes and turning them into rentals at a stunning pace in Charlotte. We'll look at the impact this is having on the affordability of housing and what might be done to reverse this troubling trend.
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With candidates from Charlotte City Council to the U.S. Senate on the ballot, North Carolinians took to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the primary election. We sit down with a political analyst and WFAE's politics reporter to discuss the results. Then, an interview with Tony Award winning director Tommy Kail. We discuss Hamilton, which just closed in Charlotte and Freestyle Love Supreme, which lands in Charlotte next week.
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The racist shooting in Buffalo, New York, this weekend is not a first. It's happened across the country in recent years. We take a deeper look at this fear of the other and what it's continuing to do to our country.
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From the racial backlash against President Obama to the rise of white nationalism, a former Observer editor and a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist argue the changing politics and culture of the nation have deep roots in the South. We discuss their new book, “The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance.”
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A new merger doubles the size of Atrium Health. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board releases a letter refuting claims being made by an attorney for recently fired Superintendent Earnest Winston. We'll also give you a recap of budget talks for the city of Charlotte, CMS and state of North Carolina.
