Episodes

  • Charlotte FC heads to the MLS playoffs

    Charlotte FC heads to the MLS playoffs
    Oct 23 2025
    Major League Soccer has wrapped up its regular season. Charlotte FC finished fourth in the Eastern Conference and last weekend beat the league’s best team — Philadelphia — to secure home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Crown will go into that game without one of its best players and will call on younger players to step up. A look at what to expect, this team’s importance to Charlotte and more.
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    51 mins
  • DC Roundup: Gerrymandering, federal shutdown and NC Senate race

    DC Roundup: Gerrymandering, federal shutdown and NC Senate race
    Oct 22 2025
    The government shutdown rolls on and it is impacting North Carolina. The Senate is in session, but the House has been out for weeks. We’ll catch up on what has been happening and not happening on Capitol Hill and consider the possible impact in Washington D.C. of North Carolina’s plans to gerrymander districts for the midterms.
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    51 mins
  • Meet Krista Bokhari, the Republican candidate for Charlotte City Council District 6

    Meet Krista Bokhari, the Republican candidate for Charlotte City Council District 6
    Oct 21 2025
    Early voting is underway in Charlotte’s municipal elections. The only competitive district race on Charlotte City Council is the one in District 6, formerly represented by Tariq Bokhari, who stepped down. Now his wife, Krista, is running as a Republican against Democrat Kimberly Owens. Last week we spent time with Owens. Today, a conversation with Bokhari about why she wants the job.
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    51 mins
  • A conversation with award-winning North Carolina storyteller Donna Washington

    A conversation with award-winning North Carolina storyteller Donna Washington
    Oct 20 2025
    On the next Charlotte Talks, an exploration of storytelling and what makes for a good story with award-winning storyteller Donna Washington.
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    51 mins
  • Local News Roundup: Gerrymandering déjà vu; Charlotte ethics report; LendingTree CEO dies; Panthers look for winning record

    Local News Roundup: Gerrymandering déjà vu; Charlotte ethics report; LendingTree CEO dies; Panthers look for winning record
    Oct 17 2025
    There's another gerrymander as North Carolina lawmakers say they’ll redraw districts to allow for one more Republican; an outside investigation clears Charlotte City Council of accusations of unethical, immoral or illegal conduct the CEO of LendingTree dies unexpectedly; and the Panthers have a chance at a winning record.
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    51 mins
  • Early voting begins Thursday, what you need to know

    Early voting begins Thursday, what you need to know
    Oct 16 2025
    Early voting begins Thursday, and in Charlotte, races for city council, school board and mayor are on the ballot along with the transit referendum. We look at those and the integrity and security of the vote.
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    51 mins
  • The value of regional bats

    The value of regional bats
    Oct 15 2025
    Mosquito-eating bats eat nearly their entire body weight in insects every night, but bats are under threat of extinction. This Halloween season, we look at efforts to reverse the trend.
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    51 mins
  • On the ballot: Mecklenburg's transit referendum

    On the ballot: Mecklenburg's transit referendum
    Oct 14 2025
    Mecklenburg voters will decide on a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax to fund Charlotte’s transit plan. That tax would generate nearly $20 billion over 30 years for various transit projects. Proponents say the time is now to make this critical decision. Others urge a no vote because of who will be hurt by rising taxes. We look at both sides.
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    51 mins