Episodios

  • A conversation with interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle on public safety and system expansion

    A conversation with interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle on public safety and system expansion
    Apr 3 2026
    After two high-profile stabbings on the Lynx Blue Line train, questions about safety on public transit remain front and center. We sit down with CATS interim CEO Brent Cagle to ask what’s changed, what hasn’t and what riders can expect now.
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  • Local News Roundup: Leandro overturned, I-77 update, Artemis launches with an NC feel, USC women's basketball back in Final Four

    Local News Roundup: Leandro overturned, I-77 update, Artemis launches with an NC feel, USC women's basketball back in Final Four
    Apr 3 2026
    Major education news in North Carolina as the Leandro case is overturned, NCDOT opens an information center about plans for the I-77 toll lanes, Artemis II opens a new era in American space travel with a North Carolinian on board, and the South Carolina women's basketball team is back in the Final Four for the sixth straight year.
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  • A deeper spiritual crisis: Former U.S. surgeon general discusses loneliness and a path to social connection

    A deeper spiritual crisis: Former U.S. surgeon general discusses loneliness and a path to social connection
    Apr 1 2026
    Former U.S. surgeon general and founder of The Together Project, Dr. Vivek Murthy, joins Charlotte Talks for a conversation on connection, belonging and how we care for one another in this moment. We'll be exploring the national crisis of loneliness and how communities across the country, and here in Charlotte, are responding.
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  • Government agencies in North Carolina are supposed to be transparent. Are they? That depends

    Government agencies in North Carolina are supposed to be transparent. Are they? That depends
    Mar 31 2026
    Under state law, public records requests are supposed to be completed quickly. Despite that mandate, agencies and governments across North Carolina often take months to respond, and even then, the records can be incomplete — limiting transparency. More on a new effort to shine a light on the problem.
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  • CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill talks proposed budget, challenges and areas of growth during the school year

    CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill talks proposed budget, challenges and areas of growth during the school year
    Mar 30 2026
    As we approach the end of another school year, a conversation with CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill. She recently recommended a $2.1 billion budget, meaning they might soon ask the county commission for nearly $699 million — about $31.1 million more than last year — despite a frozen state budget and federal cuts. How is she navigating it all?
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  • Local News Roundup: Berger concedes; latest on I-77; no ICE reports at CLT

    Local News Roundup: Berger concedes; latest on I-77; no ICE reports at CLT
    Mar 27 2026
    Phil Berger’s concession, I-77 toll lane acrimony, and comparatively short TSA lines at Charlotte Douglas. Plus, March Madness claims a big name: UNC-Chapel Hill coach Hubert Davis.
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  • Phil Berger concedes Senate race; state’s most powerful Republican dethroned

    Phil Berger concedes Senate race; state’s most powerful Republican dethroned
    Mar 26 2026
    Phil Berger has conceded. The most powerful politician in North Carolina, after several recounts and election protests, has admitted defeat to his primary challenger, Sheriff Sam Page. Berger has dominated state politics for well over a decade, shaping both policy and power. Now, there’s a political power vacuum.
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  • An investigation into 'Wandering Officers' in North Carolina

    An investigation into 'Wandering Officers' in North Carolina
    Mar 25 2026
    We hear about a three-part investigation into hundreds of former law enforcement officers across North Carolina. The Carolina Public Press series examines misconduct allegations against these officers and how they were later rehired by other agencies — raising questions about public safety, potential liability for agencies that look the other way and the cost to taxpayers.
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