Charlotte Talks

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 CMPD Chief Kerr Putney sits down with Mike Collins to talk about safety in schools and preparing for the 2020 Republican Convention.

Monday, November 5, 2018 CMS has had a problem with guns being brought on campus for years, but one was never used to kill a student until last Monday when one 16-year-old student at Butler High ended the life of another 16-year-old student. The incident raised serious questions about the system’s security measures, which were just recently updated. Dr. Wilcox talks about what was learned, what might change and how to solve the intractable problem of guns in schools.

Friday, November 2, 2018 A Butler High School student was shot and killed by another student this week. That, combined with the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, has people here focusing on guns. The midterm elections are Tuesday and we are experiencing a surge in early voting. And Creative Loafing goes out of print. Mike Collins and the Roundup Reporters discuss that and more.

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 Republicans have been very successful in drawing political maps to their favor, including in North Carolina. But that could change if the midterm shifts power in statehouses across the country.

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning national security correspondent Greg Miller has been exploring the "baffling" relationship between President Trump and Vladimir Putin. He talks with Mike Collins about that dynamic, and what's been called the biggest political crime of our times - Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 A 16-year old student was shot and killed by a fellow student at Butler High School in Matthews Monday morning. WFAE Reporter Jessa O'Connor tells host Mike Collins what we know.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 This hour, we gather a group of local faith leaders in response to the violence over the weekend at a synagogue where 11 people were killed in Pittsburgh and after last week, when a man tried to enter a predominantly black church in Kentucky and ended up killing 2 people at a Kroger.

Monday, October 29, 2018 We explore the six amendments to the North Carolina Constitution that voters will decide in this mid-term election. What do they propose and why are they controversial?

Friday, October 26, 2018 Rae Carruth becomes a free man, more about his release last Monday. Local regulations will have to wait for Charlotte's electric scooters. The $1.6 billion Powerball ticket was bought in South Carolina. Will we ever know who won? And President Trump returns to town on Friday to campaign for Mark Harris in North Carolina’s 9th. Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters details those and other stories.

Thursday, October 25, 2018 On the next Charlotte Talks, the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi leaves many questions unanswered including those surrounding the US relationship with Saudi Arabia. We hear from a panel of experts on this issue.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 In two weeks, we'll know if Democrats ride a wave of voter discontent with the Trump Administration, or if Republicans manage to hold their majorities in Congress. Mike Collins talks with party leaders about an election that could have ramifications from Raleigh to D.C. in a Charlotte Talks special from the Booth Playhouse.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Charlottean Gavin Edwards is a New York Times best-selling author of 9 books. He focuses on the biggest names in pop culture and music from Bill Murray to Aretha Franklin. His latest book – which comes out on Tuesday- is about one of Hollywood’s biggest stars: Tom Hanks. We talk to Gavin Edwards about The World According to Tom Hanks and more.

Monday, October 22, 2018 Meet J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy before his visit to Charlotte. His bestselling book is now being turned into a movie.

Monday, October 22, 2018 As a response to J.D. Vance 's bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy , authors Meredith McCarroll and Anthony Harkins wrote Appalachian Reckoning to provide another point of view on Appalachia. They join us to talk about what they see as misconceptions about the region and its people.

Friday, October 19, 2018 On the Local News Roundup: Early voting begins for the midterms with fewer places to vote. More details emerge in the charter schools skirmish between CMS and suburban officials, while CMS implements the first phase of its security plan. Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters details those and other stories.