play Play pause Pause S1 E195 Apr 24, 2026 Charlotte’s history explains its biggest challenges, with Tom Hanchett Charlotte didn’t become the city it is today by accident — and many of the forces that shaped its neighborhoods, growth patterns and economic divides are still at play...
play Play pause Pause S1 E194 Apr 17, 2026 Why the music stopped for Lovin' Life Charlotte’s brief run as a music festival city hit pause this year, raising bigger questions about what it takes to sustain live music at scale. After two years of big...
play Play pause Pause S1 E193 Apr 10, 2026 Charlotte’s identity crisis — or its strength Charlotte is growing fast — adding jobs, people and new development at a dizzying pace — but for all its momentum, the city still struggles to answer a basic question:...
play Play pause Pause S1 E192 Apr 07, 2026 Behind the deal to bring 2,000 bank jobs to Charlotte Charlotte landed one of its biggest job announcements in years this week, with Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) planning a major hub t...
play Play pause Pause S1 E191 Apr 03, 2026 Keeping ballet alive in Charlotte Charlotte Ballet is entering a new chapter under artistic director Alejandro Cerrudo, a dancer and choreographer whose career has taken him from Madrid to Germany, the...
play Play pause Pause S1 E190 Mar 27, 2026 How Phil Berger lost — and what it means Longtime state Senate leader Phil Berger — one of the most powerful figures in Raleigh for more than a decade — lost his primary by just 23 votes. In this episode of T...
play Play pause Pause S1 E189 Mar 20, 2026 Inside Charlotte's housing crunch As thousands of people move to the region each year, the gap between housing supply and affordability continues to widen, leaving many working families priced out of h...
play Play pause Pause S1 E188 Mar 13, 2026 Why financial planning is about more than picking stocks For many people, personal finance feels overwhelming until life forces the issue — a first 401(k), a divorce, a diagnosis, retirement or the sudden realization that no...
play Play pause Pause Recommended Episode S1 E187 Mar 06, 2026 Forecasting the storm, and weathering the internet The weather forecast has never been more precise — or more distrusted. In an era of viral storm posts, default phone apps and nonstop social media chatter, even a most...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 27, 2026 Understanding the I-77 toll debate Interstate 77 has been one of Charlotte’s most frustrating stretches of pavement for years. Now, as state leaders move closer to widening that corridor with new toll l...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 27, 2026 Reporters’ Roundtable — Discussing the local news of the week In this live video chat recorded Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, Charlotte Ledger reporters discuss some of their coverage from the week:* American Airlines and Charlotte’s air...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 20, 2026 How Counter- became Charlotte’s only Michelin-starred restaurant Sam Hart didn’t grow up in the kitchen. Fast food and corporate dining were more familiar than family recipes. But a broke stretch in Utah turned cooking into a daily ...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 17, 2026 The 2026 Republican primary election in Mecklenburg In this episode of The Charlotte Ledger podcast, Ledger editor Tony Mecia talks with Sucharita Kodali, executive director of The Election Hub, about the Republican bal...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 17, 2026 The 2026 Democratic primary election in Mecklenburg In this episode of The Charlotte Ledger podcast, Ledger editor Tony Mecia talks with Sucharita Kodali, executive director of The Election Hub, about the Democratic bal...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 13, 2026 Why economics matters in Charlotte Economics can sound like a subject you suffered through once and never wanted to revisit — but Michael Blanco, president of the Charlotte Economics Club, argues it’s a...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 13, 2026 Reporters’ Roundtable - Discussing the local news of the week In this live video chat recorded Friday, Feb. 15, 2026, Charlotte Ledger reporters discuss some of their coverage from the week:* Opposition increases over plans to ex...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Feb 06, 2026 Why Charlotte is still searching for its soul Charlotte is booming. New towers rise, new residents arrive and the city’s economic engine hums. But beneath the growth, some longtime residents ask a deeper question:...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jan 30, 2026 The future of Charlotte’s Center City Billions of dollars in public investment. New office towers breaking ground. Nearly 5,000 apartments in the pipeline. After years of pandemic disruption and slow retur...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jan 23, 2026 PBS Charlotte at a crossroads Recorded live Jan. 5, 2026, at The Sharon at SouthPark.PBS and public media have been in the spotlight lately — and not in a way anyone asked for. When federal funding...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jan 20, 2026 Understanding change in aging adults Aging rarely arrives all at once. For many families, the realization comes quietly: a holiday visit that feels a little different, a parent who seems less steady, less...
