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 ai...
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 e...
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 fundin...
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...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jan 16, 2026 Reporters’ Roundtable — Charlotte News of the Week In this live video chat recorded Friday, Jan. 15, 2026, Charlotte Ledger reporters discuss some of their coverage from the week: * Development plans for the Manor Thea...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jan 15, 2026 LendingTree's new CEO, Scott Peyree When tragedy struck one of Charlotte’s most visible tech companies last fall, it forced an unexpected leadership transition at a pivotal moment. LendingTree CEO Doug L...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Dec 12, 2025 Reporters’ Roundtable — Charlotte news of the week In this live video chat recorded Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, Charlotte Ledger reporters discuss some of their coverage from the week: * Fallout from the arrest of Sycamore ...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Dec 12, 2025 Taking control of your money, with Brian Li Most people don’t learn about money in school — yet nearly every adult is expected to juggle budgets, debt, savings, taxes and investing. For many, that gap creates st...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Dec 05, 2025 Unconventional holiday movie picks, with Lawrence Toppman Every December, the same Christmas classics return on repeat — “Elf,” “Home Alone,” “A Christmas Story,” “It’s a Wonderful Life.” But longtime Charlotte arts critic La...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Nov 21, 2025 Reinventing college for a changing Charlotte, with Rick Mathieu of Johnson & Wales Higher education is in the midst of a transformation — from rising costs and enrollment declines to new questions about the value of a degree. But in the middle of upt...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Nov 21, 2025 Reporters’ Roundtable — Charlotte news of the week In this live video chat recorded Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, Charlotte Ledger reporters discuss some of their coverage from the week: * Border Patrol arrests in Charlotte *...
