play Play pause Pause S E1 Aug 10, 2025 Improving your muscle health, with OrthoCarolina's Dr. Barrett A. Little This episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is presented by OrthoCarolina, a leading orthopedic care center based in Charlotte. For more information or to book an app...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Aug 01, 2025 The heart and smoke behind Sweet Lew’s BBQ, with Lewis Donald Lewis Donald, better known as “Sweet Lew,” is the classically trained chef behind Sweet Lew’s Barbecue in Charlotte’s Belmont neighborhood. After two decades in fine d...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jul 25, 2025 Building drum and bugle corps Carolina Crown, with Doug Madar Before Doug Madar helped launch Carolina Crown into one of the world’s top drum and bugle corps, he was simply a young music enthusiast captivated by the intensity and...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jul 18, 2025 Behind the 'Graveyard of the Atlantic,' with journalist Mark Washburn Off the coast of North Carolina lies one of the world’s most treacherous stretches of sea — a place where shifting shoals, sudden storms and centuries of shipwrecks ha...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jul 11, 2025 Meet Mecklenburg's new parks director, Nick Walker Running a large parks system in a fast-growing county might sound overwhelming, but for Nick Walker, it’s exactly the kind of challenge he was looking for. The former ...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jul 08, 2025 Behind the Leon Levine Foundation's big surge in giving What happens when a major foundation suddenly triples its giving? In this episode, we talk with Tom Lawrence, CEO of The Leon Levine Foundation, about the decision by...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jun 27, 2025 Sisters, strategy & storytelling, with Amoura & Avery Carter Running a business with your sibling might sound like a challenge, but for Amoura and Avery Carter, it’s become their secret weapon. The Charlotte-based sisters co-fou...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jun 20, 2025 A peek under the cover, with author Joy Callaway Joy Callaway started her career in marketing, but after rediscovering her childhood love of storytelling, she traded spreadsheets for stories. Now the Charlotte-based ...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jun 13, 2025 How community colleges are fueling N.C.’s workforce, with John Loyack As North Carolina employers grapple with a tight labor market and rapid technological change, community colleges are stepping up to meet the demand, and more students ...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Jun 07, 2025 Trends in Charlotte's hospitality and retail scene Charlotte’s hospitality and retail scene is changing rapidly, but what’s really driving the evolution? Industry experts agree that Charlotte’s hospitality market is t...
play Play pause Pause S E1 May 30, 2025 Going the extra mile, with Susan Evren of Go Jen Go Before Susan Evren became the executive director of the Go Jen Go Foundation, a Charlotte nonprofit supporting families facing breast cancer, she was no stranger to pu...
play Play pause Pause S E1 May 23, 2025 An entrepreneur's journey, with Grace Weisiger Before Grace Weisiger could join her family’s four-generation business, The Weisiger Group (formerly Carolina Tractor and Equipment), her parents told her she needed t...
play Play pause Pause S E1 May 20, 2025 🎥 WATCH: The Meck Dec's 250th anniversary celebration Charlotte celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 2025, at a ceremony and re-enactment in uptown Charlotte. Watch th...
play Play pause Pause S E1 May 17, 2025 Life in morning radio, with WFAE's Marshall Terry If you've ever tuned into Charlotte’s NPR station in the mornings, you've probably heard the soothing voice of Marshall Terry. But you probably don't know much about h...
play Play pause Pause S E1 May 09, 2025 The Meck Dec: Fact or fiction? Did a group of Charlotte patriots really declare independence from Britain more than a year before the rest of the colonies? Or is the tale of the Mecklenburg Declarat...
play Play pause Pause S E1 May 07, 2025 Making businesses run smoothly, with Joanna Beck Joanna Beck has an eye for identifying inefficiencies. She helps businesses see their potential for improving their operations. She founded Beck Insights, a business c...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Apr 29, 2025 Uniting forces to tackle poverty, with Kathryn Firmin-Sellers In a world where the disparity between different socioeconomic classes is increasing, organizations like United Way of Greater Charlotte play a critical role in forgin...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Apr 18, 2025 Strengths and strains in Charlotte's economy, with economist Mark Vitner In a time of economic turbulence and market volatility, understanding where things stand—and where they’re headed—feels more important than ever. In this episode of Th...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Apr 17, 2025 The art of aging well, with Jennifer Szakaly of Caregiving Corner Aging is a stage of life that many of us are either confronting personally or experiencing through the eyes of loved ones. Discussing it can be uncomfortable and overw...
play Play pause Pause S E1 Apr 11, 2025 Building a sustainability program, with Esther Moberly of Coke Consolidated April has been dubbed as “sustainability month,” and sustainability and environmental impact initiatives have become increasingly more important for businesses — espec...
