Episodes

  • Jessica Lefkowitz with Hearts for the Invisible

    Jessica Lefkowitz with Hearts for the Invisible
    Jun 12 2026
    Jessica Lefkowitz, founder and executive director of homeless street outreach org Hearts for the Invisible, discusses how she grew the group from a grassroots effort to the lead agency for street outreach in Mecklenburg County and what it means to put a focus on mental health when serving people experiencing homelessness.
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    38 mins
  • Melissa Knicely with Animal Care & Control

    Melissa Knicely with Animal Care & Control
    May 22 2026
    Melissa Knicely, communications and outreach manager with Animal Care & Control, joins to discuss the upcoming Steps for Shelter Pets event before diving into more detail about animal welfare in Charlotte.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Charlotte City Council Rep JD Mazuera Arias

    Charlotte City Council Rep JD Mazuera Arias
    May 15 2026
    On episode 102, Charlotte City Council District 5 representative JD Mazuera Arias drops by amid a big week in local government news, including a surprise vote to rescind the city's support for the I-77 toll lane project and taking an anticipated step forward toward a potential moratorium on data centers. Editor's Note: A production error during the recording of this episode negatively impacted the sound quality, making it sound more like a Zoom meeting than a sit-down interview in a studio, despite the latter being the reality. Though it's not up to our usual standards, we decided to publish due to the timeliness of the topics discussed rather than reschedule and record again. Our apologies for the poor sound quality.
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    53 mins
  • Erick Lottary of RNG Golf Club

    Erick Lottary of RNG Golf Club
    May 1 2026
    Charlotte rapper Erick Lottary has been on quite the journey since first taking up golf during COVID. We talk about how creating content on the course has turned him into a nationally recognized influencer in the space in the lead-up to next week‘s Truist Championship.
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    48 mins
  • Carolina Migrant Network Reflects on Trump 2.0

    Carolina Migrant Network Reflects on Trump 2.0
    Mar 4 2026
    Carolina Migrant Network founders Stefania Arteaga and Becca O’Neill discuss their work in legal advocacy and immigration rights during the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidential term.
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    58 mins
  • Rod & Karen Morrow of ‘The Black Guy Who Tips’

    Rod & Karen Morrow of ‘The Black Guy Who Tips’
    Feb 27 2025
    Rod & Karen Morrow, co-hosts of ‘The Black Guy Who Tips,’ talk about their 15-year journey in podcasting and how media has evolved for better or worse in that time.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Charis Blackmon, West Side Community Land Trust

    Charis Blackmon, West Side Community Land Trust
    Jan 24 2025
    Charis Blackmon, executive director of West Side Community Land Trust, discusses her work in obtaining, developing, and preserving affordable housing in west Charlotte.
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    53 mins
  • NC Health News Reporter Rachel Crumpler

    NC Health News Reporter Rachel Crumpler
    Dec 5 2024
    NC Health News reporter Rachel Crumpler visits the studio to discuss her recent reporting on a federal lawsuit that claims teens at a juvenile detention center in Cabarrus County are being locked alone in rooms for up to 24 hours at a time despite state officials’ own acknowledgment of the practice's detrimental harms.
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    45 mins