On the next Charlotte Talks, change for the better. Charlotte has seen improvement in upward mobility for those born into poverty. We dive into the details with our roundtable of reporters.由Sarah Delia

Charlotte movie critic Sean O’Connell talks about the man he calls an “unbreakable Hollywood Icon”: Bruce Willis. He joins Mike Collins to discuss his new book, this summer's slate of movies and more.由Wendy Herkey

North Carolina Democratic leaders have made gaining ground in rural parts of the state a priority. Are the efforts working?由Gabe Altieri

Gov. Roy Cooper takes himself out of the running for Kamala Harris’ vice president. Parking will soon cost more in uptown Charlotte, and we look at preparations for the Charlotte City Council’s September vote on buying the tracks from Norfolk Southern for the Red Line. Mike Collins covers those stories and more.…

President Joe Biden isn’t the only politician working well beyond 65 years — and he’s joined by many people in other professions, too. For some, not retiring is purely a financial decision. For others, work is entangled with their sense of self and self-worth.由Sarah Delia

On Wednesday, we hear from a familiar and unique voice, both in the way he speaks but also in what he has to say. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson traveled the country going to dog shows and uncovered a world most people don’t know about. He wrote a book about it to answer a simple, but burning question: Are dogs happy? We get his answer and much more.…

What Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket means to Black voters and their support of the Democratic Party.由Sarah Delia

Project 2025: We’ve been hearing it mentioned frequently during this campaign season. But what is it, really?由Wendy Herkey

On the next Local News Roundup: Donald Trump rallies in Charlotte as Gov. Roy Cooper finds himself among possible Democratic vice presidential candidates. Violent and juvenile crimes are up dramatically here. And some local athletes are in Paris for the Summer Olympics. Those stories and more.由Wendy Herkey

A woman of great accomplishment, Charlottean Cathy Bessant spent more than 40 years in key jobs at Bank of America around the world. She retired from that job and now runs the Foundation for the Carolinas.由Sarah Delia

We spend the hour with Grammy Award-winning musician and host of NPR’s "Jazz Night in America," Christian McBride. He brought a musical tribute to town this year inspired by the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Muhammad Ali and others.由Sarah Delia

The shake-up in the presidential race and the possibility that N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper could find himself in the race — Mike Collins discusses it all with local reporters and political representatives.由Wendy Herkey, Sarah Delia

We’re spending time this week listening to some of our favorite interviews of 2024. We begin with opera star Denyce Graves, who came to town in February to appear in a production centering on Mary Cardwell Dawson, who grew up during Jim Crow but founded the first Black opera company in America. Graves talks about her mission to preserve Dawson’s le…

On the local news roundup — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be on North Carolina ballots. Cornel West will not. Josh Stein is way ahead of Mark Robinson in political contributions in the gubernatorial race. A change in the Charlotte Checkers’ ownership, and the heat continues.由Sarah Delia

As we prepare for the start of the Paris Olympics, we look back at the competition and politics at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin to see what it can teach us about the past and the future.由Gabe Altieri

The Queen City is bucking a national trend. Homicides are down nationwide, but not here. Here they’re up 33%. We take a closer look.由Wendy Herkey

Mike Collins meets Bob Gale, co-creator and screenwriter for the "Back to the Future" films — and the man who wrote the script for "Back to the Future: The Musical," now playing in Charlotte.由Wendy Herkey