{"podcast":{"title":"Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins","slug":"charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","podcast_index_feed_id":6469304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/charlottetalksonwfae","website_url":"https://www.wfae.org/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins","image_url":"http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wfae/files/201802/CTtheremix.jpg","author":"WFAE","episode_count":20,"summary":"Launched in April 1998, Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins has become the region's exclusive forum for the discussion of politics, arts, culture, social issues, literature, human interest, the environment and more. If something is of interest to the Charlotte region, listeners and leaders know the topic is bound to be discussed on Charlotte Talks. Follow along: @CharlotteTalks.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T06:27:18.279193+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304"},"episode":{"title":"A look at storylines as the North Carolina General Assembly begins","slug":"a-look-at-storylines-as-the-north-carolina-general-assembly-begins","published_at":"2026-04-28T14:54:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/a-look-at-storylines-as-the-north-carolina-general-assembly-begins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-04-27/a-look-at-storylines-as-the-north-carolina-general-assembly-begins","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/04/ctpod20260428.mp3","summary":"The North Carolina General Assembly’s short session is underway, with lawmakers focused on several issues. One is the budget. The state has not had a comprehensive budget since 2023 and teacher and state employee pay raises are awaiting passage. An extension of Medicaid funding has just passed, but now there’s a new question: whether to cap property taxes.","meta_description":"The North Carolina General Assembly’s short session is underway, with lawmakers focused on several issues. One is the budget. The state has not had a comp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2998,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/episodes/a-look-at-storylines-as-the-north-carolina-general-assembly-begins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/a-look-at-storylines-as-the-north-carolina-general-assembly-begins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}