{"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":"2026-09-23T14:20:38.427358+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304"},"episode":{"title":"Age in the workplace: A discussion on bias and opportunity","slug":"age-in-the-workplace-a-discussion-on-bias-and-opportunity","published_at":"2026-09-21T14:21:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/age-in-the-workplace-a-discussion-on-bias-and-opportunity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-09-21/age-in-the-workplace-a-discussion-on-bias-and-opportunity2","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/09/ctpod20260921.mp3","summary":"Americans are working longer than ever, but many say the workplace isn’t built to support them. Sixty-four percent of workers over 50 report seeing or experiencing age discrimination. Twenty-two percent say they are being pushed out of their jobs because of their age. Since those 55 and older are the fastest-growing age group in the labor force, what does this mean for the workforce? How can older workers stay competitive?","meta_description":"Americans are working longer than ever, but many say the workplace isn’t built to support them. Sixty-four percent of workers over 50 report seeing or exp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3089,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/episodes/age-in-the-workplace-a-discussion-on-bias-and-opportunity/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/age-in-the-workplace-a-discussion-on-bias-and-opportunity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}