{"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":"Charlotte business culture shifts as Gen Z enters the workforce","slug":"charlotte-business-culture-shifts-as-gen-z-enters-the-workforce","published_at":"2026-09-03T14:47:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/charlotte-business-culture-shifts-as-gen-z-enters-the-workforce","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-09-03/charlotte-business-culture-shifts-as-gen-z-enters-the-workforce","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/09/ctpod20260903.mp3","summary":"As unemployment rates among young people continue to rise, Charlotte sees an influx of jobs going to those 25 to 34. The next challenge is keeping them here for good. We discuss how the Queen City seems to fight the narrative nationally of a hard time to be a first-time member of the workforce.","meta_description":"As unemployment rates among young people continue to rise, Charlotte sees an influx of jobs going to those 25 to 34. The next challenge is keeping them he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3073,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/episodes/charlotte-business-culture-shifts-as-gen-z-enters-the-workforce/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/charlotte-business-culture-shifts-as-gen-z-enters-the-workforce.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}