{"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":"Former ProPublica reporter investigates the lack of Black doctors in the U.S.","slug":"former-propublica-reporter-investigates-the-lack-of-black-doctors-in-the-u-s","published_at":"2026-06-24T14:58:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/former-propublica-reporter-investigates-the-lack-of-black-doctors-in-the-u-s","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-06-24/former-propublica-reporter-investigates-the-lack-of-black-doctors-in-the-u-s","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/06/ctpod20260624.mp3","summary":"Fewer than 6% of American physicians identify as Black, but census data show roughly 12% of the U.S. population is Black. Some experts say that disparity is one reason communities of color tend to experience worse health outcomes in the U.S., including higher rates of high blood pressure, shorter life expectancy and higher risks during childbirth. A new book from a former ProPublica reporter links today’s inequalities to a long history of structural racism — part of which runs through North Carolina.","meta_description":"Fewer than 6% of American physicians identify as Black, but census data show roughly 12% of the U.S. population is Black. Some experts say that disparity…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2999,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/episodes/former-propublica-reporter-investigates-the-lack-of-black-doctors-in-the-u-s/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/former-propublica-reporter-investigates-the-lack-of-black-doctors-in-the-u-s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}