{"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":"Highways, buses or rail lines? The latest in Charlotte transit","slug":"highways-buses-or-rail-lines-the-latest-in-charlotte-transit","published_at":"2026-06-09T14:32:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/highways-buses-or-rail-lines-the-latest-in-charlotte-transit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-06-09/highways-buses-or-rail-lines-the-latest-in-charlotte-transit","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/06/ctpod20260609.mp3","summary":"As the city grows, getting around has become increasingly challenging. Efforts to relieve congestion on I-77 recently came to a halt when leaders rescinded proposed toll lanes. Public transit has grown slowly, with commitments to build the Red Line and the east-west Silver Line. However, those projects could take a decade or longer to complete. We untangle the ins and outs of transit in Charlotte.","meta_description":"As the city grows, getting around has become increasingly challenging. Efforts to relieve congestion on I-77 recently came to a halt when leaders rescinde…","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/highways-buses-or-rail-lines-the-latest-in-charlotte-transit/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/highways-buses-or-rail-lines-the-latest-in-charlotte-transit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}