{"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":"Local News Roundup: I-77 project nixed; Jail North to reopen; Mooresville mayor mulls future; Hurricanes begin play in ECF","slug":"local-news-roundup-i-77-project-nixed-jail-north-to-reopen-mooresville-mayor-mulls-future-hurricanes-begin-play-in-ecf","published_at":"2026-05-22T15:05:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/local-news-roundup-i-77-project-nixed-jail-north-to-reopen-mooresville-mayor-mulls-future-hurricanes-begin-play-in-ecf","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-05-21/local-news-roundup-i-77-project-nixed-jail-north-to-reopen-mooresville-mayor-mulls-future-hurricanes-begin-play-in-ecf","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/05/ctpod20260522.mp3","summary":"The Charlotte Regional Transit Planning Organization votes down the I-77 project; overcrowding leads the Mecklenburg County Sheriff to announce the reopening of Jail North; amid controversy, Mooresville's mayor hints at possible resignation and the Carolina Hurricanes are in the Eastern Conference Finals.","meta_description":"The Charlotte Regional Transit Planning Organization votes down the I-77 project; overcrowding leads the Mecklenburg County Sheriff to announce the reopen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3013,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/episodes/local-news-roundup-i-77-project-nixed-jail-north-to-reopen-mooresville-mayor-mulls-future-hurricanes-begin-play-in-ecf/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/local-news-roundup-i-77-project-nixed-jail-north-to-reopen-mooresville-mayor-mulls-future-hurricanes-begin-play-in-ecf.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}