{"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":"New report details the challenges facing low-income families in North Carolina","slug":"new-report-details-the-challenges-facing-low-income-families-in-north-carolina","published_at":"2026-06-11T15:12:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/new-report-details-the-challenges-facing-low-income-families-in-north-carolina","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-06-11/new-report-details-the-challenges-facing-low-income-families-in-north-carolina","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/06/ctpod20260611.mp3","summary":"Over 12% of North Carolinians were living in poverty in 2024. However, a new report finds a much larger group in North Carolina still struggles to make ends meet. An additional 28% of the state’s households earn above the federal poverty threshold but not enough to afford basic expenses. We discuss the study and the affordability crisis impacting families.","meta_description":"Over 12% of North Carolinians were living in poverty in 2024. However, a new report finds a much larger group in North Carolina still struggles to make en…","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/new-report-details-the-challenges-facing-low-income-families-in-north-carolina/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/new-report-details-the-challenges-facing-low-income-families-in-north-carolina.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}