{"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":"Short Session Catch-Up: The General Assembly passes its long-awaited budget. We discuss what’s in it and more","slug":"short-session-catch-up-the-general-assembly-passes-its-long-awaited-budget-we-discuss-what-s-in-it-and-more","published_at":"2026-07-07T15:12:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/short-session-catch-up-the-general-assembly-passes-its-long-awaited-budget-we-discuss-what-s-in-it-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-07-06/short-session-catch-up-the-general-assembly-passes-its-long-awaited-budget-we-discuss-whats-in-it-and-more","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/07/ctpod20260707.mp3","summary":"The General Assembly passed its long-awaited budget last week with bipartisan support — the first in more than two years. The $34 billion plan includes teacher pay raises and additional money for Hurricane Helene recovery, but it also contains a provision that would force Charlotte and other governments to repay money already spent on the rejected I-77 toll lanes.","meta_description":"The General Assembly passed its long-awaited budget last week with bipartisan support — the first in more than two years. The $34 billion plan includes te…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3016,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/episodes/short-session-catch-up-the-general-assembly-passes-its-long-awaited-budget-we-discuss-what-s-in-it-and-more/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/short-session-catch-up-the-general-assembly-passes-its-long-awaited-budget-we-discuss-what-s-in-it-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}