WFAE Talks Climate Change Politics, Teacher Pay Proposal, And 'The MeghaMeter'
We discuss Ben's 3-part series, North Carolina and Climate Change, and the challenges in reporting this series. We also discuss the North Carolina...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks Patrick Cannon And His Guilty Plea
This week’s podcast focuses on Patrick Cannon’s guilty plea and the observations of reporters Ben Bradford and Tasnim Shamma in covering the event. Plus...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks The Latest Airport Fight, A Proposed Sales Tax Hike, Murrows
Greg, Lisa and Ben discuss the latest legislative strategy to force Charlotte city government to give up control of Charlotte-Douglas International...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks Overblown Water Test Results, Higher Ed
Lisa Miller discusses a higher education project that she and Michael Tomsic are working on. Ben Bradford explains why media reports on carcinogens...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Voting Law Lawsuit, Republican Infighting At Statehouse, Heritage...
WFAE Talks is back after a brief mid-summer hiatus. This week, reporter Michael Tomsic joins Greg Collard and Ben Bradford. Michael spent the week in...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Poet Controversy, Sales Tax Legislation, Signage Morass
Heading into the week, we knew that topics like the budget, Common Core and teacher pay raises would be Statehouse news. We didn't expect a controversy...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Dark Days Looming For Solar? Teacher Recruitment, Sales Tax Debate
The solar industry has been booming in North Carolina, but that boom could be coming to an end, as Ben Bradford reported this week. Ben Bradford...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: The Budget, Lawmaker Tensions, Sales Tax, Coal Ash = Sleepy...
News Director Greg Collard and reporters Ben Bradford and Tom Bullock (sitting in for Lisa Miller) discuss how lawmakers finally reached a budget deal....» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Art Pope Resignation, Education Funding Changes, Hunger Games,...
This week, Governor McCrory choked up when he announced the resignation of Budget Director Art Pope. Greg, Lisa and Ben discuss Pope's influence in the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Sales Tax Debate, Beacon Initiative, Misleading Use Of WFAE In...
The proposed sales tax hike in Mecklenburg County gets the endorsement of most school board members, but how the referendum came about runs several of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Voucher Ruling, Garbage, I-77 Tolls And NCDOT Caginess
News Director Greg Collard, education reporter Lisa Miller and Money & Influence reporter Tom Bullock discuss a Wake County judge's ruling against...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Film Incentives, Airport Politics, Cowell's Alternative Investments
The producers of Cinemax's "Banshee" are moving production from Charlotte to New Orleans. The reason: North Carolina's revised - and much smaller - film...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Duke Rate Challenge, Mergers, Social Media
This week's show focuses on Attorney General Roy Cooper's latest challenge of a Duke Energy rate increase, two Charlotte companies that are the focus of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Voting Law Challenge, Enrollment Problems, Conspiracy Theories
Reporter Michael Tomsic tells Greg, Lisa and Ben how arguments have evolved in the federal lawsuit over the overhaul to North Carolina's voting law. The...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: College of Faith Football, Grading Scale Changes, 3rd-Grade Reading
This week, Charlotte Talks Executive Producer Wendy Herkey joins the WFAE Talks crew. Wendy, News Director Greg Collard and education reporter Lisa Worf...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Patrick Cannon, Charter School Profits, Airport Control
Greg, Lisa, and Ben discuss the sentencing of former Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon and his request for leniency. They also discuss the different ways a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Politics And Rollercoasters
North Carolina's U.S. Senate race has been judged to be the most negative race in the country. Greg, Lisa, and Ben discuss that race. The gang also...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Senate Candidates' Accomplishments, Sales Tax
Election week is finally upon us. Ben Bradford, Tom Bullock and Lisa Worf talk about what the Democratic and Republican candidates for Senate have...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks Heath Morrison Resignation, Patrick Cannon's Discounted Vote,...
The election was big. No surprise there. But the resignation of CMS superintendent Heath Morrison and more legal trouble for former Charlotte Mayor...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWFAE Talks: Political Tiffs And The Golden Nut
Commissioner Pat Cotham wants to head the Mecklenburg County Commission again one year after her colleagues ousted her from the role. She believes the...» E-Mail This
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