On the next Charlotte Talks, restoring confidence in our elections. It has been diminished in recent years mostly by false allegations of voter fraud. Now, the Commission on the Future of North Carolina Election is working to help voters feel confident when casting their vote and to have trust in the process. They studied the last election, and they shared their findings with us.

In 1954, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision led to the integration of public schools and allowed young people like Charlotte's Dorothy Counts-Scoggins to be one of four Black students to break that barrier in 1957. It wasn’t easy. Counts-Scoggins and others guide us through that moment in history.

The final outstanding statewide election in the country moves to the courtroom where candidates make their case for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court, CMS raises wages for some employees in order to stay competitive, state and local officials respond to President Trump’s executive orders, and boundary lines for Lincoln and Catawba counties prepare to shift.

On the next Charlotte Talks, CATS Interim CEO Brent Cagle discusses the challenges he’s faced since taking the job and what lies ahead for the transit system.

Tillis announced his reelection intentions and he already has a challenger. How vulnerable is he? What would cause vulnerability? And, to what extent does President Trump play a role?

On the next Charlotte Talks, stories from eastern North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe about survival and resilience in the face of radical environmental change.

On the next Charlotte Talks, wildfires. Planning for them in a warming climate, ways to prevent them and ways to mitigate the risks.

Freezing temperatures and snow in Charlotte, local transit officials learn more about the possible cost of the transit plan, and Trump's executive orders are felt in North Carolina.

After two nonpartisan recounts in the race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, Democrat Allison Riggs was determined to be the winner, but Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn that victory. The 4th Circuit Court is set to hear oral arguments Monday. We spend the hour looking at this complex battle.

On the next Charlotte Talks, alcohol consumption. Increasingly, the medical community has issued warnings about the safety of drinking alcohol – even one drink per day – due to links between that and cancer. On the flip side of consuming something potentially harmful is the concept of food as medicine, one being acted on by a cooperative effort between a behavioral health facility and a Charlotte chef.