What will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.

On today's episode, we talk with Jack Thomson, executive director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, about what it means to be a shiny "New South" city, why saving some of our past is worth it, and why historic preservationists aren't "hysteric preservationists."