The Charlotte is Creative Podcast

Hosts Matt Olin and Tim Miner talk with Charlotte artist Matt Alvis about his art, and his work creating spaces for other artists to grow.

Recorded immediately following Creative Mornings Charlotte on November7, 2025 at The Mint Museum Randolph.

Charlotte native, mother, vintage collector, self-taught archivist, and the visionary founder of ARCHIVE CLT, Cheryse Terry joins Matt and Tim fresh off the stage at Creative Mornings on October 10, 2025. Recorded on-location at UNC Charlotte's CO-LAB in Uptown Charlotte.

Actor (you've seen him), voice over artist, speaker, speaking coach Brian Lafontaine joins Matt and Tim after Brian's keynote at Creative Mornings on September 5, 2025.

The theme for June 2025 was "Punk."

Who else to talk to than Charlotte's original punk, who was there at the birth of the Punk scene in NYC in the late 70's and photographed everyone from Lou Reed to The Ramones to Andy Warhol?

Tim talks with Mitchell Kearney after his talk at Creative Mornings on June 6, 2025 at Uptown Charlotte's VAPA Center.

A conversation with Charlotte photographer Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. recorded immediately following Creative Mornings Charlotte at the historic Carolina Theater in Uptown Charlotte.

Recorded at the International Picture House immediately following Creative Mornings on March 7, 2025, Matt and Tim talk with Kat Martin, cofounder and Artistic Director at Mixed Metaphors Productions.

Matt and Tim sit down with the one and only Manolo Betancur, following his keynote speech about "Layers" at the Creative Mornings event on Friday, February 7, 2025.

Charlotte is Creative's own Makayla Binter is the guest on thie episode. Mat, Tim and Makayla discuss her journey, her life as an artist, and the breaks she got along the way.

See her keynote presentation at the January Creative Morning's gathering here.

Charlotte musician/producer Tim Scott Jr. joins Matt and Tim immediately following the Creative Mornings event on Friday December 13, 2024.

Scott Wooten and Christopher Moxley from The 704 Shop join host Matt Olin moments after their keynote presentation at Creative Mornings on November 9, 2024. Recorded at UNC Charlotte's Dubois Center.