The Charlotte Podcast
Our names are John and Miller and we believe that lots of interesting things happen in Charlotte. They can be great things everyone is proud of. They can also be unsavory, disappointing, or missed opportunities. We want to understand all of these things and we think you do too.
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Episode 258 - A Bull On Parade
29 min
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Episode 257 - Finally, A Meck Dec Episode
53 min
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Episode 256 - Ryan Nanni, Charlotte Expert
The Internet's (and Shutdown Fullcast) Ryan Nanni joined us to learn Charlotte trivia and other random things like Juwanna Mann. We also learned about John's workout habits.
56 min
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Episode 255 - Let's Talk Pottery
On this week's episode, the guys chatted with Vince Long of the Potters Market about the upcoming event. We also hit on cheers, jeers and more sports talk.
27 min
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Episode 254 - The Brooklyn (NC) Collective
The boys are back in town (the boys are back in town) After a short break, the fellas are back this week to cover what they’ve been up to recently and are joined by the inimitable Monique Douglas, founder of CBK Branding & Consulting and...
41 min
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Episode 253 - A Charlotte History Novel
On this episode, the boys spoke with local writer and host of the Charlotte Readers Podcast, Landis Wade, about his podcast, writing process and new novel, Deadly Declarations. The guys also shared some cheers and jeers and staying up late led to some...
50 min
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Episode 252 - Gwen Talks Brooklyn's Brand
RECORDED LIVE FROM THE BROOKLYN COLLECTIVE PODCAST STUDIO This week, the boys spoke with Gwen Jackson, Founder & President of Urbane Environments. They discussed the importance of preserving a neighborhood's identity and brand, and the efforts...
35 min
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Episode 251 - Pamela Grundy
This week, the fellas were joined by Charlotte author Pamela Grundy to discuss her new book LEGACY: Three Centuries of Black History in Charlotte, North Carolina. They also spared some time for Cheers and Jeers, and John gave Miller a new mantra.
42 min
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Episode 250 - "The Last Great Hollywood Movie"
The guys were joined by Michael Felder to discuss how great Days of Thunder is, its relevance today and how much Felder misses Charlotte. We also learned about Sam Billings and discussed Charlotte FC excitement.
69 min
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Episode 249 - An NC Movie Rabbit Hole
The guys were joined by internet legend and North Carolina connoisseur, Jeremy Markovich, to discuss the evolution of his newsletter (), fake Gastonia TikToks and draft North Carolina movies. We also learned the impact former Johnson C Smith...
95 min
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Episode 248 - Welcome to 2020 (part 3)
John and Miller met up in person to get the inside scoop on the Mayo Bowl and Mayo Dump, place predictions on 2022 Charlotteans of the Year and share some cheers and jeers.
47 min
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Episode 247 - This Episode Will Not Win An Award
On this week's pod the boys bemused about their favorite seasonal delights, if it's ok to have seasonal delights, new pedestrian bridges and made guesses on what would be In for 2022 and said Adios to 2021 things that will most certainly be out.
27 min
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Episode 246 - John's Backyard
We entered the fortress of solitude and set up shop around some halloween decorations to discuss pumpkin walls, the Hornets, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, Uptown being a ghost town and more. Plus Miller reveals how weirdly competitive he is.
43 min
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Episode 245 - Unscripted Zoom Call
The boys hopped on a call with no script and ended up chatting about how to save Uptown, Mick Jagger, John's writing ventures and more.
30 min
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Episode 244 - Pumpkin Patch Power Rankings (and...
The guys hopped on a zoom call and chatted about their favorite pumpkin patches, John's favorite sons (the Charlotte Hornets) and more.
18 min
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Episode 243 - A Supportive Mayo Episode
This week the fellas were joined by old friend and creative muse Supportive Guy. The chums talked about classics, Mayonnaise, football, and dad hacks, as well as where to take Charlotte’s most famous mom out for a classy and respectful first date.
20 min
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Episode 242 - The Best Bruno and Getting IV's
This week we were joined by a very special co-host, Liz Bruno, and spent some time being replenished with Dr Jonathan Leake of Hydrate Medical. We covered Kanye West, extreme athletes, if Pedialyte is a hoax, and of course the poop in the lake.
51 min
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Episode 241 - Tracie's Stepping Up to Help
We chatted with Tracie Ohonme of Samaritans Feet to learn more about her family's story and their path to helping over 8 million people in the world. We also talked about some current events (new segment!), cheers and jeers, and more!
39 min
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Episode 240 - Pod Reunited
This week the boys caught up in person for the first time pre-Covid and sweet daddy Grace, were the takes flowing. The boys covered blimps, July 4th, casinos, post covid greeting protocol, and Dale Earnhardt wine.
53 min
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Episode 239 - A Hornet With a Heart
This week the boys were joined by Betsy Mack of the Charlotte Hornets Foundation. They talked about the great work around the foundation, coffee preferences, and the curious case of the Quad City DJ origins. The boys also gave a big ol sweaty Jeers to...
29 min
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Episode 238 - The Return of the 5th Street Group
This week we reconnected with the 5th Street Group to hear the latest performance of the Tip the Kitchen initiative (spoiler alert: it’s going great). The boys also handed out some Cheers and Jeers and weighed in on the latest City Council shenanigans.
46 min
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Episode 237 - Spencer Lueders of the 24 Foundation
We were joined again by Spencer Lueders for an update on 24 Hours of Booty and how they have adjusted over the past year and their plans for the upcoming event. John continued to talk about NFTs and why he hates LoSo.
22 min
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Episode 236 - 5th Street Group
This week we sat down with Patrick Whalen and Chef Jamie Lynch to learn more about the start of their restaurant group, how they were affected by a global pandemic and the measures they are taking to better support their staff. We also learned about...
44 min
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Episode 235 - A Panthers Stat Guy
This week the fellas got in touch with Will Bryan of the Panthers to talk about his job, the NFL draft and craft beer. We also discussed turf, our upcoming podcast episode that can only be listened to by purchasing the NFT, StarMed Twitter, and our...
47 min
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William Does Greater
This week the fellas got in touch with William McNeely of Do Greater Charlotte and gave out some Cheers and Jeers.
52 min