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 233 - A Not So Quick CLT News Update
This week the fellas cover a busy week in Charlotte
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Episode 232 - A Pod For Our Wildlife
This week the fellas got in touch with nature via their guide, Tim Gestwicki, CEO of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, who was kind enough to learn us about NC’s wildlife and was a good sport about us asking him about his favorite taco. We...
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Episode 231 - 5 Questions We've Always Wanted t...
John and Miller took a few moments to ask each other five serious questions while John walked his dog. From greatest athletic achievement to finally answering if Charlotte is Prime, this podcast reveals some of our deepest secrets.
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Episode 230 - A Company That Chews on Childhood...
This week the fellas talked about triple bottom lines and baby accessories with the founder of Bella Tunno, Michelle Tunno Buelow, covering everything from teething rings to business things. They also took a look at how Charlotte's commute times...
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Episode 229 - 5 Black Charlotteans to Know
This week the boys quickly get together to talk about five notable black Charlotteans and get nuts with this week’s Charlotte Fact of the Week.
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Episode 228 - The Truth About Book Deserts
This week the boys were joined by Eric Law, executive director of Promising Pages. We also discussed the benefits of Gold Line and talked about some of the amazing acts that came through the Excelsior Club in its heyday with this week’s Charlotte...
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Episode 227 - Are the Hornets Relevant?
This week the guys used their short* episode to talk about this year's exciting Hornets team and if they are actually relevant. They discuss how the organization can gain more traction and review past draft picks. *this was not a short episode
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Episode 226 - Questions, Answers and Theme Songs
This week we answered your ridiculous questions, talked to Charlotte musician Kevin Goodwin and potentially created a new theme song? Fun!
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Episode 225 - Area Man Runs For Political Office
After two-time guest of The Charlotte Podcast, Jeff Jackson, announcement that his daughter is potty trained we chatted with Michael Graff of Axios about Jeff's announcement and how he got the inside scoop.
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Episode 224 - Brewery Festivals and City Counci...
This week the boys were joined by Aaron Gore and Nils Weldy with the . We talk about how the festival is changing in its 10th year and its mission to benefit . We also talked about where Charlotte ranks in terms of US cities with this week’s...
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Episode 223 - An Eclectic Evening With Ely
This week we kicked off our 6th season with the first of our “quick hit” episodes. We were joined by Ely Portillo of UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute to discuss his new podcast and explain to us what the Charlotte Future 2040 plan is as if we...
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Episode 222 - We Have An Announcement
We hopped on Zoom to share some updates about the podcast and what we plan on doing in 2021. PS We will never log off...
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Episode 221 - Trivia, For Good!
This week we were joined by Jesse Soloff of the Taylor Soloff Memorial Endowment. Jesse quizzed the fellas with a few trivia questions like those in this year’s Answers for Cancer (at home) trivia event. Both of the guys did great answering...
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Episode 220 - West is Keeping Secrets
This week we were joined by Marissa West and Heidi Hillman, Owners of West Kept Secret and learned about their journey as female entrepreneurs in Charlotte. They also provided the boys with customized training plans they will be far too lazy to do,...
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Episode 219 - Joe's Never Ending Election
We were joined by the Bad Boy of Breaking News and friendly neighbor, Joe Bruno, to learn more about how long this election cycle has been and if he thinks the Hawthorne Bridge will ever open. John also shared a recap of the great Elizabeth Pumpkin Wall.
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Episdoe 218 - Arts Plus (More)!
This week we spoke with Devlin McNeil, President and Executive Director of Arts+, which has been on our dream guest list for years. Devlin did not disappoint, talking about their programming, life after Spirit Square, and what’s changed about their...
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Episode 217 - Start Up Laundry
This week we were joined by Alex Smereczniak, co-founder and CEO of Charlotte startup 2U Laundry. We talk about being an entrepreneur in Charlotte, Breaking Bad, catfishing, and clean clothes.
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Episode 216 - Colleen Coaches Our Lives
Charlotte Media Royalty Colleen Odegaard joined the podcast to share about her career on Charlotte TV, her new life coaching project and podcast. We also chatted about the new ATC10K, Charlotte Podcast Festival and the Big Pumpkin Wall that John cares...
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Episode 215 - Shawn Develops
This week we spoke with Shawn McAllister, Charlotte developer and leader of Fulcrum, a new project in South End. We brought some intense rapid fire questions for Shawn and let’s just say he delivered the goods. We also dabbled in some history...
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Episode 214 - Charlotte's (En)vision
This week we talked with Amy Aussieker, Executive Director of Envision Charlotte about its role as a champion of sustainability for Charlotte, how to make a public/private partnership successful, and of course, TikTok dances.
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Episode 213 - Damon’s Camp (North End)
This week we connected with Damon Hemmerdinger of Camp North End to learn more about the project and its innovative long term vision. We also talked about baseball walkup songs and the Hornets new uniforms.
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Episode 212: Developing Charlotte
We were joined by the delightful Ely Portillo of UNCC and Clayton Sealey of @CLTdevelopment to talk about the future of the city, if development has been affected by COVID-19 and lay down some hot takes. We also learned the history of the first Black...
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Episode 211: Stuart is Listening
This week we were joined by Charlotte Media icon Stuart Watson who recapped his career highlights and talked about his new project, Man Listening. Miller and John also shared what they look for in local places to patronize during quarantine,...
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Episode 210 - Quarantine Gladegories
We were joined by the incredible Supportive guy to run through our favorite music, movies, TV, food, games, book and "other" during quarantine. Jokes were made. Laughs were had.
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Episode 209 - We Saw Chuck’s Tweet
This week we talk with historian, data guy, and friend of the pod Chuck McShane and go deep on his question “what were the most impactful events in Charlotte since 2005”. Topics included the usual suspects like the DNC, financial crisis, and HB2...
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