Nooze Hounds
98 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCharlotte's bi-weekly alt newspaper in podcast form. Go all-in on the week's stories with Ryan Pitkin, Justin LaFrancois and a collection of staffers and guests.
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Joi Mayo on Transforming Nations Ford
April 11, 2024 23:51 - 40 minutesKings Creek Association president Joi Mayo discusses her community organizing work on the Nations Ford/Arrowood corridor, bringing local residents to the table in planning for long-awaited growth in an underserved area.
Charlotte City Council Rep Reneé Johnson
March 28, 2024 07:30 - 49 minutesDistrict 4 Charlotte City Council representative Reneé Johnson discusses her work in traumatic brain injury advocacy and reentry support before going into a deeper discussion about development, housing and the city’s Unified Development Ordinance.
Kenny Robinson of Freedom Fighting Missionaries
March 15, 2024 07:30 - 37 minutesFreedom Fighting Missionaries founder and executive director Kenny Robinson discusses his recent purchase of land to host his organization’s first housing development for justice-involved families, a historic milestone for the city of Charlotte.
Latoshia Young Talks Reentry in Mecklenburg County
February 29, 2024 17:01 - 31 minutesMecklenburg County Reentry Services program manager Latoshia Young discusses the day-to-day work of her department, from housing to employment to health care, as well as other topics such as how stigma affects her work.
CMS School Board Rep-Elects Liz Monterrey & Monty Witherspoon
November 10, 2023 01:53 - 49 minutesNew at-large CMS School Board rep-elects Liz Monterrey & Monty Witherspoon discuss what led them to run and how their own experiences shaped their respective platforms. They also touch on current issues facing the school district ranging from Moms for Liberty and ‘culture wars’ to the bond referendum, student mental health and private school vouchers.
Cycling in Charlotte
October 27, 2023 07:30 - 48 minutesShannon Binns with Sustain Charlotte and Dianna Ward of Charlotte Joyrides discuss bicycling infrastructure in Charlotte, grading the city on where it stands now and what it can do better in terms of safety and connectivity.
Hector Vaca with Action NC on Immigration in Charlotte
October 12, 2023 07:30 - 37 minutesHector Vaca, immigration justice director with Action NC, discusses how issues around immigration in Charlotte overlap with housing, policing and more.
Mallory Foxx, Mrs. Black North Carolina International Ambassador
September 28, 2023 07:30 - 37 minutesMallory Foxx discusses how she went from the juvenile justice system to the pageant circuit, where she’ll soon compete or the title of Mrs. Black International Ambassador 2023, and how mentoring changed her life, inspiring her to launch her organization Mentoring M.I.N.D.S.
Joe Bruno Talks Charlotte City Council
September 14, 2023 07:30 - 44 minutesWe talk to WSOC’s Joe Bruno about the recent municipal primary elections, from the low turnout to the far-reaching implications, and what local stories he’ll be checking on in the coming year.
Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Charlotte
August 31, 2023 07:30 - 48 minutesDreamKey Partners President Julie Porter and Roof Above CEO Liz Clasen-Kelly discuss their work around homelessness and the affordable housing crisis, including how it all relates to gentrification, displacement, adaptive reuse, Housing First and other local topics.
Zack Wyatt and Michael Bowling with Carolina Farm Trust
August 03, 2023 23:08 - 43 minutesRyan talks to Zack Wyatt, CEO of Carolina Farm Trust; and Michael Bowling, general manager of CFT Market, the site of a ceremonial groundbreaking the same day they appeared on the podcast. They discuss their plans for the local food distribution and production center as well as topics ranging from equitability in food accessibility to Black food culture in Charlotte.
Brad Panovich Talks Climate Science
July 24, 2023 11:25 - 46 minutesBrad Panovich, chief meteorologist at WCNC, discusses recent heat waves, air quality issues and reporting on the effects of climate change in an age of misinformation and social media trolling.
HopeWay and Mental Health in Charlotte
June 08, 2023 21:26 - 48 minutesHopeWay CEO and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Alyson Kuroski-Mazzei joins Dr. Justin Johnson, director of Veteran Services at HopeWay, to discuss the array of ways the nonprofit treats mental illness in Charlotte while touching on topics like stigma, suicide, PTSD and how the pandemic led to a spike in mental illness that is yet to subside.
Tiawana Brown with Beauty After the Bars
June 02, 2023 16:05 - 35 minutesInspired by her own experience, Tiawana Brown founded Beauty After the Bars as a way to help women returning home from incarceration. We discuss the reason for high recidivism rates, the financial pressures that outlast incarceration, and the recent opening of her organization’s first SAFE Home.
Meck Co. Democratic Party Chair Drew Kromer
April 27, 2023 07:30 - 37 minutesJust days after his election to Mecklenburg County Democratic Party Chair, we talked to Drew Kromer about joining a new wave of young leaders in the state, how he plans to address low local turnout and what he thinks the party can learn from Tricia Cotham’s defection.
At-Large City Council Rep LaWana Mayfield
April 13, 2023 07:30 - 51 minutesRyan talks to at-large representative LaWana Mayfield about returning to Charlotte City Council after a three-year hiatus, what's changed since she's been gone, and what inspired her passion for social justice issues before embarking on an in-depth discussion about housing solutions in Charlotte.
Former Big Leaguer Morris Madden
March 30, 2023 07:30 - 37 minutesMorris Madden is a former MLB pitcher, founder of the Carolinas Metro Reds, and co-founder of the Knothole Foundation of the Carolinas. He discusses his own come-up through the league and how he’s spent his time since bridging racial and economic gaps in accessibility to the sport.
William McNeely with Do Greater Charlotte
March 17, 2023 07:30 - 38 minutesRyan speaks with William McNeely, founder and CEO of local nonprofit Do Greater Charlotte, which has transformed the underutilized space under Shiloh Institutional Baptist Church into CRTV Lab at Shiloh, a high-tech creative hub for teens in west Charlotte.
Lorenzo Steele Jr. of Behind These Prison Walls
March 02, 2023 08:30 - 54 minutesLorenzo Steele Jr., founder of Behind These Prison Walls, worked at a guard in one of the country’s most violent juvenile detention centers for 12 years before the work took his toll on him and he left to become an activist against mass incarceration and advocate for youth crime prevention.
Christine Edwards of Civility Localized
February 17, 2023 08:30 - 46 minutesCivility Localized founder Christine Edwards discusses her path from local government employee to launching her own business, through which she works with government agencies and other clients on community engagement, place-making, consulting and other behind-the-scenes work.
Keith Cradle and Donna Dunlap on National Mentorship Month
January 19, 2023 08:30 - 34 minutesDonna Dunlap, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Carolinas, and Keith Cradle, founder of Camping with Cradle, come together to discuss their own experiences that led them into working with youth and why the work is more important than ever.
Charlotte Observer’s Genna Contino
January 06, 2023 08:30 - 38 minutesGenna Contino, local government reporter with the Charlotte Observer, discusses her first six months of covering Charlotte City Council and Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, as well as some of today’s hottest news stories.
CMS Board Member Jennifer De La Jara
December 22, 2022 14:08 - 47 minutesCMS Board of Education at-large rep Jennifer De La Jara discusses the superintendent search, recent elections, the movement against public education and more.
Charlotte Museum of History President and CEO Terri White
December 08, 2022 08:30 - 39 minutesHired this past Summer as President and CEO at Charlotte Museum of History, Terri White discusses what means to be the first Black woman to hold that position and her vision for making the museum a keystone not only of East Charlotte but the Queen City as a whole.
Priya Sircar, Charlotte’s Arts & Culture Officer
October 25, 2022 07:30 - 33 minutesPriya Sircar, the city of Charlotte’s first arts and culture officer, discusses the process behind creating the new Arts and Culture Plan including everything that led up to that and some of the controversy that has come along with it.
Leondra Garrett and Juan Hall with Alternatives to Violence
October 13, 2022 07:30 - 48 minutesOn this episode, Leondra Garrett and Juan Hall with Charlotte’s Alternatives to Violence program discuss their day-to-day work on the ground in the Beatties Ford Road corridor.
Erin Santos-Primis of the Isabella Santos Foundation
September 29, 2022 17:44 - 36 minutesErin Santos-Primis is the founder and executive director of the Isabella Santos Foundation, which will celebrate it's 15 year anniversary in October. The nonprofit organization was founded in 2007 following Erin's daughter Isabella's neuroblastoma diagnosis.
Calla Hales on Abortion in Charlotte
July 01, 2022 07:30 - 1 hourOn the latest Nooze Hounds, A Preferred Women’s Health Center co-owner and executive director Calla Hales discusses how things have changed outside of her clinic over the years, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and how to get involved locally.
Photojournalist Grant Baldwin on Removal of LGBTQ Picture from Exhibit
June 17, 2022 07:30 - 38 minutesCharlotte photojournalist Grant Baldwin discusses how he found himself at the center of a story that made national headlines this week after a photo he took of two men kissing was removed from an exhibit at a Gaston County history museum.
Rosebud Turner and Dana Draa on Accessibility in Charlotte
June 03, 2022 07:30 - 45 minutesDana Draa with Metrolina Association for blind People joins Ryan and Rosebud Turner, an unsighted lifelong teacher, artist and auther, to discuss accessibility in Charlotte.
Charlotte City Council District 5 Rep Elect Marjorie Molina
May 27, 2022 07:30 - 29 minutesNewly elected Charlotte City Council Rep. Marjorie Molina discusses her goals for when she's sworn in to represent District 5, from development at Eastland to infrastructure in the rural far-eastern parts of the city.
Charlotte City Council District 1 Rep-Elect Dante Anderson
May 20, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutesNewly elected Charlotte City Council rep Dante Anderson discusses her goals for when she's sworn in to represent District 1, one of Charlotte's most diverse districts.
Charlotte Housing Justice Advocate Ismaail Qaiyim
February 25, 2022 08:30 - 53 minutesHousing Justice Advocate Ismaail Qaiyim joins Ryan and Justin to talk Eastland, displacement and gentrification
Kathleen Purvis and Timothy Depeugh Talk Food in Charlotte
February 11, 2022 08:30 - 56 minutesKathleen Purvis and Timothy Depeugh Talk Food in Charlotte
Keeping the River Pt 3
February 09, 2022 16:32 - 37 minutesHost Keith Cradle talks with Adam Bratton of Human Powered Movement and Vanessa Covington of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation about recreation activities on the river.
Tim Emry on Jails, Policing and Campaigning for DA
January 14, 2022 08:30 - 56 minutesDefense attorney Tim Emry discusses local jails, policing, and how he was inspired by progressive prosecutors in Durham, Philly, and elsewhere to mount his own campaign.
2021's Big Stories with Ohavia Phillips and Dion Beary
December 31, 2021 15:00 - 1 hourOhavia Phillips and Dion Beary join Ryan and Justin to review 2021's biggest Charlotte stories, and to look forward to 2022.
Keeping The River Pt 2
December 08, 2021 19:33 - 29 minutesContinuing this series informing listeners about how the Catawba River affects life in Charlotte and the surrounding area, and how the Catawba Riverkeepers Foundation works to preserve the river.
Nikolai Mather on Trans Rights in Schools and Beyond
November 19, 2021 08:30 - 52 minutesRyan and Justin talk to QC Nerve journalist Nikolai Mather on trans rights in schools and beyond.
Serving in a Liquor Shortage
November 05, 2021 07:30 - 44 minutesKindred's beverage director Elyse Simchik discusses how she deals with the recent Mecklenburg ABC struggles.
Nick Ochsner and Michael Graff
October 22, 2021 07:30 - 55 minutesNick Ochsner and Michel Graff join Ryan and Justin in-studio to talk about their new book "The Vote Collectors."
Keeping the River: The Catawba River's History Examined
October 11, 2021 20:17 - 24 minutesHost Keith Cradle takes a look at the 10,000-year history of the Catawba River, powered by OrthoCarolina.
Talking Walls CLT
October 08, 2021 07:30 - 54 minutesCharlotte's citywide public art and mural festival starts October 18, and the organizers of the event join Ryan in-studio to talk about the festival, and the status of arts funding in Charlotte.
Manolo Betancur Reaches a New Stage in Life
September 24, 2021 07:30 - 56 minutesThe owner of Manolo's Bakery plays himself in an upcoming play at UNC Charlotte. We discuss that and so many other issues he's passionate about. Thank you!
Michael Zytkow with Potions & Pixels Talks Gaming for Good
August 27, 2021 07:30 - 1 hourPotions and Pixels’ Michael Zytkow talks with Ryan and Justin about video gaming for civic awareness and breaks all kinds of news.
An Environmental Disaster in Huntersville
July 30, 2021 07:30 - 1 hourHannah Stephens of Sunrise Movement and Huntersville Town Board Commissioner Stacy Phillips join Ryan and Justin to discuss the Colonial Pipeline Spill.
Two Michaels Talk Marijuana in NC
July 16, 2021 07:30 - 57 minutesMichaels Sims with Charlotte CBD and Michael Brooks with GoodKush.co discuss a recent medical marijuana bill in NC and broader efforts around legalization.
WBTV's David Hodges Talks Charlotte News
July 02, 2021 07:30 - 57 minutesWBTV’s David Hodges discusses his recent lawsuit against the city and the many stories of Charlotte City Council in the first half of 2021.
James E. Ford Discusses CRT and N.C. Education
June 18, 2021 07:30 - 50 minutesJames E. Ford joins Ryan and Justin in-studio to talk race and politics in Charlotte and North Carolina in 2021.
James E. Ford
June 18, 2021 07:30 - 50 minutes - 116 MBJames E. Ford joins Ryan and Justin in-studio to talk race and politics in Charlotte and North Carolina in 2021.