The Charlotte is Creative Podcast

The Charlotte is Creative Podcast

With a true diversity of voices and inventive approaches to content, storytelling, profiles and investigations, The Charlotte is Creative Podcast rises up at the intersection of Charlotte’s creativity and community engagement. Subscribe now for stories of creativity in the Queen City.

Episodes

June 18, 2025 41 mins
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.
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A conversation with Charlotte photographer Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. recorded immediately following Creative Mornings Charlotte at the historic Carolina Theater in Uptown Charlotte.
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March 13, 2025 47 mins
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.
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February 12, 2025 46 mins
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.
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January 29, 2025 52 mins
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.
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December 18, 2024 47 mins
Charlotte musician/producer Tim Scott Jr. joins Matt and Tim immediately following the Creative Mornings event on Friday December 13, 2024.
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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.
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October 8, 2024 39 mins
Matt and Tim talk with Terri White, President and CEO of The Charlotte Museum of History, following Creative Mornings Charlotte on October 4, 2024.
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September 11, 2024 48 mins
Do Greater Charlotte's William McNeely joins hosts Matt Olin and Tim Miner on this episode, recorded immediately following Creative Morning's September gathering at Uptown Charlotte's Mint Museum.
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August 7, 2024 37 mins
Charlotte is Creative's Matt Olin talks with Men Tchaas Ari from Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenbur, about his predisposition for helping people and the rituals that keep him focused. Recorded immediately following Creative Mornings Charlotte on August 2, 2024.
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June 19, 2024 47 mins
Matt and Tim sit down with Charlotte non-profit leader and arts advocate Jonell Logan to discuss being a leader in, and a supporter of, the arts community in Charlotte and just what that means. This podcast was recorded immediately following Creative Mornings Charlotte on Friday, June 14, 2024.
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May 29, 2024 42 mins
WBTV's Kristen Miranda joins Matt and Tim immediately following the 100th Creative Mornings event at The BoPlex. Recorded May 4, 2024.
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Matt and Tim sit down with Madeline Holly-Carothers and Ashley Creft, who took an idea and built it into an organization that connects Charlotte's Black-owned businesses with each other and their community. Recorded March 1, 2024 after the Creative Mornings session.
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January 15, 2024 35 mins
Matt and Tim discuss creativity and community with Jennifer Sudul Edwards, Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art at The Mint Museum, in a conversation recorded immediately following Creative Mornings Charlotte, January 5, 2024 at The Mint Museum on Randolph.
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November 17, 2023 40 mins
Recorded immediately following Creative Mornings on Nov 3, 2023, Matt and Tim sit down with the one and only DJ Fannie Mae.
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November 3, 2023 49 mins
For this special 100th episode of the Charlotte is Creative Podcast, Matt and Tim sit down with Charlotte fashion designer Will White.
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October 13, 2023 39 mins
Recorded immediately following Creative Mornings at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on October 6, 2023, Matt and Tim sit down with CT Anderson from SpringClean.org, about the theme of Endurance.
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June 7, 2023 36 mins
Recorded immediately following Creative Mornings Charlotte on June 2, 2023, Matt and Time talk with Tony Award Winner Corey Mitchell, founder of Charlotte's Theater Gap Initiative.
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May 11, 2023 35 mins
Fresh from his emotional presentation at the May 5 Creative Mornings event, Quadriphonic Sound's David Jeffers joins Matt and Tim to talk about his path to sound design, just what a sound designer does, and the music that inspires him.
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April 5, 2023 34 mins
Lauren Widrick, fresh off her inspirational talk at the April Creative Mornings event, talks with Matt and Tim about walking away from a perfectly good job to chase a dream.
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