Jessica Lefkowitz, founder and executive director of homeless street outreach org Hearts for the Invisible, discusses how she grew the group from a grassroots effort to the lead agency for street outreach in Mecklenburg County and what it means to put a focus on mental health when serving people experiencing homelessness.
22 May 2026
Melissa Knicely with Animal Care & Control
Melissa Knicely, communications and outreach manager with Animal Care & Control, joins to discuss the upcoming Steps for Shelter Pets event before diving into more detail about animal welfare in Charlotte.
15 May 2026
Charlotte City Council Rep JD Mazuera Arias
On episode 102, Charlotte City Council District 5 representative JD Mazuera Arias drops by amid a big week in local government news, including a surprise vote to rescind the city's support for the I-77 toll lane project and taking an anticipated step forward toward a potential moratorium on data centers.
Editor's Note: A production error during the recording of this episode negatively impacted the sound quality, making it sound more like a Zoom meeting than a sit-down interview in a studio, despite the latter being the reality. Though it's not up to our usual standards, we decided to publish due to the timeliness of the topics discussed rather than reschedule and record again. Our apologies for the poor sound quality.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
50
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
82
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