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Ep 118 – Midterm Election Recap, Launch of New Flea Market, and Special Guest Councilwoman Marjorie Molina

Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston welcome newly elected East Charlotte Councilwoman Marjorie Molina to the pod, and recap the midterm electi...

39:30Nov 23, 2022

Ep 117 – Dad Jokes, Equity Framework, Uptown Hotel and Guest Councilwoman Dante Anderson

Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston discuss the top CLT politics of the day, and are joined by special guest, recently elected Councilwoman Da...

52:37Nov 2, 2022

Ep 116 – 8 Month Recap, Election, Swearing In, Capitol Tonight Correspondants, AllStar Race – w/ Special Guest MPT Braxton Winston

Councilman Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston bring back the pod after an 8 month hiatus, and are joined by special guest Mayor Pro Tem Braxt...

41:59Sep 8, 2022

Ep 115 – Looking Ahead at 2022: Elections, Staff, Big Topics and Committees

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston break down what 2022 has in store, including the crazy election situation, staff depar...

43:22Jan 6, 2022

Ep 114 – Redistricting Deep Dive, and Recapping Last 4 Months

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston are back after a long and brutal summer with CLT’s favorite pod. The post Ep 114 – Red...

1:02:00Sep 23, 2021

Ep 113 – Credit Karma, 2040 Comp Plan, Budget, Council Pay and Elections

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston discuss Credit Karma, 2040 Comp Plan, Budget, Council Pay and Elections The post Ep 11...

40:46May 27, 2021

Ep 112 – Rezonings, Elections, Transit and Comp Plans… oh my

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston catch up on a lot of topics from the past few weeks. The post Ep 112 – Rezonings, Elec...

55:05Apr 20, 2021

Ep 111 – Arts Funding, The 2040 Comp Plan, and Anticipating Monday’s OpEd Showdown

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston discuss Arts and Culture City funding, and debate the current state of the 2040 Comp P...

42:32Mar 14, 2021

Ep 110 – Tent City, 2021 Election Delay, and ED Chair

Episode 110 of R&D in the QC, Larken and I discuss Tent City, possible delay of 2021 election, and Tariq’s appointment as Chair of Business...

41:41Feb 22, 2021

Ep 109 – CLT Moves, Arts Funding, Renaming Streets, and Council Terms/Pay

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston drop deep into the City’s biggest challenges and topics we discussed in the annual str...

42:36Jan 22, 2021

Ep108 – Capitol Violence, Annual Council Retreat, and Colleagues Surprise Resignation

On R&D in the QC Episode 108 Larken Egleston and Tariq Bokhari discuss the violence at the Capitol, the Annual Council Retreat, and Retiring...

54:34Jan 15, 2021

Ep107 – Post Election Recap with Speaker Tim Moore

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston recap the wild ride that was the 2020 election cycle, and are joined by NC Speaker Tim...

1:24:06Nov 30, 2020

Ep106 – The Election Show, PLUS: Eastland, Brookhill and CMPD

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston discuss the 2020 general election from top to bottom and give their views on who could...

1:27:07Nov 2, 2020

Ep105 – The Pod Joins the CLT Alliance YP’s LIVE: Your Voice Matters / VOTING

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston join Bradley Brogdon and the CLT Alliance Young Professionals virtually to discuss vot...

1:21:30Oct 27, 2020

Ep104 – These are the days of our Council lives

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari & Larken Egleston recap last weeks extended strategy session, this weeks business meeting, and relive the...

47:48Oct 13, 2020

Ep103 – Industrial Gentrification Rezoning, Virtual Meeting Showdown, and Catching Up on the Last Month

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston catch up on last night’s rezoning meeting and the last month of activity. The post Ep1...

46:50Sep 22, 2020

Ep102 – The Convention Edition, with BBC Reporter David Grossman Live from 204 North

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston recap the RNC and DNC 2020 conventions, and are joined by their first INTL reporter Da...

1:21:02Aug 25, 2020

Ep101 – Recap of our 2.5 month podcast hiatus

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari & Larken Egleston launch episode 101 after 2.5 months of long, hard, and many times painful work while foc...

1:20:38Aug 13, 2020

Ep100 – New Chief of Police Jennings 1st Interview, and former Mayors Gantt & Vinroot

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston celebrate their 100th episode with 3 very special guests. The show kicks off less than...

1:04:38Jul 1, 2020

Ep099.5 – RNC, COVID Relief, City Budget and more

CLT City Councilmen Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston catch up after nearly a month of insanity since the last episode. The post Ep099.5 – R...

1:05:09May 28, 2020