Nooze Hounds
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Nooze Hounds: Jessica Lefkowitz, Hearts for the Invisible
On episode 104 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan talks to Jessica Lefkowitz, founder and executive director of Hearts for the Invisible Charlotte Coalition, providing street outreach for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. On the episode, Lefkowitz discusses how she grew the group from a grassroots effort to the lead agency…
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Nooze Hounds: Melissa Knicely with Char-Meck Animal Care & Control
On episode 103 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan Pitkin sits down with Melissa Knicely, communications and outreach manager with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control (AC&C) department. Nearly 20 years ago, Knicely left her successful career in local TV news to pursue a career in animal welfare, first volunteering…
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Nooze Hounds: JD Mazuera Arias on Toll Lanes, Data Centers and More
On episode 102 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan sits down with Charlotte City Council District 5 representative Juan Diego Mazuera Arias, who was elected to council in November and took office on Dec. 1, 2025. [Editor’s Note: A production error during the recording of this episode negatively impacted the…
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Erick Lottary of RNG Golf Club Creates a Lane on the Course
On episode 101 of Nooze Hounds, Ryan sits down with Erick Lottary, a Charlotte-based rapper and founder of RNG Golf Club. Having taken up golf for the first time during the pandemic, Lottary began creating viral content on the course shortly thereafter, connecting with followers who found his laid-back style…
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Nooze Hounds: Carolina Migrant Network Reflects on Trump 2.0
Following a year-long hiatus, Queen City Nerve’s Nooze Hounds podcast is back with our 100th episode. For this milestone, we brought back two guests who had not appeared with us on Nooze Hounds since our 35th episode in 2020. Stefania Arteaga and Becca O’Neill are co-founders of Carolina Migrant Network,…
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Nooze Hounds: Rod & Karen Morrow of ‘The Black Guy Who Tips’
On episode 99 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I’m joined by Rod and Karen Morrow, co-hosts of The Black Guy Who Tips podcast, to discuss their journey in the medium since launching in 2010 and how things have evolved in social media, the podcast industry and American media as a…
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Nooze Hounds: Charis Blackmon, West Side Community Land Trust
On episode 98 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Charis Blackmon, executive director with West Side Community Land Trust, stops by the studio to discuss what her work entails as the leader of Charlotte’s only community land trust. Launched in 2016, West Side Community Land Trust is a nonprofit organization created…
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Nooze Hounds: NC Health News Reporter Rachel Crumpler
On episode 97 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, NC Health News reporter Rachel Crumpler visits the studio to discuss her recent reporting on a federal lawsuit that claims teens at a juvenile detention center in Cabarrus County are being locked alone in rooms for up to 24 hours at a…
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Nooze Hounds: Nicole Sidman Takes on Tricia Cotham for NC House Seat
On episode 96 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I spoke with Nicole Sidman, candidate for NC House District 105, about what it’s been like for her as her very first political campaign has become one of the closest-watched races in the state. Of course, that didn’t come as a surprise…
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Nooze Hounds: NC Rep. Terry Brown Jr.
On episode 95 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I speak to NC Rep. Terry Brown Jr., who represents District 92 in southwestern Mecklenburg County. Brown, who is currently serving his second term, during which he was elected as House Minority Whip in 2023, is running unopposed this year and will…
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Nooze Hounds: Braxton Winston Seeks Statewide Office
On episode 94 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I speak to former Charlotte City Council at-large rep and Mayor Pro-Tem Braxton Winston, who is currently running for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. Winston was elected to Charlotte City Council in 2017 and served until 2023. On the podcast, we discuss…
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Nooze Hounds: NC Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams
On episode 93 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I talk to NC Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams of the state’s 73rd district in Cabarrus County. I spoke to her about her reluctant entrance into politics as a member of the Harrisburg Town Council, her experience during her first term in the North…
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Nooze Hounds: NC House Rep-Elect Jordan Lopez
In episode 92 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I talk to Jordan Lopez, NC House Rep-elect for the 112th district in east Charlotte. We discuss Lopez’s choice to enter the political arena at age 25, what his priorities will be once he takes office, and a number of other topics…
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Nooze Hounds: Sil Ganzo of ourBRIDGE for KIDS
On episode 91 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I talk to Sil Ganzo, founder and executive director of ourBRIDGE for KIDS, which launched as an after-school program for immigrant and refugee students in Charlotte in 2014. Ganzo discusses her organization’s latest project, the Charlotte Is Home Center, which will provide…
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Nooze Hounds: Theresa McDonald Talks Derita Development
When driving on West Sugar Creek Road, the old brick facades of Derita seem to appear out of nowhere, standing opposite the old railroad tracks that once made the neighborhood a central trade post for farmers throughout Mecklenburg County. On episode 90 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I speak with…
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Nooze Hounds: Tanya Lewis Talks 2024 Elections
On episode 89 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I spoke to local political organizer Tanya Lewis about the upcoming 2024 elections. We spoke about a range of topics ranging from the rise of fascism in America and gerrymandering in North Carolina to voter apathy and continuing to fight in the…
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