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Part One: Ken Harmon and The Fat Man Charlottean Ken Harmon has always been a fan of hard-boiled detective novels, and when he had the idea to write a detective novel about one of Santa's elves, he knew he'd found the right combination for his first book. Mr. Harmon joins us to talk about finally writing that first book, and his view on the holidays on the next Charlotte Talks. Guest Ken Harmon - Local copywriter, occasional community theater actor and author of his first novel, The Fat Man: A Tale of North Pole Noir Amazon | The Fat Man: A Tale of North Pole Noir by Ken Harmon Harmon has a book signing Thursday Oct. 27 at 7pm at Park Road Books Part Two: UNC Charlotte Haiti Trip Earlier this summer we interviewed the head of a team of UNC-Charlotte students bound for Haiti. They traveled there as part of their model U.N. group to study the conditions in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and to work among the people of Haiti. They returned a few weeks ago and now Professor Cindy Combs and one of her students revisits Charlotte Talks to tell us about their experiences. Guests Dr. Cindy Combs - Professor Of Political Science at UNC Charlotte and Model UN Advisor Matt Smither - President, Model U.N. UNC Charlotte's Model United Nations Charlotte Talks | UNC Charlotte United Nations & Haiti