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The Ron Show

Welcome to the Ron Show - Atlanta"s only progressive audio platform airing five days a week on Georgia Now, M-F 4-6pm (replaying 8-10am the next weekday). Host Ron Roberts covers Atlanta, metro Atlanta, Georgia and national politics from a pretty unique lens ... he"s just your run-of-the-mill Georgia-born gay progressive cat-dad realtor & talk show host. Dime a dozen, right?

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A study in (some) contrast: moderates, progressives &...

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/18

As I'd mentioned Monday, I did a lot of reading over the weekend, and was struck by two pieces that offered two Democratic congressional reps offering differing rationales for why Democrats lost control of Washington. What's funny is, they almost actually sound the same, despite one being a blue collar district moderate, the other the new chair of the Progressive caucus.

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00:44:31

Joe's legacy & Kamala's future

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/17

As humans, we're all curious as to what the future holds for us, individually and societally, and it's natural to wonder how we'll be remembered when we walk off into the sunset, too. Such is the case for outgoing President Joe Biden, who's making the rounds reminding audiences what his administration inherited and overcame, what they accomplished, and what they're leaving for an incoming administration (at least outwardly) hell-bent on undoing their work. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris,

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00:44:31

The MAGA who cried "wolf" & of course Trump lied...

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/14

A Georgia House race decided by 48 votes may actually have been fouled up by a county elections office sending 60 or so voters the wrong ballots. The problem is, the losing canddiate - a MAGA Republican - "cried wolf" in ways reminiscent of 2020 nonsense that no one took her claims seriously. It also didn't help she couldn't substantiate any of her claims. What happens next is anyone's guess, but state law seems clear: an expensive run-off for 40,000 voters over less than a hundred voters getting

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00:44:30

Hegseth's bigotry was there all along

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/12

Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Defense - Pete Hegseth - is as qualified for that role as I am to be a grocery chain CEO. I worked in grocery retail a few years while in high school and college; why not?What Pete IS qualified for, however, is the label "anti-gay bigot." Like Donald; like Pete, though. Trump's attack ad targeting trans support form VP Kalama Harris - though steeped in disinformation - worked.. So here we are - with gender-affirming care now being denied to veterans'

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For Luigi, the American jury is split | 'Meet the...

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/10

The arrest & info we're learning about Luigi Mangione - the alleged killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is bringing out a reaction from the American people that's pretty telling. You'd think we'd be unified in our abhorrence of a blatant assassination, and yet ... we're divided. I've some theories: healthcare and health insurance isn't delivering to customers what customers pay for (obvious) and a general disdain by many in this country for the "corporate capitalism" our society's

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00:44:31

'Meet the Suppressed,' part one

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/10

President-elect Donald Trump sat down last week with 'Meet The Press' host Kristen Welker, and upon further review, Welker seemed 'suppressed,' either on her own or by edict.Never mind that Trump continued spewing falsehoods; that's to be expected. That Welker rarely pushed back is of vital concern for journalistic integrity. This sit-down wasn't "Fox News-friendly" but it wasn't much tougher, either. Take a listen to the first half of that conversation with me as I sprinkle in some fact-checks,

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00:43:29

Dalton "finding out" & so are Joe & Mika

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/07

A recent Wall Street Journal piece zoomed in on nearby Dalton, Georgia - the self-professed "carpet capital." Business and civic are already dreading the effect of a looming mass deportation promised by the Donald Trump the town and county it's in overwhelmingly voted for.The economic impact on a town like Dalton, Georgia cannot be overstated; the question is, how many other "Dalton, Georgias" dot the state and U.S. map? Meanwhile, watching as MSNBC's "Morning Joe" swirls the drain is rather

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00:44:30

The aborting of Georgia's maternal mortality...

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/05

In a move surely meant to make an examples the ousted committee members, we learned just two weeks ago that Georgia's commissioner of the state Department of Public Health, Kathleen Toomey, had informed the entire committee it was being disbanded. Why? It would appear Toomey and state Republican leaders weren't thrilled that Pro Publica was able to go public with information tying Georgia's six-week abortion ban to at least two deaths sicne 2022. Surely there are more, but because the data usually

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00:44:31

"The Brainwashing of My Dad" doc deserves another...

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/04

"The Brainwashing of My Dad" is both a 2016 documentary and a subsequent book, both the inspiration of the real-life experience of author and documentarian Jen Senko, who joined me today to share her experience and insights into that very-real "vast right wing conspiracy" mechanism Hillary Clinton spoke of so many years ago.It's real; it preys on many of our nation's worth societal shortcomings, and - as I've discussed in recent weeks - is metastasizing and repopulating a new wave of misguided

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00:44:29

Pardon my indifference / how radio became a right...

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/03

There's a vigorous debate , left-of-center, about the Hunter Biden pardon, and while the likes of Jon Stewart, Leigh McGowan (aka "Politics Girl") and Rep. Jasmine Crockett all have hot (or hilarious) takes, I'm sort of indifferent but certainly not upset. Post-election, I've focused a good bit on the need for the left to have its own media "ecosystem" the way the right was grown theirs the last half century-plus. Oddly enough, NPR's "On The Media" focused on how the radio dial got to be so overtly

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00:44:34

"The pardon," my convo with Sen. Jones in GA & my...

The Ron Show ·

2024/12/02

I'm having a hard time being upset that President Joe Biden went back on his word and pardoned his son, Hunter, last night. I challenge any parent in the same circumstance to do any different, and while I'm happy to have this conversation w/anyone outside the MAGA bubble, I've no time nor interest in hearing from the partisans ushering in a Cabinet stocked with sexual offenders appointed by a convicted felon who just appointed another felon he pardoned to be our ambassador to France. My guest today

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00:44:30

REPLAY: Rural GA preacher bucks baptist stereotype &...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/28

Happy Thanksgiving! Today's show originally aired July 10, 2023. In Hartwell, a rural Georgia lake community, pastor Grant Myerholtz convenes a growing "Baptist" congregation in an unusual way (for a baptist church, anyway): he chooses inclusivity. In an era where churches big and small are seeing declines in attendance, his Mt Hebron Baptist Church has grown from a dozen to more than a hundred. Featured in ⁠a Washington Post piece⁠, Grant joined me last summer to let me learn more about him and

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00:44:29

Carr's path, limited vision & guessing what prompted...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/22

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is the first to officially announce his run for Georgia's Governor's office in 2026, and it begins the conversation about potential combatants (right and left) plus it has me wondering if what Democrats need is a candidate who'll inspire voters with a vision for a future Georgia that's better connected. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has made a LOT of noise about incoming Rep. Sarah McBride sharing bathroom and/or locker room space with her, and what's so puzzling about

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00:44:27

"Buckle your seatbelts, Georgia, we’re in for a bumpy...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/22

Incoming (and again) President Donald Trump promises tariffs and mass deportations and - the way columnist Jay Bookman sees it - it's going to be a "bumpy ride" for Georgians to endure, economically. He joined me today for a wide-ranging discussion, beginning with his latest op-ed at GeorgiaRecorder.com - covering tariffs, taxes, deportation, root causation of migration, trans attack ads and more. I also briefly skimmed over traffic guy Doug Turnbull's op-ed in the AJC foreseeing what a second

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GA Dems sniping, my pitch to the party & why ATL's...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/21

New Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugely let it be known she's not well with Senator Jon Ossoff. She unleashed on him while on WABE's "Politically Georgia" podcast earlier this week, but I must admit, I felt the need to finger-wag a bit in her direction. I mean, is this necessary? Why is she picking a fight with a U.S. Senator up for re-election in two years? What concession(s) has she come to based on one person's characterization in a two-person conversation? Not cool; not the time.While

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00:44:30

'Mourning' Joe, bitchin' over bathrooms & Saxby's...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/20

MSNBC has been hemorrhaging audience share since election night, which isn't altogether surprising except - now that liberals and progressives are re-evaluating how their messaging should travel and be delivered, this may be a permanent dip. Well, it can't help that "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski shlepped to Mar-A-Lago to "kiss the ring" last weekend, and admitted as much on Monday morning. "Why wouldn't we?" Mike responds. She then timelines this "political warfare" back a

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00:44:29

Trump brings (out) the ugly & Pete offers 'salvation'

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/19

Whole lot of 'ugly' coming out folks after Donald Trump's election win. Locally, people have been getting racist text messages. Then there's two of his Cabinet picks - both with prior sexual assault claims dogging them. The anti-woke Pentagon pick is pretty noteworthy, no? Then, no big deal, but the nation's future top attorney is sweating a House Ethics panel report. Totally fine. Birds of a feather, right? Hey, whatever became of Billy Bush, anyway? Here in Atlanta, two suburban (and blue!)

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00:44:59

"The American voter doesn't want to hear the truth" - me

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/16

I'll be honest; I had a guest lined up today and a late cancellation (no worries! We're re-booking) so today was a lot of me "winging it," but I'm not unhappy with the result. Your opinion may vary. :)Instead, the over-arching theme for this episode: "the American voter doesn't want to hear the truth." We can't handle reasons why student loan forgiveness triggers white working class voters - even more so when they're informed loan forgiveness assists students and graduates in marginalized subsets

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00:44:31

Gerrymandering, two "Pete's" & reparations by another...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/14

Gerrymandering Georgia's map "played out just like Georgia Republicans intended" - as the Atlanta Journal Constitution deftly points out. The term isn't a sexy one, but as much as American voters hate government and "Congress" in particular, when can we have a discussion on eliminating what makes them so unpopular?Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, much to the shock to this inside the Pentagon, Congress and in the retired ranks. That hasn't stopped some Trumpers from trying

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00:44:30

How white men became so radicalized & how Dems lost...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/13

Jon Stewart began ⁠Monday's The Daily Show with some clarity⁠: Democrats didn't run on 'woke' ideology; they had it affixed to them by Republicans while actually running ads that sounded quite the opposite. I'll add: running from marginalized communities (like trans people) is a show of weakness & to expect loyalty from such community afterwards Is political folly. ⁠Kentucky Governor (D) Andy Beshear said as much, himself: ⁠stick to your values. Oh and maybe stop letting your opponent(s) define

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