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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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00:45:00

Reality v fiction: 'Helene' efforts and which...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/09

House Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC) - who's running for the state's attorney general's office - has taken to social media to clear up much of the disinformation surrounding the damage done to western North Carolina and the coordinated federal, state and local response. Oh, and sadly, he had to rebuke Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who asserts that government controls the weather to target hurricanes at MAGA hotbeds. '60 Minutes' interviewing both presidential candidates is a near-half century tradition

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00:44:30

Hindering 'Helene' efforts: the storm surge of...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/07

Georgia Recorder columnist Jay Bookman reminded readers the many and varied ways Donald Trump injected pettiness into federal disaster response efforts while President. The headline: "Trump’s lie that Biden didn’t offer Georgia storm relief a disastrous pattern." Because it's so difficult to keep up with the sheer volume of things we ought remember about his presidency, it was a necessary reminder. Also "all accusations are confessions" with him. These lies - and this cultural phenomenon of

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00:44:33

After 'Helene,' sharpening "The Language of Climate...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/04

President Joe Biden visited South Georgia yesterday, addressing locals and the media on a farm outside Valdosta. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump will be stumping with (awkkkkkkwarrrrrd) Governor Brian Kemp - who had to set the record straight after Trump insinuated he and Biden hadn't spoke (they had, and continue to). With that in the backdrop, my guest today was Dr. Genevieve Guenther, climate activist and author of the book "The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and

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00:44:31

Kamala descends on Augusta and Jack Smith comes down...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/04

Atlanta Voice editor-in-chief Donnell Suggs checked in to recap VP Kamala Harris' visit to Augusta. We eavesdrop on her drop-ins, too.As Harris dropped in on Augusta, Jack Smith lowered the boom on Donald Trump with a 'January 6' evidentiary dump that included some jaw-dropping testimony. The thing is, the Trump/GOP judicial gum-up means WE'RE the seated jury who'll decide if he faves any consequences. Lastly, of course conservatives are concocting narratives about federal disaster response delays

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00:44:30

A 'civil' debate that "January 6" derailed; also,...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/02

Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, moderated by CBS, doesn't seem to have moved the needle much with voters. "Do no harm" seems to be the clear winner - which, on the surface should benefit J.D. Vance more. I happen to think the soundbites leave more "meat on the bone" for Harris/Walz to make use of for "leftovers," though. Joining me to discuss is local Democratic consultant Andrew Heaton. Also, if you don't know who "Mencious Moldbug " is yet, get to know his creepy influence on J.D

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00:44:31

Georgia ban banned, Jimmy's 100th & (cough cough)...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/02

Judge Robert McBurney put abortion back on the minds of Georgia voters, parking the state's six-week ban yesterday. Georgia WIN List executive director Melita Easters joined me to explain what that means (for now) for women seeking reproductive care, and the ramifications on Election Day and the 2025 legislative session too. She also spent a few minutes commemorating the 100th birthday of President Jimmy Carter with some wistful memories from his era in and after politics. The Conyers chlorine

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00:44:31

"We just weren't prepared" - Augusta reeling from...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/01

It's far worse a scene in the western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee region, no doubt, and Asheville, NC has been ravaged by the tropical storm forces of Helene last week, but I wanted to start my discussion this week with my good friend, an old radio buddy of mine, and the guy who essentially provided me the tools and know-how to even launch this show and podcast: Robb Smith - "aka 'Big Robb' of the "Chewing the Fat" podcast. Long story short: "we just weren't prepared," he said. Robb gives

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00:44:30

Lawfare's Anna Bower: no legal loophole to aid a...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/27

Unsure if Hurricane Helene was going to trounce Atlanta and render me unavailable this morning, I caught up with Lawfare's newest senior editor, Anna Bower, to discuss her latest piece: Will Georgia's New Election Rules Allow Trump to Steal The Presidency? Quite the headline, no? I won't spoil it for you and blurt out the answer but ... eh. Enjoy the conversation between me and my pedestrian non-judicious brain and Anna's brilliance.

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00:44:30

The real Democrat running against two Trump acolytes...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/26

Georgia's 11th Congressional district has a unique general election scenario awaiting its voters. First, GOP incumbent Barry Loudermilk has spent much of the last two terms shilling for Donald Trump's "big lie" and whitewashing the January 6th insurrection. He's on the ballot, as is Katy Stamper - a former Libertarian candidate whose birth name is Karen Sacandy - who ran as a Democrat in the primary season and because of fluid primary voting with conservatives crossing over to

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00:46:58

The "sit down" double standard & the persistence of...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/25

While the right howls with indignation that VP Kamala Harris is going to do her first network TV interview with MSNBC'S Stephanie Ruhle, they seem to forget her opponent, Donald Trump, never wanders far off the OANN/NewsMax/Fox News reservation himself. The few times he has, of course, he's stormed off set (ask Leslie Stahl and '60 Minutes'). I dove into that double-standard a bit, focusing on NYT conservative columnist Bret Stephens' latest piece portraying him as a "never

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00:44:30

Apalachee students answer the bell; Republicans, not...

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2024/09/25

Today saw the return of most Apalachee HS students to most of their school's campus. With "The Rock" welcoming football players and a talented student musician going viral on TikTok just for emoting over the loss of his teacher and classmates, there's no shortage of courage on display. Republicans in a position to do something on the senselessness of near-unfettered access to weapons designed to kill mass quantities of people in short bursts have shown no such courage since that

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00:44:31

The elections board ladies doth protest too much,...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/24

The now two-day Georgia Elections Board September hearing - stretching from Friday to today - has been a drama-filled doozie - and I've plenty of audio to share with you, so get your popcorn and settle in for a wild ride. Remember when this board as a boring, "mostly-ministerial acts" sort of body? Ahh, good times. Instead, now, our state's board wants to further gum up Election Day/night certification by having humans hand-count paper ballots - by the thousands and reams of pages

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01:09:00

Trump pre-blames Jewish voters while Kamala rallies...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/21

What a contrast: as Donald Trump stumped before the Israeli-America Council pre-blaming Jewish voters for not fawning over him, Kamala Harris sat down with Oprah Winfrey for what was essentially an hour-plus long infomercial, reminiscent of the 1992 Ross Perot run. Part of that Kammie/Oprah sit-down included the family or Amber Thurman, featured in recent days by ProPublica as among the first casualties of Georgia's six-week abortion ban. ProPublica shared another story, Friday. There's

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00:44:30

"Nice polls & all, but what're the yard signs telling...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/20

New polling in battleground states Georgia, Pennsylvania and nationally offer some mixed messaging - but the consensus is: 1. Kamala Harris has either made up ground or surpassed Trump and 2. this race is a dead heat But what are yard signs (or lack thereof) and local TV, radio and social influencer vibes telling us? Friend of the show King Williams tweeted earlier this week his concerns about the Democratic party's ground game in Georgia. He ain't feeling it. I sort of predicted this being

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00:44:29

Rhetorically speaking, dubious Don set - and...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/18

I do get a kick out of Senator JD Vance howling with indignation that folks on the left need to dial down the divisive rhetoric as if we're all unaware who his running mate is. As a matter of fact, before my day got away from me yesterday, I'd planned to splice together a batch of clips of one Donald John Trump and his many years of heated rancor. Fortunately, the Daily Show has a staff capable of doing that while I'm just a staff of one. There's plenty of coverage pre-January 6th

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00:44:29

"Pregnant pause: the deadly consequence of Georgia's...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/17

New ProPublica reporting details an unintended consequence of Georgia's six-week abortion ban: it's killed at least one (so far) pregnant woman - and likely more. Amber Nicole Thurman's story is one likely repeating since her passing in 2022, but we won't know until further data gets released by the state. There's a political distinction to this, too: conservative white men don't seem to care, nor do they want the fact that non-white women are vastly more likely to lose

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00:44:30

Springfield mayor on Trump/Vance: "They need to know...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/16

Sure, I could spend time today handwringing over a second Trump assassination, but I've become desensitized since they just keep happening - much the way America is desensitized to gun violence. So, since the GOP says there's nothing we can do about curbing access to weapons for nuts, why bother? Instead, there's more to know about that goings on in Springfield, Ohio, where a rust belt city's renaissance is largely due to the influx of legal immigrants. Instead, the focus is drawn to

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00:44:29

It's funny, but it's not: Trump's anti-immigrant...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/13

Okay, we've all had a few good laughs over the whole "eating dogs and cats" quip from the Tuesday night debate (what IS it with JD Vance and cats?) but in all seriousness, Donald Trump's continued reliance of "hearsay" and "TV" for information - particularly anti-immigrant rhetoric - is dangerous and reckless. Kudos to Ana Navarro for calling it out. And to Kaitlan Collins for holding a Trump surrogate to account, as well. Back at home, Georgia House Speaker

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00:44:31

"Trump had a bad night ... this was pretty much her...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/11

The headline for today's podcast came from the lips of Brit Hume on Fox News, and if that doesn't set the table for the conversation today, maybe it was the handshake she charged towards Donald to give well past midway on the stage to pronounce her name correctly for him. He never said her name; he invoked Joe Biden several times, but never once said her name. George Chidi from The Atlanta Objective and Melita Easters, executive director at the Georgia WIN List join me today for some

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00:44:31

The "Prophet" who's rarely wrong predicts...

The Ron Show ·

2024/09/11

American University Professor Alan Lichtman has made a near-flawless science of correctly predicting presidential elections since 1984 - having only been wrong once. Well, his 2024 call was announced - and ... well tune in (or get past the NYT paywall here). While more than half the Georgia GOP Congressional representation still peddles "big lie" fodder, MAGA nuts like Nick Fuentes are FURIOUS Donald (finally) conceded he lost "by a whisker" in 2020. He took to Truth Social to

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