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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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00:44:29

South GA check-in & Donald's disgusting photo-op at...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/27

Got to check in with my buddy Keith McCants, Bryan County Democratic Party chair, to see how excited folks in South Georgia are that VP Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz will be doing a two-day barnstorming bus tour. We discussed Walz' appeal to rural voters and what "black jobs" appear to be to Donald Trump and more.Speaking of Cadet Bone Spurs, reaction was salty, swift and angry from many, upon seeing him commemorate the three-year mark of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing ... at

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00:44:30

Bus trips, muted mics and hallowed grounds as photo ops

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/27

The Harris/Walz South Georgia bus tour is on (where yet, is unknown) is on ... and the back & forth bickering between their camp and the Trump team about muted mics (it's wild who's for and against 'em) in the upcoming ABC-hosted debate is, too. Former Trump national security advisor General H.R. McMaster is out with a scathing new book, incidentally, which seems to couple nicely with Donald using the 3-year mark of the deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan as political fodder and a

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01:08:59

Kamala embraces "a precious, fleeting opportunity"...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/23

Officially accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Presidency, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a near-40 minute speech, weaving in autobiographical anecdotes and details and laying out a policy vision in a rather neatly-stitched speech.I watched, along with Georgia WIN List members and guests and Manuel's Tavern and got feedback from several women - some of them candidates as well - worthy of sharing while reviewing Harris' remarks. I also wanted to share a

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00:44:30

Night 3 at the DNC: Gus was all of us

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/23

If I'm being honest, Governor Tim Walz' speech was just "alright" ... in that I'd heard much of it before in prior stump speeches. Forgive me for being unimpressed; but his high school football teams' championship players and his wife and kids, Hope and Gus, made for spectacular accessories. In any event, I spent a good bit of time revisiting his and Oprah Winfrey's (eight years too late, in my opinion) speeches. Threw in a little of Republicans' Olivia Troye and

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00:41:54

"Paw Paws" grandson, Michelle and Doug steal the show...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/21

Between former state senator Jason Carter (his "Paw Paw," former President Jimmy Carter waiting to vote for Kamala Harris), former First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, oh and that raucous "roll call" vote featuring Lil Jon for Georgia, day three of the Democratic National Convention was a show unlike any before it. Let's review the highlights together.

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00:44:31

Saying “we are altering how the election is being...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/21

Janelle King, one of the maligned and newly-seated "MAGA 3" Georgia Elections Board members, panned the idea of insisting Georgia revert to using hand-marked paper ballots, saying "we are altering how the election is being conducted" - as if it say ditching Dominion machines is an unnecessary last-minute alterationWho says irony isn't dead? Despite concerns from the left and right about the potential for hacks, notably after the Coffee County breach perpetrated by MAGA

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00:44:30

If ATL is "cop city," where's the cops? | Coming for...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/20

Personal anecdote last night I was involved in a scuffle where a guest in our condo building got belligerent and unruly. He'd had a long day of drinking and was wandering the building and making some residents anxious and nervous. Some neighbors and I tried corralling him to guide him back to whatever unit he was staying in, and the guy got physical. My 8:45pm call to 911 likely caught it all on audio recording before Atlanta PD end the call. No one from the department arrived until 12:15am

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00:44:30

Harris-Walz strategy: let Donald be Donald

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/17

It seems America's fixation with Donald Trump has worn thin; his shtick is no longer attracting record crowds or ratings, and in the month since Kamala Harris became his general election opponent, his approval numbers have plummeted. While the "Harris honeymoon" has shown few sings of abating, one thing seems apparent: the Harris-Walz campaign is content to "let Donald be Donald." Oh sure; they're grousing about Harris not doing interviews or press conferences, but

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00:44:30

The expense (and misery) of a car-centric Atlanta and...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/16

Bankrate crowned Georgia the state with the highest "hidden" costs of car ownership, recently. Here in Atlanta, you have to add "time spent in the car" as one of those hidden costs, given the gridlock we deal with getting to and from work or running our personal errands. Then you have Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens ... who has a pivotal role in whether the city (and region) take a forward-facing approach to transit - giving us "yeah, but ..." answers when asked if he

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00:44:30

There are "Republicans for Harris," and polls show...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/14

There have been any number of "(demographic subset) for Harris" Zoom rallies in recent weeks, but last night's "Republicans for Harris" Zoom gathering - which included former Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan - rallied more than 60,000 viewers. It was less about fundraising and more about preserving democracy and tabling policy divisions for future days to come. Okay, so there's a growing number of Republicans warming to Harris/Walz, and new polling shows that Democrats

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00:43:29

What would a Trump ticket know about valor to speak...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/14

I've tried not to spend too much time (personally or otherwise) on the audacious claims of "stolen valor" aimed at Governor Tim Walz by the (get this) Donald Trump presidential campaign. The "Cadet Bone Spurs" camp has something to say about military service, and - well - it's the one thing giving JD Vance relevance (or is it?) Even Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King felt the need to chime in at Erick Erickson's "The Gathering" last weekend.So

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00:44:30

Real estate's new era & op/ed's reflect on GA...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/13

This week - and for the foreseeable future anyway - residential real estate agents & REALTORS will be altering the way they do business. CNBC's Diana Click explained why earlier this year, and a Chicago TV sit-down with a closing attorney and broker/agent sort of gives you a proper sense where (and why) the industry's changing. Did I mention I'm a residential REALTOR? Well I am, and I'm only too eager to share my audible eye-rolling over all of this. Then, the opinions abound in

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00:44:29

"What are we doing?" Atlanta Voice editor reflects on...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/13

'Atlanta Voice' editor-in-chief Donnell Suggs joined me Friday to give us a sense where black voters' minds seem to be from his vantage point after a break-neck month of change. In particular, we discuss Donald Trump's disastrous sit-down at the National Association of Black Journalists' (NABJ) conference in Chicago. We share our thoughts on Donald's just-as-breathtaking press conference, and Donnell also let us behind the scenes, of sorts, with some insights into his

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00:44:30

Feeling insecure about Georgia election system...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/08

The Georgia Election Board - now with election denialists - wants to (again) look into Fulton County's 2020 "curiosities." Ya know what? I say go for it. As my (returning) guest today - Marilyn Marks (VP and executive director of the Coalition for Good Governance) believes, I don't think there'll be a change in Georgia's outcome (and we know it wouldn't alter the Presidential outcome either), but the margin may change (obviously). Hell, it could pad Biden's

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00:44:30

Walz: "We’ll sleep when we’re dead."

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/07

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz indeed was the choice VP Kamala Harris made (as I asserted should be the case back on July 29th) to be her running mate, and his first test - accepting and giving his first stump speech - didn't disappoint. [Transcript here] Well, the New York Times editorial board mostly approved, anyway, but a raucous crowd of 12,000-plus in Philadelphia sopped it up. Near-immediate right wing attacks on his Congressional record, his time as governor, and even his 24-year National

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00:44:31

The 'warmth-competence' matrix & Kamala Harris + why...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/06

Chitra Ragavan, C-suite tech executive, strategic advisor, executive coach and award-winning journalist, authored "Why Kamala Harris needs a 'competent' white man to win" for The Hill recently, and the headline drew me in. Naturally, I asked if she'd join me shortly before Kamala Harris chose a (more than) 'competent white man' in Tim Walz to be the VP nominee for the Democratic Party, which I'll get to late in the show (though I essentially endorsed him eight days

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00:44:30

“Trump may have just lost Georgia.”

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/06

I won't filter my exuberance in watching as Donald Trump remains consistently "Trumpy," just as he was Saturday afternoon in the same - albeit less full - venue Kamala Harris held a raucous rally just days ago. Trump spent more time attacking Governor Brian Kemp - and Kemp's wife, Marty - than he did his ballot opposition, and local Republicans are anything from perplexed to flat-out livid. Hear the juiciest tidbits from that, along with me bringing new Pro Public reporting that

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00:44:30

The 'divisive concept?' A thorough learning of...

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/05

Kinda ... "curious" ... that Georgia's school superintendent Richard Woods took more than a week to reveal why he pulled state funding for AP African Americans studies. Turns out its the state's two-year old "divisive concepts" law. What's funny about that is governor Brian Kemp - who signed the law - wasn't aware that was Woods' rationale. We know that because, remember, Kemp made a big public spectacle by sending a letter asking for Woods' reasoning

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00:49:30

Trump 'crapped the bed'

The Ron Show ·

2024/08/02

When CNN's conservative stalwart says "He (Donate Trump) crapped the bed today," you know the former President managed to embarrass himself (if he had self-awareness, anyway) ... and that's definitively what happened at his sit-down with three black female panelists at the National Association of Black Journalists' (NABJ) gathering in Chicago Wednesday.Hear the blow-by-blow - with Trump immediately cranky over a delay and microphone issues (and being quoted so precisely

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00:44:30

New voter 'cancellation' portal: a dinner bell for...

The Ron Show ·

2024/07/31

The Georgia Secretary of State's "timely" rollout of a "voter cancellation portal" isn't garnering many headlines (yet) but it should send alarm bells to anyone concerned about voter disenfranchisement and hackery. Hell, it feels like a "dinner bell" to people and organizations constantly challenging voters' rights. My guest - Marilyn Marks with the Coalition for Good Governance - explains what's so concerning about this.Oh, and Kamala Harris came to

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