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The Ron Show

Welcome to the Ron Show - Atlanta"s only progressive audio platform airing five days a week on AmericaOne Radio, M-F 9-10am. 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 cat-dad liberal realtor & talk show host. Dime a dozen, right?

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00:49:59

Ruwa's home from "Mamdani duty"

The Ron Show ·

2025/07/08

Georgia state House Rep. Ruwa Romman has been a busy little bee of late, speaking in Philadelphia at a massive "No Kings Day" protest and going door-to-door campaigning the Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdni in that city's primary election season.I caught up with her for a full show conversation about her ascendant profile, along with the intra-party tug-of-war between establishment and progressive Democrats (and the gettable voters just outside the party waiting to embrace it.

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00:44:29

Murkowski's selfish vote is "on-brand" MAGA, but...

The Ron Show ·

2025/07/03

I had to laugh when NBC News' Ryan Nobles' relayed Senator Rand Paul's reaction to Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's caving directly to her face. Why?Well, for one, she had that "raccoon when the light comes on" look; for another, sh elicited a response so on-brand with "America First," MAGA and the kind of voter the GOP corrals on the regular ... the "I gots mine" crowd. That said, I opted to go the "well, let's look at what's good in the

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00:44:29

Dunkin' on Geoff eyeing a Democratic run; Warnock...

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2025/07/02

Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor, former Republican, Geoff Duncan, appeared on the Atlanta Journal Constitution's "Politically Georgia" podcast earlier this week to hawk his centrist overtures (again) to Democrats, only this time, he's hinted at receiving calls from 'folks across the state' (sure, dude) to run for governor - as a Democrat. "I've heard the rumor," he said. Sorry, if he has, he's the first.When asked, he said “I’m certainly not going to

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00:44:27

In a long slog, Thom Tillis just gave us a boost

The Ron Show ·

2025/07/01

Sorry I'm late to posting this week; I'd actually planned to take the four-day week into the three-day holiday weekend off, but "one big beautiful" legislative disaster has spawned this internal need to stay at it, this week.As did Thom Tillis' floor speech over the weekend, followed by his announcement he'd not seek re-election in 2026. Suddenly, Democrats have an opportunity in North Carolina to pick up a Senate seat in an otherwise bleak Senate cycle for them.As

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00:44:28

Bernie on Rogan & what happened to "vote blue no...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/29

Bernie Sanders idd what former VP Kamala Harris didn't - he went (back) on Joe Rogan's podcast last week, and it was illuminating to listen to the host - a prior Sanders supporter in 2016 - agree with the progressive Senator on a range of issues - most notably the ridiculousness of a still-$7.25 per hour minimum wage. Now, it wasn't all coziness; Rogan doesn't see an issue with unfettered sums of cash influencing elections, but Sanders had to plenty to say on that - as did I

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00:44:30

Reacting to Mamdani & is Dalton, Ga., a barometer for...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/27

From elation to concern to outright hyperbolic right wing smear, reaction to Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary is all over the spectrum. Naturally, progressives are elated and believe the result portends a progressive-led blue wave for 2026 and beyond; establishment Democrats seem a little angst-riddled, fearful an ascendent democratic socialist (eek! That word!!!) could be a point of attack from the right, and of course, the right and their President, who are

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00:44:31

'Dobbs' at 3: nevertheless, choice allies persist |...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/24

On this, the third anniversary of the Trump-packed Supreme Court's 'Dobbs' decision overturning 'Roe v Wade,' it's notable that abortion rates are actually up in states with and without abortion bans on the books, according to a recent study. Still, pro-choice activists and Georgia Democrats made their case throughout the day that women deserve the right to bodily autonomy. On with me today to discuss the state of women's reproductive rights in Georgia and the U.S. is

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00:44:29

Iran v. The United States of Amnesia: Mal Hyman on...

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2025/06/23

Retired Coker University sociology professor, author , historian and South Carolina Democratic Congressional candidate Mal Hyman joined me today for a deep-dive conversation on all the potential ramifications for the weekend's big headline: The U.S. bombed nuclear sites in Iran. Iran, today, fired missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar, by the way. Mal's been to the Middle East multiple times and brought a lot of knowledge on history between Iran and Israel as well Iran and the United States - the

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00:49:59

My convo w/a 'Third Way' Dem: can progressives &...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/23

Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy with Third Way Democrats, had given a data-laden presentation at the 2025 Ideas Summit in Atlanta last spring. His data? Strong. His takeaways? Ehh.Naturally this progressive has some different perspectives, but I reached out to Jim to come on the show and he graciously did so. Jim believes Democrats have to avoid trying to 'ace' special interest group questionnaires and answering questions no one is asking. I don't disagree, but we also

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00:44:28

Brian Recker on Cruz, Carlson & 'Hell Bent' American...

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2025/06/20

Brian Recker, a former Marine, former evangelical pastor, current theologian, speaker and writer, has developed a healthy social media following and solid presence on Substack. His focus? Deconstructing his faith to find a more inclusive spirituality - which often runs afoul of today's right-wing aligned American evangelical movement. He's just the kind of guest to discuss the 'Ted Cruz v. Tucker Carlson' dust-up over Cruz' limp grasp on scripture he believes commands him (and

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00:44:29

2026 'Blue Wave' candidate: Maura Keller + Dekalb's...

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2025/06/19

Maura Keller, a former Army lieutenant colonel with 26 years in service, is another Georgia Democrat (the third I've talked to on this show this month) who's taking another run at MAGA representation in Congress. Like Shawn Harris and Lexy Doherty, she, too, has a prodigious gap to close at the ballot box in her district (Georgia's 3rd). Wednesday, we discussed the ways to do that, the issues that matter most to her district's voters, her thoughts on sloppy military leadership at the

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00:43:29

2026 'Blue wave' candidate: Lexy Doherty + teargas &...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/18

In 2024, Lexy Doherty stepped up to walk into the MAGA buzzsaw and lost to Rep. Mike Collins by more than 26%. Undeterred, she's making another go of it in 2025, getting an early jump on fundraising and campaigning. Lexy joined me today to share her insights on how things can work in her favor in seventeen months. ------Lost in all the antics from Saturday was this: there's a trend, locally and nationally, to protests becoming chaotic. The introduction of short-tempered or overzealous police

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00:44:29

'No Kings,' some chaos & MAGA's race to...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/17

So much to unwrap from Saturday, what with the thousands of 'No Kings Day' protests across the country - dozens just in Georgia - along with the Trump-coveted military parade and the shocking double-homicide in Minnesota.In Atlanta, estimates of 8,000 - 10,000 protestors descended on Liberty Square near the state capitol where activists listened to impassioned speeches and brought their "a-game" in signage. As was the case in most of the nation, metro Atlanta and Georgia protests

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00:44:28

'No King' protests + Trump's birthday parade = a...

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2025/06/14

Thousands of protests (not protestors; protests, themselves) are planned across the United States and even in Europe, Saturday, with dozens just in the state of Georgia. The ACLU has 'protest ready' resources aplenty for demonstrators to be prepared for multiple contingencies - not the least of which include addressing interlopers who wish to escalate the situation for ill-intent. It's going to be an interesting day, no doubt. ------This is all the more potentially a powder keg because

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00:44:59

Trump, Republicans reach for familiar tropes as poll...

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2025/06/13

With thousands of National Guardsmen and Marines descending on Los Angeles because (checks notes) someone set a car on fire, the narrative from the right is predictable in the face of growing public resentment to them: send in the hammers all in riot gear with tear gas canisters, flash bombs and dressed in riot gear and foment chaos to create a spectacle for their base. It's a trope as old (older, actually) than this 51-year old podcaster. It famously backfired in Selma, Alabama when the

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00:44:28

Military convos: the former Marine on the USMC in...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/11

Quentin Pullen - aka "Coach Q" - has made a run at politics but currently hails as a fitness coach & movement therapist. I sense serving constituents isn't off the table for him, though, and he's spent a lot of time as an activist and organizer with the Georgia 50501 chapter. He joined me today to provide his perspective - as a former Marine and Californian - on all that's going on in Los Angeles - with Marines and National Guard troops there at the behest of President

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00:44:43

MAGA GOPers consistently fail at governing, to their...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/11

Marjorie Taylor Greene's revelation that she voted for something she's dead-set against is just another in a long line of self-inflicted face-plants by MAGA. The Trump-backed 'One Big Beautiful Bill' wouldn't have passed out ot the House were it not for her vote, so now she and other Republicans and Democrats against a ten-year moratorium on state A.I. regulations are scrambling to try and undo that damage. But wait - there's more.'Fearless leader' has such seething

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00:44:30

Tensions boiling, more protests looming. It was this...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/10

I remember telling myself in the lead-up and the aftermath of the 2024 November elections that it was apparent way too many American voters had forgotten about the first Donald Trump presidency, wrought with chaos, unrest, division, tensions, protests and 'tough talk' and bluster from the White House in the face of it, complete with threats of military use on domestic streets to respond.That was all before the pandemic, which only made his and his administration's performances in their

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00:44:30

Charlie Bailey: Georgia Democrats' new 'bulldog'

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/07

A month after securing the seat, new Georgia Democratic Party chair Charlie Bailey sat down with me today at Condesa Coffee in Old Fourth Ward Atlanta to discuss the state of the party he inherited from Rep. Nikema Williams. I wanted to know what was 'right' about the party he took the reigns of on day one, the biggest glaring need for the party, then, too, and covered a lot of ground on candidate recruitment, support of those candidates by the party, and his hoping to see Democrats go on

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00:44:28

Evangelicals 'means to an end' fixation re: Israel &...

The Ron Show ·

2025/06/06

If you think the American evangelical fixation over Israel's well-being is simply about "doing the right thing," my hunch is you'd be wrong. As a southern-born kid who grew up in the baptist faith, there's a lot I came away with despite that fact I'm now a 51-year old atheist. i'm not saying I didn't come away with some good values from that exposure to organized religion, but I'd like to think my family upbringing had an outsized role.What I do believe,

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