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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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00:44:31

The AJC's 'hidden' agenda & APD's hidden 'Signal'

The Ron Show ·

2023/12/04

Over the weekend, the Atlanta Journal Constitution's President and publisher, Andrew Morse, thought someone ELSE at his paper needed to write an opinion piece in support of the Atlanta proposed public safety training facility. He just left out his employer's deep financial ties to the Atlanta Police Foundation in doing so, and offered a fwe more audacious statements I took note of, as well. Then there's this: Atlanta police officials have been using the Signal app to have untraceable

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00:43:32

The party of self-preservation self-preserves

The Ron Show ·

2023/12/02

Georgia Republicans rammed through their handpicked legislative maps today, and revealed their idea for a new Congressional map, too, and - suffice to say - it, too, seems to continue benefit them along partisan lines but may run afoul of a federal judge's order and put all three maps up to another re-draw. I spoke with Ken Lawler, chair at Fair Districts Georgia about the statehouse maps earlier today. Needless to say, the drawing of Lucy McBath's House district to accommodate creating

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00:44:00

Gas, map & goodbye Kiss(singer)

The Ron Show ·

2023/12/01

Gas prices are dropping across the nation (you won't hear that on Fox News) but in Georgia, they'll creep back up a few pennies with the expiration of Kemp's gas tax. Let's take a brief review on "how we got here" with pump prices. Wednesday we heard Georgia Senate subcommittee testimony so on this episode, we'll eavesdrop on the House version. Not that it mattered' much like Atlanta City Council ignored the overwhelming testimony against "Cop City,"

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00:44:30

GOP redistricting 'shell game'

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/30

Today, the Georgia General Assembly began its special session to address a court-mandated redraws of Congressional, state House and Senate maps. It's not rude to eavesdrop when they live stream so much of it, so let's listen in. Meanwhile, Georgia NAACP chapter President Gerald Griggs joined the show to give his take on the GOP response maps and what needs to be done in this session. We also discuss a recent judicial attack on the Voting Rights Act and the Major League Baseball All Star Game

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00:44:30

"Goodbye darling" and Giving Tuesday

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/28

Atlanta hosted final tributes to First Lady Rosaylynn Carter - with her loving husband President Jimmy Carter in attendance - today. I've some highlights & notes. It's "Giving Tuesday," and opted to yield the remainder of my show to providing the spotlight for A Reach - an organization empowering the brain health & mental wellness for Atlanta's underserved youth, as well as Georgia Equality and Lifeline Animal Project. Catreda Phillips, Jeff Graham and Heather Friedman

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00:44:31

Defending the VRA and taking aim at MTG

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/21

Author and Rev. James "Major" Woodall ("Wired for Racism: How Evolution & Faith Challenge Racial Idolatry") and attorney Michelle McLafferty of the firm Lawrence & Bundy (representing Fair Fight Action) join me separately to discuss the ramifications of yesterday's appeals court ruling imperiling section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. I'm also joined by Democratic congressional candidate Shawn Harris, a former US Army brigadier general taking aim at Marjorie Taylor

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00:44:30

Remembering Rosalynn

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/20

First Lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of President Jimmy Carter, passed away Sunday at her Plains, Georgia home, surrounded by loved ones, including her husband. The Carter Presidential Library - which has a wonderful biography of her - has already mapped out three days of remembrance in her honor for the first three days of next week. Today, I devoted the entirety of the program to sharing tributes, conversations and even a long-forgotten interview of her by none other than Hollywood legend Better

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00:44:27

Joe, Donald, Fani, Megyn, Rosalyn & Elon

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/18

President Joe Biden (like former VP Mike Pence) handled his classified document "finds" in a vastly more transparent & congenial manner than you-know-who, which is why Joe & Mike aren't facing charges and you-know-who is. Fani Willis' office has indicated she and her team will be ready for trial next August - three months before the general election and just weeks after the GOP likely nominates THE defendant. Meanwhile, is "that guy" going to go toe-to-toe with

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00:44:30

The game returns & a scar remains

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2023/11/17

Major League Baseball announced the All-Star Game will return to Atlanta in 2025 after it pulled it from Truist Park in 2021. I'll remind anyone who'll listen that - despite what Republicans had many believing - Stacey Abrams did *not* push for that to happen in 2021. An antebellum building fire at Stone Mountain Park got me to reminiscing about childhood visits there and admitting that I had no idea the very creation of the park was just a giant "middle finger" to the Civil

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00:44:30

Marge's really bad week & where I distance from 'Cop...

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/15

We now know who leaked Fani's video collection and there's little understanding as to why, really, but we'll hear the perp out. Marjorie Taylor Greene got schooled by a fellow House member for apparently skipping out on the lessons of "Schoolhouse Rock," so we'll cue one up for her. She also lost a flimsy court case. I'm largely supportive of the "Stop Cop City" movement in general, the referendum initiative for certain but I cannot abide by what some

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00:44:31

Lots of things we weren't meant to see (or hear)

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/14

While it's unclear who leaked proffer testimony from the Fulton DA case (mounting) against Donald Trump, it's also unclear how it - in any way - helps Trump or any of his associates, and yet the DA's office seems to think Harrison Floyd's folks leaked to ABC News. Regardless, I've the audio and will share some key moments revealed, as well as Fani Willis at a WaPo conference earlier today revealing how long she thinks the case will take. What's up with all the GOP bravado

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00:44:30

Smoke, Fire & Misdirected priorities

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/14

As Cop City protestors gathered, marched and wound up being tear-gassed, an Atlanta apartment community is reeling from the stupidity of two individuals who put celebrating birthdays with fireworks over the safety & wellness of residents. Trust me, there's a connection I'm getting to here. Atlanta's fire department is routinely shutting down more than a quarter of its fire stations because it hasn't enough staff or trucks to do the work - but has seen calls double or triple in

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00:44:31

Meet Bryce Berry | Manchin in Athens

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/11

Middle school math teacher, Georgia Young Dem President & Morehouse grad Bryce Berry announced he's running for the Georgia House - in district 56. If that number sounds familiar, it's the seat currently occupied by Republican Mesha Manor. I got to know him a little bit on the show today. Outgoing West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin sat with former Senator Roy Blunt at the Isakson Symposium at the University of Georgia earlier today, and while he didn't make any headlines today, we

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00:44:30

Manchin's move, winning where we don't & GOP debate...

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/09

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced he's not running for his seat in 2024, sending shivers down the backs of Democrats hoping to hold a Senate majority. I spoke with Kendal Scudder, host of "Pod Bless Texas" & vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party to discuss why Democrats struggle in rural places like West Virginia (and Texas). Then there's the opportunity to review the latest GOP presidential primary debate. Who won? Does it matter? WHy Vivek is going after Nikki

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00:44:30

'Twas a good night

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/09

Andrew Heaton, political consultant & advisor for the Jerica Richardson congressional campaign, rejoined me today to bask in the afterglow of Tuesday election gains for Democrats and choice advocates. Don't worry, my pessimism kept him honest, to a degree. New AJC/UGA polling shows a neck-and-neck race in Georgia (no surprise) between President Biden and former President Trump, but there are revealing subtexts I dove into, too.

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00:44:30

"De-motivated & tired at this point" - Black voters'...

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/08

With polls showing some degradation of support among African Americans for the Democratic party (or at least it's presumptive nominee & incumbent President), I sought out someone I knew would give me the temperature ... so educator and author Dante King ("The 400 Year Holocaust") was my guest today. Gird your loins; it's not an easy listen. So what do President Biden & Democrats do? Also, why is the Mississippi governor's race an actual race? Perhaps its because

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00:44:30

These poll numbers suck!

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/06

No sugarcoating the latest New York Times / Sienna College presidential polling data that just dropped; so I won't try to. Instead, I'll pontificate as to what has to be done - if anything can be - or if Democrats and Biden/Harris have to figure out a way to communicate with the America we live in - on America's level. And before anyone goes thinking I'm only talking about MAGA voters or low=info voters (often one and the same), I'm talking to progressives not willing to cut the

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00:44:31

Oh, I hear those dogwhisltes

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/03

So how exactly did "Stop Cop City" folks get all those signatures? A good in-depth AJC piece dove into that, plus gave some dismaying estimates from a (not hardly impartial) firm prepping to validate the petitions. Also, noteworthy the relative relief many ⁠Cobb County residents are feeling⁠ with the hopes they'll be drawn out of Marjorie Taylor Greene's district. We think. In my attempt to implore that "local elections matter," going into what'll be a low-turnout

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00:44:30

Where's the 'fund' in that?

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/03

I spent more than half of my show agreeing with Republican politicians, y'all. Let that sink in. Fulton district 2 commissioner Bob Ellis went all-in on Sheriff Pat Labat's alleged mishandling of money in a fund meant for "inmate welfare" on things like soirees, party DJs and personal vehicle use. Now, while Labat - or for that matter anyone from his department - was present to speak to the allegations, commissioner Marvin Arrington ran interference - and also might have a point

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00:44:31

Failing our most vulnerable foster kids

The Ron Show ·

2023/11/01

Dom Kelly, co-founder & CEO of New Disabled South & New Disabled South Rising PAC joined me to discuss his being a Jewish American who's pro-Palestinian and give his reaction to recent Senate subcommittee testimony that insinuates Georgia's DFCS sought to detain foster kids with exceptional needs in youth detention facilities because they were too hard to place. We also touched on the GOP's efforts to expand cash bail. Georgia's Secretary of State's office got it's

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