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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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00:42:40

Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/29

On this Memorial Day, I share with you audio from ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, with remarks from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs General Mark Milley, and President Joe Biden.

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00:43:59

Congrats, grads! Ready to work or nah?

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/26

Mocking the disastrous DeSantis rollout is too easy, so I won't. What I will hone in on, however, is this dangerous "anti-woke" pushback targeting (pardon the pun) Target, Anheuser-Busch, Disney, et al; a WaPo op-ed (with some commentary additions from yours truly) gets us going today. Been a minute since we've had an MTG update, but we've a doozie today. This 'un had the gall to call for decorum in the same chamber she screeched like a howler monkey during Biden's

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00:43:58

Ron's Runnin' & where print journalism is failing us

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/25

Well, we know Ronnie D's running (even if Twitter's audio feed wasn't); it's the support that he and Trump combined get that's so troubling. For a group of self-professed patriots and lovers of country, it's just odd they go with "dividers" instead of uniters. Also odd that Elon "free speech" Musk aligns in any way with Governor Ron "Book Ban This," eh? Even Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" is a no-go in a Florida school, thanks

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00:45:00

Righties still hyperventilate over Satan?

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/23

Ron's running, and I have the details how he'll roll out his campaign will launch. Dare I say - Lauren Boebert acted like a mature adult at a recent hearing, but also sounded like an 'Obamacare' proponent in the process? Oops. Eric Erickson got conned into yelping "SATANISM AT TARGET!" and ... it's pretty hilarious. Thanks to the folks at TheStreet.com for clearing up the nonsense. Oh, and about "trans regret;" it's statistically lower than "cosmetic

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00:43:59

These cuts are gonna wound us all

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/23

Surely you see the GOP's debt ceiling endgame, right? They're giving two options and both can and likely will derail the economy, which surely tanks a Biden re-election; but they ran on FIXING the economy in '22. So who are they punishing: us for not giving them their "red wave," or Biden for simply not being one of them? Speaking of cuts, Kemp's budget cuts don't jibe with right wing pro-gun reflexive responses about mental health, now, do they? Speaking of

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00:42:59

Inside the polling, on the sleeve and in your brain

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/19

New polling reveals who likely Georgia GOP presidential primary voters would vote for right now, and - while the big guy still leads all other options - there's a lot to decipher from the data. A new addition to the Braves' jerseys has me grousing a bit like an old timer "traditionalist." Go figure. A recent Gallup poll reveals rising anxiety and depression in American adults; my guest today - author, 'brain health coach' and counselor Leigh Richardson - is the founder

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00:44:00

Where's the (Department of) Justice?

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/17

"Fulton County election integrity" as a concept dodged a bullet. Even the GOP "fox" nominated to count the eggs in the henhouse saw how awful the optics were and essentially withdrew himself after IMMENSE backlash. On that note, an op/ed at Slate.com today (rightfully) asks why the DOJ isn't investigating Trump being implicated in a vote machine theft. One of the co-authors of that op/ed - Susan Greenhaghl, joins me to discuss the implications of the Coffee County breach

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00:44:00

"The 300"

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/17

It was "the 300" (or more) mostly Atlanta citizens vs. their city council yesterday in a seven-plus hour long public comment hearing. Every person who came to speak about the proposed Atlanta police training facility spoke in opposition. Every. Single. One. I share a couple standout moments, and give this warning to Democrats: ignore this backlash locally at your party's peril, nationally. Watch as much as you can HERE and HERE. On the national level, while we await the Ron DeSantis

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00:44:00

Morris is "the Pitts;" and Un-Foxing America

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/15

Who lets foxes guard hen houses? So why is Fulton Commission chair Rob Pitts nominating a Republican to chair the county election board - giving it a 3-2 GOP majority in a solidly "blue" county? Given all that occurred since 2020 ... this just cannot happen. Matt Gertz joined the show from Media Matters for America to discuss Fox News' upfront pitch to advertisers this week & what impact the exit of Tucker Carlson and the Dominion Voting verdict has on their (chuckles)

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00:44:00

That town hall ... and who's posturing, exactly?

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/11

About that town hall ... also, about Governor Brian Kemp snuffing out any notion of a special session to address gun violence. He claims Democrats were "posturing." The guy who aired a campaign ad sitting next to a teenage boy while holding a shotgun in his lap had the audacity to claim someone else was "posturing."

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00:43:59

Not a good look, Dawg

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/10

Wasn't a good day of news coverage if you're a Georgia Bulldogs' fan; the father of Devin Willock, killed in the auto accident stemming from street racing after the national championship celebration in Athens, is coming for a big sum of money - and may file to get more from the university. Plus, the athletic department can't get on the same page with The White House about a championship visit, so there just won't be one. Are the stories related? Hear a now-viral video the FBI

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00:45:59

Battery & defamation comes with a cost

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/09

In the grand scheme of things, $5 million is chump-change for THE chump - found liable for sexual battery & defamation today. Does it affect his base of support? Pfft. Will it give GOP voters reason to pause? Ehh. Will the party elite wash their hands of him? C'mon. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in town over the weekend; the highlight being his commencement speech at Georgia Tech's undergrad graduation ceremony. I have that for you today. Enjoy.

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00:44:29

White nationalist & anti-immigrant Texas terror

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/09

Last week I noted a right wing pundit sneered at the idea that white supremacy is the nation's greatest domestic terror threat as he pointed out the ethnicity of the midtown assailant. Here's where I say "Allen and Brownsville, TX have now entered the chat." Speaking of Texas, with federal troops heading to the southern border and anti-immigrant crimes in headlines, today was a perfect day to speak with Texas immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Golfinch. She is the Owner/CEO of

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00:44:32

Anecdotes & more with Anecdotal ATL host Will Edmonds

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/05

Today was fun; I got to hang out with CNN producer, Kennesaw State professor & Anecdotal ATL creator & host Will Edmonds. DO follow @anecdotalATL on Instagram and/or TikTok and learn SO much Atlanta history that's not "textbook history" and get to know how it came to be and meet Will with me!

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00:44:01

Clarence, Herschel and their "sugar daddies"

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/04

It might be easier to tell you what Clarence Thomas' "sugar daddy" Harlan Crow ISN'T paying on behalf of the justice and Ginni, his wife. ⁠More revelations revealed⁠; and ⁠Herschel Walker either conned a guy into being HIS "sugar daddy" too ⁠or just committed wire fraud and broke campaign finance laws. Where IS he, by the way? There's a strain of smug dismissivism on the right when it comes to the struggles of the marginalized, and a social media post two days ago

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00:44:00

"Midtown on Lockdown"

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/03

For nearly three hours today, midtown Atlanta was on lockdown, as yet another mass shooting took place in the heart of Atlanta. Hear instant reactions and information from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens & police chief Darin Schierbaum. We get a recap of the situation from ⁠Donnell Suggs⁠, editor-in-chief at the ⁠Atlanta Voice,⁠ and have Rev. Senator Raphael Warnock's floor speech on the Senate floor, passionately calling for action on gun reform. Also, a savvy reporter named ⁠Kenya

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00:44:00

Whitewashing "diversity," and remembering "the...

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/02

"Southern. Gay. Teacher"⁠ author Randy Fair rejoins the show to discuss Georgia's efforts to whitewash terms like "diversity" and :inclusion" from state teacher prep jargon, plus the rise in anti-gay and anti-trans rhetoric orbiting public education. He recently wrote ⁠an eye-opening op/ed in Other Words⁠ that seems to indicate society is backsliding on treatment of LGBTQ+ teachers - and students, too. Why am I reminded of the movie "Remember the Titans?" Well

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00:43:41

'Dark Brandon' & Roy Wood Jr.

The Ron Show ·

2023/05/01

Took a cheat day so you're getting a replay of the White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring President Joe Biden and The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. Enjoy!

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00:44:01

Another convo with King; a second ATL trans murder &...

The Ron Show ·

2023/04/28

Local documentarian and journalist King Williams and I caught up on a Zoom to talk Cop City, MARTA, why Atlanta wasn't "it" for the DNC convention and if it's possible to generate Gen-Z & millennial enthusiasm for "Biden/Harris 2024." We're also on the same page with what the Hawks might ought to do with Trae Young. A second black trans Atlanta woman has been killed - just in the month of April. This is why we have to not allow anti-trans publicly displayed

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00:44:01

MARTA is "smarta," Swifts. Is Joe the "best case?"

The Ron Show ·

2023/04/27

Friday promises to be a traffic & parking nightmare in downtown Atlanta with Taylor Swift AND Janet Jackson performing at adjacent venues; so why, when the Georgia Department of Transportation is having a little fun with their song titles to warn motorists & concert-goers, did they NOT mention MARTA as an "alternative?" So now that we've had a couple days to let the "Joe's running again" news wash over us, where's the enthusiasm? Yeah, that's a problem -

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