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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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01:07:58

New Prosecutor, Big Questions: Pete Skandalakis Takes...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/16

This episode of The Ron Show centers on one of the most consequential developments in Georgia politics: the appointment of Pete Skandalakis as the new prosecutor overseeing the Fulton County election interference case involving Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants. Ron and Georgia NOW News Director Alexis Young walk through what his appointment means, why so many prosecutors reportedly turned down the role, and how the eight-terabyte evidence load sets the stage for a complicated legal path

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01:28:59

The Docs That Could Finally End Trump: A Deep Dive...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/14

The release of long-suppressed Epstein investigation files threatens to reshape national politics while Georgia prepares for critical 2026 races, but locally, two key Democratics Barry Wolfert, running for Georgia’s 11th Congressional District to challenge Rep. Barry Loudermilk, and Scott Sanders, the lone Democrat in the House District 23 special election, hop on calls to introduce themselves. But the biggest story of the day centers on the newly released Epstein estate emails and the House vote

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00:44:30

From Cop City to Medicaid Expansion: Where Georgia’s...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/13

Ron Roberts breaks down the AJC/Politically Georgia forum and a new survey of 1,000 likely Democratic primary voters: Keisha Lance Bottoms holds 40%, Michael Thurman 11%, Jeff Duncan 5%, Jason Estevez 3%, Derek Jackson and Rua Roman 1%, with a massive 40% still undecided.Duncan courts skeptics with a $1.4B “Jumpstart Fund,” vows to expand Medicaid, overhaul QBE, and sign a Day One order against Georgia’s six-week abortion ban—then stumbles in the lightning round by naming Nathan Deal as his favorite

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01:28:58

Georgia Democrats Flip PSC: How Kitchen-Table...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/13

A rare Georgia storyline: Democrats flipped both Public Service Commission seats—and they did it on kitchen-table economics, not party labels.Host Ron Roberts and strategist Andrew Heaton (manager for Dr. Alicia Johnson) detail how frustration over Georgia Power rate hikes built an unlikely coalition of Democrats, independents, and crossover Republicans, flipping even longtime red counties.With quick hits from news director Alexis Young on what PSC terms mean for your bill, and analysis from Melita

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00:44:30

Ossoff & Warnock Hold the Line — Did Senate Democrats...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/13

In one of the most politically charged episodes yet, The Ron Show dives into the aftermath of a historic government shutdown, a pivotal Supreme Court decision, and a growing divide inside the Democratic Party. Host Ron Roberts brings together national and local voices to unpack the political earthquakes shaking Georgia and the nation.CBS News correspondent Olivia Rinaldi joins live from Washington, D.C., breaking down the shocking last-minute decision by eight Senate Democrats to join Republicans in

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00:44:27

Inside the Veterans Vote: What Polls Say vs. What...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/13

On this special Veterans Day episode of The Ron Show, host Ron Roberts delivers a raw, urgent, and fact-driven commentary on a troubling political contradiction: Why are so many U.S. veterans continuing to support Donald Trump and the GOP—despite policies that appear to directly harm them?Drawing from deeply personal experience as the nephew and grandson of Army officers, and growing up in a military town near Fort Gordon, Roberts speaks from a place of reverence and respect for those who serve. But

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01:29:00

What Aaron Navarro Learned From 20,000 Epstein...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/12

CBS News Washington correspondent Aaron Navarro joins The Ron Show to unpack the newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails that may undercut Donald Trump’s long-time claims that he barely knew what Epstein was doing. Navarro explains what CBS found in a 20,000-document trove, why Democrats say the emails show Trump knew “more than he let on,” and how the Trump White House and Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt are dodging the substance while blaming Democrats and the media. Ron adds crucial context on why

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01:28:55

FAA Cuts, ATL Gridlock, and Why America Needs...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/12

Atlanta’s Friday gridlock collides with FAA-ordered flight reductions as The Ron Show asks a bigger question: why does the U.S. still rely on one fragile travel mode?Ron makes the case for high-speed rail to cut short-haul flights, ease congestion, and protect families and business when aviation stalls. Locally, we examine BeltLine rail, MARTA expansion, and the leadership test for Mayor Andre Dickens. Then Jay Bookman (Georgia Recorder) breaks down Georgia’s landslide PSC flips and whether a run of

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01:29:30

Marge gets 'Real Time' & Donald gets '60 Minutes' (or...

The Ron Show ·

2025/11/04

Marjorie Taylor Greene has gone from "butt of Bill Maher jokes" to "guest on Bill Maher's show," in a span of five-ish years, but the pace with which it occurred just within the year 2025 is what's so breathtaking. It's almost as if the MAGA stalwart is coming to grips with "buyer's remorse" right before our eyes and ears. Make no mistake: she still adores Donald Trump; but she disagrees with him AND their Republican Party an awful lot. Where's this

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00:44:31

Playing 'chicken' in a 'no-win' game + Ga Dems go...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/30

Senator John Fetterman likens the Democratic posture to "playing chicken" with the food security of 42 million Americans. I happen to think the analogy is wrong. What's actually occurring is the GOP holding those 42 million Americans in a headlock with a knife to their throat insisting Democrats put their one weapon down "or else."Undeterred, Georgia Democrats are taking the fight to Republican House members in a new ad, and at their public service commission seat-holders in

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01:28:58

POTUS wants AOC to take his dementia exam & new GA...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/29

First, a good chuckle from The Lincoln Project: The Epstein Memorial Ballroom. Brilliant!------President Donald Trump challenging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to take the same cognitive test given to patients under physicians' scrutiny for dementia or Alzheimer's Disease isn't the "own" he thinks it is, but it begs the question: why's a guy who's had two MRIs in six months and showing clear signs of decline still in office when it was his party that had massive(ly

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00:44:30

Targeting "Democrat programs" net bipartisan pain

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/28

Donald Trump seems to think he's playing a verbal game of "poker," claiming he's only targeting "Democrat programs" ... and Democrats are calling his bluff. They know (but does he?) that benefits cuts to programs like SNAP bring bipartisan pains. But it isn't just SNAP benefits: special education and the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund with its grants boosting private-public partnerships supporting low-income communities are

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01:27:59

Easters on the East Wing, Geoff, Stacey & more | why...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/24

It was three years ago this month that I launched this show and my first guest then was Melita Easters, executive director at the Georgia WIN List. She rejoined me today to discuss the legacy of Rosalynn Carter setting up office in the now-bulldozed East Wing of the White House. We bemoaned that destruction, together, before wandering into topics of the day like "what will Stacey do" and "do Democratic women trust Geoff Duncan" and "why is Keisha Lance Bottoms leading polls

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01:29:01

'Billy Joe' was off his meds but loaded | fired Emory...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/22

A Cartersville man "off his meds" drove all the way to Hartsfield-Jackson International AIrport in Atlanta after going on social media to tell his followers he was going there to 'shoot it up.' It was only a call from a family member to law enforcement that prevented this from happening - not stricter gun laws. Fortunately, that tip and swift action from airport and Atlanta law enforcement that apprehended Billy Joe Cagle, but the question remains: how'd a mentally unwell man

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01:28:58

Georgia's voices speak to 'No Kings' | 'Section 2'...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/21

I wanted to give a lot of my platform today to voices from the Atlanta "No Kings Day" event, from local grassroots activists like Dom Kelly of the New Disabled South to Rev. Senator Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams. There was also appearances from former state senator Jason Esteves and Atlanta City Council Presidential candidate Rohit Mahlotra.------There's also this: the Atlanta Journal Constitution profiled Ashley Merchant, the attorney central in the exposing of the Fani Willis /

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00:44:29

Conservation voters guided in PSC race / VRA Section...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/18

Georgia Conservation Voters, and their action fund, have a slate of 2025 endorsements: but they're going hard at incumbent Republican Public Service Commission candidates for raising utility rates multiple times in their terms. Paul Glaze, Media & Public Affairs Strategist with GCV, joined me to discuss what's at stake and on the ballot with the two PSC races this election cycle for voters with concerns about affordability and sustainability.------The conservative majority of the US

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00:44:30

'No Kings' permitted | RIP to NGP | Trump's FIFA furor

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/17

Briana Boyd with 50501 Georgia joined me just as word was breaking that the city of Atlanta had granted the organization's permit to march this Saturday for the second nationwide network of 'No Kings Day' rallies. Hear - from her perspective - what was causing such a fuss and trepidation on the city's part.------The New Georgia Project and its associated PAC are no more, as word broke this morning. Fret not, however; there are other voter registration organizations in the state ready

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00:44:30

Why would a GA Dem leader endorse Dem v Dem races?...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/16

Question: why is Rep. Nikema Williams (D) unveiling a slate of endorsements for municipal races in her district when most of the races are Democrat v Democrat? Is this a slate of debts owed for her ascendancy into the Congressional seat when the late Rep. John Lewis passed? Otherwise, what's the sense in this? It's a bad look - particularly for the former Georgia Democratic Party chair.------Speaking of endorsements, former state Senator Jason Esteves netted the endorsement of Jason Carter,

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00:44:29

How many hostages, Gazans died so Bibi could meddle...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/15

It was as I surmised in prior days: Benjamin Netenyahu's vested interest in Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency in 2024 played a large role in why the deal everyone (myself included) is hailing this week wasn't reached more than a year ago. That, according to a key negotiator involved in that 2024 deal.It's not like there aren't breadcrumbs from the election cycle, either. From CBS News: "If we win, it will be very simple. It's all going to work out and very

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00:44:27

A day we can all take some joy in; how'd current...

The Ron Show ·

2025/10/14

The start of the work week began with the release of the remaining (living) Israeli hostages by Hamas. It's a moment in human history we should all be able to find common joy. The question is this: how did Trump secure a deal that eluded Joe Biden? I believe (rightly so, reporting would reveal) Benjamin Netenyahu had a rooting interest in the 2024 Presidential election here. ------Before anyone begins thinking I'm softening on the Trump administration over one good news cycle, however, it

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