Over the weekend, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office hosted an Easter function for kids but naturally the media was there to ask probing questions, and while the threat of a gag order was brought up by Superior Court judge Scott McAfee last week, she spoke about the Trump election interference case anyhow. Argh. Meanwhile, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens gave his 'state of the city' address and made some news today, announcing new MARTA stops along established routes

In late February, I reached out to ⁠Chitra Ragavan⁠, a CEO and c-suite coach, journalist journalist ⁠and podcaster whose ⁠op/ed in the AJC last week⁠ discussing Fani Willis and the perils of being an ambitious "dominant" woman in the workplace caught my eye. Hear us discuss Fani's dilemma, her mis-steps and how treacherous being a career-driven and successful woman in the workplace is. Follow Chitra on Twitter/X at @chitra_ragavan and read her latest blog expounding on her thoughts

Today's show originally aired July 10, 2023. In Hartwell, a rural Georgia lake community, pastor Grant Myerholtz convenes a growing "Baptist" congregation in an unusual way (for a baptist church, anyway): he chooses inclusivity. In an era where churches big and small are seeing declines in attendance, his Mt Hebron Baptist Church has grown from a dozen to more than a hundred. Featured in ⁠a Washington Post piece⁠, Grant joined me last summer to let me learn more about him and his

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The 2024 Georgia legislative session came to an end Thursday night / Friday morning and while the GOP pushed through a number of awful bills awaiting Governor Brian Kemp's signature, not all of their "read meat" wish list made the cut. Notably, none of their anti-LGBTQIA+ garbage made it. So there's that. New voter challenge rules passed, despite a spirited and fact-laden diatribe by Rep. Saira Draper on the House floor. The "Laken Riley Act," HB 1105, did pass, much of

While Laken Riley's mom and stepfather cozied up to Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, a somber biological father - Jason Riley - emerged via an interview with NBC News that show us a heartbroken man disgusted that his daughter's murder has been politicized. Meanwhile, the local newspaper sought feedback from Georgia sheriffs and they're not thrilled with the predicament state GOP lawmakers are putting them in with ill-conceived immigration laws they say overburden already

Georgia Republicans have been hell-bent on diverting taxpayer funds to give money to private school students' parents, and they're as close as ever before to getting their way. It's impossible to see how this is anything more than a subsidy for households who can already afford the tuition or how it benefits students from poor households or those with exceptional needs. We've seen how this goes elsewhere (and provide proof). I'm also joined by Dom Kelly, co-founder & CEO of

Superior court judge Scott McAfee did what teachers used to do to students who didn't show their work; he returned six indictments against Donald Trump & some of his co-conspirators because the Fulton County district attorney's office didn't specify what Georgia or US Constitutional statutes the defendants allegedly violated. Unforced error or a willful attempt to be vague to make defense's work more difficult?Oh, good news: Atlanta's now the sixth-largest US metropolitan

Business acumen means opening a place because you know that you not only have customers pining for your service, but that they also have an ability to pay for it. Georgia Republicans' push to loosen the state's 'certificate of need' regulations to allow for more hospitals to be built (like in Butts County on property the Lt. Governor's father owns - for example) makes no sense when the state's lost rural, suburban and urban hospitals in the decade it hasn't accepted

Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans may be about the most stubborn(ly wrong) politicians known to man. They run one of only ten states still not to expand Medicaid, and insist their idea (Georgia Pathways) is superior in drawing down the number of uninsured in the state. The only problem is, they're (again) wrong about it, and their insistence on sticking to their plan is deadly for those uninsured North Carolina's data vs. Georgia's is embarrassing. Also 'work

A perfectly well-meaning bill introduced by freshman Rep. Omari Crawford passed out of the Georgia House and went into yesterday's Senate education subcommittee hearing, where five ultra-right wing measures - some explicitly anti-LGBTQIA+ - were attached to it. Hear Crawford present his bill, ask that only it be considered (it wouldn't be) and then hear Sen. Clint Dixon pile on the "red meat" that couldn't get out of Senate Rules committee already. All these GOP measures are

We learned we're allowed to steal entire episodes from another podcast. So here's part 2 of our time with Barrett Gruber & The All About Nothing Podcast.Opening Banter (00:00)Introduction (01:11)SC lawmaker is latest to claim student asks for litter box and they identify as a cat (The State)Garrett lacks proof of litter box story, cites grandmother (Index Journal)The All About Nothing Podcast with Jumelle & Bill (06:25)Rep. Nancy Mace: "Not Your Typical Republican" (The Daily Show)GOP Rep

There are SO many moments easy to recount all the ways Donald Trump has used violent rhetoric that it's mystifying to me why mainstream media and the Biden/Harris re-election team have sought to frame Trump's rambling auto industry diatribe as a continued incitement of political violence. It's not, and we need to instead focus on substantive stories that should be garnering far more of our attention. Like the tariffs he spoke in that now-infamous quip, or his own Vice President balking

Nikki Haley's out, so what's next for her & where do her voters go? Who even are they? A primaried-out Georgia Democrat opines as to why Biden (and the party) has almost no chance in Georgia in 2024. Elon's "Community Notes" don't seem to apply to his own Tweets. Lastly, the cabal of defense attorneys targeting Fani Willis and Nathan Wade have two more ("just two more, judge!") witnesses they want Scott McAfee to hear from. Will he?

We review primary voter data to see which of the two presidential candidates is most vulnerable for losing Georgia because of a disgruntled electorate within their party. Governor Brian Kemp - no fan of Donald Trump - who could be the flashlight guiding Republicans through the Trump darkness - instead confessed to voting and throwing his support behind the nominee. Trump. Sad. Atlanta's getting a "stitch," but will liberal NIMBY's derail light rail?

Thursday concluded 'crossover day' in the Georgia General Assembly, so I spent a little time reviewing what did and didn't float from one chamber to the other, & eavesdrop on some 'night of' interviews from GPB's "Lawmakers" for some insights from lawmakers beneath the gold dome.While listening in, it sounds like there's a realization from Georgia Senate Republicans that their new-fangled subpoena-powered committee will only be empowered to suggest new

Leading up to today's presidential primary in Georgia, I offer up Dr. Jill and President Joe Biden's visit to Pullman Yards last weekend (just wonderful for Atlanta United home match day traffic, I tell ya ...). Anyhow, for the most part, that's today's show. Also I've been super-swamped with work away from the show so forgive me the slack-off. :)

Sen. Raphael Warnock had time (before church, I suppose?) for the Sunday talk circuit and at one check-in - on Meet the Press - he was pressed by Kristen Welker about Georgia's support for incumbent President Joe Biden, former Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan's prospects as a potential third party candidate, plus Fani Willis' fate (he passed on commenting). Hear his optimistic spin on what appears to be an uphill slog (for now, anyway). Later in the show I'm revisiting his impassioned floor

Admit it; you watched the State of the Union address last night to see if President Joe Biden could still fog a mirror, and if so, for what percentage of the speech. Or maybe you tuned in just to see what Marjorie Taylor Greene would wear and do. Well, Biden was as sharp and energetic as we've been told he was behind closed doors, and Marge was ... Marge. Hear me go over the highs and lows of last night's State of the Union. Incidentally, early polling suggests Biden won over a lot of

Atlanta loses a council member, and with Keisha Sean Waites' departure, "Stop Cop City" loses an ally; but does a looming special election to replace her give them the ballot referendum they were looking for? We caught up with Mableton, Georgia's first-ever mayor, Michael Owens, to discuss the aftermath of last weekend's "near Six Flags" shooting, how the city aims to help address safety concerns, and foster development around the theme park and in creating it's