Part 2 of the story of the greatest hero Athens has produced, Alfred Richardson. Within three years of emancipation from slavery, Alfred had become a man of means and one of the first Black elected leaders in America. He had also become public enemy number one among whites in the area, and before long he found himself in a one-man war with the Ku Klux Klan.

You can read the article here.

Thanks again to Hamlin Jackson for the theme. Find Hamlin, who performs as wolfli, here.

With big votes coming down the pike on our homelessness and housing crises, Commissioner Jesse Houle sits down with me to dig into the big report on homelessness under debate at City Hall. 

Read the report here. 

AthCast welcomes Sheriff John Williams onto the show to chop it up about music, and we talk to the folks at JOMA Construction about their biggest project yet. But before that, we take a look at the exciting developments for Athens' workers as Hot Labor Summer comes to town. 

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This episode kicks off AthCast's music interview series, where we talk to local elected officials about their favorite music. Up first is Dr. Mumbi Anderson, CCSD School Board Vice President. Before that we do a little Kemp Watch. Is it true that Athens' own Brian Kemp has a shot at the Republican nomination for president? I speak to Flagpole's Blake Aued about the growing rumors.

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AthCast takes a look at the upcoming Georgia Bulldogs season with ACC Commissioner Dexter Fisher and educator/Athens hip hop pioneer Montu Miller. We also investigate a 150-year-old Athens mystery: What exactly was buried under the Confederate monument downtown, removed three years ago this month? 

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Read Athens Politics Nerd's original article on the Confederate monument. 

Thanks to local artist Trvy for the song you hear during the Dawgs segment. 

Part 1 of the story of the greatest hero Athens has produced, Alfred Richardson. Within three years of emancipation from slavery, Alfred had become a man of means and one of the first Black elected leaders in America. He had also become public enemy number one among whites in the area, and before long he found himself in a one-man war with the Ku Klux Klan. 

You can read the article here. 

Thanks again to Hamlin Jackson for the theme. Find Hamlin and his music here. 

In this episode we take a deep historical dive into one of Athens' lost landmarks. Follow AthCast on Facebook and Instagram to find materials related to the story. 

Thanks to Dr. Cindy Hamhamovich and Benjamin Chandler for their research on Bludwine. 

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In this episode, we go shopping at those CBD/THC stores that have sprung up all over town, and we look at some local news. We also hear from folks out at the Pride parade. 

Pardon my voice in this episode! Laryngitis had me sounding crazy. I croaked out the words as best I could.  

In this episode, we look at some local news stories and stop by Wilson's Styling Shop for The Lineup. Then we complete our story on the Athens housing crisis by looking at solutions and ways forward. 

Welcome to Athcast! In our inaugural episode we take a look at how our housing crisis is affecting Athenians, and we meet one of our favorite local bands, Newport Transplant. 

Listen to Newport Transplant’s music here. Catch them at Athentic Brewing Company on May 13.  

Thanks to Hamlin Jackson for the music during the housing segment. Hamlin performs under the name Wolfli. 

CORRECTION: During the housing story, my brain insisted on referring to Jon Grundy as Jon Gruden. He is not, in fact, the NFL coach.