Scientists from the University of Georgia’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories recently adapted a COVID-19 saliva-based test. Dr. Susan Sanchez, a professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia, and Dr. Jesse Hostetter, the Barry G. Harmon Professor of Pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, join “Closer Look” to talk about the process of adapting the test and its effectiveness.

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Ashleigh Dennis-Silas, the clinical director of CHRIS Counseling Center-Gwinnett, and Alfred Garner, the director of Zone 3 Community Initiatives, join “Closer Look” to discuss the rise in anxiety and depression amid the pandemic and CHRIS 180's Cure Violence Atlanta program.

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Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, the Fulton County Commissioner for District 6, talks with Rose about Fulton County Board of Commissioners' decision not to fire Fulton County Election Director Richard Barron.

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Today marks one year since the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. “Closer Look” show host Rose Scott talks with several guests about who the athlete was and what’s next for the three men charged in his death. Hank Klibanoff, an Emory University professor, veteran journalist, Pulitzer-prize-winning author, joins the conversation first. The host of the WABE podcast “Buried Truths” shares details about what he learned while putting together season three of the podcast, which investigates the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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WABE reporter Emil Moffatt joins “Closer Look” from the Georgia Capitol to provide an update on the 2021 legislative session and shares details about Governor Brian Kemp’s latest press conference.

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In honor of National Caregivers Day, we revisit Rose’s conversation with Dr. Jennifer Olsen, an epidemiologist and the executive director of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, about how the institute is supporting caregivers during the pandemic.

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Fulton County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ellis joins “Closer Look” to discuss what’s next after the Fulton County Board of Registrations & Elections voted to fire Director Richard Barron.

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The new PBS documentary “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song” debuts tonight. The documentary led by Henry Louis Gates Jr. traces and explores the 400-year-old history of the Black church in America. Dr. Robert Franklin, James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership at Emory University and Rev. Kim Jackson, an Episcopal priest and Georgia State Senator talk with Rose about the importance of the documentary and the significance of the Black church in American history and politics. 

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Abby Lutzenkirchen, a program associate at The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, shares how the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation is helping other nonprofit organizations provide affordable, healthy food for Georgia families.

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Clayton County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Morcease Beasley talks with Rose about why students in his district will continue with remote learning until further notice. He also shares what has to happen before in-person class instruction can resume.

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