A new ProPublica investigative report suggests that for more than 20 years, real estate developer Harlan Crow has gifted U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with expensive gifts and luxury domestic and international vacations. Rose talks with guests about the investigation and judicial ethics. Guests included in the conversation: Tanya Washington a professor of law at Georgia State University, and Fred Smith a professor of law at Emory University, William S. Duffey Jr a former United States district judge of the Northern District of Georgia, and Lester Tate a former president of the State Bar of Georgia who formerly served on the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission.

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Hip Hop turns 50 this year. Every Friday through the end of August, for “Closer Look’s” Hip Hop at 50 series, Rose will talk with several guests about the art form and its influence on global culture. The series will explore and celebrate the past, present and future of Hip Hop. We revisit Rose’s conversations with De La Soul, MC Lyte, T.I., Goodie Mob, and Killer Mike.

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Nita Farahany is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Philosophy at Duke University and the founding director of the Duke Initiative for Science and Society. Farahany, who also served as the former commissioner on the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues during the Obama administration, joins “Closer Look to discuss her new book “The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology.”

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Paula Moody was recently named the CEO of Families First. Moody talks with Rose about her new role, the organization, and the ongoing challenges of transitioning from foster care to adoption in Georgia and across the nation.

Plus, Farley Barge, the co-founder and president of Navigate Recovery, and Ashley Parham, a lifeline lead recovery coach and program implementation specialist at Navigate Recovery, discuss the opioid crisis in Georgia and Navigate Recovery’s latest initiative to install vending machines that contain Narcan, an opioid treatment medication that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.

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Tuesday marks 55 years since Martin Luther King was assassinated. Rose talks with Vann Newkirk II, the senior editor of The Atlantic, about his new podcast, “Holy Week: The Story of a Revolution Undone." The podcast explores the uprisings that happened across the country the week after King’s death.

We will then rebroadcast reflections from our ATL 68 series as well as a recent conversation with Xernona Clayton. Several guests talk with Rose about Dr. King’s life, death, and legacy. 

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a new leader. Leroy Chapman is the first Black editor-in-chief to lead the newspaper that has been in circulation for 155 years. Chapman talks with Rose about his career path, vision for the publication, and the overall state of journalism.

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in New York in connection to his alleged role in paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore discusses the latest and the possible legal challenges Trump could face in Georgia.

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On Friday’s special edition of “Closer Look,” show host Rose Scott talks with several guests about women breaking into the craft brewing industry. Rose talks with Tracy Bardugon, the chapter lead for the Atlanta Pink Boots Society, Jen Blair, an advanced cicerone, Jossette Footmon-Smith, a co-owner of Our Culture Brewing, and Jen Price, the founder of Crafted for Action.

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Plus, the Georgia General Assembly's 2023 legislative session has concluded. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas reflect on the legislative session and discuss key bills that passed on Sine Die.

Georgia State Sen. Sheikh Rahman joins “Closer Look” to talk about the legislative session and to provide an update about mental health funding in Georgia.

Belisa Urbina, the CEO of Ser Familia, a local nonprofit that focuses on behavioral and mental health among Latinos, shares her insights about the mental health challenges that many Hispanic/Latino youth in metro Atlanta are facing. 

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“Buried Truths, Season 4: Race & Rage in Terrible Terrell” is out now. Hank Klibanoff, an Emory University professor, veteran journalist, and the host of WABE’s “Buried Truths” podcast, and Jake Busch, an Emory University graduate and local journalist who assisted with research for the podcast, talk with Rose about the new series that investigates the death of James Brazier.

The Georgia Supreme Court will decide whether the state’s restrictive abortion law violates the constitution. Georgia’s current law bans terminating a pregnancy once a doctor can detect cardiac activity at around six weeks. Georgia State University law professor Anthony Michael Kreis discusses the latest.

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District 2 Atlanta City Councilmember Amir Farokhi discusses Atlanta's history of underfunding the city’s maintenance needs and what needs to be done to streamline the process of maintaining city roads and infrastructure projects.

Plus, Chris Johnson, the interim executive director of Communications at the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, discusses mental health funding cuts and the potential closing of two of Georgia’s respite centers. 

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