The father and son convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery are entering a plea on federal hate crime charges. Criminal Defense Attorney and WABE Legal Analyst Page Pate discusses the latest.

Plus, Joseph Tyndall, the executive vice president for Health Affairs and the dean of Morehouse School of Medicine, and Kelly Ball, the associate dean for Graduate Studies at Agnes Scott College, discuss a new linkage program between both schools that was created to attract more people into the medical field.

Che Watkins, the executive director of Braven Atlanta, discusses a new partnership between Spelman College and Braven that will afford Spelman students a two-part career-accelerating experience. 

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Brett Theodos, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, discusses the findings of a new study on the East Lake Initiative, one of the nation’s first efforts to convert public housing into a mixed-income community.

Plus, the third week of the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session has concluded. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest news from the session.

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Jodie Guest, a professor and vice-chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, discusses some of the most burning questions about face masks.

Plus, Tara Roberts, a National Geographic Explorer and storyteller, discusses her new six-part podcast series, “Into the Depths,” which follows a team of Black divers on a quest to explore the complex history of the global slave trade.

Lastly, Indie music artist Chelsea Shag returns to “Closer Look” to discuss navigating and reinventing her career amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Melanie McNeil, Georgia’s long-term care ombudsman, discusses the ongoing challenges that long-term care facilities are facing due to the spread of the omicron variant and what’s being done to combat the spread of the virus.

Plus, State Senator Lester Jackson discusses SB3, a proposed bill that aims to raise the minimum dropout age from 16 to 17 in the state of Georgia.

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Jason Lary recently resigned from his position as the mayor of Stonecrest and plead guilty to fraud charges. Janice Allen Jackson, the acting city manager for Stonecrest and chief operating officer of city government, discusses what’s next for Stonecrest.

Plus, the Georgia Department of Transportation may soon install roundabouts at two locations on Ponce de Leon. Dr. Michael O. Rodgers, the director of the Georgia Tech Air Quality Laboratory, discusses the ways roundabouts improve road safety.

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Eugene Jones, the president and CEO of Atlanta Housing, discusses several topics including, the agency's role in providing affordable housing for low-income residents amid the pandemic and its top priorities for 2022.

Plus, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the deputy executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, discusses a new report that reveals anti-Muslim organizations are being funded by private foundations to spread misinformation about Muslims and Islam.  

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Several cityhood movements are happening across metro Atlanta. Peter Bluestone, a senior research associate at the Center for State and Local Finance at Georgia State University, discusses how cityhood feasibility studies are conducted.

Plus, the second week of the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session wrapped up on Friday. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest.

Lastly, Cobb County is experiencing an increase in COVID cases. David Chastain, the chair of the Cobb County Board of Education, discusses what the school board is doing to keep educators, students and staff safe.

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Criminal Defense Attorney and WABE Legal Analyst Page Pate discusses Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ latest move to have a special grand jury help investigate former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn election results in 2020.

Plus, former state senator Vincent Fort discusses why he’s running to unseat Democratic Congressman David Scott, who represents Georgia’s 13 Congressional District.

Lastly, Angelique Kidjo, a four-time Grammy-winner singer, activist, and ambassador for UNICEF Goodwill, discusses several topics including, music, activism and her upcoming performance at the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State. 

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Georgia State Senator Greg Dolezal, the chair of the New Georgia Freedom Caucus, discusses the mission

of the New Georgia Freedom Caucus.

Kat Doyle, with the office of Life, Dignity, and Justice at Archdiocese of Atlanta, discusses how the Archdiocese of Atlanta plans to address climate change.

Plus, ESPN host Jay Williams discusses the launch of his new NPR podcast “The Limits with Jay Williams.”

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Dr. Zanthia Wiley, an Emory University infectious disease expert, who led planning for the new COVID therapeutics, discusses the science behind new antiviral drugs used to treat COVID-19.

Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discusses several topics including, the Buckhead City Movement and his top priorities this legislative session.

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