In this edition of the Politically Georgia podcast Patricia Murphy, Tia Mitchell, Greg Bluestein and Bill Nigut start with a look at Federal Judge Steve Jones's ruling that the state’s most recent political maps must be redrawn.

Then, a look at another election-related election case: A federal court in Gainesville is is hearing a case brought by Fair Fight alleging that the Texas-based conservative organization True the Vote intimidated Georgia voters when it filed 250,000 challenges to voter registrations ahead of the 2021 U.S. Senate runoff election.

Plus, AJC reporter Ernie Suggs joins the podcast to discuss how Atlanta became the center of hip hop culture and rap. It’s a story told in a new AJC-produced documentary “The South Got Something to Say,” which premieres on November 2.

And as always on Friday, the podcast closes with questions from the listener mailbag, which you can call into 24 hour a day at 404-526-AJCP. That's 404-526-2527. You’ll also hear the hosts’ choices for who’s up and who’s down this week.

Links to today’s stopics:

Judge strikes down voting maps

The South Got Something to Say

Voter intimidation trial begins

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