On Second Thought

All this week, we presented the producers' favorite segments from 2016. Each day was programmed by a different " On Second Thought" producer. Today is GPB CEO Teya Ryan’s favorite segments about Southern food.

This week, the "On Second Thought" team revisits some of the best conversations during the last year. Acting senior producer Don Smith spends this show looking back on conversations with Georgia authors.

All this week, we present the producers' favorites. Each day was programmed by a different " On Second Thought" producer and today , Trevor Young chooses his favorite music segments: First, bassist Stanley Clarke is a legend in jazz, a pioneer of the slap-bass sound. He’s performed on more than 40 albums and has won four Grammys. Clarke is back on tour and we spoke to him earlier this month before his concert at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Then, s inger-songwriter Julien Baker admits she

This week, members of the "On Second Thought" team are revisiting their favorite conversations and stories of the year. This morning, it was producer and reporter Sean Powers’ turn. He dedicated this show to Georgia history makers. Twenty-five years ago this year, the nation watched as a federal judge from Savannah, Georgia named Clarence Thomas went through a grueling confirmation hearing to the U.S. Supreme Court. The hearing became a media circus after a young law professor named Anita Hill

All this week, we present the producers' favorites. Each day was programmed by a different "On Second Thought" producer and today, Celeste Headlee’s favorite segments from 2016. First, comedian Trae Crowder uses humor to talk about politics and culture, and he’s found a massive following online. Crowder calls himself the “Liberal Redneck” and he takes pleasure in flouting Southern stereotypes. He performed in Georgia in November as part of the WellRED Comedy Tour, and he’s co-author of a new

The nation is weeks away from getting a new president. We spend the hour talking about presidential history in Georgia. Not the one president who was born here, Jimmy Carter, but some of the lesser-known connections between the Peach State and the White House. Hillary Clinton did not become the first female president of the United States. But she was the first female presidential nominee of a major party. Not the first presidential nominee of any party, though. That title goes to Victoria

The effort to make Atlanta a more bicycle friendly city has made some major strides this year. The city launched its own version of a bike share program, called Relay, this summer. We check in with Atlanta's Chief Bicycle officer Becky Katz and with Timberley Jones from Relay. Also with us to see the big picture is Alex Karner, professor of City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech.

By all accounts, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre shouldn’t be around anymore. The historic movie palace, which opened Christmas Day of 1929, escaped financial ruin several times, dodged a date with a wrecking ball, and survived a potentially fatal fire. A new GPB documentary tells the theater’s incredible story. It’s called “The Legend Lives On: Atlanta’s Fox Theatre.” We talked more about that history with Allen Vella, the president and CEO of the Fox Theatre. Then, some say a few of the millions of

By all accounts, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre shouldn’t be around anymore. The historic movie palace, which opened Christmas Day of 1929, escaped financial ruin several times, dodged a date with a wrecking ball, and survived a potentially fatal fire. But 87 years later, the theater’s future couldn’t be brighter. To mark its anniversary, a new GPB documentary premiering Christmas night at 7 p.m. ET, tells the theater’s incredible story. We talked more about that history with Allen Vella, the president

Don Smith is one of many Atlanta residents who has a real problem with the city's traffic. Smith is the acting senior producer for "On Second Thought," and he has a thing or two to say about Atlanta’s roadways. This is part of our occasional series, The Gripe Bag . Much can be said about Atlanta’s roads and streets and sidewalks. But the FCC takes a dim view of many words that apply, so I will mind my manners, if not my malice. First of all: why are developers and deliverers favored over mere