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Maria Bamford has been called one of "The 50 Funniest People Now" by Rolling Stone. She's Stephen Colbert's favorite comedian. And her Netflix series "Lady Dynamite," based on her personal experiences with mental health, gets praise from viewers and critics alike. We talk with the comedian, actress and writer about comedy and life before she performs Friday night at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. The AfroPunk Festival’s Carnival of Consciousness comes to Atlanta for the first time this weekend. We

The Atlanta-based duo St. Beauty performs on Friday at AfroPunk festival in Atlanta. We asked its members Alex Belle and Isis Valentino to stop by our studios for a performance, and to add a couple more tunes to our Georgia Playlist. They chose hits by OutKast and Monica.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NywdVBwzurU

More people are prosecuted for illegally crossing the border than any other federal crime. But these inmates are not held in prisons run by the U.S. government. They're placed in a little-known system of private prisons that were set up to save money. Two of these prisons are in Georgia. Host Celeste Headlee speaks with reporter Seth Freed Wessler, who wrote about the history of these prisons and why dozens of men have died in this system. Then, thousands of refugees are detained at the Stewart

We find out what’s filming in Georgia with Jennifer Brett, who writes the Atlanta Buzz blog for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She tells us about the latest Madea movie, the next steps in Marvel’s cinematic universe, and all the other productions across the state. We say goodbye to activist Darius Weems of Athens, who passed away Sunday from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at the age of 27. Weems’ battle with Duchenne was documented in the film “Darius Goes West.” Plus, photographer Thomas Struth

We find out what’s filming in Georgia with Jennifer Brett, who writes the Atlanta Buzz blog for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She tells us about the latest Madea movie, the next steps in Marvel’s cinematic universe, and all the other productions across the state.

Thomas Struth captures larger-than-life photographs that take people places they don't normally get to see – like space stations and physics laboratories. His images often focuses on technology and man-made landscapes and he encourages viewers to see the world differently. Atlanta's High Museum of Art opens a new exhibit of his works this weekend called "Thomas Struth: Nature and Politics." It's the first time the exhibit will be shown in the U.S. We talk with Struth and the museum’s assistant

Reports of sexual assaults on college campuses are all too common, but what's less-known are cases at the high school level. In both colleges and high schools, Title IX coordinators are supposed to be on hand to review sexual assault allegations, but a recent investigation in Slate Magazine reveals that's not happening the way it should at many schools, including at least one in Georgia. We talked with freelance journalist Nora Caplan-Bricker, who worked on the story. We also checked in with

The Afropunk Festival draws thousands to Brooklyn every summer. It's a celebration of innovation in the music and fashion world. AfroPunk has expanded its presence to other international hubs around the world, and this weekend the festival makes its debut in Atlanta. Afropunk's Carnival of Consciousness begins Friday. Two of the headliners performing are Alex Belle and Isis Valentino of the Atlanta-based duo, St. Beauty. They stopped by our studios for an interview and performance.St. Beauty

Twenty-five years ago this month, 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 was called into testify. The nation watched in disbelief as Hill described in graphic detail her allegations of unwanted sexual advances by Thomas. Since being confirmed to the court in 1991, Justice Thomas has considered some of

2016 is the centennial year of the Pulitzer Prize. The honor has been awarded to dozens of people from or living in Georgia. And so we've asked past winners to spend some time with us this year in a series we call Pulitzer Peaches. Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker has been plugged in to the intersection of politics and American society for decades, heading up the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's editorial page from 1992 to 2009. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary in 2007, after being