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Singer Kate Pierson has been a staple of Georgia's music scene since the early 1970s. She is a founding member of the B-52s. She has also collaborated with the likes of R.E.M., the Ramones, Iggy Pop and many others. Her first solo album was released in 2015. She adds two songs to our Georgia Playlist, a couple classics from James Brown and Little Richard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F13JNjpNW6c

Atlanta’s new soccer team - Atlanta United FC – may not have a head coach yet, but it has tons of fans. The team has already set a new record for the most season tickets sold by an expansion team. We speak with Atlanta United Team President Darren Eales and Tara Goodwin-Rufus, the Director of Events at Terminus Legion, about the new team and soccer’s growing popularity in the South. Newton County, Georgia made headlines this month after county officials issued a temporary moratorium which halted

Actress Issa Rae got the attention of many audiences in 2011 with her popular web series, "The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl." Five years later, her latest project is an HBO series called "Insecure.” Rae will be in Atlanta on Friday night for a screening of the series before it debuts next month. The showing is part of the BronzeLens Film Festival. We talk with Rae about her new show and what she wishes she could tell her dad.

Actress Issa Rae got the attention of many audiences in 2011 with her popular web series, "The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl." Five years later, her latest project is an HBO series called "Insecure.” Rae is in Atlanta on Friday for a screening of the series, about a month before it premieres. The showing is part of the BronzeLens Film Festival. We talk with Rae about her new show and what she wishes she could tell her dad. Then, it’s been quite an inaugural year for the Savannah Bananas.

It's Friday, time for our Breakroom gang to come together to talk about the past week’s news, including a controversial gold-winning dive and if we should get rid of public comments. Also, whether the “tiny house” movement is an example of “poverty appropriation” and why millennials can’t seem to take a break from work. This week’s panel: Kalena Boller, co-host of the "Reel Snobs Podcast"Robbie Medwed, an Atlanta-based LGBT educator and activistSam Burnham, curator of the blog “All the Biscuits

It’s been quite an inaugural year for the Savannah Bananas. The amateur baseball team won the Coastal Plains League championship last week and broke the league’s record for stadium attendance. We spoke with two of the Banana’s biggest fans. They share a few of their favorite moments from the season. Here's a little video that encapsulates the Bananas' inaugural season: "Can't Stop The Peeling"

The documentary “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” tells the story of 18 athletes who represented the United States at the 1936 Olympic Games. Among the athletes were two Georgians. They defied Jim Crow and Nazi Germany to compete in the games, which took place in Berlin. The documentary will screen weekend at the BronzeLens Film Festival in Atlanta. We talk with filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper and former Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell about the athletes and the hardships they faced.

A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice found women are the fastest growing incarcerated population in the United States. The number of women in local jails is almost 14 times what it was in the 1970s. We examine what’s driving this trend and the unique challenges women face behind bars with Elizabeth Swavola, Senior Program Associate at the institute and one of the study’s authors, Priscilla Fennell, former Georgia inmate and activist, and Sara Totonchi, the Executive Director of the

A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice found the number of women in local jails is almost 14 times what it was in the 1970s, making it the fastest growing incarcerated population in the country. We examine what’s driving this trend and the challenges women face behind bars. Joining for the conversation: Elizabeth Swavola, Senior Program Associate at the Vera Institute of Justice and one of the study’s authorsPriscilla Fennell, former Georgia inmate and now organizer of Women On The Rise,

It's legal in a few states to make and sell edibles laced with marijuana. Not in Georgia, but that's not stopping some local weed chefs from marketing their goodies on Instagram. Journalist Bobbin Wages recently looked at Atlanta's underground marijuana culinary scene for a story in Creative Loafing. We speak with her and an Atlanta chef who uses weed as a special ingredient. Then, a trio of comedians want to challenge what people think about the South. The Sick of Stupid comedy tour is