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The Georgia Cyber Academy is the state’s largest public school and one of the biggest virtual programs in the country. The academy received more than $80 million in public funding last year. But despite the investment, state officials gave the school a "D" grade after the school under performed in standardized testing. Guest host Adam Ragusea speaks with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ty Tagami about the reasons behind the rating and what this means for the school's future funding.

Georgia Congressman John Lewis wears many hats - civil rights leader, politician, and graphic novelist. His story and the story of the civil rights movement is told through a three part graphic memoir called, “March.” The final installment of the series is out this week. We talk with Congressman Lewis, his co-author Andrew Aydin, and the book’s illustrator Nate Powell about telling history through comics.

“Fusion” is a popular word these days to describe food. It’s used to refer to cuisine that combines elements from different cultures, but Asha Gomez is not a fan. She’s chef and owner of the restaurant Spice to Table in Atlanta. She says the word “fusion” doesn’t tell the full story of what’s on a plate and it’s time to get rid of it.

Macon-Bibb County officials meet later this month to discuss why the rate of pedestrian fatalities is so high in the city. It’s either the most deadly or close to the most deadly county in the state for walkers, depending on how you count it. Chris Tsavatewa of the Macon-Bibb Board of Health tells us why he's made pedestrian safety a top issue. We also hear from Angie Schmitt of Streetsblog USA, who says pedestrian fatalities are on the rise nationwide. In 2015, On Second Thought guest host Adam

2016 is the centennial year of the Pulitzer Prize. So we’ll spend some time with past winners who are connected to Georgia in a new series called, “Pulitzer Peaches.” We speak with investigative journalist Bill Dedman in the latest installment. Bill wrote a series of articles for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that exposed how banks and other mortgage lenders in Atlanta discriminated against middle-income black neighborhoods. This investigation earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative

Georgia is a red-majority state, but that may change. There are hundreds of thousands of people of color in Georgia who are not registered to vote. If they showed up on Election Day, they could change the result. We talk with political science professors Andra Gillespie of Emory University and Daniel Franklin of Georgia State University.

Democrats and Republicans gathered at their respective conventions over the past two weeks to nominate their choices for president. Georgia politicians had a front row seat at both conventions. We recap convention highlights with Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie and the role Georgia played. Then, despite Bill Clinton's carrying Georgia in 1992, Zell Miller and Roy Barnes holding the the Governor's Mansion for the entire decade and senators Sam Nunn, Max Cleland, and

Democrats and Republicans gathered at their respective conventions over the last two weeks to nominate their picks for president. Georgia politicians had a front row seat at both conventions. We recap convention highlights with Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie and the role Georgia played in both conventions.

We add two more songs to our essential Georgia Playlist. All tunes have to be written or performed by a Georgian. And musicians can't pick one of their own songs to go on the playlist. Atlanta jazz singer Gwen Hughes chooses hits from Johnny Mercer and Otis Redding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ6OrrkeVFo

The Breakroom gang joins host Celeste Headlee to weigh in on the week's news, including the end of VCRs, upskirting, and gator hunting in Georgia. Joining us for The Breakroom: Kathy Lohr, Former NPR CorrespondentEric Segall, Constitutional Law professor at Georgia State UniversityHB Cho, Reporter for the Korean DailyKalena Boller, Co-host of the Reel Snobs Podcasts