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Developments are underway to renovate a 19th century cotton mill into a craft brewery and loft apartments in Greensboro, Georgia. But 11 years ago, developer Nathan McGarity made a surprising discovery in the mill’s rafters. He discovered a trove of old letters and pictures that revealed a little known piece of US history. We speak with Nathan and Steven Brown, archivist emeritus at the University of Georgia's Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, about what they found

Police shootings of unarmed African American men have sparked protests across the country, including in Atlanta. The protests in the city have been peaceful for the most part. But recent violence against police in Baton Rouge and Dallas have raised questions about the capacity of law enforcement officers to serve as both public servants and defenders of the peace. We talk with The Atlanta-Journal Constitution columnist Bill Torpy about why he thinks the way officers handle protests in Atlanta

Atlanta singer Mike Geier is the creative force behind Puddles the Clown. He describes Puddles as a sad clown with the golden voice. Puddles doesn’t speak, but his baritone voice can fill a room when he sings. He covers everything from Lorde's "Royals" to Abba’s “Dancing Queen.” Ahead of Geier’s performance this weekend in Atlanta as Puddles, we talk with him about putting on the clown makeup and what inspires him. We continue the comedic theme by speaking with comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us.

Neurological disorders, as a rule, are not funny. That doesn’t mean that the people who suffer from them are not. Take for example the members of the comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us. They all actually do have Asperger’s syndrome, but they don't let their condition define their comedy. The four-member group performs Friday at 8pm at Dad's Garage Theatre Company in Atlanta. We talked with Jack Hanke and Ethan Finlan, two of the group's members. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMIxKpJm7kA

Atlanta singer Mike Geier is the creative force behind Puddles the Clown. He describes Puddles as a sad clown with a golden voice. Puddles doesn’t speak, but his baritone voice can fill a room when he sings. He covers everything from Lorde's "Royals" to Abba’s “Dancing Queen.” We caught up with Mike Geier ahead of Puddle's performance on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta.

The Breakroom gang joins guest host Adam Ragusea to weigh in on the week's news. The panel includes Atlanta-based LGBT educator and activist Robbie Medwed, Savannah Magazine editor Amy Condon, Georgia State University professor Hector Fernandez, and Macon Telegraph editorial page editor Charles Richardson.

Chamique Holdsclaw was once poised to be the breakout star of the WNBA in the early 2000s. But her career was cut short when her battle with mental illness threatened her life. The documentary “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw” follows her emotional journey from basketball star to mental health advocate. We speak with Holdsclaw about the challenges she faced on and off the court. You can catch Mind/Game at the Macon Film Festival this weekend. You can find the full film

On today’s show, we’ll preview some of the documentaries at this year’s Macon Film Festival. We talk about a new documentary called "Mind/Game." It follows former WNBA player Chamique Holdsclaw and her struggles with mental illness. We speak with Holdsclaw about the challenges she faced on and off the court. Plus, we hear the story of how more than a dozen African-American girls were held in a south Georgia stockade for two months. The girls, aged 13-15, were imprisoned after a civil rights

Photographer Harry Benson got his big break when he was assigned to travel with an aspiring band on their first American tour in 1964. That band was The Beatles. He produced one of the most iconic photos of the Fab Four, which shows the group enjoying a pillow fight in their Paris hotel room. Since that moment 50 years ago, Benson has gone on to photograph some of the world’s most famous people. His portfolio includes images of Winston Churchill, Michael Jackson, Bobby Fischer, and Elizabeth

The 11th annual Macon Film Festival kicks off this week, and one of the event’s featured films tells the story of an Atlanta institution called the Clermont Hotel. It closed a few years ago, but the nearly century-old building retains its status as a place where interesting and sometimes unseemly things happened. There are even a few ghost stories. The short documentary "Hotel Clermont" records the last six months of this iconic instustion's life before it closed. We talk with the film's