On Second Thought

A new bill to keep the federal government funded through September does not include cuts to Planned Parenthood . That's after President Trump signed legislation last month to cut funding to the organization, and other groups that perform abortions. Federal funds do not cover abortion costs. Physician Willie Parker is on a mission to keep abortion clinics open in the South. He’s the author of the new book, " Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice ." We spoke to him ahead of his lecture at 7 p.m

President Trump has signed more than 20 executive orders since his January inauguration. Still, many news organizations don’t always seem clear on what an executive order really is, or how it’s different from other documents a president signs. We break down what an executive order means. We then chatted with University of Houston lecture Michelle Belco , who studies the history of executive orders.

The National Rifle Association held its annual meeting in Atlanta over the weekend. President Donald Trump headlined the event with a speech. Senior producer Emily Cureton was in the crowd, and she brings us this audio postcard.

All five employees at the historic Lucas Theatre in Savannah were recently fired by the theater's board. There are now questions about the future of the Lucas. The Savannah College of Art and Design acquired the theater in 2002. We talked with Connect Savannah editor-in-chief Jim Morekis , who has been following the story.

Christian McBride is a master of jazz bass. The four-time Grammy Award winner has performed with Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, and many others. We talk with him ahead of a performance at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on Saturday, April 29.

The Breakroom gang is back. We’ll take aim at the controversy over Confederate monuments in New Orleans and discuss whether parents should be bringing their kids to work. Plus, we talk about a ban on saggy pants and decide whether or not the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is still relevant.

Christian McBride is a master of jazz bass. The four-time Grammy Award winner has performed with Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, and many others. We talk with him ahead of a performance at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on Saturday, April 29. The Breakroom gang is back. We’ll take aim at the controversy over Confederate monuments in New Orleans and discuss whether parents should be bringing their kids to work. Plus, we talk about a ban on saggy pants and decide whether or not the White House

One approach to climate change is to chip away at the human activities driving it, until greenhouse gas emissions level out. We spoke with Paul Hawken , founder of Project DRAWDOWN . He's working on solutions that he hopes will produce dramatic results to reverse global warming. Those solutions are the subject of Paul Hawken’s new book, DRAWDOWN.

A recent study by WalletHub found Georgia ranks eighth in the country for the “most stressed out states.” And after all our highway issues in Atlanta, some of us are feeling even more frayed. We asked our co-workers here at GPB what’s stressing them out. It’s time to open the Gripe Bag.

Last summer, archaeologists discovered a 440-year-old Spanish fort buried underground at Parris Island, South Carolina. When Fort San Marcos was built, it was near the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena. Victor Thompson is half of the team that discovered the fort. He’s Director of the Center for Archaeological Sciences at the University of Georgia in Athens, and our guest.