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State House Rep. Ron Stephens joins the Thursday Commute to recap the latest legislative session and go over a number of bills including the mental health bill and tax refund for Georgians. He also talks about the controversial bills going through the Capitol and what it means during an election cycle.

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Savannah Morning News reporter Nancy Guan joins the Tuesday Commute to talk about her recent stories out of Fort Stewart and what officials there are saying about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. She also talks about a recent meeting with families of deployed service members.

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State Sen. Lester Jackson joins the Thursday Commute to talk about the end of this year's session, which will be his last after 24 years in the Georgia General Assembly. He reflects upon the bills that meant the most to him and what he hopes the future will look like before talking about his run for state Labor Commissioner.

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Savannah Morning News arts and culture and Do Savannah editor Zach Dennis joins the Tuesday Commute to talk about his recent series of stories investigating why Savannah doesn't have an arthouse movie theater dedicated to independent, international and non-mainstream films. He also talks about a number of organizations in town trying to bridge that gap by offering screenings around town.

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City Talk columnist Bill Dawers joins the Thursday Commute to talk about last week's return of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival, and his impressions of the changes made by the city and the parade committee. He also talks about what the future holds for the celebration and what we can learn from this year's edition.

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Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole joins the Tuesday Commute to talk about the team's latest addition — the World Tour. Cole talks about how the mix of entertainment with MLB players was formed, the goal of the Southeast tour and what's next for the Bananas as they continue to expand.

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Former educator and journalist Martha Nesbit joins the Tuesday Commute to talk about her recent story about longtime friend Dianna Phillips, who died earlier this month from ADS. A form of the disease also claimed the lives of her two sons, but Dianna lived a full life as a teacher and church member valued by her community.

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2022 Savannah St. Patrick's Day grand marshal Danny Powers joins the Thursday Commute to discuss his election to the post, his family legacy in the parade, what this year's festival will mean after two years of no parade due to COVID-19 and his grandfather's mark on Savannah St. Patrick's Day history.

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Savannah Music Festival executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford and artistic director Ryan McMaken joins the Tuesday Commute to talk about Bradford's move to Savannah, his early goals with the organization, his shift from Jazz St. Louis and how SMF can expand. Then, McMaken talks about finally having a proper festival after stop and starts with COVID, what fans can expect and how they're hoping to expand their outreach programs in the future.

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Savannah Morning News reporter Will Peebles joins the Thursday Commute to discuss his recent series on the future of the Savannah Civic Center, the case to keep and the case to raze the Mercer Theater, what a similar theater in Charleston could teach us about what to do and what the next steps are from council.

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