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A deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis sets off a sobering conversation about the direction of the nation. Ron speaks with Mark Becker, Wisconsin radio host at ⁠The Rational Revolution⁠. Becker, also a childhood friend of Alex Pretti, providing some background on who Pretti was, from childhood til death, and speaks to his transformation from conservative to moderate Democrat. Next comes Ron's sobering conversation with Steven Cash, executive director of ⁠The […]

Georgia-based political & policy consultant Andrew Heaton joined for a thorough conversation on everything from campaign fundraising figures (and they say about campaign health), Democratic gubernatorial candidates starting to rough each other up a little and what to make of Brian Kemp throwing Democrats a bone with needs-based tuition funding. + Ron also looks ahead, discussing Senator Mark Kelly’s growing national profile (and interest in the Presidency?) and what a […]

PLUS: Meet coastal Georgia's Patti Hewitt and Cobb-based candidates Danielle Bell (GA-44) and Michael Garza (Cobb School Board) Georgia’s election system is back under the microscope as Ron asks why the renewed push for hand-marked paper ballots doesn't include anyone on the left, plus examines (ho hum) the latest drama from the Georgia’s State Election Board. The Trumpists on that board insist on making a nothing-burger out of Fulton County's […]

Whew; a wide-ranging Ron Show from Tuesday: + an AJC bombshell: we knew all along the Mayor wanted to shelve Beltline rail on the east side, but no one had the authority to just halt work being done in preparation for it, and yet ⁠work was, indeed halted⁠, without MARTA board authority. Matthew Rao with ⁠Beltline Rail Now⁠ joined Ron to figure out who's responsible (guilty) and who can be […]

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ron takes a hard but hopeful look at the state of civil rights in America with ⁠Alicia Thomas Searcy⁠, former Georgia state representative, CEO of Morgan Enterprises, and founder of the ⁠Center for Strong Public Schools.⁠ The conversation explores how Dr. King’s vision holds up amid rising white nationalist rancor directly from The White House, attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and growing concerns […]