The Ron Show

Joining me to discuss - HD 62 candidate ⁠KaVon Arnold⁠, seeking to overcome not only a primary runoff opponent, but half a million in gaming PAC money, too. Also problematic is that her opponent, Ken Collier, doesn't have the kind of voting record that speaks to being a staunch (or even just present) Democrat. Anyhow, it was good to connect with KaVon; she's a great story of a hometown East […]

World Cup hype is being met with hoteliers being ⁠less-than-impressed with bookings⁠. Last summer, ⁠Beyonce' and baseball's All-Star game⁠ seemed to outpace FIFA's marquee event, in Atlanta bookings. This ⁠isn't just an Atlanta malaise⁠, either. Who's to blame? A global economy stunted by war?⁠ ICE presence dampening spirits⁠ in the Latino community? Maybe it's some combination of events, but it's hard to escape the ⁠ambivalence, writes the AJC's Ken Seguira⁠. […]

Watching from afar as the Graham Platner situation continues to unfold, I'm both amused (by Kellyanne Conway and Trump's utter lack of self-awareness) and concerned that his being the Democratic nominee in Maine to unseat Susan Collins could make retaking the Senate a nailbiter. --- Meanwhile, Georgia Recorder scribe Jay Bookman joined me fresh from posting his latest op/ed: ⁠"Where is the state’s commitment to helping Atlanta’s public transit system […]

PLUS: Donald pisses off Knicks' fans; where's the proof from the FBI / Fulton seizure & MARTA's naysayers seem unaware of the authority's efforts to address homelessness The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Patricia Murphy - perhaps as a response to ⁠national media fawning over Jon Ossoff ⁠as a potential 2028 contender - brought ⁠the wet blanket ⁠to that notion. Okay fine; but it's hard to argue that his being on a […]

PLUS: "everyone" wants Senator Jon Ossoff to run for President. I pulled up ⁠a recent video done by the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Ernie Suggs⁠, doing a small tour of MARTA train usage weaving in MARTA's troubled (from the start) history for some context. What frustrates me most about MARTA's issues - and the issues flowing into its stations and trains from the major city it serves - is that Republicans […]

From Friday, June 5, 2026 episode of The Ron Show First, with the loss of Atlanta Civic Circle, a reminder that local journalism, local podcasting, local "scrutinizers" are in short supply even in a big city, and this economy and constantly altering landscape in news and content delivery don't make it any easier. That's why I chose to divulge that my personal income situation necessitates me taking a job that'll […]

My conversation today was heard by hundreds or thousands on Georgia NOW & Progressive Voices, but truly, it was meant for an audience of one - former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who's now the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Georgia. MARTA's a PR disaster. A ⁠ghoulish, murderous stabbing of a grandmother.⁠ ⁠New trains (again) delayed⁠ prior to the FIFA World Cup. "More MARTA" ⁠underwhelming the voters⁠ that supported […]

It's now abundantly clear that not only are the Georgia Republican Party's two Senate options of poor candidate quality with mid-20th century 'Jim Crow' vision, they're corrupt. Even worse for the Georgia GOP, they're golden boy - governor Brian Kemp - has been pulled into the woodchipper and exposed as well. With good local journalism disappearing - even in major hubs like Atlanta - it's important to pay attention to […]