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One destination, two routes: Atlanta residents debate the future of Beltline transit
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (711+ words) April 2, 2026 2:29 PM LISTEN: Plans for mass transit on the Atlanta Beltline have stalled. Some residents would like to see development start again, while others are satisfied with the trail as it is now. GPB's Amanda Andrews has more on how…...
From Lent to Liquor: Drinking the Atlanta Way
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (765+ words) With Easter this weekend marking the end of Lent, many are returning to the consumption of spirits and libations." Here now, a story of liquor in Atlanta. 106 years ago, prohibition and the 18th Amendment began, leaving downtown 1920 Atlanta shaken and stirred....
For U.S. pairs skater Danny O'Shea, these Olympics are 30 years in the making
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (616+ words) February 15, 2026 7:00 AM Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea helped the U.S. win gold in the team event, the first figure skating medal of the Games. / Getty Images Danny O'Shea and Ellie Kam are on a mission to spread joy at the Olympics…...
She asked Santa for a violin at age 3. Now Lauren Roth-Gómez is an ASO soloist
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (519+ words) March 31, 2026 8:57 AM LISTEN: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra second chair Lauren Roth-G'mez stopped by GPB to talk with Sarah Zaslaw about her history with the Bach Double and other bits of her background " including quite determinedly asking Santa for her very first…...
'Wait Wait' for March 28, 2026: Live in Savannah with D.W. Moffett
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (162+ words) This week's show was recorded in Savannah with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, Not My Job guest D.W. Moffett and panelists Adam Burke, Shantira Jackson, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson. Click the audio link above to hear the whole…...
The iconic South African theater that took on apartheid
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (931+ words) March 28, 2026 10:04 AM Performers Percy Mtwa, left, and Mbongeni Ngema in a scene from "Woza Albert" at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1981. / AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa'When it first started in the 1970s, South Africa's Market Theatre staged plays considered…...
A lo-fi celebration of America's 250th birthday is coming to a playlist near you
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (425+ words) March 27, 2026 10:35 AM LISTEN: GPB's Kristi York Wooten speaks with Atlanta producer Kabir Sehgal about his Stars and Static album, which explores the pride and challenges of American life." Courtesy of Kabir Sehgal Atlanta music producer and author Kabir Sehgal visited…...
Atlanta author Tayari Jones on a novel's 'real estate' and other writing tips
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (130+ words) March 27, 2026 3:34 PM LISTEN: GPB's Peter Biello attended a workshop with Tayari Jones nearly 20 years ago. He asks her about some of the advice she gave to aspiring writers back then " and what she says now. GPB's Peter Biello with author…...
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Izzy at 30: Atlanta’s most controversial Olympic mascot gets a second look
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (822+ words) This summer marks 30 years since the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta and 36 years since the city was awarded the Games of the XXVI Olympiad. Cover of the AJC from September 18, 1990 showing celebrations after Atlanta was…...