On today's episode, Luke sits down with Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Timmothy Denson to discuss the path to progressive change in Georgia's Classic City, including Tim's claim that the ACC commission passed the state's most progressive local budget per capita. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Peachpod: A Georgia Politics Podcast

Athens Passes Georgia's Most Progressive Local Budget: A Conversation with Commissioner Timmothy Denson

On today's episode, we discuss the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement that they are filing a legal challenge against parts of Georgia Senate Bill 202, the package of changes to election law passed by Georgia Republicans during the 2021 legislative session. The DOJ challenge is the eighth such challenge to SB 202, but will any succeed in overturning provisions of the law?Read Marc Elias views on changing certification processes here.Read more about the DOJ lawsuit here.--This episode was recorded on Sunday, June 27, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Georgia voting restrictions draw eighth lawsuit. Will any challenge succeed?

On today's episode, Kyle speaks with State Representative Erick Allen (D - Smyrna) about his campaign for Lt. Governor.You can learn more about Rep. Allen's campaign here: https://allenforgeorgia.com--This episode was recorded on Friday, June 18, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

State Rep. Erick Allen on His Campaign for Lt. Governor

On today's episode, we discuss demonstrations at metro-Atlanta school board meetings that have led two counties to ban teaching critical race theory in the classroom and drawn leading state Republicans into a new culture war front. We also check in on Georgia's U.S. Senate race and discuss the return of former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.--This episode was recorded on Friday, June 11, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Conservative Activists Bombard School Boards Over Teaching Race in the Classroom

On today's episode, we recap President Biden's joint address to Congress and how Senators Ossoff and Warnock are aligned on an economic revival agenda. We also check in on the forthcoming Warnock Senate race and Rep. Bee Nguyen's announcement for Secretary of State.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud   

Thanks to Georgia, America is on the move again

On today's show, we talk with Taifa Smith Butler, the outgoing President and CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Taifa has been an advocate for equitable policy in the Peach State for two decades, including 10 years with GBPI. She'll be leaving GBPI to become President of Demos, a progressive think tank with a national focus, later this summer. But first she tells us about GBPI's victories during her tenure and the importance of focusing on anti-racist policies and breaking down the barriers that keep all Georgians from thriving.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

GBPI's Taifa Smith Butler on Two Decades of Equitable Policy Advocacy in Georgia

On today's episode we gauge early campaign announcements. Democratic State Senator Jen Jordan announced that she's running for Attorney General and highlighted her work to stop a medical sterilization plant from polluting air in her district. And former Democrat turned Trump Republican Vernon Jones announced a primary challenge to Governor Brian Kemp. This episode was recorded on Monday, April 19, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Jen Jordan, Vernon Jones Join the 2022 Field

On today's episode, we wrap our coverage of the 2021 legislative session dominated by a major overhaul of Georgia's voting laws that add new restrictions on casting your ballot.This episode was recorded on Thursday, April 8, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Georgia Republicans Ignite Backlash Over Voting Restrictions

On today's episode, we discuss the scope of two proposed laws that would make it more difficult to vote in Georgia and how some provisions of these proposals have been watered down. We also discuss the potential Trump slate of Republican primary challengers who may challenge statewide elected officials. And we condemn the violence perpetrated against Asian-Americans in our state and across the country.For a series of reporting and readings that provide context on the murder of eight people, including six Asian women in Georgia last week, see the following resources:Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Atlanta: A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American CommunitiesAJC: What we know about the spa shooting victimsAJC: Hundreds join rally to denounce hate in wake of deadly spa shootingsVox: The Atlanta shootings can’t be divorced from racism and misogynyVox: A reading list to understand anti-Asian racism in AmericaVox: How the history of spas and sex work fits into the conversation about the Atlanta shootingsAlso, see this from Flagpole Magazine in Athens: Future Congressman Jody Hice Thinks ‘Blood Moons’ Mean the World Is EndingThis episode was recorded on Monday, March 22, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

GOP-Led Voting Restrictions Near Final Passage

On today’s episode, we discuss the American Rescue Plan, President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, as it nears final passage. We also discuss the challenges Georgia faces in distributing vaccines and what to expect in Atlanta on Crossover Day.This episode was recorded on Sunday, March 7, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Historic COVID Relief and Anti-Poverty Legislation Nears Final Passage

Today we check in on Washington with an update on the progress COVID relief has made through Congress and the voting rights legislation Congress could pass. We also talk about an unusually partisan state legislative session in Atlanta. Read this article from the AJC's Mark Niesse about efforts to end bipartisan oversight of some local election boards. This episode was recorded on Sunday, February 28, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Congress has an Opportunity to Protect the Right to Vote

We break down House Bill 531, the latest of a litany of Republican proposals that would make it harder to vote in Georgia. Read former Senator Kelly Loeffler's interview with the AJC's Greg Bluestein about her new political organization here. This episode was recorded on Monday, February 22, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

State Republicans Push Forward Voting Restrictions

We discuss the early days of Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock's terms in Washington. And we check in on the latest developments in the Georgia legislature.Read the AJC column by Patricia Murphy on the influence the Georgia Congressional delegation can have on behalf of Black farmers here. Read Riley Bunch's interview with Senator Warnock in the Valdosta Daily Times here.This episode was recorded on Monday, February 15, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock Settle into Washington

On today’s podcast, we’re joined by Amanda Hollowell, Director of Strategic Campaigns at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute to talk about the People Powered Prosperity agenda. This episode was recorded on Friday, February 5, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Measuring Georgia's Success by the Success of its People

On this week's podcast, we discuss the debate over how to ensure a safe return to the classroom for teachers and students. We also discuss the legislative push to make it harder to vote and Republicans' embrace of extremist politics. Get more information about the debate over returning teachers to in-person education: the precautions experts say are necessary, the letter Governor Kemp wrote declining to move teachers to a higher priority level for vaccination, and the types of precautions being taken at Atlanta Public Schools. See this piece from Georgia Public Broadcasting's Stephen Fowler about the litany of proposed legislation that would make it harder to vote. Read the stories from the AJC's Chris Joyner on a new militia alliance and the state law that prohibits private militias.See Zack Beauchamp's piece at Vox interviewing experts about the threat of right-wing extremist political violence.  See the video Democratic impeachment leaders played on the first day of President Trump's impeachment proceedings. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.Subscribe to PeachPod: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Tune In RadioMusic Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud  

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