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Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Location:
Atlanta, GA
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News & Politics Podcasts
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Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Language:
English
Episodes
The Book Lover's Holiday Gift Guide
12/22/2014
Just about every Monday, Daren Wang of the AJC-Decatur Book Festival joins us to talk about books. This time, instead of highlighting authors coming to...
Duration:00:04:49
New Trail Will Cut A PATH Through Buckhead
12/19/2014
If someone tells you soon that they’re going to take a walk down 400, they won’t mean taking a stroll down the highway. That’s because the Buckhead...
Duration:00:06:25
No More Moonshine: Meet Atlanta's First Legal Distillery Since Prohibition
12/19/2014
This story originally aired on Oct. 28. Starting today, you can find Old Fourth Distillery vodka in select stores, restaurants and bars around Georgia....
Duration:00:06:35
"The Entire World Being Holy" - A Celtic Christmas in Atlanta
12/17/2014
The arts of the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Appalachian holiday traditions will take the Rialto stage this weekend for Celtic Christmas. WABE's John...
Duration:00:05:19
Christmas Lights On Monroe Drive
12/15/2014
You’ve likely seen Christmas light displays that really stand out. Such is the case at the home of Paul Medlock just behind Piedmont Park on Monroe...
Duration:00:05:28
Remembering The WWI Christmas Truce 100 Years Later
12/12/2014
In 1914, around Christmas, British, German and French soldiers were fighting their first winter of World War I, when something unexpected happened...
Duration:00:05:35
The Wild Story Behind The Children's Classic "Wild Things"
12/8/2014
In this story we learn some very little known facts about the classic picture book "Where the Wild Things Are." Pioneering children’s writer and...
Duration:00:05:09
"Not Just About The Steps" - The Nutcracker At Georgia Ballet
12/5/2014
Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition and we have numerous options here in Atlanta for those hoping to catch a performance. This...
Duration:00:06:04
Bringing "Gone With The Wind's" Premiere To Atlanta Was A Complicated Proce
12/4/2014
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the premier of "Gone With the Wind" in Atlanta. Hollywood stars descended upon the city for a week of...
Duration:00:06:16
Exploring Cheshire Bridge Road's Hidden Creek And History
12/1/2014
Today, the Cheshire Bridge Road corridor is known for being, well, diverse. It’s a mix of decades-old businesses and, in more recent years, adult...
Duration:00:05:16
Roswell Memorial Remembers Area's Cherokee History
11/26/2014
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Trail of Tears, which was the forced relocation of Native Americans from their land. Before their removal,...
Duration:00:04:49
From Inter-Town Rivalries To Chain Gangs: The History Behind The Dixie High
11/24/2014
Today, you can get just about anywhere in the U.S. by hopping on an interstate. But back in the early 1900s, the idea of traveling across the country by...
Duration:00:06:12
Author Events: Bill Roorbach & George Weinstein
11/24/2014
Daren Wang of the AJC-Decatur Book Festival dropped by to share this week's upcoming literary events. He highlighted readings with Bill Roorbach and...
Duration:00:03:59
Gordon Parks' Photographs Tell a 'Segregation Story' at The High
11/21/2014
A new photography exhibition opened at the High Museum of Art this week. It’s called Segregation Story, and the photos are by Gordon Parks. He was the...
Duration:00:05:50
Author Martin Goldsmth on Following in 'Alex's Wake'
11/11/2014
Martin Goldsmith is the former host of the show Performance Today, but he is also a writer of non-fiction. For his latest book, Alex’s Wake, Goldsmith...
Duration:00:05:09
City Cafe on WABE Ebola Documentary
10/29/2014
Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., the WABE newsroom will be presenting their documentary The Ebola Outbreak: Atlanta’s Response. This special presentation...
Duration:00:05:33
No More Moonshine: Meet Atlanta's First Legal Distillery Since Prohibition
10/28/2014
In the early 1900s, as the temperance movement took hold in Georgia, Atlanta's last distillery, R. M. Rose Co., packed up and left the city. Now, more...
Duration:00:06:35
Author Events: Mike Stobbe, Edward J. Larson & More
10/27/2014
The AJC-Decatur Book Festival's Daren Wang stopped by WABE studios to fill us in on the literary events happening around Atlanta. This week, he...
Duration:00:05:06
City Cafe on Atlanta Celebrates Photography and The Bitter Southerner
10/22/2014
Every October, the city welcomes Atlanta Celebrates Photography - or ACP, as it is often called. To find out more about the festival, City Cafe host...
Duration:00:04:40
Author Events: Edward Humes, Jodi Picoult & More
10/20/2014
The AJC-Decatur Book Festival's Daren Wang dropped by WABE studios to fill us in on the week in metro Atlanta literary events. This week, you can catch...
Duration:00:05:09