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Atlanta Is...

Atlanta Is...

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From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, “Atlanta Is…” tells the stories behind the rise of one of the most important cities on the planet. Featuring interviews with Ludacris, Will Packer, Sen. Raphael Warnock, pastor Jamal Bryant, and many more, this 8-part narrative series is the first of its kind oral history of Atlanta.

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  • …Futuristic Nostalgia

    …Futuristic Nostalgia
    Dec 17 2025

    How Atlanta artists, from T.I. and Jeezy to Anycia have used mixtapes to define the city’s sound.

    STARRING: DJ Drama, Anycia, Zaytoven

    NARRATED BY: Jewel Wicker

    SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history

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    40 mins
  • …a Department Store Party

    …a Department Store Party
    Dec 10 2025

    How a dive bar near MLK’s Ebenezer Baptist Church became the center of a dynamic underground scene in the mid 2010s, and how it’s had an outsized influence on today’s hip-hop.

    HOSTED BY: Big Rube

    STARRING: Key!, Father, Olu and WowGr8 of Earthgang, Steven “Stevo” Dingle, DJ E. Sudd, Maurice Garland

    SPECIAL THANKS TO: Raury and Mike Walbert

    NARRATED BY: Christina Lee

    SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history

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    42 mins
  • …Open for Business?

    …Open for Business?
    Dec 3 2025

    How Atlanta’s reputation as the Mecca for Black business attracts entrepreneurs from around the country, and how conflicting visions of Black entrepreneurship have played out on one street in Castleberry Hill.

    HOSTED BY: Big Rube

    STARRING: Pastor Troy, Miya Bailey, Alphonzo Cross

    NARRATED BY: Maurice Garland

    SUBJECTS: Business, Entrepreneurship, Atlanta places, Atlanta history

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    41 mins
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