After the Virginia State Supreme Court's recent ruling to nullify new maps drawn by Democrats, candidate for the US House of Representatives Beth Macy finds herself running in a deeply red district. While we at In These Times are off for the week, we encourage you to re-listen to our interview with the best-selling author from last November when she joined us to promote her most recent book, Paper Girl.

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Host Bill Nigut is joined by two old friends to discuss current events and more. Kevin Riley is the former Editor in Chief of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and Dr. Mark Rosenberg was the founding Director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control before becoming President and CEO of the Task Force for Global Health.

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Host Bill Nigut remembers the Atlanta legend in a conversation with Teya Ryan, who worked for Turner as Senior Executive Vice President of CNN, and Bob Hope, Turner's long-time trusted advisor and PR Director of the Atlanta Braves. They join host Bill Nigut to discuss Turner's life and ethos. Former CNN President Tom Johnson and Rick Davis, another long-time CNN executive, contribute stories as well.

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Dr. Charles Bullock of the University of Georgia, Andra Gillespie of Emory University and Amy Steigerwalt of Georgia State University discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act and how it affects Georgians.

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Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire discusses his latest play, which is about how the toxic culture in Washington D.C. can seep into the most mundane of issues in daily American life.

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Host Bill Nigut and Reverend Dr. Robert Franklin have a discussion about faith, God, morality and ethics in these difficult times.

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As we approach the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Dr. Stan Deaton, Distinguished Historian at the Georgia Historical Society, joins host Bill Nigut to discuss events in Georgia and other colonies leading up to this historic event.

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Author Will Haygood discusses the subject of his latest book, The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home.

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