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Get real, fact-based news on the new Politically Georgia podcast from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The podcast is hosted by Georgia’s best political team with Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy and now featuring Tia Mitchell from Washington and broadcast hall of famer Bill Nigut. Our journalists provide in-depth reporting and analysis from the nation’s political battleground state. You can also listen live every Monday-Friday at 10 a.m. on 90.1 WABE.
Call in with your questions on the Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at (404)-526-AJCP‬, and our insiders will answer them on the Friday episodes. Learn more on the AJC Politically Georgia Podcast page.

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    • 4.4 • 231 Ratings

Get real, fact-based news on the new Politically Georgia podcast from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The podcast is hosted by Georgia’s best political team with Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy and now featuring Tia Mitchell from Washington and broadcast hall of famer Bill Nigut. Our journalists provide in-depth reporting and analysis from the nation’s political battleground state. You can also listen live every Monday-Friday at 10 a.m. on 90.1 WABE.
Call in with your questions on the Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at (404)-526-AJCP‬, and our insiders will answer them on the Friday episodes. Learn more on the AJC Politically Georgia Podcast page.

    GOP legislators target Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath

    GOP legislators target Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath

    On today's epsiode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Politically Georgia podcast, AJC Washington reporter Tia Mitchell describes why Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams became one of only two Democrats in the U.S. House to vote against expelling Rep. George Santos. And discusses the reasons five members of the GOP Georgia delegation voted to keep Santos in office. 
     
    We'll also explain how the new Georgia congressional map drawn by Republican legislators seems to defy federal Judge Steve Jones' order that they create an additional Black majority congressional district. The map threatens the tenure of Democrat Lucy McBath and could force other Democratic incumbents to run in different districts than those in which they now serve. 
     
    Plus, The lawyer representing Donald Trump in the Fulton County election conspiracy criminal case makes his first appearance in court. Steve Sadow argues that the proposed August start date for trial is “election interference,” since Trump is likely to be running for the White House at that point in time. He also asserts that Trump had a Constitutionally-protected right of free speech to claim the 2020 election was fraudulent. 
     
    Links to today's topics:
    How Georgia Reps voted on George Santos expulsion...and why 
    New congressional map maintains GOP power and may defy court order 
    Trump. lawyer argues Fulton County trial dates would be "election interference" 
     
    Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 404-526-AJCP. That's 404-526-2527. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode.  
     
    Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren’t a subscriber to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC.  
     
    Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”  
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    • 55 min
    Georgia Republican-drawn maps head to votes in House and Senate

    Georgia Republican-drawn maps head to votes in House and Senate

    Republicans are moving at a rapid pace to finalize new legislative districts. Democrats say GOP lawmakers are using “smoke and mirrors” to create a false impression they are complying with a federal judge’s order.
     
    Meanwhile, we’re waiting to see how Republicans have drawn a congressional map to meet the judge’s order to create one additional majority-minority U.S. House district.
     
    Then, Govs. Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis clashed on Fox News in Alpharetta last night in a most unusual debate.
     
    Plus, an update from Washington D.C. as Marjorie Taylor Greene returns to her outsider tactics. And embattled Rep. George Santos is expelled from Congress minutes after the show goes off-air. 
     
    And, we answer your questions from our listener mailbag, which you can call anytime with your question. The number for the 24-hour Politically Georgia podcast hotline is (404)526-AJCP . The team also shares our picks for ‘who’s up and who’s down’ this week.
     
    Links to today’s topics:
     
    Capitol Recap: Georgia redistricting may not give Dems the gains some expected
     
    DeSantis and Newsom clash in messy ‘red vs. blue’ Georgia debate
     
    Marjorie Taylor Greene returns to outsider roots
     
    House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It's just the sixth expulsion in the chamber's history
     
     
    Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren’t a subscriber to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC. 
     
    Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.” 
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    • 57 min
    Pulling back the curtain on how legislative leaders draw new district maps

    Pulling back the curtain on how legislative leaders draw new district maps

    With the redistricting session ordered by a federal judge now under way at the state capitol, Politically Georgia hosts Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein and Bill Nigut welcome John Porter, a top aide to former Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to the podcast. Porter offers an inside look at the pressures that weigh on legislative leaders as they draw new maps, rewarding some incumbents, and punishing others. Porter was deeply involved in drawing the maps that came in the aftermath of the 2020 census, and which federal judge Steve Jones ordered be redrawn to give Black voters fairer representation.

    You'll also hear are wrap up of the emotional three-day celebration of the life of Rosalynn Carter, who was laid to rest in the family burial ground in Plains yesterday.

    Plus, we'll give you a look at the state senate’s passage of a resolution offering unqualified support for Israel in the war against Hamas and a preview of tonight’s unusual debate between GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
     
    Links to today's topics:
    Lawmakers begin fight over redrawing Georgia legislative maps
    State senate map rewards Republicans but creates 2 majority Black districts
    A look at new state house maps
    Rosalynn Carter's journey comes to and end in her beloved Plains
    ‘Red vs. Blue’: Why DeSantis and Newsom are facing off in Alpharetta
     
    Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 404-526-AJCP. That's 404-526-2527.  We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode.  
      
    Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren’t a subscriber to The
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC. 
     
    Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.” 
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    • 53 min
    Rosalynn Carter laid to rest; legislators begin special redistricting session

    Rosalynn Carter laid to rest; legislators begin special redistricting session

    In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Bill Nigut, and Tia Mitchell discuss the moving service for Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta. Former state representative Calvin Smyre joins the podcast to reflect on his early memories of meeting Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter in the years leading up to the 1976 presidential campaign. 
    Then: Republican insider Brian Robinson and Georgia State University professor of law Anthony Michael Kreis talk about the new political maps being drawn by the state legislature as lawmakers work to comply with a federal order to give Black voters fairer representation in state elections. 
     
    Plus: A look at the strategy Donald Trump defense attorney Steve Sadow plans to use when the Fulton County election conspiracy case begins: it’s all about free speech, Sadow says. 
     
    Links to today's topics: 
     
    Glenn Memorial service: Jimmy Carter's 75-year-old love letter to Rosalynn 
    Redrawn GOP house maps target rising Democrats 
    Senate map creates 2 Black districts but targets Democrats 
    Trump attorney plans First Amendment defense 
    Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 404-526-AJCP. That's 404-526-2527. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode.  
     
    Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren’t a subscriber to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC.  
     
    Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play 
     Politically Georgia podcast.”  
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    • 58 min
    A preview of the special redistricting session; President and Vice President honor Mrs. Carter

    A preview of the special redistricting session; President and Vice President honor Mrs. Carter

    In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein, Bill Nigut, and Tia Mitchell discuss the upcoming special redistricting session. Former Congressman John Barrow provides insights on the proposed maps. During his tenure, Barrow moved from Athens to Savannah, and then to Augusta as his districts were redrawn. 
       
    Then, former President Jimmy Carter will attend his wife’s Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service at Emory University in Atlanta this afternoon. This marks his first trip out of Plains since going into home hospice earlier this year. The AJC's Martha Dalton also updates us from Sumter County as tributes pour in for the former first lady. Dalton tells us how Gen Z is remembering Carter at her alma mater Georgia Southwestern State University.    
      
    Plus, host Tia Mitchell explains why U.S. Rep Buddy Carter is the latest member of Georgia’s congressional delegation to endorse Donald Trump.   
     
    Links to today's topics: 
    New Georgia Senate map targets Democrats and protects Republicans 
    Rosalynn Carter’s influence is deeply felt at her college alma mater 
    Georgia U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter endorses Donald Trump for president 
     
    Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 404-526-AJCP. That's 404-526-2527. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode. 
     
    Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren’t a subscriber to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC.  
     
    Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play 
     Politically Georgia podcast.” 
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    • 57 min
    Services and memorial tributes to Rosalynn Carter begin today

    Services and memorial tributes to Rosalynn Carter begin today

    In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, Bill Nigut and Patricia Murphy preview three days of services and memorial tributes to Rosalynn Carter. Two veteran Georgia Journalists talk about their memories of covering Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter, from their days in the governor’s mansion to the White House and to the post-presidency work at the Carter Center. John Pruitt, former WSB-TV reporter and anchor, and Charlie Hayslett, former Atlanta Journal Washington correspondent, join the podcast. 
     
     
    Then Eric Tanenblatt, national fundraising chair for GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley talks to the hosts about her rise in the polls in Iowa and New Hampshire and describes how he believes she can wrestle the nomination away from Donald Trump or other Republican candidates. 
     
    Plus, Murphy and Nigut look at the recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling which blocks the new GOP-backed state law that created a commission to punish so-called rogue district attorneys. 

    Links to today's topics: 
    Live updates of Rosalynn Carter tributes 
    Is Nikki Haley's momentum sustainable? 
     

    Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 404-526-AJCP. That's 404-526-2527. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode. 
     
    Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren’t a subscriber to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC.  
     
    Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.” 
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    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
231 Ratings

231 Ratings

Sparky Collins ,

Welcome back professors!!!

I am delighted with the return of Political Rewind under the new name of Politically Georgia under the auspices of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The podcast has helped me keep up on Georgia and national current events, to understand the relation between the 2 and individuals who helped shape history. I appreciate you all.

Eddie H_GA ,

This Was A Good Podcast

For about one hour per week in three episodes, Greg and Patricia delivered a great summary of the week in Washington and politics. It contained little to none of their opinion, just a quick overview. This is why I listen to podcasts and dropped terrestrial radio about ten years ago. Now the new format is full of fluff and advertising. It seems to be a pathway to promote the radio show. I will never listen to that!

I have enjoyed listening to Tia, she has been a good addition.

Bill Nigut has been just the opposite! Here’s a few examples:
1. He constantly talks over and cuts off his colleagues and guests.
2. He regularly has to be corrected for inaccurate statements by his colleagues and guests.
3. He regularly cuts off guests he is interviewing to add his own opinion.

I don’t expect to listen to many more episodes. The AJC had a really good podcast and someone totally screwed it up!

UnitedCampusWorkerofGA ,

By far the best podcast for GA state politics

We have enough national news outlets, media, and podcasts, but state and local politics are what make the biggest differences in our lives. Politically Georgia, like it’s predecessor Political Rewind, gets important information out to Georgians with expertise, analysis, and compassion. Bill Nigut has such a draw and makes you want to listen to the conversation. Bill, Tia, Patricia, and Greg all listen to each other and communicate so effectively. Makes my life better! Kudos to AJC and WABE for partnering to get this important information out to us 5 days a week.

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