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A child of the South, she was seen as a traitor to the South for her stance on racial and gender equality. A friend of Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr., she used her fame after writing a bestselling novel, Strange Fruit, to denounce the toxic social conditions that repressed the lives and imaginations of both blacks and whites.

In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Southeast Georgia. The victims were predominantly Black women manufacturing trip flares for the Vietnam War. Over 50 years later, survivors and first responders shed new light on the bravery and sacrifice of that day, and a grassroots campaign seeks to award the victims with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Born and raised in a prominent south Georgia family, Mary Crovatt Hambidge hung out in bohemian circles in New York in the 1920s, then found her calling after she moved to the north Georgia mountains and started homesteading and employing local spinners and weavers. Over the next 20 years, she would receive international honors and be invited to show her work at the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art. 

Follow people dealing with economic uncertainty and the healthcare crisis in rural America. Learn about the mental health, economic uncertainty, and isolation of Midwestern farmers and the Appalachian communities left with limited or no access to healthcare.

Discover the story of the fight against cervical cancer and the three fascinating figures - a Greek immigrant doctor, a Japanese-American illustrator, and a Black woman OBGYN - whose work slashed death rates from the disease by over 60 percent.

Explore how public health has increased life spans and saved countless lives from disease, but underfunding, disinformation and skepticism of science and government place human health at risk.

A.I. tools like ChatGPT seem to think, speak, and create like humans. But what are they really doing? From cancer cures to Terminator-style takeovers, leading experts explore what A.I. can and can’t do today and what lies ahead.

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● Alice & Jack
Binge this honest, intimate, and surprisingly funny series that shows love in all its unexpected, technicolor beauty. 

● Our Miracle Years
In a politically, morally and economically destroyed country, three sisters reinvent themselves and set the course for their future.

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Explore the rich history and intricate process of peach farming in Georgia. Join host David Zelski as he delves into the roots of Pearson Farms, a fifth-generation peach and pecan farm in Fort Valley. From the days of recruiting young workers to the advanced logistics of today's peach industry, discover the fascinating stories etched on the walls of an old boarding house and the evolution of peach varieties at Pearson Farms. 

Spring has sprung and it is an inspiring time to enjoy the beauty that our state has to offer from the mountain laurel and rhododendrons in the North Georgia Mountains to the azaleas in Atlanta neighborhoods, the cherry blossoms of Macon and fragrant star jasmine in the southern part of the state. One of Georgia’s natural resources that we'll explore this spring is the Chattahoochee River.

More than four million American children under the age of eighteen are homeless. A huge number of them were abandoned by parents who could not abide it when their children identified themselves as part of the LGBTQ community. In this week's commentary, Salvation South Editor Chuck Reece shares the story of one such Southerner whose upcoming memoir is called "No Son of Mine."

This week on the Georgia Today podcast, state lawmakers want drug dealers to face murder charges in overdose cases, Georgia ended its pandemic-era moratorium on executions last night, it could now be more difficult for some local employees to form a union in their workplace and more. Listen and subscribe.

State School Superintendent Richard Woods has announced the full list of finalists for 2025 Georgia Teacher of the Year.

Throughout the month of March, Superintendent Woods surprised each finalist in their classroom to let them know they’d been selected. All 10 finalists will meet with a panel of judges for formal interviews and speeches before the 2025 Georgia Teacher of the Year selection in May. Read more.