A sought-after music teacher and conductor, Juana Alzaga sets out to create Georgia’s first youth orchestra for immigrant families. For most, this is their only opportunity for music education. La Orquesta follows Juana and her orchestra over the course of one school year as they navigate health challenges and increasing hostility toward immigrants, finding solace in music.

In the season 12 premiere, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots--telling stories of revolutionaries in Honduras, a Dutchman who helped build New York City, and a young woman from the Philippines who brought her family to California against great odds. Along the way, family histories are brought to light--and America and Darren come to see themselves in a new way.

Learn how the U.S. government tried to minimize the horrific human toll of the 1945 atomic bombings using propaganda, censorship and the co-opting of the press. Despite overwhelming odds, a group of intrepid reporters sought to reveal the truth.

Nearly a year after the devastating LA fires, Maiya May returns to document the rebuild and finds communities still grappling with loss but determined to move forward. She investigates survivors’ most pressing questions and concerns, leading her to an inspiring new approach to preventing this kind of disaster from happening again, and locals who are working to make their community a model for recovery and resilience.

Back in the fictional picturesque English county of Midsomer, Season 24 finds DCI Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, DS Winter, attempting to solve perplexing crimes while also exploring the quirks of this delightful yet deadly county. 

We’ll be counting down the seven most-watched GPB Passport programs of 2025 over the next few weeks. Don’t miss these donor favorites. 

● No. 7 Astrid
Police librarian Astrid Nielsen has Asperger's syndrome and excels at analyzing files of ongoing investigations. The district commander uses her talents to the fullest, entrusting her with very complex investigations that have remained unsolved to date. In French with English subtitles, Astrid was the most popular foreign language GPB Passport program of 2025 and the 7th most popular overall. Season 5 is available starting today!

● No. 6 The Marlow Murder Club
Join neighbors Judith, Suzie, and Becks in investigating a brutal murder. Along with Detective Tanika Malik, they must piece together clues, grill suspects, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop a killer in their tracks.

● No. 5 Professor T
Season 4 began with Dan and Jasper consumed by grief. Dan threw himself into work while the Professor hid in his lectures, avoiding the police at all costs. But Helena, Jasper’s therapist, helped him face back up to his police work as the team tackled complex and dangerous cases. Through the danger and mystery, love was very much in the air.

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As the weather turns colder in Georgia, it’s tempting to stay indoors and curl up watching or listening to programs that both entertain and encourage you to explore a world outside of your own. This winter, GPB offers a variety of performances, documentaries, programs and podcasts for you to explore music throughout the state of Georgia and around the world. Read more.

Join hosts Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya to explore The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II by sports historians Johnny Smith of Georgia Tech and Randy Roberts. We trace how Joe Louis’s rise from boxing superstar to wartime goodwill ambassador collided with Jim Crow segregation and how the postwar backlash against Black veterans helped push him toward more outspoken civil rights advocacy. Listen here.

As the year comes to a close, we bring you this special episode of Salvation South, where we take a look back on our most popular commentaries aired by GPB Radio in 2025. Listen here.

This week on the Georgia Today podcast, GPB staff give their picks for the best music of the year. Listen and subscribe.