Closer Look with Rose Scott

WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas recap several bills passed on Sine Die. Plus, State Senator Kim Jackson shares her thoughts about Sine Die and how a transgender bill was attached to an education bill now headed to Gov. Kemp’s desk. Lastly, the legislative session has come to an end, and the primary is quickly approaching. Fred Hicks, an Atlanta-based political strategist and an...

DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond discusses the county’s $1.5 billion FY2022 budget . Plus, Michael Baptiste, Metro Atlanta Chamber's Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, discusses MAC's ATL Action for Racial Equity initiative and the results of its inaugural diversity, equity and inclusion assessment . Lastly, on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. From the “Closer...

Kennesaw State University political science professor David Shock discusses the explosion of cityhood movements across the metro Atlanta area. Plus, This fall, University of Georgia students of any major can earn an academic Certificate in News Literacy . Charlotte Norsworthy, a newsroom advisor for Red & Black and program coordinator for the News Literacy Certificate, and Keith Herndon, a pro...

Kennesaw State University’s assistant professors of psychology Brian Moore and Israel Sanchez-Cardona, discuss the  Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services Research (AMES Research) . Plus, Jody Baumstein, a licensed therapist for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta's "Strong4Life" team, discusses the impact of screen time on children . Lastly, WABE politics reporters Rahul...

WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali discusses the latest on House Bill 1013 . Plus, Sonja R. West , the Otis Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, and Tanya Washington , a professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law, discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court. Author and motivational speak...

The University of Georgia is receiving $5 million in federal funding for Parkinson’s research . Anumantha Kanthasamy, a professor, researcher, and the John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at UGA, discusses how the funding will be used. Plus, Adriel Thornton, the executive director of MoGo, a Detroit-based nonprofit bike share system,...

Amanda Rhein, the executive director of the Atlanta Land Trust, Inc., and Catherine Woodling, the deputy executive director of the East Lake Foundation , discuss a new land donation aimed at creating more affordable housing in the East Lake community. For “Closer Look’s” Paycheck to Paycheck series, Rose talks with Aisha Nyandoro , the founding CEO of Springboard to Opportunities about Magnolia Mo...

Dr. Jennifer Olsen , an epidemiologist and executive director of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI), Eric Barnett, a Virginia-based caregiver, discuss a new RCI report that highlights the challenges facing those who care for family members. Plus, playwright Llyod Suh, and Chris Moses, the Alliance Theater's director of education, discuss ‘ BINA’s SIX APPLES ,’ a play that foll...

Lauren McCullough, an associate professor of epidemiology at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, and Leah Moubadder, a second-year doctoral student at Rollins, discuss research that sheds light on the connection between redlining in Atlanta and air pollution. Plus, Cynthia Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and resident at the University of South Alabama, and Frye Gaillard...

Congresswoman Nikema Williams joins “Closer Look” to discuss several topics, including the role of women in U.S. democracy. Since the start of the pandemic, a group of senior women in southwest Atlanta has prioritized their physical and mental health by gathering daily to exercise. “Closer Look” producer LaShawn Hudson talks with the Nature Gurlz about their special bond and their unique wellness...

WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest news from the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State Senator Kim Jackson discusses Senate Bill 377 , a controversial bill that aims to regulate conversations about race in schools and was recently passed by the Georgia Senate. Plus, for “Closer Look’s” Paycheck to Paycheck series, Sudheer Chava, the Alton M. Costley Chair and the director of the Quantitative & Computational Finance Program at Georgia Tech, and the director of the school’s...

Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the  COVID -19 crisis a global health pandemic. Dr. Lynn Paxton , the district health director at the Fulton Board of Health, Dr. Carlos del Rio , a distinguished professor of medicine and the executive associate dean of Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System, and Dr. Jacob Eichenberge...

Justin Toscano, a Braves beat writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, talks with Rose about the current MLB lockout that began on Dec. 2. MLB has now postponed Opening Day until at least April 14.  WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest news from the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session. Joli Cooper, the founding executive director of GreenL...

Jasmine Crowe, the CEO of Goodr , talks about her company’s ongoing response to combat hunger amid the pandemic. Each year, the Old Farmer's Almanac makes predictions for the coming 12 months. Janice Stillman, the editor of the Old Farmer's Almanac, discusses this year’s outlook .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of  International Women’s Day , Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur, an Atlanta-based global activist, the communications division director and chief of staff in the Office of the CCO at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Michelle Nunn , the president and CEO of CARE USA, and Paige Alexander , the CEO of The Carter Center, join “Closer Look” for a roundtable group discussion about several...

Dr. Wilbur Lam, one of the three principal investigators for the Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies, discusses several topics about the effectiveness of rapid COVID at-home tests. Camden County is holding a special election to allow residents to decide on whether the county can purchase land for Georgia’s first-ever spaceport. Mary Landers, a reporter for The Cur...

Gary Black, the 16th commissioner of Agriculture in Georgia, discusses his top priorities for 2022. Plus, Georgia lawmakers are considering several bills that would limit conversations about race in public school classrooms. What do students think? Lastly, WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest news from the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session. See o...

Candice Broce, the commissioner for Georgia's Department of Human Services and the director of the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS), joins “Closer Look” for its Paycheck to Paycheck series. She discusses her top priorities for 2022 in regards to social and financial services. Plus, Jessica McQuain joins the program. McQuain is a millennial living in Milledgeville, Georgia....

As “Closer Look’s” Paycheck to Paycheck series continues, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, joins the program to share details about how one of the largest banks in the U.S. wants to boost minority homeownership and what this effort could mean for Atlanta. Plus, Mike Alexander, the senior director of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Center for Livable Communities , discusses the...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States and is one of the most common inherited blood disorders. On Tuesday’s special edition of “Closer Look,” Rose first talks with  NPR health reporter Rob Stein about profiling patients who have undergone cutting-edge treatments. We then hear from India...

Dr. Robert Lerman , an Institute fellow in the Center on Labor, Human Services and Population at the Urban Institute, discusses his research that focuses on how employment issues, low wages, income inequality and family structure impact low-income populations. Plus, Dr. Saloni Firasta Vastani , an associate professor in the Practice of Marketing at Emory University, discusses how buyers consciousl...

The crisis unfolding in Ukraine is rapidly changing. Laurie R. Blank, a clinical professor of law and the director of the International Humanitarian Law Clinic at Emory University School of Law, discusses the very latest. Plus, WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss the latest news from the Georgia General Assembly's 2022 legislative session. Patrick Rodriguez, a campaign mana...

Former Atlanta City council member and former U.S. Congressman Kwanza Hall announces his campaign to be Georgia’s next lieutenant governor. Dr. Judy Monroe, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation , discusses the foundation’s ongoing response amid the COVID -19 pandemic, including efforts to combat vaccine hesitancy. Michael Mitchell, the senior director of Brand and Studios at Mailchimp, and Aaro...

It’s been nearly two years since the coronavirus crisis was declared a pandemic. Rose talks with a group of doctors and health care officials from around the state to discuss the past, present and future of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Andrew Kim , a physician at Ethne Health, Dr. Jayne Morgan , a cardiologist and the clinical director for Piedmont Healthcare’s COVID-19 Task Force, Dr. John Delzell...