Closer Look with Rose Scott

Plus, Emory University Political Science Professor Bernard Fraga talks about voter turnout in Georgia’s upcoming United States Senate races. Also, Jake Evans and Julianne Thompson discuss the GOP’s strategy for Georgia going forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A conversation about how we got here and what polling data means for Georgia's long-term political future with Emory University Political Science Professor Andra Gillespie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WABE reporter Emil Moffatt joins “Closer Look” with a live update on the processing and counting of absentee ballots in Fulton County. Then, political strategists Fred Hicks and Julianne Thompson give their analysis on Georgia’s results so far. Also, a conversation with two newcomers to the Georgia General Assembly -- Rev. Kim Jackson, Democratic Senator-Elect for Georgia State Senate, repres...

Plus, Congresswoman-elect Nikema Williams reflects on being elected to the seat of former Congressman John Lewis. Also, University of Georgia Political Science Professor Trey Hood talks about what polls got right and wrong about the presidential election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, retired Army Captain Dan Berschinski and Chris Purdy, the Project Manager of the Veterans for American Ideals program at Human Rights First, talk about a new nationwide effort to help veterans serve as poll workers on Election Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new website from the Halloween and Costume Association provides a list of socially-distant ideas and an interactive map, using data from the Harvard Global Health Institute, which breaks down COVID-19 risk-level by county. Dr. Thomas Tsai, assistant professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health, and Kevin Johnson, chairman of the Halloween And Costume Associati...

Ali famously returned to the ring in October 1970 after more than three years of being banned from the sport due to his refusal to join the military. On today’s Closer Look with Rose track and field Olympic gold medalist  Edwin Moses  and Ron Brashear, a boxing historian and author, take listeners back to that night. Plus, a new podcast tells the story a “Million Dollar Heist” from...

We begin with democratic and progressive strategists including Abigail Collazo, former Democratic campaign manager & director of strategic communications for Democratic candidates, Alexander Hernandez, co-chair of the Immigrants’ Rights Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America, and Megan DuBose, South Fulton Director for the Young Democrats of Atlanta. Next, we turn to conservativ...

Also, Katie Duvall, advocacy and policy development coordinator at the Georgia Farm Bureau, talks about a new campaign tat aims to make sure farmers and rural communities are prioritized in the upcoming election. Plus, early, in-person voting ends in Georgia on Friday. Janine Eveler, the Cobb County Director of Elections Registration, shares how her county is managing record turn-out. See omnystud...

DeKalb Police Chief Mirtha Ramos shares her reflections on protests and calls for police reform, the pandemic, and to discuss some of the changes she has made within the department. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, Katherine Cullen of the National Retail Federation talks holiday spending ahead of Halloween. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, Sagirah Jones, the community engagement coordinator for the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, discusses a new program to reduce the number of ‘high injury networks’ in the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sara Totonchi, executive director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, and Sarah Geraghty, senior counsel at the SCHR, shared why they believe the state could do more to protect prisoners from the coronavirus, and why their organization is calling on the United States Department of Justice to investigate “deplorable conditions.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, Lain Shakespeare, senior director of corporate citizenship for Mailchimp, discusses a new online tool to help Georgians get to the polls to vote early in this year’s elections.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This conversation begins part one of the series, “Crisis in Georgia Prisons.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, the founder of Souper Jenny is embarking upon a six week “Kindness Tour.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron spoke with Rose Scott after the first day of early, in-person voting.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, the founder of the Atlanta-based café and food truck Souper Jenny is embarking on a six-week journey across the country, accompanied by her friend Meg. Jenny Levison is calling the trip "The Kindness Tour."  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maria del Rosario Palacios shares her experience with COVID-19 and the journey that led her to found Georgia Familias Unidas , a new mutual aid that helps help poultry plant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, Patrick Woodie, president of the NC Rural Center and Martina Edwards, chief of strategic partnerships at Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), talk with Rose about  CornerSquare Community Capital . Guests share how the new nonprofit fund will support racially diverse and women-owned businesses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, award-winning journalist Hank Klibanoff discusses season three WABE’s ‘Buried Truths’ podcast, which will focus on the killing of Ahmaud Aubrey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, more than 1,500 people watched the Atlanta Board of Education’s virtual meeting last night. The school board was presented with Phase II of Atlanta Public School’s reopening plan. However, the school board hasn’t made a final decision about the plan yet. Today, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring talks more about the reopening plan with Rose and shares how the plan will al...

Fulton County Schools begins Phase IV of its reopening plan today. Mike Looney, the superintendent of Fulton County Schools, shares how the district is working to keep staff, students and teachers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, a conversation about the state of diversity within Atlanta’s fintech field with Xavier Peoples, founder of HBCU Change, and Anik Khan, Co-Founder and CEO, MaxRewards. Also, John Shackleford, a 25-year-old New York-based cyclist shares why is biking from Alabama to Washington D.C. on a path known as the Underground Railroad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus, we hear part two of yesterday’s conversation with Georgia Tech President Dr. Àngel Cabrera. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.