Inside the Box

Development and self-run elections highlighted a Milton City Council candidate debate Oct. 4 at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. Ahead of the advanced voting, which begins Oct. 16, about 100 residents showed up to track positions of candidates for the contested Post 2 seats on the City Council. At the event, hosted by Appen Media and the Milton Herald, incumbent Councilman Rick Mohrig and Phil Cranme...

Liz Hausmann has been a public official in North Fulton for 20-plus years. On the other side of the microphone is Appen Media Managing Editor Pat Fox, who covered the area as a reporter for just as long. They talk about Hausmann's career in politics, recent loss running for Georgia State Senate and what plans she has for the future.  You can read a recap of the interview, written by Appen reporter...

For the last 10 years the Dunwoody Police Department has had an informal policy to obscure the location of where undercover sex trafficking operations occur in published documents, instead using the address of Dunwoody City Hall. For this reporting Appen Media filed 28 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and inspected 271 pages of documents. Two reporters, two editors and a number of other...

Appen Media, publishers of the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, invited all four candidates running for Roswell City Council Post 1 to record an interview with reporter Chamian Cruz. All four sessions are also available in written form, prepared by reporter Amber Perry and managing editor Pat Fox. You can find all four interviews and more voting information at appenmedia.com/roswellelection . This podca...

Appen Media, publishers of the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, invited all four candidates running for Roswell City Council Post 1 to record an interview with reporter Chamian Cruz. All four sessions are also available in written form, prepared by reporter Amber Perry and managing editor Pat Fox. You can find all four interviews and more voting information at appenmedia.com/roswellelection . This podca...

Appen Media, publishers of the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, invited all four candidates running for Roswell City Council Post 1 to record an interview with reporter Chamian Cruz. All four sessions are also available in written form, prepared by reporter Amber Perry and managing editor Pat Fox. You can find all four interviews and more voting information at appenmedia.com/roswellelection . This podca...

Appen Media, publishers of the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, invited all four candidates running for Roswell City Council Post 1 to record an interview with reporter Chamian Cruz. All four sessions are also available in written form, prepared by reporter Amber Perry and managing editor Pat Fox. You can find all four interviews and more voting information at appenmedia.com/roswellelection . This podca...

On this episode Hans sits down with Jason Howard and Cathy Murphy of the Summit Conceling Center to discuss an upcoming townall host by the center and the City of Milton at its city hall. The event is designed to raise awareness of the growing epidemic of suicides in the country and Georgia, but especially in affluent suburbia. Cathy and Jason talk about how to recognize early signs for suicide an...

Hans is joined in studio by three people that have been instrumental in making the work of the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA possible over the years. Roger Wise, Jimmy Moore and Elwyn Gaissert discuss what it took to bring a new YMCA "north of the river" in Atlanta for the first time in the early '80s, the process for developing its brick and mortar structure, and the people involved along the...

On the show this week is Jeff Graham, the Executive Director of Georgia Equality. He and Hans talk about the HIV epidemic in Atlanta, hate crime bills, trans people in the military - and much more!  Watch the episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/WEuw-FAuB0E Follow Georgia Equality on Twitter @GAEquality or online at www.georgiaequality.org. Follow Inside the Box podcast on Twitter @insidetheboxpo...

Joining Hans on the show this week is US Senator Johnny Isakson, the senior Senator from Georgia and Chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. They talk all things national security – from his recent trip to Iraq, escalating tensions in Iran, and trade wars with China. Visit the Senator's official website HERE Watch the episode  HERE Follow Senator Isakson on Twitter @SenatorIsakson Follo...

Joining Hans on the show this week is Professor Carolyn Bourdeaux, a Democratic candidate for Georgia's 7th Congressional District to discuss her 2020 race, student loans, health care and more! Watch the episode HERE   Find out more about Carolyn's campaign HERE Follow us  @insidetheboxpod  

Joining Hans on the show this week is Alpharetta City Councilman Jason Binder to discuss the recently proposed Safe Hotels Ordinance. Councilman Binder talks about how he originally thought of the idea, why he thinks it's important, and what effect he thinks it might have on crime in the city of Alpharetta. To learn more about the ordinance or to contact Jason directly, click HERE . Listen to the...

The Appen Family was invited to give a presentation on the history of Appen Media Group and their take on the future of local news at their church, Alpharetta Presbyterian, which has been hosting a speaking series called Community Conversations. 

Joining Hans on the show this week is Brian Patton, a commercial real estate expert in the north Metro Atlanta area who gives his take on trends in the industry, why Alpharetta continues to buck the trend, his thoughts on a potential bubble and much more.

Craig Kidd, Chief of Staff for Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker and First Vice Chair for the Fulton County Republican Party joins Hans on the show this week to talk all things Johns Creek - including traffic, Mayor Bodker's tenure, a potential Johns Creek city center and the city's recent election of Democrats to the state legislature. 

Preston Thompson, the campaign manager for Representative Elect Mary Robichaux, joins the show to talk about their upset victory over incumbent Representative Doctor Betty Price. Will metro Atlanta politics continue to trend blue? How will recently elected Democrats forge their own path under a Brian Kemp governorship? Preston answers all of these questions and more in a behind the scenes peak int...

Alpharetta Presbyterian Church Associate Pastor Rev. Caitlin Phillips and congregation member Derek Scheidt join the show to talk about the church's recent push to attract people of all walks of life through its "ACCEPTANCE" marketing efforts. Caitlin and Derek talk about why this is important and what it means for the church to be a safe place for people in desperate need of one.  

On the show this week, Mary Robichaux, the Democratic candidate for House District 48 joins the show to discuss her platform, how she as a healthcare professional looks to make an impact on Georgia politics, and the state of the governor's race. 

Black Box reporter Pat Fox jumps on the phone to discuss his most recent article detailing two North Fulton mayors, Alpharetta's Jim Gilvin and Johns Creek's Mike Bodker, issues with the composition of the governing authority for metro Atlanta's newest transit authority - the ATL.

Krish Bralley joins the show this week to talk about his campaign platform and his challenge to the incumbent Republican representative from Alpharetta. He talks about his desire to bring the electric car tax credit back, Medicaid expansion, early childhood education and more.

Ellyn Jeager, the Democratic nominee for Georgia State Senate District 56 race, joins Hans on the show to discuss the issues and why she decided to make the jump into the political arena. They discuss anything from guns in school to why mental health is such an important part of her platform.

Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood joins Hans on the podcast to talk about the city's inception, highlights along the way, and what's next. They discuss what sparked the Mayor's interest in politics and some of the more surprising (and funny) stories about being a rookie politician leading a brand new city. Crabapple Fest, October 6th 2018, 10 am-5 pm cityofmiltonga.us/events/1269/crabapple-fest

On this week's episode incumbent Senator John Albers joins the show to cover a wide range of topics, including what has changed for him since he was first elected in 2009, how we win the ware against opioid addiction and sex trafficking, and what efforts he is personally leading to keep Georgia's schools safe.

Angelika Kausche is the Democratic candidate for House District 50 in Georgia, which represents Johns Creek in the state legislature. On the show, Hans asks her about where she stands on the issues, her background as a female immigrant running in an era where we are seeing a record number of women entering the political arena, and they discuss a few of the current political topics on the national...