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Atlanta Is...

Atlanta Is...

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From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, “Atlanta Is…” tells the stories behind the rise of one of the most important cities on the planet. Featuring interviews with Ludacris, Will Packer, Sen. Raphael Warnock, pastor Jamal Bryant, and many more, this 8-part narrative series is the first of its kind oral history of Atlanta.

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  • …Marching to Morris Brown’s Beat

    …Marching to Morris Brown’s Beat
    Nov 12 2025

    How a beloved movie got made despite the odds, and how the college that helped inspire it was nearly shuttered just as the film was released.

    HOSTED BY: Big Rube

    STARRING: Jason Weaver, Charles Stone III, Tina Gordon, Dr. Kevin James, Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr., LaTonya Randolph

    SPECIAL THANKS TO: Errin Haines, Edmond Richardson, and Ronda Racha Penrice

    NARRATED BY: Christina Lee

    SUBJECTS: Movies, Education, Atlanta history, Atlanta places

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    41 m
  • …Too Crunk for the Neighborhood

    …Too Crunk for the Neighborhood
    Nov 5 2025

    How a tiny club on the city’s West Side birthed Atlanta’s rowdiest cultural export, and how that same spirit became a little too boisterous for the surrounding neighborhood.

    HOSTED BY: Big Rube

    STARRING: Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, Bem Joiner, DJ Will, Shakeema Bailey

    NARRATED BY: Maurice Garland

    SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history, Atlanta neighborhoods

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    40 m
  • …Where Rap Moved the Dial

    …Where Rap Moved the Dial
    Nov 5 2025

    How a dedicated group of DJs and radio programmers fought an uphill battle to get rap music played on the airwaves in ‘90s Atlanta, and how one of the city’s most famous homegrown stars went from playing the hits to making them.

    HOSTED BY: Big Rube

    STARRING: Ludacris, Chaka Zulu, Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, Jerry Smokin’ B, Daron Fears, Mary Catherine Sneed

    SPECIAL THANKS TO: Carol Blackmon, Dee Dee Hibbler, Sonia Murray

    NARRATED BY: Jewel Wicker

    SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history, Radio

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    39 m
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