This episode explores Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress by historian Lorissa Rinehart. We trace Jeannette Rankin's path from a Montana ranch to Congress, her lonely votes against two world wars, and her decades of quiet work for peace on a small farm near Athens, Georgia. Along the way, you hear how this new biography brings to life a woman whose courage still speaks to your moment.
Ken Burns’ The American Revolution offers a fresh look at the war that founded our nation, highlighting the perspectives of people from diverse backgrounds. To support classroom learning, PBS LearningMedia has curated 35+ free, curriculum-aligned resources for K–12 teachers, including video clips, primary sources, and activities that bring history to life. Explore this collection and inspire students to think critically about the events and people that shaped the United States.
Chamblee looks nothing like it did a century ago, but its past is still there if you know where to look. Long before the studios, apartments and traffic on Peachtree Boulevard, the city was home to one of the country’s biggest World War I training camps.
A $500,000 Norfolk Southern gift has brought together the Atlanta History Center and the Georgia Historical Society in a first of its kind archival exchange, reuniting long separated records from the Central of Georgia and Southern Railway collections.
This episode explores Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi, a sweeping historical novel that reframes the Persephone myth in a reimagined 15th-century West Africa. You’ll hear why Ododo, a young blacksmith from Timbuktu, is one of the podcast's most compelling protagonists and how palace intrigue, shifting loyalties, and questions of agency drive this story. Peter and Orlando talk setting, character, and the real history behind the fiction to help you decide if this book belongs on your list.
Join Chuck Reece for an intimate conversation with legendary folklorist Bill Ferris. Explore Southern stories, blues, and the power of listening in this immersive episode on how we preserve the hallmarks of the American South.
In the series finale of Robbery, Inc., host Madison Hogan delves into the later years of Morris Lynn Johnson, a bank robber whose life was defined by bold heists, repeated escapes, and a strict personal code. Through the memories of his niece Leah and a walk through the streets of Marietta, the story reveals a man shaped by risk, loyalty, and a world that had changed beyond recognition.
Orlando Montoya and Peter Biello explore Spitfires by Becky Aikman, the story of American women who ferried aircraft for Britain’s Royal Air Force during World War II, including Georgia pilot Hazel Jane Raines, whose daring flights and survival stories reveal the courage and skill of the “Atta Girls.”
Host Madison Elizabeth Hogan sits down with Leah Johnson, niece of Morris Lynn Johnson, to hear her first-hand memories of growing up in a family tied to bank robberies and prison escapes. Leah’s stories reveal the charm, contradictions, and enduring loyalties of two brothers who lived outside the law.
In this episode, host Madison Elizabeth Hogan unpacks the rumors surrounding the 1974 Cobb Exchange Bank burglary in Marietta, Georgia, and the long-held belief that safe deposit boxes were the real target. Through interviews, court records, and local lore, she explores how jokes became legend and what the truth may actually be.
Michael Hardwick had no idea that when a police officer stood at his bedroom door on August 3, 1982, he would become a face of the gay rights movement. Arrested for sodomy, Hardwick sued for his right to privacy to the Supreme Court, even as the HIV/AIDS epidemic began to take its toll. When he lost, his era-defining case inspired a half-million people to protest, and the ruling became one of the most reviled of its time.
In Part 2 of Episode 4, we trace the criminal legacy of Morris Lynn Johnson, a career bank robber and escape artist whose bold heists and prison breaks earned him a place on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. From small-town Indiana to the Cobb Exchange vault in Georgia, Johnson’s story reveals a life of charm, chaos, and relentless pursuit.
In this episode of Robbery, Inc., host Madison Hogan unpacks the origin story of Morris Lynn Johnson, the man behind the Cobb Exchange Bank burglary. As investigators piece together a trail of fake names, stolen vehicles, and eyewitness accounts, Johnson emerges as a career criminal with a growing rap sheet and a talent for escape. His actions would soon land him on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list.
In the aftermath of the Cobb Exchange Bank burglary, law enforcement follows a trail of tools, receipts, and eyewitness accounts to track down the suspects behind the tunnel job. Former bank president Neil Barfield recalls the shock of discovering the breach, while investigators close in on a man with a far more notorious past than anyone expected. This episode reveals the true identity of one of the most elusive criminals in American history.
Three men spent months tunneling beneath a busy Marietta street to blow through a bank vault floor undetected. What was initially dismissed as a comical failure soon revealed itself to be a meticulously planned heist with a much larger haul, with a trail of clues pointing to a criminal mastermind.
In 1974, a quiet Monday morning in Marietta, Ga., turned chaotic when a bank vault revealed a tunnel, a blast site, and a daring robbery straight out of a movie. Robbery, Inc. Episode 1: An Explosive Story unearths the mystery of the Cobb Exchange Bank heist and introduces the legend of a master thief whose true identity is just beginning to unfold.
In this episode of Narrative Edge, hosts Peter and Orlando explore the Georgia story at the heart of Brad Snyder’s book You Can’t Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads. It follows Angelo Herndon, a Black labor activist whose case, rooted in Georgia law, helped shape the national understanding of First Amendment rights.
In April 1974, a group of thieves tunneled beneath Roswell Street in Marietta, Georgia, and blasted their way into the Cobb Exchange Bank vault—only to be mocked for escaping with just $1,000. But as investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a far bigger mystery and the story of a career bank robber whose daring heists and prison escapes made him a legend. This is Robbery, Inc. from Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Marietta Daily Journal.
Nearly 200,000 Black soldiers fought for their freedom in the Civil War. And their families risked everything alongside them. Host Chuck Reece explores the legacy of these soldiers through the powerful, historical poetry of Frank X Walker, and with the help of Pulitzer Prize-winner Edda Fields-Black, historian Holly Pinheiro Jr. and Steve Phan, Park Ranger at the Camp Nelson National Monument. This episode brings to light the struggle, resilience, and enduring impact of African American soldiers in Southern history.
