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On Second Thought For Friday, May 18, 2018

It's been 100 years since a Spanish influenza epidemic killed as many as 50 million people worldwide , including 675,000 Americans. A new book on the...

May 18, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 4 more
Gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams drove a "deportation bus" around Georgia leading up to the May 22 primary election.

The Breakroom: Deportation Bus, Laurel Vs. Yanny And Royal Wedding

Just as we do at the end of every week, this Friday we brought together a group of four smart people to help us break down the week's news. On Second...

May 18, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Adam Ragusea
A still from Childish Gambino's "This is America" music video.

The Breakroom: 'This Is America,' Iran Nuclear Deal And 'Roseanne'

Just as we do at the end of every week, this Friday we brought together a group of four smart people to help us break down the week's news. On Second...

May 11, 2018
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By:
  • Summer Evans and
  • Tony Harris

On Second Thought For Friday, May 5, 2018

The face of local news in Macon, Georgia, is changing. After nearly four decades, Friday is Oby Brown's last day at The Telegraph in Macon. Brown's...

May 04, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 5 more
Rapper Kanye West re-joined Twitter this week with a tweetstorm of support for President Donald Trump.

The Breakroom: Kanye West's Tweets, Cosby's Conviction And A Racist 'Prom-posal'

This week we talked about racist robots, climate change and autism awareness. So, as we do every Friday, we sat down with our Breakroom guests to...

April 27, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Adam Ragusea

On Second Thought For Friday, April 27, 2018

It’s been seven months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Blackouts continue. Utility crews on the island are still in emergency restoration...

April 27, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 6 more

On Second Thought For Friday, April 20, 2018

Spring has arrived in Georgia. Are you ready to relax outside with a good book? We asked Literary Atlanta podcast host Alison Law and Decatur-based...

April 20, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Tony Harris ,
  • and 5 more
This week, Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." became the first non-jazz, non-classical winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music.

The Breakroom: Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize, Starbucks Arrests And #Beychella

This week we talked about mandatory gun owernship laws, Vidalia onions and the Pulitzer Prize — and that doesn't even include the week's news. On Second...

April 20, 2018
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Tony Harris

The Breakroom: Mark Zuckerberg, Apu Of 'The Simpsons' And Atlanta City Hall Shakeup

This week's Breakroom panel looked back at the week in news. Former NPR correspondent Kathy Lohr, film critic Stephen Brown, freelance writer Anjali...

April 13, 2018
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By:
  • Maura Currie and
  • Leah Fleming

On Second Thought For Friday, April 6, 2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a leader in South Africa's anti-apartheid movement and ex-wife of the late Nelson Mandela, died Monday . She was 81. On...

April 09, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 5 more
Our Breakroom: Ed Sohn, Kathy Lohr, Kalena Boller, and Hector Fernandez

The Breakroom: Social Media Fails, Self-Driving Ubers, Trump's Opioid Crisis Plan

Today in the Breakroom we talked about this week's top stories. We were joined by Ed Sohn , the Vice President for Product Management and Partnership at...

March 26, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen

On Second Thought For Friday, March 23, 2018

Normally when you think of cherry blossoms, you think of Washington D.C. or Japan. But unbeknownst to a lot of tourists, Macon, Georgia is the Cherry...

March 26, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Fenly Foxen ,
  • and 5 more

On Second Thought For Friday February 2, 2018

The Tide Pod Challenge has sent dozens of people, many of them young teens, to hospitals across the country. Eating laundry detergent may seem like a...

February 02, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Friday, January 5, 2018

The Avengers: Infinity War was shot in Georgia recently. Another Avengers cast and crew are at work here, along with a slew of movies and TV shows. We...

January 05, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 2 more

On Second Thought For Friday, June 23, 2017

First, retail stores are disappearing, but the economy’s not the bad guy. Rising pressure from online shopping is causing brick and mortar stores to...

June 23, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Trevor Young ,
  • and 3 more
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