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'On Second Thought' For Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Today's show featured conversations on parental incarceration and the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, along with a new entry in our "Main...

March 26, 2019
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"On Second Thought" For Monday, March 25, 2019

More than a half a million Americans are homeless. In metro Atlanta, more than 3,000 people live on the streets, in shelters and in cars. A new...

March 25, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
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"On Second Thought" For Friday, March 22, 2019

Lawmakers have only six legislative days left to debate and pass bills that could change policies all over the state. This week brought continued...

March 22, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
Playwright Pearl Cleage sits in on rehearsals for her new show, "Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous."

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Pearl Cleage's New Play Illuminates The Murky Intersections Of Society, Aging And Identity

Atlanta-based playwright and author Pearl Cleage invites people to examine the messy, frequently irrational parts of being human. In several best...

March 21, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott

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"On Second Thought" For Wednesday, March 20, 2019

State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012. Nationally, about 20...

March 20, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor ,
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'On Second Thought' For Tuesday, March 19, 2019

It takes about a decade to grow a productive pecan tree, but only a matter of minutes to take one down. Five months after the storm, a University of...

March 19, 2019
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"On Second Thought" For Monday, March 18, 2019

It's hard enough to eat well and stay in shape, but, in several parts of Georgia, residents don't even have access to nutritious foods. The Georgia...

March 19, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera ,
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"On Second Thought" For Friday, March 15, 2019

We're in the final weeks of the 2019 legislative session, and lawmakers are not going out quietly. They're debating changes to Georgia's abortion laws....

March 18, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
James Shepherd Jr. (left), his father, Harold, and his mother, Alana, co-founded Shepherd Center in 1975 along with Dr. David Apple.

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How A Near-Fatal Injury Inspired One Atlanta Family To Start Shepherd Center, Give Care To Thousands

In 1973, Atlanta native James Shepherd Jr. graduated from the University of Georgia. He then backpacked through Europe and Africa before heading to Rio...

March 14, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

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"On Second Thought" For Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Caroline Ervin and Cristen Conger made a splash with their How Stuff Works podcast “Stuff Mom Never Told You.” Now, the Georgia duo has transitioned to...

March 13, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
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"On Second Thought" For Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Daylight saving time is behind us, and spring is just around the corner. To celebrate, "On Second Thought" is reflecting on a Southern icon: The Quercus...

March 12, 2019
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"On Second Thought" For Monday, March 11, 2019

Eighteen miles of I-85 could be an on-ramp to the future. The Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway, or The Ray, stretches from West Point to LaGrange. Named...

March 11, 2019
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'On Second Thought' For Friday, March 8, 2019

On today's show, GPB reporters recapped events from crossover day at the Capitol, "Macon Conversations" addressed issues of identity, and the Dining for...

March 08, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
In this July 13, 1944, photo, Leonard Bernstein plays the piano during a rehearsal at his apartment in New York with 20-year-old conductor and composer Lukas Foss.

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Atlanta Jewish Music Festival Director Joe Alterman Explores Definitions, History Of Jewish Music

Note: The audio posted of this interview was edited from an earlier version because our guest did not feel he accurately characterized Ben Sidran’s...

March 07, 2019
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"On Second Thought" For Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Women's educational opportunities in the 19th Century were few and far between. Finishing schools focused on women's socialization and skills like art,...

March 06, 2019
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