Home Park + Atlantic Steel
This week, we’re heading to Home Park to trace the story of a neighborhood that grew alongside Atlantic Steel - from working-class homes and...
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A weekly history podcast sharing stories about the people, places and events that shaped the city of Atlanta.
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20 of 310 episodesFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
This week, we’re covering the story of the Sixth Federal Reserve District, or the Atlanta Federal Reserve, as it was often called. We’re cov...
Murder of John Garris
In April 1949, Metropolitan Opera singer John Garris came to Atlanta to perform at the Fox Theatre—but by the next morning, he was dead in a...
Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU)
Atlanta's Neighborhood Planning Units—or NPUs—have been shaping how residents engage with City Hall for nearly 50 years, but what exactly ar...
Manuel's Tavern (Interview w/ Megan Maloof)
This week, I got the chance to interview Megan Maloof, the general manager of Atlanta's iconic Manuel's Tavern. We talked about her grandfat...
Summer Break!
I am taking a podcasting summer break and will return July 17th.
Ottley Kidnapping
This week, we're talking about the 1933 kidnapping of prominent Atlanta banker James King Ottley Sr. during the height of the Great Depressi...
Agnes Scott College
This week’s episode explores the history of Agnes Scott College, from its origins as a small, church-founded seminary in 1889 to its rise as...
Chamblee
From railroad stop to global corridor, Chamblee has lived a lot of lives in just over a century. This week, we trace its evolution from land...
Dick Lake Velodrome - REPLAY
Still recovering from my appendectomy last week and so I am re-releasing my episode about the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point. We're talki...
Atlanta Women of the Green Book (Interview w/ Cynthia Jennings)
This week, we’re stepping into the pages of the Negro Motorist Green Book. I am sharing my conversation with my good friend, Cynthia Jenning...
Atlanta Botanical Garden
This week, we explore the long and winding history behind the creation of a Botanical Garden in Atlanta - a dream that took more than 50 yea...
Tennis
This week, we trace tennis from its 12th-century French origins to its rise in Atlanta, where elite clubs, segregated courts, and growing pu...
Atlanta Student Movement - REPLAY
When people think of sit-ins, they think Greensboro. But the movement didn’t start, or stop, there. This episode looks at how the 1960 Green...
Time Zones
Atlanta gets nearly an extra hour of evening sunlight compared to cities east of us—and it turns out that’s no accident. In this episode, we...
Oakland City + Bush Mountain
In this episode, we follow the land from rural farmland to an independent city with its own mayor, streetcars, schools, and sharp racial div...
The First Hot Air Balloon Ride
Before airplanes and AI, Atlanta once stopped in its tracks to watch a hot air balloon rise into the sky. In this episode, I cover the story...
USS Atlanta
From ancient superstitions to nuclear submarines, the name Atlanta carries a remarkable legacy across the seas. In this episode, we trace th...
Tami Roche
Tami Roche was named Miss Burlesque in 1966 and her career took off, performing across the country and on Broadway, before moving to Atlanta...
Atlanta Freedom Bands + Voices of Note
A special bonus episode to share my interview with Cliff Norris and David Aurilio to learn about the histories of the Atlanta Freedom Bands,...