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Archive Atlanta

Victoria Lemos

A weekly history podcast sharing stories about the people, places and events that shaped the city of Atlanta.

Archive Atlanta Podcast Guide

Listen to Archive Atlanta, a History podcast by Victoria Lemos. Stream 303 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

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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...

14:46May 1, 2026

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...

15:26Apr 17, 2026

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...

11:29Apr 3, 2026

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...

13:31Mar 6, 2026

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...

14:21Feb 20, 2026

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...

15:53Feb 6, 2026

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...

8:53Jan 30, 2026

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...

16:39Jan 16, 2026

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...

5:23Jan 2, 2026

USS Atlanta

From ancient superstitions to nuclear submarines, the name Atlanta carries a remarkable legacy across the seas. In this episode, we trace th...

14:06Dec 19, 2025

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...

53:12Dec 5, 2025

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,...

34:28Nov 28, 2025

Chosewood Park

Before Chosewood Park was a neighborhood with winding streets, skyline views, and a curious little road called Climax Street, it was Muscoge...

16:44Nov 21, 2025

Oral History (Matthew Norwood)

This week, I am sharing an oral history recording I did last year with Matthew Norwood, pastor of Bible Way Ministries. His father developed...

23:21Nov 7, 2025

Fortune Telling

From crystal balls to courthouse battles, this episode with Liz Clappin and Cynthia Jennings , dives into the history of fortune telling — f...

45:37Oct 31, 2025

Listener Q&A - Vol. 5

Ever wonder what I’d do with $5 million if saving it was off the table? Or which unsung women of Atlanta’s past I’d invite to a dinner party...

20:40Oct 17, 2025

Black Press (Interview w/ Stan Washington)

This week, I am sharing an interview with Stan Washington, veteran journalist and editor-at-large of The Atlanta Voice . We discuss his care...

21:38Sep 19, 2025

Minister's Manifesto

In 1950s Georgia, faced with school desegregation, the governor’s plan was simple: abolish public schools. This episode dives into Atlanta’s...

14:33Sep 5, 2025

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