Politically Georgia

Hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy discuss the shifting Democratic field for Georgia governor now that U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath has suspended her campaign following a family health crisis. Then, voting and election expert Mark Niesse explains the last-minute election bills that are looking for final passage before Sine Die.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy dive into mailbag questions, where a majority of listeners' questions concern Democrats under the Gold Dome, and at the U.S. Capitol.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan weighs in on top Trump administration officials sharing attack plans in a group chat that accidentally included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. Then, Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy have the latest on the political fallout from Gov. Brian Kemp’s legal overhaul and the fresh scrutiny of The New Georgia Project.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Tia Mitchell talks with Fred Smith Jr., a professor at Emory University School of Law, about the tensions between the Trump administration and the courts. Then, Greg Bluestein updates us from the Gold Dome on a long-debated religious liberty measure.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell discuss where Georgia lawmakers stand after a vote on Gov. Kemp’s main priority this legislative session, a bill that rewrites litigation rules. Then, they hear from Ginny Lim who went viral for confronting U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick at a Roswell town hall in February.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Patricia Murphy and Greg Bluestein analyze Senator Jon Ossoff’s kickoff to his reelection campaign with his rally in Atlanta over the weekend. Then, Patricia and Greg join colleague Tia Mitchell to answer your questions from the listener mailbag.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Patricia Murphy and Greg Bluestein analyze the different approaches to town halls by Republicans and Democrats. Then, they discuss Governor Brian Kemp’s recent concessions on his legal overhaul, commonly referred to as ‘tort reform’, and the 2026 governor race hopefuls.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy talk about the strategy around the Trump administration’s tariff’s and their impact on prices in Georgia with Gavin Bade, who reports on trade, economics and industrial policy for The Wall Street Journal.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Greg Bluestein explores the long-debated sports betting proposal and why it fell to the wayside yet again this session. But first, Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy, and Tia Mitchell talk about Congress avoiding a government shutdown and U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s much-anticipated rally to kick off his reelection campaign.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next listener mailbag segment.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy, and Tia Mitchell answer questions from listeners about limiting jury awards in lawsuits, often called “tort reform” by supporters, Crossover Day, clean energy, and more. Then, AJC government reporter Maya T. Prabhu dishes about her infamous best-dressed lawmakers list.Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode.Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices