The Georgia Politics Podcast
The Georgia Politics Podcast focuses on all things under the gold dome and around the state. Show host Preston Thompson covers the most noteworthy updates of the legislative session of Georgia's House of Representatives and State Senate.
Sour Grapes
Why the Red Wave Happened: A Local Expert's Perspective on GOP Wins
The 2024 Red Wave
Bob Barr and the 1994 Republican Revolution
Eyewitnesses to the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Part 2
Who is still undecided?!
Who am I, and why am I here?
SPECIAL: Death after Georgia's abortion ban with ProPublica
Eyewitnesses to the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Part 1
THEY ARE EATING THE DOGS!
Penny Houston Celebrates Nearly 40 Years of Service
Kamala Harris barnstorms Georgia
1968 DNC: Georgia’s moment amongst the chaos
It’s neck and neck in Georgia
50th Anniversary of Richard Nixon’s Resignation
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota's Tim Walz
Eyewitnesses to the 2024 Republican National Convention
Emergency Podcast: Joe Biden Drops Out
1952 GOP convention: Georgia's moment in politics
The power of denial
REWIND: Happy Independence Day!
Why does the GRA lose so much?
Monroe County Voters Choose New Coroner
John Anderson’s 1980 run for President, Part 2
80th Anniversary of D-Day: America's Longest Day
John Anderson’s 1980 run for President, Part 1
Takeaways from State Primary Contests
The details are generally irrelevant
An Eyewitness to History: Sherry Marschink and the 1976 Republican Convention
SPECIAL: Student protest movements, then and now
Legislative Supremacist
Happy Patriots' Day!
The secrets of being a Governor's floor leader
Sine Die 2024 Recap
Pop-Tarts & Politics
An entertainer, a humanitarian, and a chef walk into a bar
Crossover Day 2024 with Rep. Scott Hilton
Fani Willis Testifies
SPECIAL: Death - A Political Perspective
Kemp v. Ossoff 2026?
SPECIAL: Julian Bond - Father, Leader and Renaissance Man, Part 2
2020 over and over and over again
SPECIAL: Julian Bond - Father, Leader and Renaissance Man, Part 1
Governor Kemp’s State of the State
SPECIAL: 2024 Legislative Session Preview
SPECIAL: At the crossroads of politics and HOAs
SPECIAL: How the City of Milton brought their elections in house
SPECIAL: The issues and personalities that drive people (or not) to the polls
SPECIAL: Gettysburg Address 160 Years Later
SPECIAL: Election results and the passing of journalist Jim Wooten
Be right back!
SPECIAL: Dianne Feinstein - Lioness of the Senate
Speaker Austin Scott?
SPECIAL: A (Brief) History of the Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives
Slimy Flim-Flam Man
Cop City: Past, Present & Future
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
Fulton County's $2 billion problem
Why both the left and right hate Henry Kissinger
They know what time the ferry runs
Allen v. Milligan
It’s Indictment Week
Bill Shipp's Georgia
Facts don’t care about your feelings
Needs vs. Wants (Needs)
Professor Stone retires after 35 years in academia
Happy Independence Day!
Court-A-Palooza
How deep is the swamp?
SPECIAL REPORT: The GOP State Convention
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Dessert
Holidays honoring our country’s military
Show and Yell
INTERVIEW: Candidate for Georgia GOP Chairman, Rebecca Yardley
Mailbag Episode!
INTERVIEW: Candidate for Georgia GOP Chairman, Sen. Josh McKoon
SPECIAL: Understanding the Trump indictment
The DNC snubs Atlanta
SPECIAL: Jimmy Carter's Vice President, Walter Mondale
The Local Option with Dana Barrett - "...and Politics."
Sine Die Recap, Volume 4
SPECIAL: From Professor to Candidate with Jeff Auerbach
The Local Option with Dana Barrett: Homelessness
Revenge of the Milton housewives
SPECIAL: Barbara Walters's legacy with WSB's Michelle Wright
INTRODUCING: The Local Option with Dana Barrett
Happy Crossover Day!
SPECIAL: Top 10 Moments in History We Wish We’d Have Witnessed, Part 2
We’re going to calm some people down today
SPECIAL: Top 10 Moments in History We Wish We’d Have Witnessed, Part 1
Lynne Riley and the 30th Anniversary of the HOPE Scholarship
Protesters and police clash at planned “Cop City”
SPECIAL: Zell Miller and the 30th Anniversary of the HOPE Scholarship
2023 Legislative Session Preview
SPECIAL: GOP civil war in the US House (?)
SPECIAL: Preserving History – Milton & Johns Creek
SPECIAL: Preserving History – Alpharetta & Roswell
2022 Year-In-Review
SPECIAL: The incoming class of state legislators with Sen. Elect Shawn Still and Rep. Elect Scott Hilton