How Atlanta’s first international superstars—its clergy—shaped the city’s impact on the world, and how the church became an incubator for entertainers (and vice versa).

HOSTED BY: Big Rube

STARRING: Jamal Bryant, Zaytoven, 1KPhew

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Eric Long

NARRATED BY: Maurice Garland

SUBJECTS: Religion, Atlanta history, Music

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How two out-of-town creative entrepreneurs hustled their cinematic dreams into existence, and how two locals transformed Atlanta into a moviemaking capital to rival Hollywood and New York.

HOSTED BY: Big Rube

STARRING: Will Packer, Rob Hardy, Jason Weaver, Tina Gordon, Shay Bentley Griffi

NARRATED BY: Jewel Wicker

SUBJECTS: Movies, Atlanta history

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How a beloved movie got made despite the odds, and how the college that helped inspire it was nearly shuttered just as the film was released.

HOSTED BY: Big Rube

STARRING: Jason Weaver, Charles Stone III, Tina Gordon, Dr. Kevin James, Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr., LaTonya Randolph

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Errin Haines, Edmond Richardson, and Ronda Racha Penrice

NARRATED BY: Christina Lee

SUBJECTS: Movies, Education, Atlanta history, Atlanta places

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How a tiny club on the city’s West Side birthed Atlanta’s rowdiest cultural export, and how that same spirit became a little too boisterous for the surrounding neighborhood.

HOSTED BY: Big Rube

STARRING: Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, Bem Joiner, DJ Will, Shakeema Bailey

NARRATED BY: Maurice Garland

SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history, Atlanta neighborhoods

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How a dedicated group of DJs and radio programmers fought an uphill battle to get rap music played on the airwaves in ‘90s Atlanta, and how one of the city’s most famous homegrown stars went from playing the hits to making them.

HOSTED BY: Big Rube

STARRING: Ludacris, Chaka Zulu, Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, Jerry Smokin’ B, Daron Fears, Mary Catherine Sneed

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Carol Blackmon, Dee Dee Hibbler, Sonia Murray

NARRATED BY: Jewel Wicker

SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history, Radio

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