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The Georgia Politics Podcast, established in 2019, covers all things politics under the Gold Dome and across the state. The show highlights key developments from Georgia's House of Representatives and State Senate during the legislative session.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Craig Kidd makes Georgia politics legible through pointed interviews, candid panel exchanges, and politically attentive journeys into American history.
Craig Kidd treats politics as an argument worth hearing through, whether he is examining a Georgia campaign or revisiting a contested chapter of American history.
A mayoral candidate challenges Craig Kidd's critique, and your appetite for awkward follow-ups gets fed.
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A Georgia governor-race panel that keeps coming back to money, timing, and the limits of ticket coattails.
Craig Kidd teams up with Daylin Lowry and Lindsay Coates for a quick read on the Georgia governor's race, and the late arrival of Rick Jackson changes the shape of the Republican field. The discussion has its best moments when it stays on power, timing, and money.
A lively look at Saturday Night Live's Ford-era press-secretary sketches.
The episode treats Saturday Night Live as a playful look at the Ford years, using Ron Nessen and the press-secretary sketches to ask who was taking advantage of whom.
A candid conversation with one of West Point's first female cadets about what integration actually demanded.
The episode uses the 50th anniversary of the bill opening the service academies to women as a frame, but it works best when it stops leaning on the anniversary and stays with the practical cost of change. Craig Kidd's conversation with retired Lt. Col.
Carter's rise feels earned, not inevitable, in this tight early-primary history.
This episode follows Jimmy Carter's early climb in the 1976 Democratic race with a Georgia politics angle that keeps the story grounded and immediate.
A political-history listen that uses the 1976 Olympics to frame a Colorado fight over the bond referendum and its fallout.
The episode opens with the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, then moves into the Colorado fight over the bond referendum and the anti-Olympics coalition.
A focused constitutional argument about money, speech, and who gets to set the limits.
The episode treats campaign finance as a First Amendment dispute, not a bookkeeping issue. James Buckley explains why his name became attached to Buckley v.
A 1975 political snapshot that uses a cabinet appointment to open up power and women in public life.
Craig Kidd frames Time's 1975 look at American women as a way into how power worked during the Ford years. Carla Hills stands out as a guest because she is not just one of the 12 women named in passing; she walks through the interview, the appointment, and the political culture…
A brisk Georgia qualifying-week roundup that keeps the focus on races, costs, and the oddities of the field.
Georgia qualifying week gets treated like the opening round of a long campaign: everyone still has a path, and the stakes only start to settle once the ballots do.
County government, translated into everyday Missoula life.
The episode centers on the final stretch of the 2000 election fight and the Supreme Court ruling that left George W.
Craig Kidd opens by framing 1976 as a year for a nonpolitical topic that turns political anyway.
Craig Kidd opens by treating Georgia qualifying week like spring training, where every race still feels open.
The episode opens with David Brinkley warning listeners not to get swept up in presidential primary fever.
Craig Kidd brings Sandy Springs mayoral candidate Dante Carter back after Carter pushed back on Kidd's criticism of two of his earlier comments from a previous panel.
Craig Kidd kicks off by saying 1976 has begun and treating it like a clean slate.
The show opens in Christmas mode.
Craig Kidd opens the show by going back to 1976 and framing Buckley v.
The Georgia Politics Podcast opens by introducing GeorgiaPress.com, a new statewide site for Georgia politics, power, and policy, and calls the launch a big moment for Appen Media and Georgia journalism.
Representative Betsy Holland of Georgia House District 54 says Georgia’s 40-day legislative session is "a terrible way to run government" because bills move fast and leave little time for deliberation.
Craig Kidd opens with Dick Clark’s Times Square countdown, where a six-foot lighted ball drops on a 100-foot flagpole in cold rain and starts 1976.
Lindsay Coates interviews Larry Long, who is running against Congressman Rich McCormick in Georgia’s 7th District and opens by naming McCormick as his target.
Lindsay Coates and Alex Vanden Heuvel break down how Georgia’s legislative session actually works, from Legislative Council bill drafting to committee hearings, Rules Committee control, and floor votes.
Hans Zappin and Craig Kidd re-air a 2025 Martin Luther King Jr.
Georgia Politics Podcast host Craig Kidd spends most of this crossover-day conversation with Rep.
Craig Kidd opens by framing 1975 as Time magazine’s year of the American woman and introducing Carla Hills, one of the 12 women highlighted.
Craig Kidd frames this Georgia Politics Podcast episode around Senator Wyche Fowler’s career, with R.
Craig Kidd and Professor Stone use this Georgia Politics Podcast special to mark Rob Reiner’s career after the deaths of Reiner and his wife.
Craig Kidd and Professor Stone use a Thanksgiving “cornucopia” format to cover five November 1975 events, starting with the Edmund Fitzgerald wreck on November 10 and its 29 dead crew members.
Craig Kidd opens with a timestamp and a warning that the war in Iran is still ongoing as they record.
The episode follows the Republican fight over 1976.
The episode opens with a dramatized scene from All the President's Men, then transitions to discussing the film's significance and its connection to Georgia politics.
A political commentary podcast covering Georgia state politics, featuring an interview with a candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives.
The Georgia Politics Podcast marks Reverend Jesse Jackson’s death at 84 in Chicago and frames him as a figure of civil rights, presidential politics, and pastor-politician power.
Craig Kidd brings back the panel with Daylin Lowry and Lindsay Coates.
The Georgia Politics Podcast sits down with Rep.
The Georgia Politics Podcast frames its 2025 year-in-review as an awards show built on McLaughlin Group-style categories, with Craig Kidd, Lindsay Coates, and Daylen moving quickly through political winners, losers, and surprises.
This episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast explores the history of Saturday Night Live, focusing on its chaotic first three episodes in 1975 and political figures who have hosted the show.
This episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast marks the 50th anniversary of the 1975 legislation allowing women into U.S.
Host Craig Kidd interviews Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond about his reelection campaign, covering topics like citywide vs.
This episode features an interview with Sandy Springs City Councilman Andy Bauman, a candidate for mayor, discussing his campaign and local issues.
Host Craig Kidd interviews Mayor Kurt Wilson of Roswell, starting with a discussion about the first episode of Saturday Night Live and George Carlin.
Interview with Sam Foster, mayoral candidate for Marietta, discussing his background and campaign.
This episode covers political news and legislative developments in Georgia.
The episode opens with a historical segment about Atlanta's bid for the 1996 Olympics before transitioning into the host's introduction and personal anecdote.
Host Craig Kidd discusses Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly with Chairman Chuck Martin.
The episode celebrates Martin Luther King Day with a speech excerpt and discussion of the holiday's history and significance.
Host Craig Kidd previews the upcoming Georgia legislative session with state Senator Sean Still and Representative Scott Hilton, discussing election concessions and session expectations.