After seeing Algiers perform the “Last Show on Earth” in Atlanta on March 14, a day in the crux of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Aja catches up with Frankie & Lee over the phone a couple weeks later after they were all settled into quarantine….
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Aja is joined by Atlanta-based immigration attorney Jessie Calmes who works primarily with those who have been detained and are awaiting deportation. Jessie lends valuable insight into what it’s like behind the scenes and the newsreels when it comes…
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In this episode, Aja speaks with Atlanta-based reiki practitioner and health coach, Gail Turner-Cooper. The two not only discuss how we are all going to survive this, but how we can shift our perspective to help us heal and cope along the way. A much…
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In another installment of our COVID-19 series, Aja catches up with Mike Berdan, frontman of New York-based noise/experimental/punk outfit Uniform. While NYC is in lockdown and Atlanta braces itself for more news, the two focus on acceptance and…
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In continuing the Mainline’s COVID-19 coverage, Aja speaks with organizer and advocate Tim Franzen of Housing Justice League Atlanta on the phone to discuss the shifts we can expect in the coming days, their effects on the state and national scale,…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold and rapidly evolves, Aja takes the time to chat with friend Meghan Dowlen, of local band Material Girls and co-founder of local organization My Illegal Body. Originally recording as a regular convo, the two…
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Updates on the COVID-19 pandemic as it continues to evolve in Georgia On Mon., March 16, the Georgia General Assembly convened to ratify the Governor\’s call to declare a State of Emergency in Georgia. After nearly eight hours, the Senate
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Executive Director Bryan Schroeder responds to the COVID-19 crisis in Atlanta as it continues to affect restaurant industry workers As Georgia nears a statewide mandate for restaurants to close their doors to decrease the risk of spreading COVID-19, many industry
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Aja and Mary are joined by voting rights nonprofit Fair Fight Action’s organizing director Hillary Holley to discuss Georgia’s recent senate bill SB 463 — yet another anti-voting rights bill that saw quick legislation as the state prepares for its…
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Aja is joined by Mainline contributors Elliot Fullerton and Katherine Paist to discuss the current political climate and the 2020 presidential election and general discontent. As we near Super Tuesday in this year’s primaries and the masks come off,…
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