Ben Ansell, a professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, is the British Broadcasting Company’s Reith lecturer. He talks with show host Rose Scott about his four lectures titled “Our Democratic Future.” WABE will air Ansell’s lecture this Saturday at 2pm. 

Plus, Christmas is just three days away. We revisit Rose’s conversations with Santa Rick, the founder of the Atlanta-based Northern Lights Santa Academy and Santa Dee. 

We will then airWABE’s H. Johnson’s narration of “A Christmas Carol.”

<a href="http://litics.ox.ac.uk/person/ben-ansell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Ansell</a>, a professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, is the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/radio-4-reith-lecturer-ben-ansell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">British Broadcasting Company’s Reith lecturer</a>. He talks with show host Rose Scott about his four lectures titled “Our Democratic Future.” WABE will air Ansell’s lecture this Saturday at 2pm.&nbsp;Plus, Christmas is just three days away. We revisit Rose’s conversations with <a href="https://northernlightssantaacademy.com/santa-rick" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Santa Rick</a>, the founder of the <a href="https://northernlightssantaacademy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atlanta-based Northern Lights Santa Academy</a> and <a href="https://therealblacksanta.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Santa Dee</a>. We will then air WABE’s <a href="https://www.wabe.org/people/h-johnson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H. Johnson</a>’s narration of <a href="https://www.wabe.org/achristmascarol/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“A Christmas Carol.”</a>

"Closer Look with Rose Scott" brings you the issues that impact where we live, how we interact, and how we can all thrive. It’s not just about Atlanta; it’s a program for Atlanta. Rose connects with community leaders, CEOs, policymakers, and people who don't often get a platform, and she brings you in on the conversation.

"Closer Look with Rose Scott" brings you the issues that impact where we live, how we interact, and how we can all thrive. It’s not just about Atlanta; it’s a program for Atlanta. Rose connects with community leaders, CEOs, policymakers, and people who don't often get a platform, and she brings you in on the conversation.

Closer Look with Rose Scott

BBC Reith lecturer discusses ‘Our Democratic Future’; Local Santas on diverse representation this holiday season; WABE legend reads ‘A Christmas Carol’