In These Times with Bill Nigut
In These Times with Bill Nigut
Playlist by In These Times with Bill NigutIn These Times with Bill Nigut is a weekly podcast featuring thoughtful, in-depth conversations about the political, cultural, and social forces shaping Georgia and the wider world. This series brings…Follow the podcast:
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Discussing Hamnet with Sheila Cavanagh
Sheila Cavanagh is a professor of English at Emory University and Director of the World Shakespeare Project. With the Oscars approaching and Hamnet receiving eight nominations, Sheila and host Bill Nigut discuss Hamnet and Shakespeare.
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Charles Kuck Returns to Discuss Developments in Immigration Policy
With a 10,000 bed detainment center coming to Social Circle, immigration lawyer Charles Kuck joins host Bill Nigut to discuss recent developments in immigration policy.
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Kate Tuttle
Boston Globe books section editor Kate Tuttle joins host Bill Nigut to discuss recent and upcoming book releases. Kate previously lived in Atlanta where she wrote for the New York Times, LA Times and Washington Post. She is also a former president of the National Book Critics Circle.
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Joe Alterman
Atlantan pianist Joe Alterman has taken the stage at iconic venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland and Blue Note and performed alongside jazz greats like Houston Person, Les McCann, and Ramsey Lewis. After studying music at NYU and playing gigs around New York City, he return…
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Doug Shipman
Doug Shipman, founding CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, former President and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center and member of countless Atlanta boards discuses his background in civil rights and weighs in on how to heal the deep partisan divides that plague us today.
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Expert Panel Discusses State and National Politics
With 2026 off to a roaring start, Andra Gillespie, Audrey Haynes, Kevin Riley and Amy Steigerwalt join host Bill Nigut to discuss Georgia and national political headlines.
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John Bollard on Protesting with Rosa Parks
With Martin Luther King Jr. day coming up, today's episode focuses on a specific element of civil rights history: transportation in civil disobedience. John Bollard joins host Bill Nigut to discuss his latest book, Protesting with Rosa Parks: From Stagecoaches to Driving While Black. Bollard served…
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Former CDC Director Bill Foege Discusses the State of Public Health
Host Bill Nigut interviews global health expert Bill Foege, who is largely credited for devising the strategy that eradicated smallpox, about his life and career and where public health is headed in these times.
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Christmas Special: Tobias Wilson-Bates on Charles Dickens
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Charles Kuck
With immigration policies dominating headlines we turn to Atlanta-based immigration lawyer Charles Kuck to help break down what is happening. Host Bill Nigut interviews Kuck about current events as well as his fascinating personal journey.
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