Podcasts have become Atlanta's antidote to the daily headache of commuting down Interstate 85 and every thoroughfare along its path.
Rather than just listening to the same top 10 pop artists on local stations, Atlantans have joined the national trend of downloading and tuning into conversations culture, music, crime and more.According to Edison Research, podcast listening grew 23 percent between 2015 and 2016.
Though most are hip to some of the top national podcasts, there may be a smaller fraction of podcast fans privy to the intriguing podcasts based right here in Atlanta.
Here are six Atlanta podcasts worth listening to on your long commute:
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Go behind the scenes with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporters for interviews with people who create movies, music and art making waves around the world. Every week, the entertainment and cultural experts will share the best places to eat, play, and live out loud in ATL.
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Now in its second season, Breakdown is a podcast series from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about a single moment that changed the life of Justin Ross Harris forever, and ended the life of his son. Who would leave their child in a hot car? Was his death a crime or a tragic accident? Episode by episode, Breakdown tries to answer that. The URL is even easy to remember− breakdown.myajc.com.
Listen to the first pisode of Breakdown here.
If you listen to NPR, then you should also listen to Atlanta Considered. NPR host Ricky Bevington talks about things like "Fine Art at Sears and Other Stuff you Missed in History Class," to quote his latest episode title. And it's not all curious and whimsical either; a recent episode was about how we fund the fight to stop child sex trafficking.
Listen to Atlanta Considered episodes here.
If you really listen to NPR, you might recognize this podcast's host, Clay Bolton who was formerly of GPB. He interviews people making things happen in Atlanta, and it is a casual, informative affair.
85 South is the resulting audio that happens when Atlanta comedians Karlous Miller, Clayton English, and DC Young Fly hit record on their hang outs; they make fun of things and try new jokes to make each other laugh. English described 85 South in a more in-depth interview like a "gumbo' − of jokes.
This podcast is a lot like it sounds; a beer, a song and some commentary. The most recent episode was the first in five months, and if you don't like that, you can − as their website headline reads in a Google Search for the show −"drink up and shut."
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