AthChat
A podcast for anyone who wants to join the conversation about what's going on in Athens, Georgia. Local and state politics, culture, and good living.
Podcasting since 2025 • 16 episodes
AthChat
Latest Episodes
AthChat: Episode 16: We’re back. After a nice summer break, Drew and Russell are back to discuss local politics news and answer a few r/Athens subreddit questions.
On the 16th episode of AthChat, hosts Drew Abney and Russell Edwards are back from a summer break to discuss local political news and answer a few r/Athens subreddit questions. Party time. *the views of the host does not reflect tho...
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Episode 16
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AthChat: Episode 15: State Rep. Spencer Frye joins the pod again to discuss topics like patriotism, artificial intelligence, and how democrats should move forward in Georgia
On the 15th episode of AthChat, host Drew Abney (Russell Edwards is away in July) was joined by State Representative Spencer Frye. This makes Spencer our first returning guest on the pod -- that's a pretty big deal. Drew and Spencer talk about ...
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Episode 15
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AthChat: Episode 14: Former Athens mayoral candidate, Mara Zúñiga, joins the pod to discuss her background and journey from Nicaragua to New York City to Athens and also their interest in local politics and making change in the community.
On the 14th episode of AthChat, hosts Drew Abney and Russell Edwards were joined by former Athens mayoral candidate, Mara Zúñiga. Mara joined the pod and told us about her path to get to Athens, Georgia, her previous run for mayor, and why she ...
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Episode 14
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AthChat: Episode 13: *Budget Brief!* The commissioners passed a new budget. Let’s talk about it.
On the 13th episode of AthChat, hosts Drew Abney and Russell Edwards give a budget brief and discuss the riveting topic of…the annual budget. We discuss how we got to this budget vote, the two factions of commissioners, and some nuances of what...
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Episode 13
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AthChat: Episode 12: School board member and former commissioner, Tim Denson, joins the pod to announce his candidacy for Mayor of Athens.
On the 12th episode of AthChat, hosts Drew Abney and Russell Edwards *were in a studio* with school board member and former commissioner, Tim Denson. Tim joined the pod to give an important announcement about his political future here in Athens...
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Episode 12
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