Political Breakfast from WABE
Hosted by Lisa Rayam · WABE
4.6from 185 ratings
- 601
- Episodes
- 283
- Transcribed
- 185
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Political Breakfast from WABE
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning on the Political Breakfast podcast, veteran Atlanta journalist Lisa Rayam, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, and Republican strategist Brian Robinson deliver Georgia’s best analysis of local politics with a weekly dose of informed, respectful and lively discussion. During Georgia’s state legislative session, Political Breakfast presents the pop-up podcast Gold Dome Scramble every Friday morning as host Lisa Rayam talks with reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali from the WABE newsroom to break things down for our listeners — the issues being considered, and the bills getting sorted through various committees at the Georgia State Capitol.
- Publisher
- WABE
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
283 of 601 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson face-off in first debate in Georgia Governor's race
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Warnock for President in 2028? Should Georgia's GOP candidates focus on the Trump base? Plus, Trump sparks fears about non-citizen voters heavily influencing November midterms
Inside a recent episode
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson face-off in first debate in Georgia Governor's race
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And people in this state, they won't change. The polls reflect it. But the energy, Lisa, right now, the energy, not just around the country, but particularly here in the state of Georgia, It's with the Democrats. So what she's got to accomplish tonight is those undecided sort of independent voters who don't really know Red Jackson. And they've seen all the false negative ads that he's been just sitting all across the state of Georgia. They got to get to know her better. She's got to talk specifically about a bold future of change in Georgia. And then I think the last thing, Lisa, is that it's also the town hall setting is going to show how the candidates can relate to the audience. […]
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- Brian Robinson
- Tharon Johnson
- Anre Washington
- Anré Washington
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 146 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 39 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Political Breakfast from WABE?
Lisa Rayam host the show. Published by WABE.
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