Miscellaneous
Athens Happens is a weekly news podcast brought to you by reporters at TNP who are dedicated to explaining the nuances of Athens and state politics. You can find new episodes every Friday at thenewpolitical.com, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube, SoundCloud, or wherever else podcasts can be downloaded. This week we discussed why recently re-elected City Councilmember Peter Kotses’ bid for county treasurer heightened tensions within the local Democratic Party and, the significance of the years-long controversy surrounding The Perry and Sandy Sook Academic Center, an academic space constructed solely for student-athlete use. Stories/columns included in this episode: The Sook Center is more than a year old, but the controversy persists: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/01/29/the-sook-center-is-more-than-a-year-old-but-the-controversy-persists/ Kotses’ county treasurer bid heightens tensions in the Democratic Party: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/01/30/kotses-county-treasurer-bid-heightens-tensions-in-democratic-party/ Credits: Host, Manager and Writer: Ben Peters, @BenPeters2 Producer, Engineer and Writer: Bo Kuhn, @bo_kuhn_ Guests: Emily Crebs, @CrebsEmily Delaney Murray, @delpaulinem Intro and outro track: “Wholesome” by Kevin MacLeod