Creative Loafing Atlanta

Host Jill Melancon talks to Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey's, about their comeback plan as well as the proper way to pronounce "pecan."

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Fish Scales and Skinny Deville of Nappy Roots about opening their own brewery in Castleberry Hill and the importance of people of color seeing themselves in the brew business.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Dianna and Devon Peet of Kettlerock Brewing in Peachtree Corners about how the family that brews together, stays together.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Rob Goldstein, one of the co-founders of Wild Leap Brew Company in LaGrange about making it through a pandemic and opening a huge new location in downtown Atlanta.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Scott Norwood, co-owner of Social Fox Brewing in Norcross, about how a mural inspired their name and what it's been like opening during a pandemic.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Michael Jones (also known as Letter 75) about what inspires his work and his very cool upcoming project at the airport MARTA station.

Host Jill Melancon talks to Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminski about how he got such a cool job and how he chooses those great walk-up songs for the opposing teams.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Lacey Longino about the importance of community to her art and how friends helped her get through the pandemic.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Mary Fernandez of the Historic Oakland Cemetery about their upcoming arts programs and how they work hard to preserve the history of this magical place.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Scott Prince and Chris Lane of Line Creek Brewing in Peachtree City about their love of Easter eggs on their cans and their upcoming second location in Fayetteville.

Host Jill Melancon talks to artist Chris Hamer, better known as Urbnpop, about the trials and tribulations of putting out a comic book, and how art helps him stay balanced.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Craig and Amy Mycoskie, co-owners of Round Trip Brewing on the westside, about the fun of opening a new brewery during a pandemic.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Eric Nine about the contrast between elephants and ballerinas, and how he was able to stay busy during the pandemic.

Host Jill Melancon gets a lesson in craft beer history from brewmaster Phil Farrell of Stillfire Brewing in Suwanee, and learns the origins of their award-winning Orange Diva Wit.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Travis Irions of the Atlanta Beer Bus about how the pandemic affected their tours, and what they hope to do with the tour in the future.

Host Jill Melancon chats with Alan Pugh, co-owner of High Card Brewing in Tucker, about how they are able to share a space with another brewery and still be friends.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Caroline King, host of the Bitch Beer Podcast, about supporting women in the beer industry, and why there aren't more of them.

Host Jill Melancon talks to Wayne Baxter, co-owner and founder of Monkey Wrench Brewing in Suwanee, about how they spent years creating their brews and winning awards even before opening the taproom doors.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to F Sheffield Hale, CEO of the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead, about their latest offerings, and how the pandemic inspired a new way to reach their audience.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Spencer Nix, CEO of Reformation Brewery in Woodstock, Canton, and Smyrna, about how they went from one of the smallest breweries in GA to one of the top five.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Josh Miller and Ryan Silva, co-owners of Outrun Brewing in Stone Mountain, about how keeping things small means keeping things real.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Matt Curling, co-owner and brewmaster of Variant Brewing in Roswell, about how their name perfectly represents their brewery and how they've been handling the pandemic.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Glen Sprouse, co-owner and brewmaster for Ironshield Brewing in Lawrenceville, about the beauty of German and European style beers, and how they are helping other breweries be their best.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Eric Levin, owner of Criminal Records in Little 5 Points, about the resurgence of vinyl, how the store almost shut down back in 2011, and how he helped start Record Store Day in 2006.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Clay Gridley, owner of Six Bridges Brewing in Johns Creek, about the first father/son brewery in GA.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Brian Purcell, owner and CEO of Three Taverns Brewing in Decatur, and now, in Reynoldstown, about how they are helping to revitalize Memorial Dr near the Beltline.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Diane Capriola, owner of Little Shop of Stories in downtown Decatur, about how the pandemic has affected them, and how they can help you this holiday season.

Host Ben Eason speaks with Atlanta Park Pride's Ayanna Williams about their mission to protect parks in Atlanta.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Mark Gunter, manager of Fantasyland Records in Buckhead, about the resurgence of vinyl and what's in store for Black Friday Record Store Day.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Elliott Hall, owner and co-founder of Fire Maker Brewing in West Midtown, about what it is like to open a brewery during a pandemic, and how they created the first Southeastern IPA.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to artist Yoyo Ferro about his style and how it is changing...and how he and other street artists took on the City of Atlanta and won.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to artist Fabian Williams--best known for his colorful murals of civil rights icons, his Colin Kaepernick murals during Super Bowl 53, and his Stacey Abrams “vote” mural on Edgewood--about how to handle a graffiti beef, and how his work will evolve.

Host Jill Melancon talks to artist Sanithna Phansavanh about life and death, both literal and artistic.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Rory Hawkins, better known in art circles as Catlanta, about how his work has evolved over the past ten years.

Host Jill Melancon talks to Kraig Torres, founder of Hop City and Barleygarden, about bringing craft beer to the masses.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Atlanta artist Craig Alan about his "populus" style, and how he used it in his new mural in West Midtown.

Host Jill Melancon talks to Greg Levine and Connie Yeates, co-directors of Trees Atlanta, about how they work to save trees and plant more of them to help keep the ATL so green.

Join Blake and ATL Joe as they discuss what our team could look like under Stephen Glass and preview Nashville and Inter Miami.

Rumors, rumors, rumors... might as well call us a Fleetwood Mac album. Join ATL Joe and Blake as they discuss the Frank DeBacle and who might be the head coach replacement and how our newest players have performed so far.

Host Jill Melancon talks to Brian Sullivan, co-founder and brewmaster at Steady Hand Brewing in West Midtown, about the importance of supporting the community that helped you to grow.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Isaiah Smith of Our Culture Brewing Company, an African-American brewer in Atlanta, about the four pillars of his business--collaboration, community, craftiness, and diversity.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Chris Reeves and William Moore of Down Home Brewing, the first African-American brewery in Georgia about their responsibility to the community and how the Leaders of the Brew School collective are the Wu Tang Clan of beer.

Can’t score a goal, can’t score a goal, Frank de Boer is mad, Adam Jahn is bad, can’t score a goal! Pretty much sums our MLS is Back showing, no?

Joe's dog is barking, Atlanta United is losing and we are in middle of the weirdest tournament in sports history. It ain't perfect, but just like Atlanta United we are putting out this garbage anyway.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Trey Sinclair, president and co-founder of Dry County Brewing in Kennesaw about being the first GA company to produce beer, spirits and cider all under the same roof.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Akila McConnell, author of A CULINARY HISTORY OF ATLANTA, and the founder of Unexpected Atlanta Tours & Stories, currently offering virtual food tours of the ATL. Find out how you can learn more about Atlanta and its food through their unique tour offerings.

We are back… for now. Join ATL Joe and Blake as they breakdown the MLS is back Tournament and what this means for the regular season. Get caught back up on all transfers and whatever the heck is going on with sports during this pandemic.

Host Jill Melancon talks to Nick Purdy, co-owner of Wild Heaven Brewing in Avondale and the West End, about how they have been handling COVID-19, and about their new partnership with the Russell Center that will help African American small-business owners.

Host Jill Melancon sits down with Julie Goeddeke and Heather Smith of the brand new salon Blondie ATL to find out what it's like operating a hair salon during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to do it safely.

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Peter Ferrari about how Covid-19 will affect the annual Forward Warrior festival this year in Cabbagetown, and how it has affected his work in general.

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Jen Hidinger-Kendrick, co-founder of Giving Kitchen, about how they are helping food service workers during the COVID-19 crisis.