Closer Look with Rose Scott

Guaranteed income program continues to help Black women in Georgia; New institute aims to close the wealth gap; New research study examines the influence of crime podcasts

April 11, 2023

Hope Wollensack, the executive director of Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund, and Lauren Priest, the program officer on the Community Impact Team at the Community Foundation for a Greater Atlanta, join “Closer Look” to provide a one-year update about In Her Hands a guaranteed income program for Black women in Georgia.

 Gabriela Sandoval, founding executive director of the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute, discusses how the newly formed institute will engage the public, policymakers, and the ultra-wealthy in conversations about the negative impacts of wealth hoarding and how to equitably distribute wealth.

Kat Albrecht, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University, talks with Rose about “The Serial Effect” new research that seeks to explore how crime dramas and podcasts influence the way people understand the legal system.

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