About this episode

The episode discusses the discovery of the Guidestones' remains and the surrounding cultural conflict, questioning the GBI's investigative actions.

The AJC locates the long‑hidden remains of the Guidestones. The culture war around the monument erupts, and the team identifies people the GBI should have talked to. The question now is whether they ever did? If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ajc.com, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Guidestones
• culture war
• investigation
• Georgia
• monument
• GBI

Keywords

• Guidestones
• AJC
• GBI
• investigation
• culture war
• monument
• Georgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AJC, GBI, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Places: Guidestones

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