About this episode

The episode discusses recent violence on MARTA, a data center controversy in Marietta, and the cultural significance of Miss Piggy in telling America's story.

It's been a violent few weeks on MARTA. The feds are investigating, and now state leaders have their focus on Atlanta's transit system; A massive data center that already got the green light has Marietta residents planning to crash this week's city council meeting; and America at 250: how the Jim Henson puppet Miss Piggy helps tell the nation's story through an Atlanta lens.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• MARTA violence
• data center controversy
• Atlanta transit system
• Jim Henson
• Miss Piggy
• city council meeting

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