Days before the Runoff Election, for the next Atlanta City Council president, Democratic candidate Doug Shipman sits down for the final episode of Donuts with Doug. For this season finale, Doug chats with Munir Meghani, the creator of the Podca

EP10: Two Tickets for the 9 PM Show, Please. w/ Chris Escobar

Oct 27th, 2021 43m 5s

Doug has some donuts with Chris Escobar, the owner, and operator of the historic Plaza Theater on Ponce DeLeon Avenue in East Atlanta! The Plaza Theatre is an Atlanta landmark and the city’s oldest operating and only independent cinema since 19

EP9: Is Atlanta really United? w/ Duriya Farooqui

Oct 12th, 2021 38m 58s

Doug sits down with Duriya Farooqui, the former Chief Operating Officer for the City of Atlanta, who has spent years working in the private and public sectors. She sits on the Board of Directors for IHG, NYSE, is on the Board of Councilors at t

EP7: How Atlanta Influences Everything w/ Bem Joiner

Oct 5th, 2021 42m 49s

Doug sits down with Bem Joiner, founder of Atlanta Influences Everything, a self-proclaimed #SouthernRenaissanceMan and #CreativeCultureCurator - one of the most well-connected influences in Atlanta himself! Doug and Bem chat about what’s worki

EP6: Painting Murals w/ Yehimi Cambrón

Sep 28th, 2021 32m 22s

Doug reconnects with Yehimi Cambrón, a local artist, activist, public speaker, and Entrepreneur. Born in México and raised in the ATL. You may recognize her huge murals all around town - from the Buford Highway, on the side of hotels, to the Me

WABE - Closer Look w/ Rose Scott

Sep 21st, 2021 23m 51s

"Doug Shipman, a political newcomer and former CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, discusses why he’s running to be the next president of the Atlanta City Council." - WABE, Closer Look with Rose S

EP5: The (old) Home of the Braves w/ Phil Olaleye

Sep 14th, 2021 20m 44s

Doug has some donuts with Phil Olaleye, the new president of the historic Summerhill neighborhood near Georgia State Stadium, the old home of the Braves. Phil and Doug both are Harvard alums, and share a few moments discussing helping disadvan

EP4: What do the AIDs Quilt, ATL and Hidden Ladders have in Common? w/ Julie Rhoad

Sep 7th, 2021 25m 4s

Have you ever wondered how the National AIDS Memorial Quilt came to be? And its connection with Atlanta? Julie Rhoad shares the origin story and tells the tale of the hidden ladders in the bushes of the Federal Building. Doug meets up with Juli

EP3: Pieces from the Past, Explaining the Present w/ Cheryl Turner

Aug 31st, 2021 18m 17s

Doug reconnects with Atlanta attorney Cheryl Turner, a longtime friend who knows Doug inside out. The two met for donuts in the old Founders’ Park in the Summerhill community. Cheryl, like Doug, is an Emory University graduate. On this episode,

EP2: Art, Activism and ATL w/ Dr. Fahamu Pecou

Aug 24th, 2021 24m 25s

Dr. Fahamu Pecou’s paintings, performance art, and academic work addresses concerns around contemporary representations of Black masculinity. In today’s episode, Doug and Fahamu sit down at his studio in the Oakland City neighborhood and adiscu

EP1: Students of Atlanta Legacy w/ Helen Ho

Aug 10th, 2021 17m 29s

Doug sits down with Helen Kim Ho, a local attorney and longtime friend. Helen shares her thoughts about the recent anti-Asian attack in Atlanta and her experience as an Asian American woman. Her and Doug catch up about their unique ties to the

Intro: Welcome to Donuts with Doug! w/ Doug Shipman

Aug 8th, 2021 1m 57s

Welcome to Donuts with Doug! This is a limited series podcast with Doug Shipman in dialogue with friends around town. If you know Doug you know he is all things Atlanta from Arts and Pride to the Beltline and Parks, to race and religion, to bus

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