John didn't come out of the closet until after college. He couldn't. He had become president of his fraternity at an SEC school and feared that if he revealed his sexuality he would lose everything. This is his story:

John

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You'll usually find Daniel Moss on Hollywood Boulevard. He's the robot performer who calls himself the Gold Man, a job he's been doing on the streets of Los Angeles for 33 years. He has a treasure box where people tip him in cash as they walk by. At the end of the day, his earnings can range from zero to a thousand dollars. Why be a robot? Moss explains that in his experience, both children and adults like robots because they like toys. 

Life as a busker bot in Hollywood

ELVIS PRESSPLAY: Back Home It's 2007

“This Is Between You and Me” from The Wonder Ears, produced by Jenny Ament, Ezra Morris, and Clara Nibbelink profiles Trudy Nan Boyce, a retired lieutenant with the Atlanta Police Department who was a senior crisis negotiator for several years of her career. 

THE WONDER EARS - This Is Between You And Me (2016 Radio Race)

Miss American Life
This Lady is a Stranger to Me (2017 Radio Race)
Jennifer Ament (Brown Paper Tickets)
Olivia Reingold

Miss American Life/This Lady is a Stranger to Me (2017 Radio Race)

ActiveTape takes a trip to Fresh Roots Farm, an urban farm right here in Atlanta and gets a tour led by resident farmer Marc DiNatale. Fresh Roots strives to build a locally sustainable future for themselves and the community through a commitment to food security, education and grassroots organizing. ActiveTape hears about the ups and downs of daily life on a small city farm and get up close and personal with Olivia the pig!

Farmer Mark

J.D. Young is a 7 year old living here in Atlanta who offers chess lessons to his neighbors. ActiveTape stopped by J.D’s house and got a few tips on how to sharpen our chess game. J.D. advertises his lessons at local cafes and is currently waiting for his little sister to grow-up a few years so he can teach her.  

The Chess Lesson

Bill and Arnold are amateur radio professionals. They take us to the park, where Bill works on antennas, and Arnold drives the radio. Arnold explains how amateur radio is the original social media.

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Olivia Howebrowne teaches high school in Atlanta. From 1991 to 1995 she was "Madonna for under fives..."

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