‘It’s UATL’ podcast: Kandi Burruss opens about heartbreak and healing
Growing up as kids, or navigating this mad dance of electrons we call life as adults, most of us have a divorce story.
That’s certainly true for Kandi Burruss.
Last year, the Atlanta singer, producer and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alumna filed for divorce from her husband Todd Tucker after 11 years.
Burruss turned that heartbreak into her current creative outlet: a one-woman show, called, “I Do. I Did. I Don’t.” The show, which she kicked off in April, debuted to a sold-out crowd in ATL.
After her opening stop at City Winery, Burruss dropped by the AJC newsroom where she sat down with “It’s UATL” co-host DeAsia Paige for a candid conversation
“I really wanted it to be intimate,” Burruss said about opting for smaller venues for her show. “I wanted it to be an intimate setting where I could really see the faces in the room.”
For this week’s main segment, the hosts reflect on highlights from Burruss’ conversation. They also share their own experiences with divorce.
Also on this week’s episode
Last week, we lost a legendary voice.
R&B singer and longtime metro Atlanta resident Peabo Bryson, passed away after suffering a stroke. The man behind classic duets from Disney flicks, “A Whole New World” and “Beauty and the Beast,” was 75. The hosts reflect on Bryson’s legacy and what made his sound so “pristine.”
In less surprising news, MARTA’s new trains won’t be ready ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as promised. Color the hosts not shocked as they share their own frustrations and experiences with ATL’s public transit service.
The hosts also say goodbye to nonprofit newsroom Atlanta Civic Circle, which announced it was shutting down. Led by Saba Long, a Black woman, the solutions-focused reporting site was an authority on local housing, labor and government reporting. The hosts talk about the larger implications for ATL and journalism.
We close out this week’s episode with discussion around co-host Nedra Rhone’s latest column, “With degrees in doubt, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant’s credentials need more clarity.” Like she wrote in her column, Rhone and her fellow hosts breakdown why “charisma is not the same as credentials.”
Related reads from UATL and AJC
Follow the stories that inspired this week’s episode.
- How Kandi Burruss captures her divorce pain in an intimate one-woman show
- Peabo Bryson, Atlanta R&B singer, dies after a stroke
- New MARTA train launch postponed
- Atlanta Civic Circle, the nonprofit policy newsroom, is shutting down
- With degrees in doubt, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant’s credentials need more clarity
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Roll credits
“It’s UATL” comes from DeAsia Paige, Nedra Rhone, Najja Parker, Isabelle Kerby-McGowan, Cara Shillenn, Gavin Godfrey, Mara Davis, Shane Backler, Roy Williams, Matt Gannon, Kishuna Joseph, Keith Lovely Jr., Megan Nadolski, Samantha Stamler and Janel Davis.