The Tennessee Holler Podcast

Kanew recaps what happened at disgraced former speaker Casada's corruption trial today.

Senator Jeff Yarbro & Rep. Jason Powell join to talk about their bill and what Elon Musk is up to.

“How did you become a voice of reason on Fox News?” Kanew talks to Jessica Tarlov about being a dissenting voice on Fox News, especially at a time when so many are giving up on talking to people they disagree with — and why Dems should go outside their comfort zones more.

Kanew talks about why how we look at the debt is wrong, and how it's being used to justify a lot of damaging stuff like medicare & social security cuts and a government shutdown.

Tim from The New Evangelicals joins to talk about communicating a progressive message (like the one Jesus actually carried) to the 2/3rds of the country that considers themselves Christian.

“I'm gonna keep doing what I do because I believe in it, and I think someone has to do it.” Viral clip-maker Aaron Rupar talks to Kanew about live-tweeting Trump rallies, Bannon's impact, countering a powerful right-wing media ecosystem, and concerns about the road ahead.

Processing what happened. "This was always going to be a checkpoint, not a destination. Keep going."

“I think people are gonna show up for her. We're gonna win this thing.” Kamala surrogate Rep. Justin J Pearson says the vibes are good but run through the tape - and weighs in on racist stickers Marsha Blackburn gave at the UT game: “She doesn't care about Tennesseans.”

“You don't have to love Kamala to vote for her, given the threat on the other side - but that's not me. It was very easy.” Ex-GOP Tim Miller of The Bulwark on a too-close race, the steal threat, confronting Bannon, the danger of Elon and more. Read his plea to Haley voters HERE.

Rob Huebel, a comedian and actor, talks to Kanew about why "comedy" isn't an excuse for hate, and how it's exciting that we are hopefully about to elect the first female president.

LISTEN: “He's like water finding the lowest point.” Adam Brody, star of the new hit Netflix show ‘Nobody Wants This', talks to Kanew about why it's so important to get out and vote to keep another Trump term from happening.

The Tennessean's David Plazas joins to talk about why Marsha won't debate Gloria, and why the Tennessean won't hold the debate with an empty podium anyway. (They should, so we might)

Memphis Mayor Paul Young joins to explain why he thinks the city council should drop its lawsuit over gun law referendums, which he calls "futile" - after state Republicans threatened to withhold tax revenue to block them

Pearson joins to talk about state Republicans attacking Memphis again over gun safety referendums, and Kanew calls on Mark Green to release his unredacted army discharge papers.

Kanew asks folks to help us pressure the media to have a Gloria-Marsha debate and not settle for back to back interviews, threatening to have an empty podium if she doesn't show up. USE THIS LINK TO EMAIL THEM! Then we point out that Project 2025 is Project 2024 in Tennessee, and that's what's on the ballot.

Gloria joins to talk about her primary victory. Help her campaign HERE.

Luis Mata, running for state house against Mike Sparks - who won't admit the Civil War was fought over slavery - joins to talk about his campaign. More info HERE.

U.S. Senate candidate GLORIA JOHNSON joins to talk about the 14,000+ voter intimidation letters send by Secretary of Voter Suppression Tre Hargett and his henchman Mark Goins. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Cheri Brown joins to talk about her campaign to unseat Charlie Baum in Murfreesboro. Check out her campaign HERE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Shaundelle Brooks, who lost her son Akilah DaSilva in the Waffle House shooting, joins to talk about her campaign for house in Nashville. More on the campaign here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Alison Beale current mom, former teacher, joins to talk about her campaign for state house against Johnny Garrett. Check out her campaign HERE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Lauren Windsor joins to talk about her undercover recordings of Justice Alito and his wife. Moer on her site. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Kurt Kosack joins to talk about his campaign to replace Gino "Bully" Bulso in Brentwood. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Tracy O'Neill of "Preserve Cheatham County" joins to talk about their fight against the Tennessee Valley Authority, which is poised to put a methane gas plant in their community against their wishes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Jesse Huseth joins to talk about his campaign to replace John Gillespie (who lied to the family of Tyre Nichols) in the state House. More on his campaign HERE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

The hilarious duo that goes to Trump rallies and asks the tough questions will be in Nashville Thursday night at Zanies. Get your tix here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

David Dayen of The Prospect joins to talk about corporate price gouging and what is really behind it. Read their articles here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Clair Jones is a hospice nurse and mom running to replace Gino "Bully" Bulso. More on her campaign HERE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

The former mayor of Nashville joins us to talk about her current bid for congress in TN-7, challenging "extreme" Mark Green. More about her campaign here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

A New Vandy poll shows the Tennessee Republican supermajority is out of touch with Tennessee voters on many key issues, and that most of Tennessee is "pro-choice". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Maryam Abolfazli is running against Andy Ogles aka "Pinocchiogles" in TN-5. Learn more about her campaign HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Noah Nordstrom, a public school teacher in Memphis challenging voucher scam bill sponsor Rep. Mark White, joins us to talk about his campaign for state house. Check out his campaign site here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Eli Motycka, the Nashville Scene reporter arrested at Vandy while covering a pro-Palestine protest, joins to talk about the "chilling effect". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Kanew reacts with mixed feelings to the Van Jones CNN special on Tennessee, which amplified important voices but did took a damaging both-sides perspective and left out a lot of context. "The Whole Story" it was not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Denton Loudermill, the innocent man Rep. Tim Burchett falsely accused of being a Kansas City shooter then didn't delete the post for 4 days, joins us to discuss. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Kanew weighs in on the article in the Tennessee Lookout that features some less than fully supportive comments about the Justins by Rep. Johnny Saw, a fellow Democrat, who says they are causing "confusion" - but in reality seems to be the one lacking clarity by supporting Sexton's draconian rules. Subscribe and Support: www.TNHoller.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Josh Cowen, a Michigan State professor who studies education policy, uses actual data to explain why Governor Lee's voucher scam is bad for Tennessee schools, and kids. He just wrote an op-ed in the Tennessean you can read here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Eric Welch, a Republican school board member from Williamson County, joins to talk about why Governor Lee's private school vouchers are a terrible idea, and will hurt Williamson County in many ways. On Lee's claim it won't hurt public school budgets: "Don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Even after another scathing audit TDOC was just extended 3 years and will continue to contract with Core Civic. Listen to HIGHLIGHTS from the hearing yesterday. Rep. Clemmons says "Core Civic And Privatized Prisons Are A Cancer" and points out TN by law is only supposed to have 1 in the state, but Core Civic found a loophole. Meanwhile an assistant commissioner explains away high prison guard rape numbers by saying they really just start relationships with inmates. Core Civic has spent over $3 million buying support from legislators, mostly Republican. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Nashville Scene Editor D. Patrick Rodgers joins us to talk about their BONER AWARDS - a wild trip down memory lane, and a recap of some of the TN GOP supermajority's wild behavior. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Texas state rep James Talarico joins to talk about how they beat back Gov. Abbott's private school vouchers scam push there, as Tennessee faces a similar fight. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Allie Phillips had a complicated pregnancy that forced her to go to NYC for abortion care. Now she's suing the state - and running for state house in Clarksville. (Bonus: a Gloria Johnson Cameo!) Visit Allie's campaign site HERE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Mary Batiwalla, former Tn Ed Department Assistant Commissioner, joins to discuss the new push to give every school a letter grade - the latest front in Governor Lee's efforts to undermine our public schools. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Aftyn Behn, our long-time friend, recently won an upset victory and will soon take her place in the state legislature. Pretty awesome. She joins us to discuss how it happened. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Kathryn Vaughn, one of the teachers suing TN over the schools censorship law passed by Governor Lee & the TN GOP, joins to discuss the lawsuit and the chilling effect of a terrible law. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Anne Applebaum joins to discuss her new article for The Atlantic that asks a question we've been asking for a long time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Kristen Chapman, mother of a trans girl, talks about getting an email from Vandy that their medical info was turned over to Tennessee's Attorney General Skrmetti - a nakedly partisan actor - without their knowledge, along with everyone else who has looked for or received gender-affirming care from Vandy in recent years. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

There was no "insurrection", and anyone who tells you there was is lying to you and telling on themselves. Like Speaker Sexton, for instance. Kanew explains why Sexton is not to be trusted, and gives a first-hand account of a peaceful, powerful protest at the capitol this week - led by young people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tennessee-holler/message

Randy Randy Mcnally has been commenting on the instagram pics of a young almost-naked gay man while passing anti-LGBTQ legislation. READ THE STORY. Now hear from the man in the pics in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tennessee-holler/message

Heather Thomas, mother of a trans adult who was a teen in Williamson County when he began to transition, talks about the Senator Jack Johnson & Rep. William Lamberth Trans Youth Health Care Ban - and the assaults from overreaching Tennessee Republicans on the freedoms of Tennesseans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tennessee-holler/message

Dr. Jason Nichols joins to discuss his article in Newsweek about Gov. Ron Desantis banning African-American history in Florida. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tennessee-holler/message