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Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall dive into the Tennessee Supreme Court ruling reducing the size of the Metro Council. How does the size of the council impact how the body governs for Nashvillians? What is the timeline and process for changing the Council formally? What are the likely possibilities and will they be put to a vote? PBN is made possible by: ⁠⁠⁠☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠8th & Roast Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk local, state and federal election results with Holly McCall of TennesseeLookout.com. Marsha Blackburn becomes Tennessee's first female Governor in a historically close race. An unexpected Congressional surprise neutralized Tennessee's gerry-mandered maps. Democrats took six seats from Republicans in the Tennessee State House. What trends are real and how did the n...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. Midterm Tennessee election predictions, dynamics, trends and lessons. Fallon Company news surrounding Nissan Stadium. Another round of Tennessee Department of Corrections incompetence. Plus, international AI spy games and this week in our algos. PBN is made possible by: ⁠☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠8th & Roast Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. Polling in the Governor's race is heating up as early voting reaches the halfway mark. The Council decides against Right Turn on Red legislation while beginning the process of replacing the Sheriff. New housing stats tell the same old story about affordability in Nashville. 👉🏼 Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. How does decisions made in the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s lead Nashville to our current political predicament? What can we learn from the past? Early voting has begun and amendments are on the ballot. Plus, some airport news is perfect encapsulation of our affordability dynamic. 👉🏼 Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. Fallout from the failed Christa Pike execution was swift and the Tennessee legislature hosts hearings on medical marijuana. The Metro Council defers the Right Turn on Red legislation... again. Can Tennessee learn anything from moderate democrats leading in red state Senate races? And Best of Nashville never disappoints. 👉🏼...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. The botched execution of Christa Pike brings national attention to Tennessee and Gov. Bill Lee. The Nashville Symphony doesn't seem to want to fix its issues. A drug issue killing young people is being misreported and is totally misunderstood. 00:00:00 The Rundown 00:06:35 The entire Christa Pike story 00:27:56 Nashville Symp...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. Is The Fallon Company fumbling the development of the East Bank? Does Tennessee have a porn-ish habit? And Meribah Knight joins to talk about her latest podcast series "Our Town" about a Christian Nationalist takeover in Gainesboro, Tenn. 00:00:00 The Rundown 00:07:43 Fallon fumbling the East Bank? 00:17:38 Tennessee's porn-i...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. Council seeks more community engagement on right turn on red policy. Lots of expensive and costly bridge news. Not one but two Congressional campaigns have direct ties to a prostitution ring in Columbia... Tennessee. Can the Titans and Commodores swap slogans? 00:00:00 The Rundown 00:05:10 Council considers right on red 00:16...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. A new perspective on 9/11 , Metro Council forecast for next year, fallout from toll lanes, more details from the FBI investigation and more. 00:00:00 The Rundown 00:04:38 Looking at 9/11 in a new way 00:14:33 Metro Council's new look in 2027 00:26:43 FBI investigation unfolds 00:39:27 The real story with toll lanes 00:49:18 F...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. Metro Council addresses police drones, Vanderbilt innovation development, the Music City Center debt service and President Pro Tempore. But it also painted another picture. Plus, is Clarksville booming? And our Titans prediction for the season. 👉🏼 Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠council me...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. Two different deaths cast somber tone in Nashville. The good, the bad and the predictable budget news. The response to Metro's small business initiative. 00:00:00 Rundown 00:06:52 RIP Dolly 00:12:23 Greatest Tennesseans of all-time 00:16:29 Andrew Jackson interlude 00:22:35 RIP Cameron Frierson 00:29:33 Massive META settlemen...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. The council advances legislation around Music City Center debt and revenue. Plus, a high-ranking member of Metro abruptly resigned. Then we take a deep dive into the Winter Storm Response Commission report with NashSevereWx expert Will Minkoff. We discuss the pre-storm communications timeline, OEM's lack of certifications, th...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. As kids head back to school, two teachers levy serious allegations at Metro Nashville Public Schools. How can a failing school system be fixed? DC Blox files a lawsuit against against Metro in the latest datacenter chapter. And national headlines around LPRs will impact security issues in Nashville. 00:00:00 Ep. 174 Rundown 0...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. A complete recap of Election Day results in the Governor's race, Congressional primaries and much more. Then we dive into the August 2nd council meeting and what the next steps are in the condemnation saga. 00:00:00 Ep. 173 Rundown 00:04:47 New driving and Council rules idea 00:09:40 Marsha Blackburn defeats John Rose 00:11:3...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. The Governor's race is tightening up in the final week while turnout is encouraging across the state and in Davidson County. The Administrator of Elections John Richardson talks elections. We have an official data center timeline and new twist from DC Blox. Plus, an undercover investigation shines light on the racetrack petit...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. 00:00:00 Episode 171 00:06:20 Voter turnout way up (but still not great) 00:14:34 Rapidly changing strategies in the Governor's race 00:19:34 AI has entered the Congressional race chat 00:35:05 New data center legislation won't apply to DC Blox 00:54:00 Airport Authority: City's Version vs. State Version 01:01:42 Feds raid ho...

Braden Gall is joined by Bulwark reporter Lauren Egan and we hear from Will Minkoff at the Winter Storm Commission meeting last week. 00:00:00 Episode 171 00:03:57 Winter Storm Commission 00:04:38 Will Minkoff's public comment 00:09:51 OEM's response to oversight 00:13:36 Lauren Egan joins the show 00:16:30 Top polling issues for voters in TN 00:21:57 What is the Democrats strategy? 00:29:05 Justi...

Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. 00:00:00 Episode 170 00:08:24 Data center sets Council record 00:19:06 Patriot Front brings out best in Nashville 00:24:14 Complete Street creates transit, shovel tension 00:30:00 How many boards do you need to run an airport? 00:36:28 Marsha Ad: China is coming for our farms 00:55:34 Will the World Cup create interest in Nas...

Condemnation is the latest chapter in the DC Blox-Zoo data center saga. What does it mean for Nashville taxpayers? We also talk World Cup, patriotism and the 4th of July! Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. If you care about local news coverage, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please take five minutes to fill out this anonymous survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help Press Forward fund quality local news....

Economist Laurel Graefe explains the impact of local government on our economy, the value of housing solutions, higher education decision making and predicting AI's future. We also talk NES changes, MNPS stats, Waste Management funding, data center drama and Cheekwood. Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. If you care about local news coverage, ⁠⁠⁠⁠please take fi...

Economist Laurel Graefe explains the impact of local government on our economy, the value of housing solutions, higher education decision making and predicting AI's future. We also talk NES changes, MNPS stats, Waste Management funding, data center drama and Cheekwood. Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. If you care about local news coverage, ⁠⁠⁠please take fiv...

The Metro Council passed the new city budget but spending didn't go down. How will this impact the cost of living in Nashville? The Mayor has waded into the data center debate. The World Cup is bringing joy to all, including Jamie? Jamie Hollin and Braden Gall talk Nashville news, politics and business. If you care about local news coverage, ⁠⁠⁠⁠please take five minutes to fill out this anonymous...

Nashville and its Council are embroiled in a data center debate with the Nashville Zoo. Trump refuses to endorse any candidate in the race for Governor - regardless of their stance on the 2020 election. Clarksville native and infamous internet streamer Chud The Builder captures our extremely divided attention. We also learn that axolotl's are very real. Braden talks Nashville news, politics and bu...

The most recent Metro Council meeting painted a bleak picture of governance in Nashville. Affordability is top of mind but nothing is being done. The state of community in our city continues to deteriorate and much more with Jerome Moore. Jamie Hollin and Jerome talk Nashville news, politics and business. 👉🏼 Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠council member⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...