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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Gov. Bill Lee finally calls for the Special Session with more than just vouchers on the docket. Tennessee gubernatorial endorsements start flying. Public safety is coming back before the Metro Council. We talk healthcare in the state with Nashville Post reporter Hannah Herner. And Braden rants about a personal problem. 👉🏼 Email your council memb...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. A big snow storm rolls through a more prepared Nashville. Metro is dealing with two very different legal cases. Governor Bill Lee is going to call a Special Session for vouchers. We look at some other state bills and strategies. We end with a Bonnaroo game that makes us all feel old. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & S...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics with Betsy Philips. A small win for God's Plant, what Nashville should consider in light of the attack in New Orleans, the Mayor's affordability priority and the State and Local relationship in 2025. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & Shotgun Willie's BBQ. Music by William Tyler

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. After a quick recap of the last Council meeting of the year, we dive into our 1st Annual Holiday Book Club. Top Nashville authors and books, favorite new books and best books we read all year. Then our favorite stories of the year from 2024, topics that will dominate 2025 and some hopes. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. A new poll is out breaking down the needs of voters in Tennessee. Does the governing bodies align with the voter's desires? Is the state or the city doing what voters want? Councilmember Erin Evans stops by to talk about District 12, the Public Health and Safety Committee and the Fusus debate. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th &...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. An interesting night at the Metro Council is extremely telling about the direction of the city on a number of fronts. Then we visit with Chief Development Officer Bob Mendes for a major update on the East Bank development. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & Shotgun Willie's BBQ. Music by William Tyler

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. We remember Bill Freeman, talk Senate and House leadership and visit with District 31 Council member Joh Rutherford. We get to know District 31 and break down the housing and public safety issues facing suburban Davidson County. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & Shotgun Willie's BBQ. Music by William Tyler

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Mayor Freddie O'Connell has stated that housing and affordability are the administration's top priority. What does that look like and what is the Metro Government's role in addressing the housing crisis? District 7 Council Member Emily Benedict joins to break down the issue and path forward for Nashville. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Voters resoundingly said yes to transit, so what are the next steps and what does it tell us about Nashville? Sam Stockard of the Tennessee Lookout joins to recap state elections and offer the latest on school vouchers. What are the right questions to ask after Donald Trump's electoral victory? 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th...

You can listen to the full breakdown of Election Night in Nashville with Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall on the Lamestream podcast feed. Here are the first few minutes of that conversation. For more Nashville sports, media and business talk, be sure to listen to Lamestream Sports. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & Shotgun Willie's BBQ. Music by William Tyler

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics with David Plazas of The Tennessean.com Voter turnout, transit implications, Tennessee's federal elections, anxiety over the Presidential race, building lines of communication, state house races, disconnects with younger voters and defining modern masculinity. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & Shotgun Willie's BBQ. Musi...

Jamie and Braden talk transit with Mayor Freddie O'Connell just days before the Election on a special bonus episode. Early voting, the changing electorates, his closing argument, what happens if we don't pass transit and more. 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & Shotgun Willie's BBQ. Music by William Tyler

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Can we learn anything about transit or the election writ large because of early voting numbers? How have the top of the ballot elections impacted the down ballot races? How would someone go about building a voting turnout machine in Tennessee? Jamie hung out at a zoning meeting. Braden has a sports-ball prediction about Nashville's future. And why...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news. Early voting is underway so how should transit campaign close? The Nashville Scene's "Best Of" awards are out and some shouts are warranted. Then we visit with TIRRC's Executive Director Lisa Sherman-Luna to talk about immigrations in Tennessee, including the biggest issues facing our immigrant communities. 👉🏼 Early voting dates and locations 👉🏼 Email your...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news, including a huge story in the Nashville Scene about the missing middle in Nashville's housing crisis. What did we learn? What's new? How can we fix the problem? Do the powers that be already know all of this stuff? 👉🏼 Early voting dates and locations 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast & Shotgun Willie's BBQ. Music by William Tyler

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news, including the latest with the East Bank and what Nashville can do to help with the flooding in North Carolina. A Metro hat tip and an announcement! Then we visit with WeGo CEO Steve Bland to discuss our current bus system as well as our regional transportation dynamics. 👉🏼 Support Marissa and buy a copy of "Her Country" 👉🏼 Register to Vote here 👉🏼 Early...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news, including a huge development on the East Bank. Our guest this week is author and Rolling Stone country music reporter Marissa Moss. How is Nashville treating it's country artists, in particular women? How has the industry changed over time and what challenges are we facing as a Music City? 👉🏼 Support Marissa and buy a copy of "Her Country" 👉🏼 Register to V...

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Transit updates and movements, election coverage and storylines, the Nashville Film Fest with Steve Cavendish of the NashvilleBanner.com . 👉🏼 Register to Vote here 👉🏼 Early voting dates and locations 👉🏼 Email your council member Brought to you by 8th & Roast Music by William Tyler

Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. A Tennessee-based media company is at the middle of international controversy. Taylor Swift has made big news after a big debate. And Tennessee's AG is once again trying to do something about social media and our kids. Then we visit with former US Attorney for Middle Tennessee Ed Yarbrough. Transparency in the judiciary, how politics has changed o...

Mayor Freddie O'Connell sits down with Jamie and Braden to talk transit. Convincing swing voters, how this plan will help everyone, what concerns are being voiced, does this plan set up the city for future growth, appealing to young users and much more. Brought to you by 8th & Roast Music by William Tyler Email your council member

Jamie and Braden visit with Chris Yow from Main Street Media to talk about the TSSAA. What does it do, what are it's goals, how does it help student athletes in the state and where could it be improved. We also talk youth sports and one potential ballot question about Shelby Co. Brought to you by 8th & Roast Music by William Tyler Email your council member

Jamie and Braden are joined by reporter and auther Steven Hale from the Nashville Banner. We react to the DNC and dive into Nashville's relationship with alcohol and the dynamics of downtown. Additionally, what is the city doing about domestic violence? Brought to you by 8th & Roast Music by William Tyler Email your council member

Jamie and Braden tell a transit story and try to celebrate some housing headlines. Then Jamie sits down with Nashville native Pastor David Tucker (29:00). We talk police accountability, why the Metro Arts saga is indicative of larger issues, emboldened Nazis and the racial nature of policy in Nashville. Please answer some questions so we can do better! Brought to you by 8th & Roast Music by Willia...

Jamie and Braden welcome Tennessee Lookout's Holly McCall to break down Election results, Gov. Bill Lee, the implications on the state level and look ahead to November. The Metro Council will stay at 40 members for now but is that the right thing for our city and what is sure to happen next? The deck has been cleared for the transit referendum but what about the campaign? Please answer some questi...

In the wake of the Hattie Cotton School bombing, the Nashville police arrested a handful of guys. They were not the perpetrators and here’s how we know. Buy the Book: Dynamite Nashville: Unmasking the FBI, the KKK, and the Bombers Beyond their Control — Third Man Books The Civil Rights Collection at the Nashville Public Library Civil Rights Collection | Nashville Public Library Produced by 440 Med...