The Tennessee Holler Podcast

David Dayen of The Prospect joins to talk about corporate price gouging and what is really behind it. Read their articles here.

Clair Jones is a hospice nurse and mom running to replace Gino "Bully" Bulso. More on her campaign HERE.

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.

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".

Maryam Abolfazli is running against Andy Ogles aka "Pinocchiogles" in TN-5. Learn more about her campaign HERE

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.

Eli Motycka, the Nashville Scene reporter arrested at Vandy while covering a pro-Palestine protest, joins to talk about the "chilling effect".

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.

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.

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

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.

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."

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Anne Applebaum joins to discuss her new article for The Atlantic that asks a question we've been asking for a long time.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Jason Nichols joins to discuss his article in Newsweek about Gov. Ron Desantis banning African-American history in Florida.