Kanew interviews Meg Gorman about her vision for the 3rd District of Tennessee. She is running against Chuck Fleischmann in the general election and could use your support!
LIVE: MEG GORMAN FOR CONGRESS (TN-3) @Meg4Congress https://t.co/pHxX4HQ7ND
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 5, 2020
Our Governor’s weak, feckless response to COVID19 is costing lives. He can’t name a single expert that supports his decision to reopen schools. They don’t have the testing ability to follow CDC guidelines, yet Lee says they are “safely” reopening schools (“to the degree that it’s possible”). His administration has dragged its feet with regard to transparency throughout this crisis, and lab turnaround times are still severely lagging, putting more lives at risk.
And yet the special session called for the week of August 10th will be focusing on weakening worker protections within the context of COVID19 and further criminalizing the protesters who have been occupying the plaza outside the State Capitol. They will also be strategizing ways to expand telehealth, which is the one positive aspect of the upcoming special session.
Watch the videos below to see just where our Governor’s priorities lie:
WATCH: "Just to be clear, YOU DON'T HAVE AN EXPERT you can point to that says 'Now is the time to reopen?'"
Surprising no one, @GovBillLee can't reference a single expert that agrees with his decision to open schools given the severity of #COVID19 in TN.
Failure of Leadership. pic.twitter.com/ghv7HGT2qa
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 5, 2020
WATCH 👀 "Does your administration have a transparency problem?"@GovBillLee responds by saying that they've "moved toward transparency" (???) but want to respect privacy.
Privacy is important. But he has repeatedly not listened to experts on how to be effectively transparent. pic.twitter.com/7q1YVX3MHp
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 5, 2020
WATCH 👀 "We brought together members of law enforcement, TBI, sheriff's departments, etc to make reforms."@GovBillLee on how he's "addressing" police brutality in response to a question about why he wants to pass legislation that will further criminalize protesters @plaza_tn. pic.twitter.com/bPdDwmeZc7
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 5, 2020
.@NC5PhilWilliams: “If you don’t have the testing ability to follow CDC guidelines, how can you say you’re safely reopening schools?” @GovBillLee: “We follow the guidelines to the degree that it’s possible.” 🤔 pic.twitter.com/NUngt50iFI
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 6, 2020
.@TNDeptofHealth: “Lab test turnaround times are just north of 3 days.” @NC5PhilWilliams: “3 days?” @TNDeptofHealth: “Ok not 3 days…” 🤔 pic.twitter.com/awuKihlEGZ
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 6, 2020
Memphis House District 97 Candidates go head to head in an issues forum on The Holler. Listen to the visions that Gabby Salinas, Clifford Stockton III, Ruby Powell-Dennis, and Allan Creasy have for their community in Memphis.
LIVE: MEMPHIS HD-97 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ISSUES FORUM – Join us LIVE to hear from @gabbysalinas @CliffordStockt1 @RPowellDennis and @ServeThe901 before the election Thursday! https://t.co/ho8UwVkFrQ
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 3, 2020
FLOODS OF JUSTICE is back again with a new episode! Pastor Kevin Riggs and Kevin Sage discuss the immorality of the death penalty within the context of what it truly means to make peace and combat injustice.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
LISTEN 🎙 to the most recent episode of "FLOODS OF JUSTICE."
Hosts @riggs_kevin and @KevinSage discuss the immorality and injustice of the death penalty, and what true peacemaking actually looks like.
FULL PODCAST: https://t.co/EhsYAMxu6v pic.twitter.com/kZKZrChYxn
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 6, 2020
Hosts Isabella Killius and Cassie Jackson interview Matthew Park in a special episode! Matthew is a candidate for State House running in District 15 in Knoxville. Sunrise believes he is one of the most thoughtful and inspirational candidates running in Tennessee right now, and he’s the only candidate to be endorsed by Sunrise Tennessee’s statewide coalition because of his strong stances on climate and his progressive, moral vision for what Tennessee could be.
Follow Sunrise Tennessee on Twitter and Facebook.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.
LISTEN 🎙 A special episode of @sunrisemvmttn's #RockyTopSunrise is LIVE!
Hosts @isakilla99 and @cassjacks interview @votematthewpark, candidate for HD15, who shares his story and his vision for a sustainable, equitable Tennessee.
FULL EPISODE 👇https://t.co/Ygg5FSAbN6 pic.twitter.com/4qetJdo6F3
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 4, 2020
The first episode of “What About Us?” as part of The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network is LIVE!
What About Us? is a discussion about policies that impact rural Tennesseans. We dive into a variety of topics like healthcare, small businesses, employment, education and the environment. Tennessee is 93% rural with over 1.5 million residents, but resources and attention are often directed to urban areas. The rural way of life is valuable and we want to preserve it. We hope you’ll join us, and that you’ll keep thinking about us out here in rural Tennessee.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
LISTEN: The first episode of "What About Us?" on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network is LIVE! 🙌
Host Sandra Rice sits down to talk with Shanae Williams about the push to change Franklin High School's racist Confederate "Rebel" mascot.
FULL PODCAST 🎙 https://t.co/8qmWbtGD1G pic.twitter.com/FgyjgcgN1v
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 1, 2020
This past Sunday morning, The Holler’s Kanew joined FOX 17’s “Nashville in Focus” political panel along with the infamous Carol Swain. Swain is known for spewing top-notch GOP propaganda, and her talking points on this panel were no different. From downplaying the COVID19 pandemic to claiming that teachers shouldn’t be paid as much to teach remotely, Swain is in rare form on this panel.
Swain on Masks:
🔥WATCH: “Sorry I can’t just sit here silently and listen to these talking points.”
On @FOXNashville the Holler’s @Kanew stops @carolmswain from peddling deadly mask misinfo.
80% of 🇺🇸 supports😷mandates. Even Trump now calls masks “Patriotic”. @Scott_Couch @HarrietvWallace pic.twitter.com/LEyFbwCu7d
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 27, 2020
Swain on schools re-opening during COVID19:
🔥WATCH: “Republicans are so excited to get our kids back in public schools… they should think about that next time they kill amendments to fund them.”
Holler’s @Kanew claps back at @carolmswain‘s lies that “the left” is ruining our underfunded schools. @FOXNashville pic.twitter.com/4qyi7vS2kp
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 27, 2020
Watch the full panel here.
Gloria Johnson’s STANDING TALL podcast dropped a new episode today!
In this episode, Representative Johnson talks with Dr. Bob Kronick from the University of Tennessee and University Assisted Community Schools about how the community school model got started in Knoxville and how these schools could make a huge difference in underserved communities around our state.
Learn more about University Assisted Community Schools and donate.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
LISTEN: A new episode of @VoteGloriaJ's "STANDING TALL" is LIVE!
Rep Johnson and Dr. Bob Kronick talk about the difference the community school model could make for students in our underserved communities.
On Apple Podcasts 👇 or wherever you listen!https://t.co/Lo6R9yF4yK pic.twitter.com/vS0J0xrXcK
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 28, 2020
Thanks to our readers we’ve been able to grow while other publications are furloughing reporters. We’re now in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Cookeville, Murfreesboro, the Tri Cities… and even West Virginia!
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A new episode of GRITS with Aftyn Behn and Anna Walton on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network is LIVE!
LISTEN: A new episode of @gritspodcast is LIVE! 🎉@AftynBehn and @louisiannamal are joined by Aftyn’s former classmate Tre Waters as he shares his experiences as a mixed-race kid at a private, predominantly white, prep school in East TN.
FULL PODCAST: https://t.co/0BHZoGnvB8 pic.twitter.com/XIyfxxMGuy
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 25, 2020