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Make our internet LOCAL

March 16, 2021/in GRITS, Podcasts, State, TOPICS, Uncategorized, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Aftyn and Anna are joined by April Jarocki, the coordinator with the Southern Connected Communities Project, who along with members of the Clearfork Valley, built their own internet by establishing a wireless internet system at the Highlander Research and Education Center in Jefferson County, Tennessee. April highlights the role of the pandemic in exacerbating the digital divide and discusses what broadband justice looks like to her community.

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"What would internet justice look like to you?"

April Jarocki of the Southern Connected Communities Project joins @gritspodcast to talk about internet justice in rural TN and how SCCP built their own rural internet in the middle of Clearfork Valley.

Pod: https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/ucCH85aSyi

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 13, 2021

Mama B’s “Red State, Blue Mom”

February 16, 2021/in Democrats, Federal, GRITS, Podcasts, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

Some of you have been asking where is the infamous GRITS’ travel correspondent, Mama B… well, she has launched her own podcast called “Red State, Blue Mom”! For this week’s episode, we invite you to listen to the 2021 inaugural episode and subscribe!

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"He went from being a college student for Clinton in 1992 to being a rabid Trump supporter. What caused the shift?"

Crossover @gritspodcast! Listen to Momma B's (@AftynBehn's Mom) inaugural 2021 episode of "Red State, Blue Mom" on this week's GRITS.

Pod: https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/7qyJdTftLF

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 13, 2021

Student Debt Showdown

February 3, 2021/in Federal, GRITS, Jobs & The Economy, Podcasts, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

With US student debt reaching $1.7 TRILLION, the girls deliver the state of play on student loans: what amount of relief Biden is considering; racial disparities in borrowing; and how privilege takes center stage in the debate whether to cancel it all. #StudentDebtGritty

Run down of the imminent congressional showdown
Biden signals new era with Secretary of Education pick
COVID relief and student debt
Why Biden should forgive student loans

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"Almost half of Black students who borrowed for their undergraduate studies defaulted compared with 20% of white student borrowers."

Listen to the newest @gritspodcast with @AftynBehn and @louisiannamal on canceling student debt.

Full Podcast ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/mT9xDzZvBA

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 30, 2021

Insurrection GRITS

January 18, 2021/in Federal, GRITS, Podcasts, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

New year, new… WTF. Aftyn and Anna are back for season 4 in the wake of the pro-Trump QAnon furry hat wearing insurrection identifying the Tennessee culprits and grappling with how to humanize those involved. BONUS: tips on how to talk to your people who believe in conspiracy theories

LINKS

Sign this petition to take down Steve Berger,

Gov. Lee’s extremist pastor at Grace Chapel

How to speak to people who believe in conspiracy theories

Republican Attorney Generals launch robocalls

Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver’s Tennessean patriot profile

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LISTEN ? "We have to figure out how to deal with the banality of evil."

On @gritspodcast, @louisiannamal & @AftynBehn talk about how seemingly normal people participated in the insurrection and how a bad ideology can creep up if we don't push back.

Pod: https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/4DspX7HWgS

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 16, 2021

Workers, Wages, and Weed

December 22, 2020/in Democrats, Federal, GRITS, Podcasts, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

For the final episode of the year, Anna and Aftyn dig into how the Democratic party should utilize three winning progressive policies to bring new folks in. Embrace an economic populist message and distribute LEGALIZE IT bumper stickers across the country: is it that simple? Happy holidays and the girls will see y’all in 2021! #KeepItGritty

NYMag, Democrats Have a Problem. ‘Workers, Wages, Weed’ May Be the Answer

Mother Jones, The $15 Minimum Wage Wasn’t the Only Progressive Ballot Measure That Passed in Conservative States

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LISTEN ? "How do you walk away from the pandemic not radicalized…we have lost the labor core of our message, THE PEOPLE CORE."@louisiannamal & @AftynBehn talk about how Dems should center a populist Workers Wages & Weed message on @gritspodcast.

Pod: https://t.co/oekPW33DgW pic.twitter.com/ELxACh0xTl

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) December 19, 2020

COVID Grits with Rep. Gloria Johnson

November 30, 2020/in GRITS, Health Care, Podcasts, Republican hypocrisy, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

#1 Grittle Rep. Gloria Johnson joins Aftyn and Anna to discuss the state of COVID19 in Tennessee, while the Tennessee Republican leadership points fingers at Venezuela for Trump’s loss. The girls apologize for the audio as they were not in Anna’s closet for this episode. ?

CNBC article featuring Rep. Gloria Johnson

Rep. Johnson co-signed a letter about TN student evaluations about a month ago

Martine Hope, Mountain City educator from Johnson City that passed away

Susan Keener, Murfreesboro special needs teacher that passed away in October

Daily Yonder, Nine out of 10 Rural Counties Are in the Covid-19 Red Zone

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LISTEN ? "When I hear them talk about ‘my body, my choice, I don’t have to wear a mask,’ I’m thinking, yeah except when it comes to my uterus!"@VoteGloriaJ on @gritspodcast talking with @louisiannamal and @AftynBehn about GOP hypocrisy.

Full Podcast ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/urotCSlOwZ

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 28, 2020

Biden Won, But So Did White Supremacy

November 20, 2020/in GRITS, Podcasts, racial justice, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

Yes, President Trump is finally out of office, but with 72 million Americans showing up to vote for him after four years, who is really the winner of the 2020 election? Anna and Aftyn look past the presidential victory, highlighting the role of white women in maintaining white supremacy at the ballot box this cycle.

“White Women’s Support for Trump Remains High in 2020 Election”

The 53 percent issue

AOC Interview in NY Times

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LISTEN ? "It broke me that people would choose this individualist white supremacy culture over a society where we all do better."@AftynBehn & @louisiannamal on how Biden won the election, but white supremacy won too w/ Trump expanding his base.

Pod ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/iYwYrC8ofE

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 14, 2020

Texas is a Tossup?

November 1, 2020/in Candidates, Democrats, Federal, GRITS, Podcasts, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Four days before the election, Anna and Aftyn provide the state of play for those wondering, “Does my vote even matter?” And if you live in a key battleground state like Texas, the answer is an absolute and resounding yes. Even if all of Aftyn’s exes live in Texas, the girls uplift the work of southern states in the most important election of their lifetimes.

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LISTEN ? "Nationally, @VoteMarsha is known for her Trump puppetry, it's so embarrassing. She is not representative of her constituents."@AftynBehn & @louisiannamal on how electeds are able to cling to power on the latest #GritsPodcast.

Full Podcast ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/tcC95z1QWv

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) October 31, 2020

SCOTUS Grits

October 5, 2020/in Civil Rights, GRITS, Podcasts, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

With RBG’s death and the fate of the Supreme Court in question, Anna and Aftyn outline how we got here, what’s to come, and what you can do about it. TLDR: Aftyn’s arch-nemesis Mitch McConnell doesn’t play by the rules, and don’t let Tennessee’s Senator Alexander retire to Canada in peace.

Send an email to Lamar

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LISTEN ? @gritspodcast is out with a new pod on #SCOTUS ?@louisiannamal and @AftynBehn talk about the injustice that a conservative Supreme Court will bring to America and the politics of entitlement that got us here.

FULL PODCAST ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/XydoyEsn2C

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) October 3, 2020

The Racism of 9/11

September 21, 2020/in Civil Rights, GRITS, Podcasts, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Pratik Dash from Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition joins the girls this week to discuss his experience as a “brown kid” living in Tennessee following the September 11th attacks. #NeverForget the post 9/11 racism and Islamophobia and our country’s intervention in the Middle East which led to the region’s destabilization.

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LISTEN ? @gritspodcast just dropped a new episode ?@louisiannamal and @AftynBehn are joined by @ndnpride8806 of @tnimmigrant to talk about the racism he experienced living in Tennessee following the September 11th attacks.

FULL PODCAST ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/VPt7db5IOS

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) September 19, 2020