Our Flagship podcast features interviews with key figures and policy makers all across Tennessee, as well as sounds from the front lines.

INTERVIEW: David Hogg (Leaders We Dess

David Hogg joins Kanew to talk about why gun safety laws work, and why his organization Leaders We Deserve is backing Rep. Justin J. Pearson’s effort to replace Congressman Steve Cohen, who equated Pearson’s challenge with “Pearl Harbor”.

The Case for MEDICARE FOR ALL (with a former Insurance company exec)

Wendell Potter was an insurance company executive for 20 years, until he had a crisis of conscience (in Tennessee) and now is a MEDICARE FOR ALL advocate. “The work I was doing was to mislead people.” Our health care system is expensive, cruel, and broken. The time for Medicare for All is now. 

ROUNDTABLE: Clarksville Republican School Board Member Stays On Despite Nude ‘Gigolos’ Video

NEW ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Clarksville Republican School Board Member Teresa Crosslin Withdraws Resignation and Stays On Despite Nude ‘Gigolos’ Reality Show Sex Video

INTERVIEW: Mayor Chaz Molder, TN- 5 Candidate for Congress

“It seems like Andy Ogles embarrasses us every time he opens his mouth. We need a congressman who will focus on the issues that matter.”

INTERVIEW: Rep. John Ray Clemmons on Gov. Lee Letting Tennesseans Go Hungry

Dems are asking Lee to step in as food assistance dries up. The money is there. Yet Lee won’t do it, even as other Republican states do. Clemmons says it’s about priorities.

INTERVIEW: GEOFF DUNCAN

NEW INTERVIEW: GEOFF DUNCAN, Ex Republican Lt. Gov. of Georgia, now running for governor… as a Democrat

(:17) – “What made you a Republican?” (1:40) -Trump’s election lies & Republicans going along with them (3:00) – Trump’s failed promises (4:06) – His conversion a bridge for others (5:18) – Dems have embraced him (6:13) – Changed his mind on guns/abortion (7:09) – Yes you can be a Dem & a Christian (8:12) – “Has the GOP changed forever?” (9:33) – Confidence in Georgia’s elections (11:30) – Republicans ignoring corruption (12:20) –  persuadable Republicans (12:57) – How screwed are we? 

 

INTERVIEW: Jennifer Welch (from “I’ve Had It” Podcast)

“Whenever I see anyone shot, even those I disagree with, my politics return to the default setting of empathy.” Processing the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the role of Christian nationalism in our politics, and how Jennifer Welch became an outspoken Blue Dot in Red Oklahoma.

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INTERVIEW: REP. RO KHANNA

@RoKhanna talks to @Kanew about needing 2 more Republicans with the courage to stop protecting pedophiles, why Dems should back Zohran, and why being silent on Gaza is not an option for anyone who wants to lead the party. (:25) the Epstein survivors presser (1:49) “we need 2 more Republicans” (3:17) what happened to protecting kids? (4:10) Dems must speak up on Gaza (6:50) the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL (9:35) Ro’s thoughts on Schumer & Jeffries (11:16) AIPAC’s influence (11:55) “A 5-Alarm Fire” for democracy  + a vision of “economic patriotism”

Musk’s “Extremely Underwhelming” Vegas Tunnel Doesn’t Justify Nashville’s (with CityNerd)

The “Extremely Underwhelming” Vegas Tunnel is Being Used to Justify the Nashville Tunnel. Ray aka “City Nerd” did a deep dive on it and is here to tell us what it really is, and why we are also being sold a bill of goods.

INTERVIEW: Texas State Rep. James Talarico

Texas State Rep. James Talarico joins to talk about breaking quorum to save democracy, and how his faith informs his politics.