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

HOLLER PODCAST – History of the UDC with Dr. Karen Cox

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Kanew interviews Dr. Karen Cox, author of Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture, about the political and social influence The UDC had on the South and how we’re still fighting against their racist ideology today.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

MONDAYS WITH MUNDAY – Gloria Johnson and London Lamar

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State Representatives London Lamar and Gloria Johnson join hosts Wade Munday and Justin Kanew for a discussion on the decision to reopen schools amidst a worsening pandemic, the passing of the great John Lewis, and more.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

HOLLER PODCAST – Brandon Thomas

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Tennessee State House candidate Brandon Thomas joins us to discuss his race in one of the most flippable districts in the state. He is running a progressive campaign against Republican incumbent Mike Sparks who was recently asked by The Holler whether or not the Civil War was fought over slavery, to which he responded “I haven’t really studied it.” Brandon is running in State House District 49 (Smyrna, Murfreesboro, and La Vergne).

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

HOLLER PODCAST: WILLIAMSON CO. GET THE CONFEDERATE FLAG OFF YOUR SEAL with Dustin Koctar

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Justin Kanew talks with Franklin’s Dustin Koctar about why Williamson County must remove the Confederate flag from its seal.

“Changing our county seal is not going to erase history.”

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.

HOLLER PODCAST: TEENS FOR EQUALITY

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Justin Kanew talks with Jade and Emma Rose from Teens For Equality, the organizers of the largest Black Lives Matter march in Nashville yet. We hear about their experience and they share their perspective on the moment our country is in. Our future is in good hands with these kids!

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.

HOLLER PODCAST: LIVE with ERIK HEIPT, LAWYER in the STERLING HIGGINS CASE

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Justin Kanew and Erik Heipt discuss the murder of Sterling Higgins, a Black man from West Tennessee who died at the hands of the cops in a case of police brutality. Warning to listeners that this episode contains descriptions of graphic content and racial violence.

Erik Heipt is a civil rights attorney.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.

HOLLER PODCAST: THE DEFICIT MYTH with STEPHANIE KELTON

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Justin Kanew and Stephanie Kelton talk deficits, and about how many in politics have fooled us into thinking that spending money on people-centric policies is bad. Stephanie is an American economist, a professor at Stony Brook University, and she also served as an advisor to Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.

HOLLER PODCAST: Vote By Mail Lawsuit to Keep Tennesseans Safe with Jerri Green and Steven Mulroy

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Voter suppression is the name of the game for Tre Hargett and Bill Lee! Justin Kanew, Jerri Green, and Steven Mulroy discuss Steven’s successful lawsuit against the state allowing ALL Tennesseans to vote by mail…and the state’s subsequent refusal to follow the court order.

Jerri Green is an attorney running for State House District 83 in Memphis and Steven Mulroy is a Nashville based attorney.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.

 

HOLLER PODCAST: Shelby County Election Commissioner Benny Smith

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Shelby County Election Commissioner Benny Smith tells us why touch screen voting machines are a bad idea… especially when he proved they’re dropping votes in black precincts.

LISTEN HERE.