Nothing Gov. Lee Does is “Nice”
/in Democrats, Podcasts, State, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewRep. John Ray Clemmons doesn’t hold back in his searing criticisms of Lee’s failure of leadership not only throughout COVID, but since his tenure began.
PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
Rev. Dr. Barber: Making COVID More About People
/in Health Care, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewRev. Dr. William Barber on Pete Buttigieg’s The Deciding Decade talking about how we need to make #COVID19 less about numbers and more about people.
Listen to the full podcast here.
Biden and Harris Win!
/in Candidates, Democrats, Federal, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewThe Presidential race was finally called in favor of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris this past Saturday morning in a resounding rebuke of President Trump and his reign these past four years. Catch a couple of highlights from their victory speeches below.
"To the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourselves in a way that others may not, simply because they've never seen it before."
– Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/8uAbJyQ0RP
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 8, 2020
"Americans have called upon us to marshall the forces of decency, fairness, science, and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time…the battle to restore decency, defend democracy, and give everybody in this country a fair shot."
– President-Elect @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/89iUkyoPeH
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 8, 2020
A Confederate General’s Descendant on Reckoning with Monuments
/in Civil Rights, Podcasts, racial justice, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS, What About Us? /by Justin KanewWe hear “Erasing history” and “destroying our heritage” but what does one family member raised in the South and great-grandson of a revered Confederate General think about the removal of a monument from the public square? Louis Rice joins to discuss.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
LISTEN ? "If we’re going to have a nat'l dialogue on systemic racism you have to come to grips that we were founded as a slave nation."
Louis Rice, descendant of a Confederate General, reckons w/ the Confederacy on #WhatAboutUs w/ @sandrafrice55.
Pod ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/sqccrtnQRj
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 6, 2020
Choosing Country Over Party
/in Democrats, Federal, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewBrittany Kylene, a 4th Generation Republican out of COOKEVILLE and the daughter of an Evangelical preacher, explains why she decided to put country over party and support Biden.
PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
Holler Election Coverage
/in Candidates, Democrats, Federal, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewTequila Johnson of The Equity Alliance and Aftyn Behn of Indivisible Tennessee joined Kanew and Cassie in covering the #2020Election. Candidates, politicos, and people from across the state called in to tell us the latest from the ground as results came in.
Part 1
Part 2
Passing the Torch to Torrey Harris
/in Candidates, Democrats, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewState Representative London Lamar joins #HollerHour to discuss the historic election of Memphis’ Torrey Harris to the State House as the first out LGBTQ Democratic Representative in Tennessee history and now the youngest person in the Legislature.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
Why The Way You Talk About Climate Change Matters
/in climate justice, Environment, Podcasts, Rocky Top Sunrise with Sunrise Movement Tennessee, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewHosts Owen and Cassie talk about how to talk about climate change and why it matters. The media often frames human-caused climate change as a “belief” instead of asserting it as truth and attempts to provide balance to an issue in which only one side is based in fact. We cut through the bullshit and talk about how to frame climate change in ways that will actually bring solutions.
Find out what Native Land you are living on.
Phonebank for Marquita Bradshaw with us!
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FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.
LISTEN ? "'Do you believe in climate change' should never be asked to a candidate. It should be 'WHAT ARE YOUR SOLUTIONS.'"@cassjacks & @OwenPReed on why the way we talk about climate change matters on @sunrisemvmttn's #RockyTopSunrise.
FULL PODCAST ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/yhPmJQKgBd
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) October 31, 2020
Texas is a Tossup?
/in Candidates, Democrats, Federal, GRITS, Podcasts, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin KanewFour 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.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
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










