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The Next Governor's First Job
📊 Did TN get stiffed by bad Census data? · Ogles proposes new immigration bill · DOJ says Nashville reporter detained by ICE lied · Much more!
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No. 625: Tornadoes Roll Through Middle Tennessee
🌪 On the tornadoes that cut through Middle Tennessee Saturday 🏈 Commemorating the life of Frank Wycheck 📬 And more.
Remembering Frank Wycheck
All time Houston Oiler and Tennessee Titan great, Frank Wycheck, dies at 52
No. 624: The War on Pants
👖 There's a war on pants 🎞 Anne Hathaway's latest performance 🚨 TBI human trafficking report 📬 Much more!
Eileen’s Tragic Regionalism
How a tense New England character study highlights the limits of local color.
No. 623: Leadership in the New Age
📅 Today, Davis talks about civic leadership, Jerod reviews Ian Prior’s book Parents of the World Unite, and Megan discusses the city’s unsuccessful effort to build more sidewalks.
In Loco Parentis
A review of Ian Prior’s Parents of the World Unite!: How to Save Our Schools from the Left’s Radical Agenda.
No. 622: It's You
📅 Today, Davis talks about our democracy, and Megan recaps last night’s Metro Council meeting.
No. 621: Welcome to the big show
📅 Today, Davis talks about production budgets, Tyler reviews the new Daily Wire movie Lady Ballers, and Megan previews tonight’s Metro Council meeting.
Review: Daily Wire's Lady Ballers
The conservative company tries to trigger their way to the top
No. 620: The Look of Confusion
📅 Today, Davis discusses the Lookout overthinking something simple, Porter and Miles each dig into some football news from the weekend in high school and college respectively, and Megan talks about the city's failed participatory budgeting campaign.
Let the Debate Begin
College Football Playoff selection stokes major controversy as Alabama sneaks in
No. 619: The City Built on Sand
📅 Today, Davis talks about building, Jerod reviews The Shift, and Megan catches us up with the latest on the manifesto and comments on another recent high-profile crime.
The Patience of Job
The Shift brings authentic moral weight to the multiverse genre.
No. 618: Blocked!
📅 Today, Davis ponders his next move, Jerod reviews the movie Thanksgiving, and Megan looks at the latest from the airport and Meta's efforts to censor lawsuits against it.