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No. 559: Pour One Out
📅 Today, Davis reminds you to vote, we dig up an old piece from Edward Landstreet on farm succession, and Megan looks at mayoral candidates' attitudes toward crime.
No. 558: Working for the weekend
📅 Today, Davis pushes you into the weekend, Edward talks about meat processing in the country, and Megan looks at a weird loophole the city has introduced into participatory budgeting.
No. 557: Reframing
📅 Today, Davis reframes the special session and Megan looks at some early voting data for the mayor's race.
No. 556: That's showbiz, baby!
📅 Today, Davis talks show business, Megan peaks at O'Connell's transit obsession, and Tyler Hummel joins us to review The Essential Church.
The Essential Church
'The Essential Church' wants to remind you what they took from you
No. 555: Reaching the finish line
📅 Today, Davis crosses the finish line, Jerod reviews Quentin Tarantino's new book, and Megan reviews the latest regarding the special session.
The Moviegoer
A Review of Quentin Tarantino’s 'Cinema Speculation'
No. 554: Where does child end and adult begin?
📅 Today, Davis debunks a common talking point, Megan reviews what happened during special session at the end of last week, and Miles talks Tennessee college football.
Football Time in Tennessee!
Vandy survives scare from Hawaii as Vols prep for showdown with Virginia
No. 553: For whom the mayor speaks
📅 Today, Davis talks about how boring Freddie O'Connell is, Valerie seeks out the best rum cocktails, Megan drills into some exchanges from last night's mayoral debate, and Jerod furnishes his weekly film rundown.
Nashville's Best Rum Cocktails
Valerie roams the town looking for the best rum cocktail
No. 552: The show must go on
📅 Today, Davis does some housekeeping and Megan wraps up the latest news regarding the "public safety" special session.
No. 551: This is what fascism looks like
📅 Today, Davis speaks on fascism, Megan looks at a bill aimed at eradicating human trafficking in the state, and Jerod reviews Oppenheimer.
Review: Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s latest reminds us of the power of craft and the petty cultural criticism that preys upon movies of grand ambition.