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💊 Election recap · TN's first female governor · Nashville vet fraud · Much more!
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Good morning everyone! I hope you all are recovering nicely from the coalescing forces of Halloween festivities and government mandated time changes. My weekly playlist is particularly chill this week, you can listen to it here. Tonight, there is a lovely indie-folk bill over at The East Room with
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The Wrecking Ball of History
💥 Damaged institutions do not magically heal themselves · Councilmembers sue · East Bank puppet · Assessment audit · Local activist all-star · Much more!
O'Connell out on the tightrope
🏛️ The mayor tries to balance pragmatism with politics · Drake cleared · Bad drivers · Metro priorities · Week in streaming · Much more!
This Week in Streaming (June 24th)
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What are we calling hot weather this year?
🔥 It's hot outside · Immigration conflicts · Abrego Garcia · VUMC reductions · Sexton's tease · Much more!
The State of Protest
🪧 MAGA is putting protestors out of jobs · Honoring Frank Niceley · O'Connell hands over the papers · Visions of Nashville past · Film rundown · Much more!
Protest as Performance Evaluation
No Kings wasn't an altruistic groundswell. It was an act of self-preservation that brought the Left into an era of Capitalist Magical Realism.
The Locomotive of Progress
🚨 Who commits the crimes · Bar Hours · Free speech ruling in Franklin · AG's lawsuit upheld · Orcale rising · Phoenician Scheme · Much more!
Review: The Phonecian Scheme (2025)
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This Balloon Runs on Hot Air and Higher Taxes
🏛️ Last night at the Metro Council · A new Metro office · Ban on transing kids · MNPD expands its slush fund · Much more!
"My tourist attractions runneth over..."
🕶️ Anti-tourism sentiments swell globally · Jillian Ludwig's killer on trial · Alternative budgets on tap · Illegal offender all-star · Week in streaming · Much more!
This Week in Streaming (June 17th)
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A weekend of rallies
🕺 Tons of protests happened over the weekend · Airport secrets · Budget season drawing down · Downtown library update · State park proposals · Much more!
The youth is gonna be alright
😷 The COVID War Kids · Dispatch from a protest · Substitute budget on offer · TN cheap to raise kids · Film rundown · Much more!
The COVID War Kids
The pandemic wrecked Gen Z. Now, they’re upending the arts and culture status quo.
Ancient Nashville
🇺🇸 Gallivanting amongst the ruins · AG sues DOE · The race is on in D7 · New BNA roads · No race-based art grants · The Unholy Trinity · Much more!