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The Pamphleteer's 2023 Christmas Gift Guide
What to buy for people you love and want to impress with your impeccable taste
No. 628: The Tyranny of DEI
🎓 DEI overreach 🏫 Carol Swain responds 💥 Updates on Second Avenue 📬 Much more!
No. 627: Dollar Pig
🍻Bar Hours returns tomorrow (12/14) at 6 p.m. at Von Elrod's in Germantown. Join us for a beer to celebrate the end of the year.
No. 626: Signs of Life
🏈 The Titans jolt back to life 🌾 What growth means for Middle TN's small towns ⚾️ MLB in Nashville 📬 Much more!
Progress and Peril
The Double-Edged Sword of Prosperity in Tennessee's Small Towns
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