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Dropping the Glass Ball
🏈 O'Connell administration fumbles a critical contract · TN Charter Commission overturns MNPS on two prospective charter schools · Christa Pike discharged from hospital · Much more!
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No. 644: What's An American?
📅 Today, Davis talks about America and Americans, and Megan talks about politics and politicians.
No. 643: The Great School Choice Debate
📅 Today, Davis gets ready for his conversation with Corey DeAngelis, and Megan rounds up some news about the pending transit referendum, TVA, and gun legislation.
No. 642: Country Music Doesn't Have a Diversity Problem
📅 Today, Davis talks about country music again, and Megan talks about the winter storm we've witnessed this week.
No. 641: The Youth Are Alright
📅 Today, Davis talks about the politics of young people, Jerod reviews Alexander Payne's new movie The Holdovers, and Megan breaks down the ELVIS Act.
Ornamental Ivies
The Holdovers is the ultimate fable of academic populism.
No. 640: Beyond Compliance
🇺🇸 There's more to life than complying · The AG takes on Meta · Rejecting federal education funds · Much more!
No. 639: Racking Up Time
⏳ Who talks the most · Bret Easton Ellis' new novel · Epstein flight logs · Much more!
The Anti-Nostalgia of Bret Easton Ellis
A review of 'The Shards'
No. 638: Here's Your Sign
🪧 113th General Assembly begins · Signs as a fixation · Three bills that you'll hear about, but won't pass · Much more!
No. 637: Country Music Without the Country
📅 Today, Davis talks about country music, Miles recaps the Titans' finale, and Megan gets us ready for the start of the 113th General Assembly tomorrow.
Titans Play Kingmaker in AFC Playoff Race
Stunning victory over division rival sends Jags packing, Steelers, Bills clinch playoff berths
No. 636: Polls, Chesterton, Raw Eggs, Oh My!
📄 Fireworks on the horizon · Raw Egg Nationalist · Chesterton in Nashville · Push Polls · Much More!
What G.K. Chesterton Saw in Nashville
G.K. Chesterton's commentary on Nashville and the broader South from his 1921 tour of the US still resonates
No. 635: How the Right Can Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Arts
🖼 Enjoying ugly things isn't cool · Book review of Monsters · Beacon Poll results · Much More!