SYNOPSIS: A new report shines light on gun deaths in Tennessee. It shows that the state has high levels of both gun homicides and suicides — and they have risen as conservative legislators have rolled back gun safety laws. We dig into the data with its lead researcher, Beth Joslin Roth, and state Senator Heidi Campbell. Also: Mississippi this year declared a public health emergency as its infant mortality rate hit its highest level in a decade. It has the worst infant mortality in the country, but many other Southern states aren't much better. Health care advocates say it will only get worse if subsidies for coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace vanishes next year — which is one of the sticking points in the federal government shutdown. And we pay tribute to the great soul singer D'Angelo, and look at how his roots in Richmond, Virginia, shaped his music.

SHOW NOTES: Tennessee Under the Gun "Southern Lawmakers Say Infant Mortality Rates Could Worsen with Health Care Cuts" NOTUS "Stats of the States: Infant Mortality" CDC "4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire" Urban Institute and the Commonwealth Fund "MSDH Declares Public Health Emergency on Infant Mortality" Mississippi State Department of Health "The Legendary Ingramettes" Richmond Folk Festival "D'Angelo Brought Virginia's Soul to the World" Justin Tinsley, Andscape CONTACT: Jesse Mayshark [email protected] (865) 214-7764