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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics with David Plazas of The Tennessean.com Voter turnout, transit implications, Tennessee's federal elections, anxiety over the Presidential race, building lines of communication, state house races, disconnects with younger voters and defining modern masculinity.

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Jamie and Braden talk transit with Mayor Freddie O'Connell just days before the Election on a special bonus episode. Early voting, the changing electorates, his closing argument, what happens if we don't pass transit and more.

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Can we learn anything about transit or the election writ large because of early voting numbers? How have the top of the ballot elections impacted the down ballot races? How would someone go about building a voting turnout machine in Tennessee? Jamie hung out at a zoning meeting. Braden has a sports-ball prediction about Nashville's future. And why is the Tennessee AG talking about things that never happened?

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news. Early voting is underway so how should transit campaign close? The Nashville Scene's "Best Of" awards are out and some shouts are warranted. Then we visit with TIRRC's Executive Director Lisa Sherman-Luna to talk about immigrations in Tennessee, including the biggest issues facing our immigrant communities.

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news, including a huge story in the Nashville Scene about the missing middle in Nashville's housing crisis. What did we learn? What's new? How can we fix the problem? Do the powers that be already know all of this stuff?

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news, including the latest with the East Bank and what Nashville can do to help with the flooding in North Carolina. A Metro hat tip and an announcement! Then we visit with WeGo CEO Steve Bland to discuss our current bus system as well as our regional transportation dynamics.

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news, including a huge development on the East Bank. Our guest this week is author and Rolling Stone country music reporter Marissa Moss. How is Nashville treating it's country artists, in particular women? How has the industry changed over time and what challenges are we facing as a Music City?

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Transit updates and movements, election coverage and storylines, the Nashville Film Fest with Steve Cavendish of the NashvilleBanner.com .

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. A Tennessee-based media company is at the middle of international controversy. Taylor Swift has made big news after a big debate. And Tennessee's AG is once again trying to do something about social media and our kids.

Then we visit with former US Attorney for Middle Tennessee Ed Yarbrough. Transparency in the judiciary, how politics has changed over time, serving in the Vietnam War, working on the Covenant public records case and Glen Casada case and much more.

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Mayor Freddie O'Connell sits down with Jamie and Braden to talk transit. Convincing swing voters, how this plan will help everyone, what concerns are being voiced, does this plan set up the city for future growth, appealing to young users and much more.

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Music by William Tyler

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