Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. We remember Bill Freeman, talk Senate and House leadership and visit with District 31 Council member Joh Rutherford. We get to know District 31 and break down the housing and public safety issues facing suburban Davidson County.

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Mayor Freddie O'Connell has stated that housing and affordability are the administration's top priority. What does that look like and what is the Metro Government's role in addressing the housing crisis? District 7 Council Member Emily Benedict joins to break down the issue and path forward for Nashville.

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Jamie and Braden talk Nashville news and politics. Voters resoundingly said yes to transit, so what are the next steps and what does it tell us about Nashville? Sam Stockard of the Tennessee Lookout joins to recap state elections and offer the latest on school vouchers. What are the right questions to ask after Donald Trump's electoral victory?

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You can listen to the full breakdown of Election Night in Nashville with Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall on the Lamestream podcast feed. Here are the first few minutes of that conversation. For more Nashville sports, media and business talk, be sure to listen to Lamestream Sports.

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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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