Red State Blue Mom

Mama B. weighs in on the events of March 27 through April

13, a very shameful and consequential history making more

than two weeks for the state of Tennessee and American

Democracy. She talks about the mass shooting at a private

Christian school in Nashville and the stupid but not surprising

political missteps of Republicans in the Tennessee House in

dealing with gun reform protestors and The Tennessee Three.

She also brings up some interesting points mostly not

considered in the reporting done by mainstream and cable

media. As usual, Mama B. gives you something to think about.

In celebration of Women’s Herstory Month, Mama B. tells listeners about a little-known Revolutionary War Soldier. She asks some thought-provoking questions of her listeners while telling some personal stories as she talks about her concerns for a new class of political refugees in this country: the LGBTQ community.

By popular demand, Mama B. continues her discussion on Sweden. In this podcast, she highlights its progressive government while making comparisons to the United States. Some of this year's February events have more of a connection to Sweden than listeners may even realize

A travelogue of Mama B.’s family trip to Sweden & the Arctic. . . ending with words of warning.

Topics of discussion all in one podcast: December celebrations, Monuments Men and Warrior Librarians, The Best of America, Irritations, and an Adventure on the Horizon

Mama B. talks about the mid-term election results most of us didn’t see coming and tells listeners a few personal stories regarding family MAGA fans. After recording last month’s podcast, Mama B. made her annual pilgrimage to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming to pay her respects at Sacajawea’s gravesite and to visit one of the reservation’s mission churches. In honor of Native American Month, she tells listeners about an ancient Native American legend that might still be significant in this day and age.

Mama B. talks about fall colors and the many shades of a color's meaning... from flying and showing one's true colors in sports and politics, to the colors of hate. Mama B. throws in some Rocky Top and Dolly too.

In this podcast's first ever interview, Mama B. chats with Anna, a long time family friend with a compelling family history. After his capture and then release by the Union Army during the Civil War, Anna's paternal ancestor became a major Victorian era figure and businessman in Knoxville, Tennessee with a legacy that continues to this day. You are going to hear Anna's story of what it's like to be born into a prominent southern family and raised Jewish in one of the largest cities in the Appalachian south.

What does the intergalactic universe have in common with our country's political universe? Mama B. sheds light on the answer to this question.

Our country has recently experienced many shock waves. Much more than half our population is depressed, feeling deep dread and uncertainty as to what the future will bring. After the rulings of this latest Supreme Court term, long held beliefs in the certainty of justice and constitutional rights have been rattled. Gun violence has not abated. The January 6th Committee findings and testimony continue to astound. Buckle up because there's much more ahead...