Randy Randy Mcnally has been commenting on the instagram pics of a young almost-naked gay man while passing anti-LGBTQ legislation. READ THE STORY. Now hear from the man in the pics in this episode.

Heather Thomas, mother of a trans adult who was a teen in Williamson County when he began to transition, talks about the Senator Jack Johnson & Rep. William Lamberth Trans Youth Health Care Ban - and the assaults from overreaching Tennessee Republicans on the freedoms of Tennesseans.

Dr. Jason Nichols joins to discuss his article in Newsweek about Gov. Ron Desantis banning African-American history in Florida.

Lisa Quigley, former chief of staff to Rep. Jim Cooper, joins to talk about the circus that is the speaker of the house vote - where Mccarthy has been unable to secure the votes thus far.

Justin J. Pearson, who helped lead the fight against the Byhalia Pipeline in MEMPHIS, talks about his candidacy in the HD-86 special election for the state house seat left behind by the late Barbara Cooper. He says the same energy that helped defeat the pipeline is powering his campaign to become the latest young progressive voice to make it to Nashville.

Rep. Gloria Johnson and Knoxville Attorney Chloe Akers join to talk about the new recordings showing Republicans in Tennessee have been lying about their "NO EXCEPTIONS" abortion ban all along.

Senator Heidi Campbell joins to talk about her TN-5 race against MAGA extremist Andy Ogles, and why democracy is on the line and young folks need to turn out.

Fox Schweiger received gender affirming healthcare here in Knoxville and at Vanderbilt as a minor from grades 9-12 with the full support of his parents. He is now a 20 year old college junior in Oregon and bravely shared with us what it’s really like to get life saving treatment as a minor in Tennessee.

Rep. Mike Stewart tells us why he knocked doors for Cheney despite disagreeing with her on pretty much every issue - because we're in a crisis of democracy, and without a democratic system we won't make progress on anything.

Rep. Bob Ramsey becomes the first Republican legislator to come on the Holler as he talks about getting primaried for standing up to Governor Lee's privatization agenda. He says Lee does in fact want to end public schools.