The Tinderbox Podcast

Bill Taing works with API RISE, an organization that seeks to empower the Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander American communities and specifically those individuals who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. (See more at https://www.api-rise.org)Tim Kornegay is a community advocate and educator with LA Voice, which is a multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that awakens people to their own power, training them to organize together to transform our County into one that reflects the dignity of all people. (See more at https://www.lavoice.org)We talked with Tim and Billy about their views on the justice system, Asian-Black relations and community organizing, fundraising, and the power of emotion in heated situations. Please consider getting involved with their organizations or making a donation! As usual, you can hit up our page at www.facebook.com/tinderboxpodcast for a place to discuss episodes and see updates. Feel free to drop us a line at [email protected].

Join us for a conversation with Angela E. Oh, activist, community organizer, mediator, and Zen Buddhist priest. During the 1992 LA Riots, Angela Oh took a central role as unofficial spokesperson for the Korean American community. She has a long career in the law, ranging from civil rights to criminal cases, as well as mediation. Currently, she is one of the principals of Gift of Compassion, an organization promoting, among other things, meditation and spiritual reflection for the underserved and underresourced, as well as at API RISE, an organization advocating for reentry from the criminal justice system. Please consider getting involved with these organizations today, such as viewing the weekend meditation sessions at Gift of Compassion (https://gocompassion.org) or helping those in contact with the justice system through API Rise (https://www.api-rise.org).We talked to her a little about her experience in the LA Riots, her thoughts on community organizations, and a lot about the current moment in race relations and justice.Feel free to drop us a line at [email protected] or visit our page, www.facebook.com/tinderboxpodcast.

We review The Fourth Turning, a 1997 book that is said to have foretold the current crisis point in American history. Along the way, Will tells you what to expect out of this crisis and speculates on what the next phase might look like. Will we enter a new springtime of society after all?Credits:The Fourth Turning, by William Strauss and Neil Howe, 1997These Unprecedented Times, Phillip Fulmer, via youtubeStay Encouraged and Connected During These Unprecedented Times Ohahu Hawaii, Fawn Bertram, via youtubeUnprecedented Times, by Michael DonagheyThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Karaoke version, Gil Scott Heron2012, the movie trailerTitanic TrailerHowe, Has The Fourth Turning Arrived? Hedgeye TV

In this second edition of Out Flew Enza, Will talks about the early years of the CDC and its evolution from the DDT-dusted Malaria Control in War Areas project. Watch the mind behind the CDC, Joe Mountin, come together with Coca Cola through the philanthropic interest of its autocratic Board Chair, Robert Woodruff and his clout with a Georgia institution, Emory University. Will wraps up the podcast by saying that corruption has merit, that most institutions aren't what they used to be, and that there will never be another easy solution to our problems. Please compost all rotten tomatoes instead of throwing them at the Tinderbox Podcast.

A short podcast update on where Tinderbox is and where it's going.

Stuck in a quarantine? We've been here before. The centennial of the dramatic, influenza-ridden 1920 presidential election approaches. Join the Tinderbox Podcast as we delve into the pandemic of 1918, the failing presidency of Woodrow Wilson, and the rise of a dark horse Republican candidate in 1920.Avalon Project - President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/wilson14.asp. Barry, John M. “How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Nov. 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/. Byerly, Carol R. “The U.S. Military and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919.” Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), Association of Schools of Public Health, Apr. 2010, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862337/. “Don't Know Much.” Dont Know Much FDR Had the Flu Comments, dontknowmuch.com/2019/01/fdr-had-the-flu/. English, VOA Learning. “Wilson Is Re-Elected in 1916 on a Promise: 'He Kept Us Out of War!'.” VOA, Wilson Is Re-Elected in 1916 on a Promise: 'He Kept Us Out of War!', 15 Mar. 2006, learningenglish.voanews.com/a/a-23-2006-03-15-voa2-83128202/125574.html. “GEORGE W. PERKINS ILL.; Resting In Catskills--May Not Go to Republican Convention.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 28 May 1920, www.nytimes.com/1920/05/28/archives/george-w-perkins-ill-resting-in-catskillsmay-not-go-to-republican.html. Green, Elon, et al. “How Do You Sing Blind Willie Johnson?” The New Yorker, www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-do-you-sing-blind-willie-johnson. “Historical Milestone: The 1918 Flu Pandemic.” Origins, origins.osu.edu/milestones/pandemic-flu-spanish-flu-1918-H1N1-WW1-vaccine. “How the 1918 Flu Pandemic Helped Advance Women's Rights.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 2 Mar. 2018, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-1918-flu-pandemic-helped-advance-womens-rights-180968311/. Markel, Dr. Howard. “When a Secret President Ran the Country.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 2 Oct. 2015, www.pbs.org/newshour/health/woodrow-wilson-stroke. Pettit, Dorothy Ann. A CRUEL WIND, AMERICA EXPERIENCES PANDEMIC INFLUENZA 1918 to 1920, A SOCIAL HISTORY. University of New Hampshire, 1976. “Philadelphia Threw a WWI Parade That Gave Thousands of Onlookers the Flu.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 21 Sept. 2018, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/philadelphia-threw-wwi-parade-gave-thousands-onlookers-flu-180970372/. “Spanish Influenza in the President's Neighborhood.” WHHA (En-US), www.whitehousehistory.org/spanish-influenza-in-the-presidents-neighborhood. Striner, Richard. “The Surprising Evidence That Woodrow Wilson Was Suffering from a Brain Malfunction Before the Stroke That Crippled Him.” History News Network, historynewsnetwork.org/article/155787. “What Was the Impact of 'Spanish Flu' on the Armistice?” OpenLearn, The Open University, 2 Oct. 2018, www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/what-was-the-impact-spanish-flu-on-the-armistice. “Worst Presidents: Warren Harding (1921-1923).” U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News & World Report, www.usnews.com/news/special-reports/the-worst-presidents/articles/2014/12/17/worst-presidents-warren-harding-1921-1923.

Tried to fit it all, but limited to 4k characters, email me with questions:“Former Officials Disclaim Hiding.” The Atlanta Constitution, 10 Aug. 1946.“Arkansas GIs Threaten New Riots.” The Knoxville Journal, 10 Aug. 1946.Autumn, H. “TOHA Releases 'Battle of Athens' Map.” Daily Post Athenian, 11 June 2014.“Dies of Injuries.” The Tennessean, 15 Nov. 1936.DPA “Chapter Eight: Burkett's Political Experience.” Daily Post Athenian, 26 Feb. 2016.DPA “'Battle of Athens' Reference Leads to TBI Investigation.” Daily Post Athenian, 3 July 2009.Duncan, Shane. “Battle of Athens Exhibit Opens.” Daily Post Athenian, 16 Oct. 2018.E. H. Crump of Memphis - Historic "Boss" of the CityEditorial. “The Machines Win.” The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 1946.Edwards, Richard. “First-Person Accounts of the 'Battle'.” Daily Post Athenian, 3 May 2007.Fitzgerald, RH. “Last Vestiges of Opposition to Kefauver Wanes as Cantrell Forces Joins Supporters.” The Tennessean, 19 May 1946.Full Text of "Tennessee County History Series : McMinn County by C. Byrum, Frank B. Williams“GI's Oust McMinn Tyrant Rule.” The Tennessean, 3 Aug. 1946.“GOP Leader Is Arrested in McMinn.” The Leaf Chronicle, 1 Aug. 1940.Guy, Joe. “'Battle of Athens' 70th Anniversary.” Daily Post Athenian, 1 Aug. 2016.Guy, Joe. “Hidden History - Looking beyond Just the 'Battle'” Daily Post Athenian, 22 Sept. 2005.Guy, Joe. “Lessons to Learn from Athens' Most Famous 'Battle'.” Daily Post Athenian, 29 July 2016.Hatcher, Joe. “Politics.” The Tennessean, 11 Feb. 1945.Hatcher, Joe. “Politics.” The Tennessean, 20 July 1945.INS. “1 Injured in New Outbreak.” Long Beach Independent, 4 Aug. 1946.“J. Tom Taylor Says Politics Caused Arrest.” The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 1940.James, David. “Yesterday in Etowah: Recalling Summer & Fall of 1946.” Daily Post Athenian, 26 Nov. 2014.Kenyon, Nellie. “GOP Assails Bossism As Fall Vote Slogan.” The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 1946.“The Long Arm of Ed 'Boss' Crump.” The Daily Herald, The Daily Herald, 13 Nov. 2016,“Mansfield to Go Back to Old Job.” The Atlanta Constitution, 31 Aug. 1946.“McMinn County Will Name 28 Top Candidates.” Kingsport News, 6 May 1948.“McMinn Ouster.” The Tennessean, 24 Mar. 1943.Miller, Ryan W. “'Zombie Snakes' Are Going Viral. They Aren't Particularly Dangerous but They Are 'Kind of Adorable'.” USA Today, 11 June 2019.“M'Minn Vote War Rages.” The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 1946.“Much Pre-Election Interest Focused Upon Polk County.” The Jackson Sun, 25 Oct. 1946.“No Inquest Planned in Apparent Sucidie.” The Jackson Sun, 29 Dec. 1936.Nunley, Esther. “Author Chris DeRose and The Battle of Athens.” Daily Post Athenian, 5 June 2019.Nunley, Esther. “Museum Matters: Fee Grabbing.” Daily Post Athenian, 6 Dec. 2018.“Officers Seek 'Siren Bandits'.” The Jackson Sun, 6 Jan. 1938.Peck, John. “Lincoln Said It and It Applies Now as Then.” Daily Post Athenian, 21 Aug. 1946.Piehler, G. Kurt, and Brandi Wilson. “An Interview With Bill White for the Veteran's Oral History Project, Center for the Study of War and Society, Department of History.” University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 20 July 2000.“Repeat on Athens Narrowly Avoided.” The Chattanooga Daily Times, 8 Aug. 1946.Seiber, Lones. “The Battle of Athens.” American Heritage, 1985.“Sheriff Enjoined From Molesting Pinball Machines.” The Jackson Sun, 11 Apr. 1937.“Paul Cantrell, Former Leader of Tennessee Machine, Is Dead.” The New York Times, 11 July 1962.“Three Held for Election Day Shooting Fray.” The Jackson Sun, 10 Nov. 1938.“Trio in McMinn on Probation.” The Tennessean, 7 Feb. 1943.United Press. “Athens TN GI Regime Certified.” El Paso Herald Post, 5 Aug. 1946.Yarborough, Willard. “Cantrell Dynasty Rulers in McMinn.” The Tennessean, 15 July 1946.Yarborough, Willard. “GI Ticket Challenges Biggs-Cantrell Gang for McMinn Control.” The Tennessean, 14 July 1946.

In Chapter 3, we examine the heated political campaign of the summer of 1946, giving you all the juicy background bits on the political players. Sit alongside the GI's as they find out the extent to which the election is being thrown against them. Learn how the Democratic political machine crushed its opposition. And feel the heat rise as August 1st approaches.

Bill White fires the first shot in the siege of the Democrat stronghold in the Athens jailhouse. The resulting battle shakes the spirits of everyone involved and results in horrific injuries. Just when you think it's over, the press's response puts the town under siege once again.

Warning: strong language present in this podcast, including quoted racial epithets.In Chapter 4, we delve into the events kicking off the Battle of Athens on August 1st, 1946. Your favorite characters, Paul Cantrell and Bill White, are present, with the former rallying votes in the final hours of the election, and Bill White gathering his brute squad for the conflict to come. The showdown between the non-aligned GI party and the Democrat partisans has arrived. It is about to get ugly in Athens.