Southern Progression: Recent Episodes
Michael Herron
We're out of Afghanistan and people are upset about it? Extra stories include LAPD assaulting an already injured person.
Mostly chatting about Florida Gov. Ron Desantis making Critical Race Theory illegal to be taught in public school. Also there's an ice queen hurricane coming.
I take a few moments to honor Mike Gravel and his anti-war legacy and to look for a future he made possible. Listen also for Tom MacDonald promoting straw-man arguments about abortion from a right-wing perspective.
Bill Nye testified in a homeland security hearing about climate change, Lauren Roehert (R, CO-3) is angry about the border crisis, and Steven Crowder vs Sam Seder
We talk about Alabama's new medical marijuana program and the McDonald's strike for $15
We talk about Palestinian suffering under Israeli rule and the new monthly child tax credit
Talking about legal marijuana, why it should be legal everywhere, and why we should shift focus away from the federal law while Biden is President
The long-awaited return of Southern Progression comes with a surprise episode where we talk about #StillWithHer, Joe Biden's first decisions in office, and how you're still owed a lot money.
We talk about slave labor that takes place in the United States prison-industrial complex, and a GOP representative-elect is against putting money in your pocket amidst a deadly pandemic and economic depression.
We go over the new executive order signed by TN Governor Bill Lee on December 20th, 2020 and happy holiday wishes to all!
Yang is in Georgia campaigning for the DNC, Neera Tanden to be in the Biden administration, more COVID info, Medicare-for-all amidst a pandemic, and just plain frustration
U.S. Senators from Tennessee conform to the Joe Biden victory, I might have COVID, and Kamala laughs at the end.
We go through feelings after the election, information on homelessness among veterans, and how Kamala is a blank check.
We talk about Tennesseans voting for Biden and Marquita Bradshaw on the same ticket, secularism in the Southeast, and progressive outreach in a highly disenfranchised Southeast region
We talk about an assault at a rally in Franklin, TN, Amy Coney Barrett's Senate hearing, COVID-19, and early voting
I talk about how it feels being part of the Capitalist machine and only having economic value. Hobbies turn into jobs. New minty outro
We go over the Biden infrastructure plan to show what a bad move it is to endorse this candidate as an environmentalist. We also critique green infrastructure plans from a unique angle.
Introductory episode of the Southern Progression podcast. We go over Marquita Bradshaw, a U.S. Senate candidate in Tennessee, COVID-19 culture, and tweets from authoritarians