Charles Cook Podcast: Recent Episodes
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On November 20, 2025 the Hamblen County Election Commission voted to stay with the precinct voting system they already have in place instead of moving to a Convenient Voting Center System.
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Morristown City Mayor Gary Chesney told me to produce the video of him saying we may get people elected like this guy if we let the voters vote by wards. I produced the video again in this podcast.
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Morristown City Mayor Gary Chesney and some of the other council members are trying one last time to take away the ward / district voters ability to choose who will represent their community on the city council. One more time to get around the 2023 state law.
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Big Al Martin the owner of Big Al`s Bent Creek BBQ & Catering joined me in studio to talk about how local government regulations can put the food truck industry out of business in a matter of weeks.
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Good people do not have to vote for the lesser of two evils. We are not bound to vote for the party candidates when they are evil candidates. Our votes belong to us and not a party.
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On October 7, 2025, the Morristown City Council voted to spend $438,000 for kitchen renovations at a two and a half year old recreation and event center. All funded and paid for by citizen tax dollars.
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Tennessee Governor Candidate Monty Fritts made a stop at Colley Hill Farm in Dandridge Tennessee on Tuesday evening October 21, 2025. He covered many issues facing Tennesseans today.
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The new Hamblen County Justice Center is up to 100 million dollars plus in cost and still is not open. The citizens of Hamblen County keep seeing their taxes go up and up, but no one seems to want to ask questions, why?
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Elliott Schuchardt is the author of a book titled America`s Achilles Heel. Elliott also plans to seek the District 18 Tennessee House seat in the 2026 election.
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Freedom Fest 2025 was held Saturday, October 4, 2025 in Loudon, Tennessee. I had the chance to do a few interviews with Susan Baugh from East Tennessee Conservatives, Geary Boedeker from Empowered Jefferson and Dennis Walsh from Roane for Liberty.
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Dakota Carmichael is a local historian from Hamblen County. You can follow Dakota`s work on Facebook and YouTube at The Old History Project.
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Today I talked with Sam Maner with the Tennessee Sons of the Revolution.
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It has been reported by people like Todd Starnes and others that the City of Morristown ban a Prayer Vigil for Charlie Kirk. Were those reports true?
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Over the last few weeks, months and years we have seen the evil in the country. Many cheer the evil when it benefits them and denounce it when it hurts their cause.
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Danny Blitz is a Constitutional Speaker, President of the Republican Women of White County, and the White County leader of Tennessee Citizen for State Sovereignty.
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Yesterday two small children was left without their father. A wife lost her husband. A family lost a son and brother. He was gunned down for being willing to let people talk and to have a conversation about issues with them.
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Freedom Fest will be held on Oct. 4, 2025. Don`t miss the great line-up of speakers and music artists.
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State Rep. Todd Warner joined me on the podcast today to discussed issues important to the voters in District 92.
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As of now, there are 19 candidates running for the US House seat from District 7. Many of the candidates hold a seat in the Tennessee Legislature and have a proven voting record. The voters need take a look at those proven voting records before voting in the special election.
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How did our members of the Tennessee General Assembly and U.S. Congress score when voting to support to Constitution. They solemnly swore in their Oath of Office they would support the Constitution. Their score tells a different story.
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Charles Hicks joined me today to discuss retuning prayer back into Tennessee Schools. Mr. Hicks would like each school day in Tennessee to start with the reading of a Bible Verse and a Prayer.
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Jon Thorp, a Independent Candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives joined me on the podcast to talk about his run for congress.
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Dane Chisholm joined me on the podcast to discuss the Epstein Files and the Do Nothing Republicans.
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What does Section 1 of the 14th Amendment really mean when it comes to birth right citizens?
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We elect republicans but the only thing that changes is the increased budget spending.
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You can now follow my podcast on my new web page at charlescookpodcast.com
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Cities and towns all across the State of Tennessee and the country are installing Flock Cameras to track our vehicle movement. Why?
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This year in the Tennessee Legislature, a bill making the month of July officially a month of Pray, Fasting and Repentance passed the legislature and was signed into Law by the governor.
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Adelia Kirchner covered the Tennessee Legislative Session in 2025 for The Tennessee News. She joined me on the podcast to talk about her first year of reporting.
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Andy Fox, a Knox County Commissioner joined me tonight to discuss local government issues in Knox County.
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David Seal is a retired Jefferson
County educator, recognized artist,
local businessman, 917 Society
Volunteer, and Immediate Past
Chairman of the Jefferson County
Republican Party. He has also served
Jefferson County as a County
Commissioner and is a citizen
lobbyist for the people on issues such
as eminent domain, property rights,
education, and broadband
accessibility on the state level. David
is a columnist for the Jefferson
County Post and a staff writer for the
Tennessee Conservative News.
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Kelly Jackson from TruthWire News joined me on the podcast to talk about her news publication here in Tennessee.
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Tiffany Boyd has been involved in the home school movement for over 21 years. Now she leads the Free YOUR Children movement in Tennessee and others states.
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We must beat the bad Republican politicians in the primary elections and put their loss on display for the others to see and fear.
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Frank Limpus joined me today to talk about voting centers in Hamblen County and other counties across the State of Tennessee. Frank is the founder of Tennessee Voters for Election Integrity.
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All of these government programs are hurting the American nuclear family.
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Steven M. Abramowicz is CEO and Editor of Heartland Journal.com and host of the Heartland Journal podcast. Steve took over the HLJ (formerly Mill Creek View) in 2022 after the passing of its founder.
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Politicians are tools we use to secure our liberties. If these political tools are defective, they are danger and must be replaced.
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Brandon Lewis founded The Tennessee Conservative to report on local and state issue in Tennessee from a conservative point of view.
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The Patriot Punk Network`s Chase Matheson and Daniel Wagner joined me tonight to discuss their network and state and local issues in Tennessee.
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This is the type of people the Republican Leadership in Nashville would rather have covering the Tennessee Legislature.
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Republican leadership in Nashville deny Conservative Media full access at the capital and Cordell Hull Office Building.
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George West has enjoyed decades working in the radio industry. He has helped shape local radio in the Tri-Cities area.
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Aundrea Gomez joined the podcast tonight to discuss fair elections in Tennessee.
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After years of education and a career as a nurse and teacher, God told her it`s time to go home to her family.
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Today the Director of the West Tennessee Chapter of the Tennessee Firearms Association joined me to talk about court cases and Firearm Laws in Tennessee.
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Did you know law enforcement will search and take your cash and/or property without even arresting you?
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Today I spoke with Erik Wiatr from Knox County Tennessee about how the Knox County Government is using local tax dollars to fund the left`s agenda.
Here is a link to some of the information Erik shared on his Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Do3dKzC3F/
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Stewart Parks was arrested and imprisoned for entering the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
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State Rep. Monty Fritts talks about how he saw God bless and move people during his Pray 4 TN travels across the State of Tennessee.
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These are a few things you need to consider before starting a campaign to run for state office. Erik Wiatr a Campaign Manager and Political Consultant joined me on the podcast to offer his insight on beginning a state office campaign. Below is a list of campaigns that Erik has been involved in in the Knoxville area.
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These are a few things you need to consider before starting a campaign to run for local office. Erik Wiatr a Campaign Manager and Political Consultant joined me on the podcast to offer his insight on being a local campaign. Below is a list of campaigns that Erik has been involved in in the Knoxville area.
Campaign Manager
Republican State Representative Justin Lafferty – May 2018 to Present
Republican State Representative Elaine Davis – March 2020 to Present
Republican County Commissioner Andy Fox – June 2023 to August 2024
Republican County Commissioner Angela Russell – Dec. 2023 to August 2024
Republican County Commissioner Rhonda Lee – N0vember 2021 to May 2022
Republican County Commissioner Gina Oster– March 2020 to August 2022
Republican County Commissioner Kyle Ward – November 2019 to August 2020
Field Coordinator
Republican Chancellor Elect Daniel Forrester – August 2023 to March 2024
Republican State Representative Michele Carringer – March to August 2020
Republican State Representative John Ragan – September to November 2022
Campaign Consultant – Republican State Representative Bryan Richey – December 2021
to June 2022
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If you think you can trust the so called conservative media networks to keep you informed and tell you the truth, you are so wrong.
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There is one big reason why people don`t vote. We must accept it and move on to things that we can change.
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Why running for school board may be a waste of time for conservative parents and what should they be doing. My interview with Steve Baldwin.
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State Rep. Monty Fritts joined me to discuss House Joint Resolution 803 (Pray 4 TN).
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If you are going to invest your time, talent and treasure into being involved in politics, shouldn`t you learn the skills to be the most effective activist you can be. You can learn those skills by attending this political leadership school.
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Today I talked with two mothers that lost their sons to fentanyl poisoning.
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The Tennessee Legislature passed two bills this session to help control local government`s abuse of eminent domain.
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Local grassroots organizations are coming together from across the state of Tennessee to form the Tennessee Constitutional Grassroots Coalition.
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The real reason the cost of living just keeps going up more and more.
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Gov. Bill Lee signs bill to prohibit geoengineering and weather modification in Tennessee.
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Nate tells us about his back ground and why he decided to run for state office.
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Are you ready for Election Season? Are you ready to help good candidates and work against bad candidates?
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Monica Irvine. Monica is a candidate in the Republican Primary for the District 6 State Senate election.
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In Knox County, the Good Ole Boy establishment Republican Party will use every trick possible to hold on to power.
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CNN comes to Tennessee to report on the Republican super majority. After interviewing a Sumner County Constitutional Republican Van Jones has to rethink his position.
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Today I spoke with Harland Stonewall about the huge wheel tax increase on the ballot in Claiborne County. If the increase is approved by the voters, the wheel tax will increase from $50 to $121. This will bring the basic vehicle tag to $151.50 per vehicle.
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Today Kathy Harms gave great insight about our elections here in Tennessee.
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Putting the United States Flag above the United States Constitution.
https://youtu.be/bWGhdrsgw7Q
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How the media will use lies and spin to poison your mind about firearms and crime.
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Roane County, Tennessee has a local liberty grassroots group called Roane for Liberty.
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Paul Hardy is running for the school board in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
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Surely that wouldn`t happen in Tennessee. We are in the Bible Belt of America.
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Many people believe we have a silver bullet to install Congressional Term Limits or a Balanced Budget Amendment by using an Article V Convention or Convention of States. But most of those same people don`t know the dangers to our Constitution an Article V Convention would cause.
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Did you know that in Tennessee law enforcement can take your property without even arresting you?
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Growing the podcast and providing great information for my followers in 2024.
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On Nov. 21, 2023 the Morristown City Council voted to go back to city ward council seats and comply with the new state law. This changes the city charter change that the city council approved back on Sept. 19, 2023.
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I spoke with Knox County`s Moms for Liberty Chairwoman about the type of books kids can find in the school libraries.
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The Jefferson City, Tennessee City Council voted to use eminent domain to take 95 acres of land from the local hospital to build a park.
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What kind of government strings come with government grants to help local governments with population growth?
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State and local governments wasting tax dollars instead of paving roads.
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Sheriff Mack from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.
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Danielle Goodrich with Johnson City Freedom joins me today to talk about the many issues in Johnson City.
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Hamblen County Commission voted No on letting the voters decide if they wanted a Wheel Tax Increase.
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I invited Greene County Commissioner Josh Arrowood on my podcast to discuss the tax increases in Greene County.
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The city council is moving forward with changing election laws in Morristown.
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Shephany Davis and Jason Mills from Union County`s Tennessee Freedom Coalition joins me to talk about Union County Tennessee.
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The 100% Republican Hamblen County Commission votes to increase the county Wheel Tax $23.00.
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Using city wide voting to keep control of the city council and their power.
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Mayor Chesney is trying to change the city council so he can keep his power.
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Newly elected Constitutional Republicans are effecting change in local government.
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Angela Maden with Tennessee Right to Life gives us a update on Pro Life Legislation here in Tennessee.
NOTE: HB0090 / SB0600 by Rep. Debra Moody and Sen. Joey Hensley.
As enacted, prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion.
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Aundrea Gomez informs us of the issues Citizens for Renewing America have been watching or working on here in Tennessee.
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A discussion with State Representative Elaine Davis about local government meetings and local elections.
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We discuss why it is so hard to get good gun legislation passed here in Tennessee. Could it be law enforcement lobbying against your gun rights?
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The citizens of Morristown will only be allowed to speak on agenda items only at city council meetings.
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Josh Gagnier talking about how Mission Phoenix is try to help veterans with PTSD.
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The GOP is in a civil war with the grassroots supporters of the party.
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Letting the listeners know about the new places they can find my podcast.
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