Almost in Agreement
378 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA show about nothing and everything.
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Ep. 180 Sherri Garrett
February 16, 2022 21:19 - 54 minutes - 25 MBSherri is seeking Seat 7 for Knox County School Board. Learn more about her on her Facebook page and Website. Get with us on Facebook or our website and don't forget to check out my '22 Voter Guide. Production note... I have removed episode 179 due to the low quality. I am going to do my best repair it and republish it as soon as possible.
Ep. 178 Steve Weiner
February 11, 2022 21:19 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBSteve Weiner is running for Seat 10 Knox County Election Commission at Large. Learn more on his website and Facebook page. Check out our website and election guide.
Ep. 177 Sherry Witt
February 11, 2022 19:15 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBSherry is the current Clerk and is seeking re-election for Knox County Clerk. You can go to her Knox County page here. Go to our website and check out my '22 election guide.
Ep. 176 Steve Triplett
February 09, 2022 21:19 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBSteve Triplett is a candidate for Knox County School Board. You can learn more about him on his website or Facebook Page. Don't for get to follow us on Facebook and visit our '22 Voter Guide
Ep. 175 Dylan Earley
February 08, 2022 21:10 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBDylan is seeking seat 10 on County Commission. That is an at Large seat meaning it covers and is elected by the entire county. Learn more about him on his website and Facebook page. Learn more about us on our website and my county 22 election guide. Please give us a follow and subscribe and tell your friends about us.
Ep. 174 Sovereign Citzens Unite
February 06, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBSam and I go a little too deep into the bottle and go super long on this episode. We explore all the madness what we could think of from the last week or so. KPD is watching you, Loudon County wants you to rat out your ex for valentines day, a Mayoral candidate calls it quits and the restoration of Knox County GOP's Facebook page...but wait there's more...a lot more. Please like and subscribe or follow wherever you can...job descriptions and voter's guide is up on the website.
Ep. 173 Eric Lutton
February 06, 2022 13:59 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBEric Lutton is the current Public Defender seeking reelection for that seat. He was elected in a 2020 special election after being appointed to the seat when his predecessor "retired" Go to his election website if you'd like to learn more. Check out our job descriptions page and '22 voter guide Please give us a follow on social and subscribe on you favorite podcast service.
Ep. 172 Vivian Shipe
February 04, 2022 19:21 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBVivian Shipe is seeking Seat 11 County Commission at Large learn more about her through her Facebook Page and be on the look out for her website launching soon. Or email her at [email protected] Check out the Job Descriptions page as well as our '22 voter guide.
Ep. 171 Devin Driscoll
February 02, 2022 21:21 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBDevin Driscoll is seeking County Commission seat 11 at Large. Feel free to learn more about him at his website or Facebook page. 865-789-2830 Please check out the job descriptions page on our website and follow us on Facebook.
Ep. 170 Dominique Oakley
February 01, 2022 22:05 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBDominique and I chat about Knox County School board. She is running for District 7 north/north east Knox County. She is running as an independent so she gets to bypass the primary in May and is going strait to the August General election. You can go to her website or Facebook page to learn more about her campaign.
Ep. 169 Seth Settling Scores
January 30, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 59.9 MBIt's official, I am now 100% debt free to the group. For now...We discuss the current bill to redirect TWRA funds out of TWRA activities into the general fund. We try to understand how the government relationship with big banks helps you and I as citizens, a review of possibly the best football game every played, and why minor league baseball is important. So excited to have the whole team in the room for the first time in a long time. Check out our website or find Facebook Twitter You...
Ep. 168 Reginald M Jackson
January 28, 2022 19:35 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBReginald is seeking Seat 1 for Knox County School Board an Army Vet and former school security officer. I personally had not considered the School Boards duty to oversee school security as a major part of the job before speaking with Mr. Jackson. Find him on Facebook.
Ep. 167 Kim Frazier
January 24, 2022 20:09 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBKim zooms in for a quick chat about her campaign. She is seeking seat 11, County Commission at Large. We had a great chat and learned a few things about her and her goals for Knox County. Find her website here or you can email her [email protected] or you can call her 865-805-1739
Ep. 166 Can the Mayor defund schools
January 23, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 67.7 MBSam and I sit down with special Guest lil'E. Not enough teachers and subs so we took a week off and maybe another...Sam and I continue and I go off on parties and politicians running outside their lane, random multi-use baseball stadium project update, a bad take on Unions and much more...had a few candidates on this week and a bunch more scheduled. Stay tuned its about to get real busy around here. Check out my job descriptions page
Ep. 165 Breyauna Holloway
January 22, 2022 00:16 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBSo excited to have had the chance to meet Ms. Holloway. We chat about her past that lead her to her run for Knox County School Board D1. I have a link to her neighborhood council page that she is currently updated for her campaign. If you get a chance check out her cool boutique as well. Don't forget to check out our Job Descriptions page and website.
Ep. 164 R. Deno Cole
January 19, 2022 20:16 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBR. Deno Cole is running for Chancellor for Knox County Part 2. We take a few minutes to get to know him as well as what a Chancellor even is...so thats fun. Very interesting and informative conversation as well as the introduction of our "OFFICIAL 5 Questions" for all the candidates we talk to this cycle. Stay tuned for more candidates and don't forget to follow or subscribe to get each new episode downloaded automatically to your podcast player You can learn more about Deno on his websi...
Ep. 163 All the Lords
January 16, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBFinally! I get to give out my Christmas Present, AC gets to be the first in the new space...Sam and Max are in over the phone...and we are off to the races...we plan our hunting trip to our new land in Scotland...we discuss how little real difference there is in politicians...and a new run at Sam getting us a Comptroller Please give us a follow on Social Media and subscribe on your favorite podcast provider, our Job Descriptions
Ep. 162 Arrested at a meeting
January 09, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 62.2 MBSam and I share our thoughts on the David Hayes arrest, Planned Parenthood Arson, as well as, we go into my job descriptions guide for the offices up for election and ponder on how much autonomy some offices actually have...suffice to say I don't know. Stay tuned, I am scheduling candidates as we speak and should be sharing those episodes very soon. Don't forget to subscribe on you favorite podcast provider so you have our newest episodes waiting for you as soon as we release them.
Ep. 161 We survived 21
January 02, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBSam and I take a quick look back at some of the big stories from 2021, and I'll be damned if 2021 didn't take a few more big swings before that bell rang in 2022...Betty White!?!?!? DAMN IT...Planned Parenthood here in Knox County burned, crazy hot holiday, tornadoes on New Years day, and much more, we chat about some things to come and what, if anything, we have in the personal plans for this new year. Help us out with a like, share, subscribe, and better yet tell your friends about us...
Ep. 160 Matt Shears
December 26, 2021 01:22 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBMatt and I check in on the state of Knoxville Politics and the future on the Knox County Democratic Party as we move in to a huge 2022 election...shots fired as he responds to some of the claims of Erik Wiatr and I respond to some of the claims that I am an irresponsible journalist. Spoiler alert, I am not a journalist...happy holidays, Merry Christmas and I hope you all have had a wonderful and safe holiday weekend. WAIT...thats dumb no one cares about any of that...Baby Henry makes his ...
Ep. 159 Lazy equals EVIL?
December 19, 2021 16:52 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBSam and I sit down to chat about evil laziness and soft censorship. We talk about upcoming elections, some crazy iceberg and much much more...
Ep. 158 Erik Waitr
December 13, 2021 20:18 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBErik is the head of the Scruffy Little City PAC and an active political player in Knoxville, Knox County, and Tennessee races. He was a major part of this most recent City Council race and is working on the 2022 races right now. We chat some history and some future. Check it out...also an unsolicited ad for The Compass go out there and get your a subscription today.
Ep. 158 Erik Wiatr
December 13, 2021 20:18 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBErik is the head of the Scruffy Little City PAC and an active political player in Knoxville, Knox County, and Tennessee races. He was a major part of this most recent City Council race and is working on the 2022 races right now. We chat some history and some future. Check it out...also an unsolicited ad for The Compass go out there and get your a subscription today.
Ep. 157 Other Podcasts
December 12, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 71.4 MBSam and I catch up and we are all over the place...we chat Maxwell case, school text books, age of consent and so much more.... keep eyes out for the Job Listings page on our website...
Ep. 156 Championship Weekend
December 05, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 68.6 MBFirst off Im sorry we skipped a week...we'll try to at least warn you next time. We are hot and bothered and excited to start looking at the insane ballot coming up in '22. We're talking almost 30 primaries in May, 65+ ballot items in August, and less than 20 in November including no less than three "questions" if we can pull it off we are looking at no less than 100 candidates seeking to represent YOU! So buckle up...its gonna be a crazy year in Knox County and Tennessee politics. I ...
Ep. 155 Chris Davis
December 03, 2021 21:24 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBChris Davis administrator of Knox County Election Commission and I sit down to catch up. We chat a little bit about the '21 city races, redistricting, and the insanely large '22 ballot we are about to see. 60+ items on three different dates. It's gonna be a busy year. I will be building a cheat sheet to help you...but it's going to be a lot of races...so get ready...
Ep. 154 Opening Weekend 21
November 23, 2021 01:17 - 2 hours - 58.7 MBBig weekend, always a great time...but this year we got a little on tape. Great time great conversation and a few deer to the processor. We apologize for the late release...but we'll get back to normal soon. We hope you have great holidays coming up and don't forget to tell your friends about us, like and share and subscribe...it all helps us spread the word...4 regular people with different needs and goals who are able to actually talk about real issues and still be friends on the other ...
Ep. 154 A few stories from the woods
November 14, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBThis is a little different than our normal episodes...this episode is 2 clips from 2 different hunting trips. We start out with Max, AC, and I in the camper talking about Braves baseball and the WOKE issues surrounding the use of Native American imagery in branding. Clip 2 is from Sam and I tent camping (less background noise) discussing my frustration with people blaming capitalism for all our woes when at least in my opinion its corporatism or crony capitalism at best...thanks for liste...
Ep. 153 Stadium Project Update
November 10, 2021 03:36 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBA stadium this way comes...Mark Mamantov, Stephanie Welch, and Chris 'birthday boy' Caldwell sit down with me to chat about all the developments and current status of the "multi-use stadium" project. This is a Presentation Link for the information we reference in the show. Also we reference episode 68 and episode 85 if you care to go back and listen.
Ep. 152 City Recap Hunt
November 07, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 59 MBCity elections come and go and nothing changes...voter turn out is up and still a dismal total...Braves win the world series and AC finds away to sneak it in...annual hunting trip preview and much more...check out the website for more information.
Ep. 151 Election Special
November 03, 2021 02:46 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBAs predicted the incumbents ruled the day...full disclosure we were live as results are coming in...short chat with Matt Shears and the beginning of what is sure to be more talk about how the City of Knoxville moves forward from here. Congratulation to all the winners and a high five for all the candidates on your hard fought campaigns we look forward to the future of Knoxville.
Ep. 150 City Electioneering
October 31, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 63.8 MBSam and I chat city races...for the last time...except the results show coming later...I rant on Knoxville City's Facebook page involving itself in the election, we chat about the best and worst of ourselves and talk about a Robert Sapolsky Ted talk click here for a YouTube link Glenn Jacobs Halloween costume and much more...
Ep. 149 Ron McPherson
October 27, 2021 22:17 - 58 minutes - 27 MBRon "the Money Man" McPherson is the Vice Superintendent and money master of Knox County Schools. We chat about Gov Lee's million man committee for the great rethink of Tennessee School Funding, School Superintendent search, and how much it hurts KCS bottom line if you pull your child out in protest. Time is running out for you city voters...cheat cheat if needed. Do us a favor and tell your friends about us, follow us on twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe on YouTube or Your favor...
Ep. 148 The Great Resignation
October 24, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 58.3 MBSam and I sit down to discuss the "Labor Shortage" is it real or is everyone just sick of crappy dead end jobs? We chat some sports and much more. Early voting ends this week check out my cheat shear for the Nov 2 ELECTION
Ep. 147 Glenn Jacobs, Stay in your lane
October 17, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 58.5 MBA wild UT football game, Matt Shears has a baby, Mayor Jacobs weighs in on "National Democrat's" influence on the federal mask mandate for Knox County Schools and much much more.... Early voting is on check out our cheat sheet for more information about who's running where
Ep. 146 School funding, SEC football, and another altruism debate
October 10, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 56.3 MBMax, Sam, and I chat about UT's win, the problem with collage football, Governor Lee's announcement about adjustments in school funding and more. Check out the city election cheat sheet, early voting starts this week.
Ep. 145 Susan Horn
October 04, 2021 23:16 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBSusan Horn is the School Board Representative for District 5. We chat a bit about masking, funding, the Ford thing thats going on...and so much more. Cheat SHEET!!!! ONE MONTH AWAY for all you city voters.
Ep. 144 lil'E and government accountability
October 03, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 64.1 MBSpecial guest lil'E sits in to chat about the mask mandates in Knox County Schools, Sam and I chat about some of the major bills going through Congress right now and much more. City election cheat sheet
Ep. 143 Daniel Watson
October 01, 2021 19:26 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBDaniel and I sit for a chat about masks, the Federal Judge Mandate, the future of KCS and much more. Please hit the subscribe button and help us out by telling your friends about us. City election cheat sheet.
Ep. 142 Eddie Mannis
September 30, 2021 00:53 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBEddie Mannis of district 18 State House. We chat some schools, some mandates, and party politics. Check out the city race cheat sheet.
Ep. 141 Are there any adults in the room?
September 26, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBSam, AC, and I sit down to chat a bit of sports, politics, schools, and more. One more opportunity to put my foot way down deep in my mouth...and I TOOK IT! suffice to say I've had better shows but failure can be fun if you can find a way to learn from it. City elections are still a thing so check out the cheat sheet
Ep. 140 Kristi Kristy
September 22, 2021 22:52 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBKristi is the new school board chair...I chopped my finger off so typing is too hard.
Ep. 139 What are your sources
September 19, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 60.2 MBSam, Max, and I reconnect for a chat. We chat covid(still), taint sizes and the Afghan withdrawal. But hey what else should we be talking about? City Election Cheat sheet
Ep. 138 Evetty Satterfield
September 16, 2021 21:06 - 47 minutes - 21.5 MBEvetty is somehow a super hard name for me to say but a really cool origin story...so I am super glad to know it. Evetty and I chat about the future of KCS including the process of hiring a new Superintendent. Dont forget to check out our city election cheat sheet.
Ep. 137 NFL Predictions and 2 Party Powers
September 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBOur 2021 NFL playoff predictions are out. Go to our website to see our picks. We chat about the new Matrix, why the party system will never change, and repeat the argument of UT football being a poor product.
Ep. 136 Sam Talks Sports
September 05, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 62.3 MBSam and I sit down for a chat and review the city primary elections, some school board and randomly a ton of sports. Don't forget the City general is Nov. 2, early voting for 2 weeks in October. Cheat Sheet
Ep. 135 Scott from Compass
September 04, 2021 02:29 - 1 hour - 40.3 MBScott with the good hair from Compass Knox sits down with me to catch up. We chat city elections, redistricting, school board and more. Subscribe to Compass NOW!!! Check out my updated city cheat sheat
Mini Show Ep1 City Primary Results
September 02, 2021 02:09 - 12 minutes - 5.71 MBTrying a new thing. Quick City Primary Breakdown and a laymen's understanding of what happened at school board tonight.
Ep. 134 Cant fix stupid
August 29, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 60 MBSam and I get started, AC joins in, and we poorly attempt to get Max in from Vegas. We chat city elections, vaccine hesitancy, a little football preview. Elections are on Tuesday the 31st, check out the cheat sheet.
Ep. 133 Randy Pace and Daniel Herrera
August 29, 2021 13:29 - 2 hours - 56 MBKnox County GOP Chair Daniel Herrera and immediate past Chair Randy Pace. We chat about the Lincoln Dinner, City Races, closing partisan primaries and much more. Do your self a favor and have a listen. City Primary is Tuesday the 31st...get out and vote if you are registered and check out the cheat sheet.