Latest Knoxvillepolitics Podcast Episodes
Ep. 151 Election Special
Almost in Agreement - November 03, 2021 02:46 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAs 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 t...
Ep. 150 City Electioneering
Almost in Agreement - October 31, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam 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...
Ep. 149 Ron McPherson
Almost in Agreement - October 27, 2021 22:17 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRon "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 pr...
Ep. 148 The Great Resignation
Almost in Agreement - October 24, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam 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
Almost in Agreement - October 17, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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
Almost in Agreement - October 10, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMax, 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
Almost in Agreement - October 04, 2021 23:16 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSusan 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
Almost in Agreement - October 03, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSpecial 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
Almost in Agreement - October 01, 2021 19:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDaniel 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
Almost in Agreement - September 30, 2021 00:53 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEddie 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?
Almost in Agreement - September 26, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam, 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 s...
Ep. 140 Kristi Kristy
Almost in Agreement - September 22, 2021 22:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKristi is the new school board chair...I chopped my finger off so typing is too hard.
Ep. 139 What are your sources
Almost in Agreement - September 19, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam, 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
Almost in Agreement - September 16, 2021 21:06 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEvetty 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
Almost in Agreement - September 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOur 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
Almost in Agreement - September 05, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam 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
Almost in Agreement - September 04, 2021 02:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsScott 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
Almost in Agreement - September 02, 2021 02:09 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTrying a new thing. Quick City Primary Breakdown and a laymen's understanding of what happened at school board tonight.
Ep. 134 Cant fix stupid
Almost in Agreement - August 29, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam 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
Almost in Agreement - August 29, 2021 13:29 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKnox 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 ...
Ep. 132 Jennifer Owen KCS D2
Almost in Agreement - August 24, 2021 20:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJennifer is Knox County School Board member District 2. We chat a bit about masks, but mostly we explore the idea of "State" equality in schools and central control. Check it out it was a fun one. As per usual, we discover the narrative is BULLSHIT! Know your reps, know their jobs, and know h...
Ep. 131 Taxes suck w. James Friauf
Almost in Agreement - August 22, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam and I sit down with our good friend and lawyer James Friauf. We chat Afghanistan, US federal courts, Boyd's stadium's new price tag and what we actually get for our tax dollars. Check out Jamie's website City Election CHEAT SHEET
Ep. 130 Matt Shears
Almost in Agreement - August 21, 2021 02:50 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMatt and I sit down to chat Afghanistan, Biden, city races, KPD spying and much more. If you'd like to learn more about the Knox County Democratic Party click here. Go to our website or our YouTube Channel to see the date references.
Ep. 129 Virginia Babb School Board
Almost in Agreement - August 18, 2021 20:17 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsVirginia and I sit down to chat about Esser Funds, Mask stuff, Lees Executive Order and much more. Knox County Schools website Check it out. My City Race Cheat Sheet.
Ep. 128 No more Master Bedrooms
Almost in Agreement - August 15, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam, Max, and I sit down for a chat on 'Master Bedrooms' Knox County School Board meeting and the City Mayor's office won't let the City Council add any oversight on KPD surveillance. Early voting has begun and the numbers are up! Check out my City elections Cheat Sheet for more on who's runni...
Ep. 127 Amelia Parker on ACLU
Almost in Agreement - August 12, 2021 22:53 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsI check in with Amelia Parker City Council at Large. We discuss a little bit more about the ACLU event we did last week. I take a few moments to better understand Counicl meeting procedure as well. Early voting has begun for City Elections 21 check out my cheat sheet to learn more.
Ep. 126 Everybody Pees
Almost in Agreement - August 08, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSam Max and I sit down for a chat about the madness of pee talk, the privacy concerns of KPD, my city primary predictions and so so much more. Check out my city election cheat sheet
Ep. 125 Chris Davis Election Commission
Almost in Agreement - August 04, 2021 19:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsChris Davis stopped in to chat about the upcoming 2021 Knoxville City Elections. We chat about the Cap the Tax ballot initiative, new election commissioners, campaign finance rules and much more. Go to the commissions website for more information or give them a call at 865-215-2480 Check out...
Ep. 124 Jack S ACLU-TN
Almost in Agreement - August 02, 2021 20:11 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJack S is a policy strategist for ACLU-TN. They are hosting a Webinar on Thursday the 5th on surveillance use by KPD Check out their website for more information. Dont forget to check out of City Elections Cheatsheet
Ep. 123 Maxs new government
Almost in Agreement - August 01, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMax expands on how he would do US government, we explain how much we don't know about motorcycles and the best time to do Disney. Early voting for starts in a few weeks so check out our City Election Cheat Sheet to get to know your candidates.
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