Episode notes
This episode kicks down the door with Southern fire and righteous fury. Hosts Steve, Jeremy, and Nathan celebrate unexpected wins—like a young Black Democrat flipping a deep-red South Carolina seat and Georgia’s youngest lawmaker stepping into the fight for justice. Even the return of North Carolina’s blue ghost fireflies gets its moment as a symbol of hope.
Then comes the main event: Tennessee State Rep Aftyn Behn. She doesn't sugarcoat it—the latest legislative session was a dystopian circus. The GOP supermajority passed cruel, anti-democratic laws while ignoring real problems like infrastructure, healthcare, and education. Behn lays it bare: Tennessee’s government is bought by corporations, indifferent to its people, and obsessed with punishment over progress.
Still, there’s grit in the cracks. Aftyn shares small victories—like sto ...