The Tennessean's David Plazas joins to talk about why Marsha won't debate Gloria, and why the Tennessean won't hold the debate with an empty podium anyway. (They should, so we might)

Memphis Mayor Paul Young joins to explain why he thinks the city council should drop its lawsuit over gun law referendums, which he calls "futile" - after state Republicans threatened to withhold tax revenue to block them

Pearson joins to talk about state Republicans attacking Memphis again over gun safety referendums, and Kanew calls on Mark Green to release his unredacted army discharge papers.

Kanew asks folks to help us pressure the media to have a Gloria-Marsha debate and not settle for back to back interviews, threatening to have an empty podium if she doesn't show up. USE THIS LINK TO EMAIL THEM! Then we point out that Project 2025 is Project 2024 in Tennessee, and that's what's on the ballot.…

Gloria joins to talk about her primary victory. Help her campaign HERE.

Luis Mata, running for state house against Mike Sparks - who won't admit the Civil War was fought over slavery - joins to talk about his campaign. More info HERE.

U.S. Senate candidate GLORIA JOHNSON joins to talk about the 14,000+ voter intimidation letters send by Secretary of Voter Suppression Tre Hargett and his henchman Mark Goins.

Cheri Brown joins to talk about her campaign to unseat Charlie Baum in Murfreesboro. Check out her campaign HERE.

Shaundelle Brooks, who lost her son Akilah DaSilva in the Waffle House shooting, joins to talk about her campaign for house in Nashville. More on the campaign here.

Alison Beale current mom, former teacher, joins to talk about her campaign for state house against Johnny Garrett. Check out her campaign HERE.

Lauren Windsor joins to talk about her undercover recordings of Justice Alito and his wife. Moer on her site.

Kurt Kosack joins to talk about his campaign to replace Gino "Bully" Bulso in Brentwood.

Tracy O'Neill of "Preserve Cheatham County" joins to talk about their fight against the Tennessee Valley Authority, which is poised to put a methane gas plant in their community against their wishes.

Jesse Huseth joins to talk about his campaign to replace John Gillespie (who lied to the family of Tyre Nichols) in the state House. More on his campaign HERE.

The hilarious duo that goes to Trump rallies and asks the tough questions will be in Nashville Thursday night at Zanies. Get your tix here.

David Dayen of The Prospect joins to talk about corporate price gouging and what is really behind it. Read their articles here.

Clair Jones is a hospice nurse and mom running to replace Gino "Bully" Bulso. More on her campaign HERE.

The former mayor of Nashville joins us to talk about her current bid for congress in TN-7, challenging "extreme" Mark Green. More about her campaign here.

A New Vandy poll shows the Tennessee Republican supermajority is out of touch with Tennessee voters on many key issues, and that most of Tennessee is "pro-choice".

Maryam Abolfazli is running against Andy Ogles aka "Pinocchiogles" in TN-5. Learn more about her campaign HERE

Noah Nordstrom, a public school teacher in Memphis challenging voucher scam bill sponsor Rep. Mark White, joins us to talk about his campaign for state house. Check out his campaign site here.

Eli Motycka, the Nashville Scene reporter arrested at Vandy while covering a pro-Palestine protest, joins to talk about the "chilling effect".

Kanew reacts with mixed feelings to the Van Jones CNN special on Tennessee, which amplified important voices but did took a damaging both-sides perspective and left out a lot of context. "The Whole Story" it was not.

Denton Loudermill, the innocent man Rep. Tim Burchett falsely accused of being a Kansas City shooter then didn't delete the post for 4 days, joins us to discuss.

Kanew weighs in on the article in the Tennessee Lookout that features some less than fully supportive comments about the Justins by Rep. Johnny Saw, a fellow Democrat, who says they are causing "confusion" - but in reality seems to be the one lacking clarity by supporting Sexton's draconian rules. Subscribe and Support: www.TNHoller.com…

Josh Cowen, a Michigan State professor who studies education policy, uses actual data to explain why Governor Lee's voucher scam is bad for Tennessee schools, and kids. He just wrote an op-ed in the Tennessean you can read here.

Eric Welch, a Republican school board member from Williamson County, joins to talk about why Governor Lee's private school vouchers are a terrible idea, and will hurt Williamson County in many ways. On Lee's claim it won't hurt public school budgets: "Don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining."

Even after another scathing audit TDOC was just extended 3 years and will continue to contract with Core Civic. Listen to HIGHLIGHTS from the hearing yesterday. Rep. Clemmons says "Core Civic And Privatized Prisons Are A Cancer" and points out TN by law is only supposed to have 1 in the state, but Core Civic found a loophole. Meanwhile an assistant…

Nashville Scene Editor D. Patrick Rodgers joins us to talk about their BONER AWARDS - a wild trip down memory lane, and a recap of some of the TN GOP supermajority's wild behavior.

Texas state rep James Talarico joins to talk about how they beat back Gov. Abbott's private school vouchers scam push there, as Tennessee faces a similar fight.

Allie Phillips had a complicated pregnancy that forced her to go to NYC for abortion care. Now she's suing the state - and running for state house in Clarksville. (Bonus: a Gloria Johnson Cameo!) Visit Allie's campaign site HERE.

Mary Batiwalla, former Tn Ed Department Assistant Commissioner, joins to discuss the new push to give every school a letter grade - the latest front in Governor Lee's efforts to undermine our public schools.

Aftyn Behn, our long-time friend, recently won an upset victory and will soon take her place in the state legislature. Pretty awesome. She joins us to discuss how it happened.

Kathryn Vaughn, one of the teachers suing TN over the schools censorship law passed by Governor Lee & the TN GOP, joins to discuss the lawsuit and the chilling effect of a terrible law.

Anne Applebaum joins to discuss her new article for The Atlantic that asks a question we've been asking for a long time.

Kristen Chapman, mother of a trans girl, talks about getting an email from Vandy that their medical info was turned over to Tennessee's Attorney General Skrmetti - a nakedly partisan actor - without their knowledge, along with everyone else who has looked for or received gender-affirming care from Vandy in recent years.…

There was no "insurrection", and anyone who tells you there was is lying to you and telling on themselves. Like Speaker Sexton, for instance. Kanew explains why Sexton is not to be trusted, and gives a first-hand account of a peaceful, powerful protest at the capitol this week - led by young people.

Randy Randy Mcnally has been commenting on the instagram pics of a young almost-naked gay man while passing anti-LGBTQ legislation. READ THE STORY. Now hear from the man in the pics in this episode.

Heather Thomas, mother of a trans adult who was a teen in Williamson County when he began to transition, talks about the Senator Jack Johnson & Rep. William Lamberth Trans Youth Health Care Ban - and the assaults from overreaching Tennessee Republicans on the freedoms of Tennesseans.

Dr. Jason Nichols joins to discuss his article in Newsweek about Gov. Ron Desantis banning African-American history in Florida.

Lisa Quigley, former chief of staff to Rep. Jim Cooper, joins to talk about the circus that is the speaker of the house vote - where Mccarthy has been unable to secure the votes thus far.

Justin J. Pearson, who helped lead the fight against the Byhalia Pipeline in MEMPHIS, talks about his candidacy in the HD-86 special election for the state house seat left behind by the late Barbara Cooper. He says the same energy that helped defeat the pipeline is powering his campaign to become the latest young progressive voice to make it to Nas…

Rep. Gloria Johnson and Knoxville Attorney Chloe Akers join to talk about the new recordings showing Republicans in Tennessee have been lying about their "NO EXCEPTIONS" abortion ban all along.

Senator Heidi Campbell joins to talk about her TN-5 race against MAGA extremist Andy Ogles, and why democracy is on the line and young folks need to turn out.

Fox Schweiger received gender affirming healthcare here in Knoxville and at Vanderbilt as a minor from grades 9-12 with the full support of his parents. He is now a 20 year old college junior in Oregon and bravely shared with us what it’s really like to get life saving treatment as a minor in Tennessee.…

Rep. Mike Stewart tells us why he knocked doors for Cheney despite disagreeing with her on pretty much every issue - because we're in a crisis of democracy, and without a democratic system we won't make progress on anything.

Rep. Bob Ramsey becomes the first Republican legislator to come on the Holler as he talks about getting primaried for standing up to Governor Lee's privatization agenda. He says Lee does in fact want to end public schools.

Kanew discusses the reaction from Tennessee Republicans (Blackburn, Fleischmann, Jacobs, Zachary, Harshbarger) showed they don't actually care about the rule of law.

Charles Siler used to work for the privatizers. Now he fights against them. He joins us to explain why he changed, why CRT is just the latest boogeyman, and how the real goal of Governor Lee and the privatizers here in Tennessee is to eradicate public schools.

Cindy Schueman, who was once the chair of the Putnam County Republican Party, penned a letter in the Herald-Citizen in COOKEVILLE warning people current Republican Party leaders in Putnam County are "Racist" "Hate-filled" "Bottom-Feeders". She joins us to explain why, in a conversation we were glad to be able to have.…