The speaker reflects on their conversation with people in Tennessee and discusses the lack of positive signs or reforms to address the polarization and intensity in Nashville, attributing it to the national political climate. The chapter concludes with an outro and promotion of other iHeartRadio shows.
Bloomberg Businessweek national political correspondent Joshua Green joins this episode to describe a political phenomenon that’s emerging in parts of the US: red states encroaching on blue cities. In Nashville, Austin and elsewhere, Republican legislatures have successfully used supermajorities to block liberal reforms and enact conservative policies.
Read more: The Hostile Takeover of Blue Cities by Red States
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