Trillbilly Worker's Party

The title of this one says it all.

We take a dive into the Joshua Brown/Botham Jean case and discuss how cops and prisons are indeed destroying the planet.

We're tired from tour folks but we're here to talk about impeachment and argue about what class is. Support the Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Cincinnati journalist Sam Adler-Bell (@SamAdlerBell) drops in to tell us about his recent article in The New Republic about fascist farmers and the overlap between nationalism and ecology. We also discuss all the most recent news, and hear from our old friend the neoliberal biker. Sam's article can be found here: https://newrepublic.com/article/154971/rise-ecofascism-history-white-nationalism-environmental-preservation-immigration Sam's podcast can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemy And finally, please support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

A rundown of news items from the last few weeks: Biden falling apart, Warren surging, What To Do About Bernie, and radioactive messages to the future Support the Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Our very own Tanya Bernice Turner went down to Kingsport, Tennessee, to speak with community members protesting the closure of a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, at privately-owned Holston Valley Medical Center. The protest has been going on for over 140 days with little-to-no media coverage, and so we thought it was something you all should know about. This interview features @danithepoet who you can follow for updates. As Dani explains, "The reason this matters is we are the test case for rural America. They intend to roll this out everywhere across the country. And it should scare you that a healthcare corporation and a couple of politicians can make some laws that tie the hands of the federal government." For more information: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2019/06/23/ballad-health-merger-rural-hospital-closures/1342608001/

We've got a live one here folks. We cover everything from gun control to Jonathan Franzen to Chris Paul Hayes. Then we do a Tony award-winning dramatic reading, wherein Tanya plays Gail Collins and Tom plays Bret Stephens. Support the Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we talk a little bit about the Harlan County coal blockade, and then we dig in to Tarence's article in The Baffler about the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Obama Administration's POWER Initiative. You can read the article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/hollowed-out-ray Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath makes a visit to Whitesburg, and in the process lies to a bunch of coal miners about the campaign ad she included them in. You love to see it folks.

This week it's Tarence and Tanya covering everything from Hal Rogers to truckers to the Chosen One himself, Donald Trump. We also do a little bit of Speak Your Piece for the first time in...months?