Cast Iron Resistance
Cast Iron Resistance
Podcast Description
Welcome to Cast Iron Resistance. We're Southerners raised on catfish, Sunday night church suppers, family reunions in the sweltering July heat, and the chill of Spring Book Pool on opening day.. But like so many of you, we're tired of watching the South get dragged through the mud, and also tired of watching it drag itself through the mud.So this podcast is a love letter and a protest song. Because yes, the South gave us great things like bourbon and blues and the civil rights movement, but it's also home to voter suppression, book bans, and a political machine that treats cruelty like a virtue. So we're here to say something different. We're Southerners who don't believe in walking lockstep with the current administration. We don't wrap ourselves in flags to cover up injustice.We believe in equity, in community, and in calling bullshit when we see it, especially when it comes from those in power. The truth is, the South is not just red, y'all. It's complicated. It's alive and it's full of folks—liberals, leftists, democrats, independents, disillusioned conservatives—who feel isolated, outnumbered, and voiceless in their own hometowns. So if that's you, you're not alone.Cast Iron Resistance is about reclaiming southern identity from the grip of fear and fanaticism. We're not running from where we're from. We're standing here, sturdy, like cast iron, ready to speak up and to push back. So pull up a chair, and you've got people here. Let's talk about what it means to fight for a better South, because we love it enough not to let it slide quietly into hate.
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The podcast focuses on Southern identity, progressive activism, and political commentary, featuring episodes that discuss topics such as the role of media in politics, the effects of voter suppression, and grassroots organizing efforts like the initiatives led by young leaders in Tennessee.
Welcome to Cast Iron Resistance. We’re Southerners raised on catfish, Sunday night church suppers, family reunions in the sweltering July heat, and the chill of Spring Book Pool on opening day.. But like so many of you, we’re tired of watching the South get dragged through the mud, and also tired of watching it drag itself through the mud.
So this podcast is a love letter and a protest song. Because yes, the South gave us great things like bourbon and blues and the civil rights movement, but it’s also home to voter suppression, book bans, and a political machine that treats cruelty like a virtue. So we’re here to say something different. We’re Southerners who don’t believe in walking lockstep with the current administration. We don’t wrap ourselves in flags to cover up injustice.
We believe in equity, in community, and in calling bullshit when we see it, especially when it comes from those in power. The truth is, the South is not just red, y’all. It’s complicated. It’s alive and it’s full of folks—liberals, leftists, democrats, independents, disillusioned conservatives—who feel isolated, outnumbered, and voiceless in their own hometowns. So if that’s you, you’re not alone.
Cast Iron Resistance is about reclaiming southern identity from the grip of fear and fanaticism. We’re not running from where we’re from. We’re standing here, sturdy, like cast iron, ready to speak up and to push back. So pull up a chair, and you’ve got people here. Let’s talk about what it means to fight for a better South, because we love it enough not to let it slide quietly into hate.
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shocking assassination, we sit down with Kevin Jenkins—a young Black man running for Congress in Tennessee’s blood-red 1st district, where he’s one of the few faces that don’t look like the overwhelming majority. From the poorest county in Tennessee, Kevin’s doing the hard work of building bridges in Trump country while folks on the right try to paint progressives as bloodthirsty monsters.
We dig into the real aftermath of political violence—not the manufactured outrage, but the genuine horror felt by decent people across the political spectrum. Kevin breaks down what it’s like organizing in rural Appalachia, fighting for universal healthcare and affordable housing in places where Diana Harshbarger votes against her own constituents’ interests, and why the real enemy isn’t your Republican neighbor—it’s the billionaires keeping us all down.
This isn’t about left versus right. It’s about top versus bottom, and it’s time we started acting like it. Because the South isn’t just red, y’all—it’s hurting, and it deserves better than the politics of division and cruelty.
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