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.