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.
Y’all, pull up a chair because we’ve got something special tonight. While the GOP machine keeps telling us Tennessee’s a lost cause for progressives, Jerri Green’s already out there proving them wrong, even if it means campaigning in a bulletproof vest after death threats from the folks who think democracy only works when they win.
This ain’t your polite politics podcast episode. We’re talking to the woman who’s crisscrossed Tennessee seven times already, building a coalition of teachers, nurses, veterans, and everyday folks who are dog-tired of a government that only answers to the powerful. From her days as a juvenile public defender to fighting for clean water and living wages, Jerri’s got the receipts and the backbone to take on Marsha “Trump in a wig” Blackburn for the governor’s mansion.
We dig into the real Tennessee, where Democrats just sliced a 22-point Trump margin down to single digits in that 7th District special election. Where a mama of three decides to run for governor not because it’s safe or easy, but because she’s got to look her kids in the eye and show them you can do hard things. Where neighbors still build ramps for neighbors, even when the state won’t lift a damn finger to help.
This is about more than one race. It’s about whether we’re going to let fear and fanaticism own our identity, or whether we’re going to stand sturdy like cast iron, and fight for the South we know is possible. The one that doesn’t leave working families behind while the well-connected get fatter.
The math is there. The map is there. Now we need the movement.
Listen in as Jerri breaks down how Tennessee’s future isn’t inevitable. It’s up for grabs. And if you’re tired of being told to shut up and accept the red state narrative, this one’s for you.
Because Tennessee doesn’t belong to one party. It belongs to the people brave enough to fight for it.
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