Common Sense Matters the Podcast
A left-leaning look at politics, history, and culture in a red county , in a red state and now country, with a, male dominated, supermajority Republican legislature that lacks well, common sense. Our elected officials do not represent the people of our beautiful state on many issues. Common Sense Matters will present factual and fair, in-depth interviews and testimony as an alternative view of issues and concerns than is currently available.
Episodes
9 episodes
Food Insecurity in Rural Tennessee
My guest today is Sarah Edmonds, the director of the Community Action Committee's food pantry in Sewanee, Tennessee. Several unique opportunities with the students and food services of the University of the South, a church, and a farmer's coope...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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32:29
Medicaid Cuts? What?!
US congressional candidate Victoria Broderick joins me to discuss the draconian cuts proposed in the February Budget Resolution passed by the House of Representatives, including our own Congressman Scott Desjarlais, a fiscal conservative who be...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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30:10
Repeal the Grocery Tax!
Rebekah Gorbea from Tennessee 4 All talks about their legislative agenda for 2025. The first is repealing the grocery tax in Tennessee, up for discussion for the second year. A regressive tax in which lower income families are more affected by ...
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32:32
Medicare Advantage-Who does it Benefit?
Medicare Advantage has been a preferred option for many healthy seniors and millionaire private health insurance CEOs. It may not be good for seniors if they have a chronic illness, cancer, surgery, or a catastrophic episode, but it will still ...
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36:56
Common Sense Matters-Where Does all the Money Go?
The Tennessee Governor presented his State of the State address with a budget to support nuclear power, infrastructure, harsh immigration reform, corporate businesses, training programs, and a private school voucher. But what is missing? ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:23
Stress and Resilience Today plus bonus When is Old too Old?
Dr. Sherry Hamby, professor of psychology at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, counsels us on current-day trauma and how to search for resilience. Ongoing negativity, name-calling, misinformation, lies, and outrageous verbal abu...
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Episode 3
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33:50
School Vouchers-Round 2?
Liv Cook organizer of Public School Strong recounts the recent defeat of an expanded voucher program in Tennessee. Public funds for private schools, while public schools starved and teacher pay, remained below the national average, was a nonsta...
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Episode 2
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22:28
Victoria Broderick 4 Congress District 4
Representative Scott DesJarlais has been the Tennessee Congressman for District 4 for 13 years and is a case for term limits. A fresh, new face would be Victoria Broderick from Fayetteville, TN, a working mother of 2 and various pets, who talks...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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26:52