Trillbilly Worker's Party

Super Tuesday results. If you came here to find a new brain, you came to the wrong place. Listen to more episodes on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we've got two articles for you, one from a liberal who really wants to bomb a post office, and another about how #work can be #innovated. Opening song by Slut Pill, buy their album here: https://spinstersounds.bandcamp.com/album/slut-pill Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

What do you call it when an elected official has to take a drink of poison to make democracy look good? Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We got up with Sturgill Simpson to talk Jam Bands, Work, Bernie Sanders, Gatlinburg, The Music Business, Leaf Hound Melting Motherfuckers' Faces Off, Canonball Run, Caleb Landry Jones, Jim Jarmusch, The Monkees, Kanye West playing Pigeon Forge and Running for President, his upcoming tour, and much much more.

This week on the Trillbillies: Ewar and the DNC resort to mad scientist tactics, Amy McGrath bombs a few more houses, and the gang enters the Promise Zone, a weird and mysterious place where your labor will be even more exploited than it already is. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

What a week it's been folks. From the Iowa caucuses to impeachment to Trump's State of the Union, one thing is clear: the Democratic Party must die. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Tom's back in this episode about just transitions, Vexit, and the deeply diseased world of Lingua Franca. Please support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

In this episode we discuss the Virginia gun rally, "yall" culture, and the ongoing destruction of one Jeff Hoops, former CEO of Blackjewel coal. Support the Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Today's episode is about the extremely online topic of Bernie vs. Warren. We apologize in advance, we recorded this before the anti-anti-backlash. We'll be back with regularly scheduled programming next week and won't be offended if you SKIP. Oh and we also talk about rioting miners in Pike County, Kentucky, and Moms4Housing in Oakland. Support! The! Patreon!: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Another episode, another Beach Boys reference. On this year's opening episode we cover...JD Vance?? as well as America's military empire. Then we finish with an op-ed written by some capitalist pig trying to rehabilitate his image through philanthropy. Happy new year! Episode art by Matthew Carter Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Kentucky state representative Charles Booker is running in the Democratic primary to defeat Mitch McConnell, and he stopped by the cabin to talk about his story and platform. If you like what you hear you can support Charles here: https://bookerforkentucky.com/

This week we're joined by Ken Layne (@KenLayne), host of Desert Oracle Radio, to talk about cattle mutilations, the Pentagon's UFO problem, and Oumuamua. Please sign up for the Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we dig into the absurdity of private insurance and Mayor Pete's weird relationship with the insurance companies; we talk about Matt Bevin's last week in office; and Tom tells us about his Profiles in Courage moment at the local dog park. Episode art from Means TV. Please support them!!! https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/lets-build-means-tv Support us on Patreon where you can hear the next installment of the Trillbillies: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we huff a whole bunch of whiteout and get totally psychedelic. We talk about selling out to the mainstream media and then take a look at the political scene. Then we take a trip to an oil rig with Bret Stephens and Gail Collins. That's right, it's Act 2 of the political thriller gripping the nation: The Conversation. You don't want to miss it. Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

An episode all about flying, just in time for your Thanksgiving holiday travels. We also talk about Papa John, Trump knighting Jon Voight, and read from a very bizarre op-ed in Bloomberg about nonprofits. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we look at one liberal professor's attempt to teach ethics to the benighted, coalsmudged hillbillies of Appalachia. Support the Patreon here: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We talk about our very favorite eastern Kentucky towns, as well as other Kentucky politics arcana. Then we do a little bit of Speak Your Piece. And for the grand finale, we look at a mysterious fire that brought down former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin's bell manufacturing plant in 2012. Support us on patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

All the hottest and best takes about the Kentucky governor's election

Kentucky Sports Radio's Matt Jones joins us to talk politics ahead of today's election.

We talk travels, run-ins with the law, depression, pleasure activism, Silas House, and we even use the Quija to speak with the (apparently still-living) spirit of one Jeffrey Epstein.

Part 1 of our Halloween special has Tanya and Tom swapping haint tales, and dabbling in the dark arts with our friends Carrie, Matt, and their daughter Ophelia while Tarence is on vacation.

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?

We explore the mysterious circumstances and similarities around the deaths of one Jesus Christ and one Jeffrey Epstein. Then we look at Moscow Mitch, Bernie and the media, and that dreaded inverted yield curve.

Special Trillbillies correspondent Shaylan Clark (@316shaylan), a journalist and student at Berea College, talked to miners, family members, and supporters at the Harlan County Coal Blockade in her hometown of Cumberland, Kentucky. We're presenting these voices to you, as a glimpse into what direct action looks like in the mountains. Photo by Sylvia Ryerson If you'd like to support the miners you can donate here: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/79d3da4c086bc1598eb1f50b70f98bba9acabcd3?hash=340f6b1f35483f3a493882f9640809ce P.S. We will be taking the week off from our regularly scheduled episode this week, as we are all either very busy or still recovering from touring. We will have a Patreon episode this weekend, and be back on our regular schedule next week. Thank you for your patience!!!

Sam Sacks from District Sentinel Radio joins us on this dispatch from the road, wherein we discuss a compelling new theory of everything that involves Fabio, Bernie Sanders, and birds. You can donate to support the miners here: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/79d3da4c086bc1598eb1f50b70f98bba9acabcd3?hash=340f6b1f35483f3a493882f9640809ce Come see us on tour: https://www.streetfightradio.com/street-fight-radio-x-district-sentinel-x-trillbilly-workers-party/ And of course, support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Tanya tells us about dental dams and glamping, and Tom makes a surprise revelation. Come see us on tour! https://www.streetfightradio.com/street-fight-radio-x-district-sentinel-x-trillbilly-workers-party/ And subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we chat with author Emily Guendelsberger, who gives us an inside glimpse into the current state of service work. You can read Emily's article in Vox here: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/7/6/20681186/fast-food-worker-burnout And check out her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Clock-Low-Wage-Drives-America-Insane/dp/0316509000 Please support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty And come see us on tour through the southeast! https://www.streetfightradio.com/street-fight-radio-x-district-sentinel-x-trillbilly-workers-party/

This week it's a fun journey into the world of Kentucky Democratic politics as we roast Amy McGrath, war criminal extraordinaire and latest candidate to try and defeat Mitch McConnell. Support our patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we meet Mary Toft, the latest installment in our series Trillbillies Profiles in Courage. If you'd like to hear about Franz Reichelt, the 3rd installment in the series, head on over to Street Fight's page: https://soundcloud.com/streetfightwcrs/street-fight-trillbillies-workers-party-live-from-kentucky And support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Part 1 of our abysmal commentary on the equally abysmal first Democratic primary debate, and on the nature of the American character itself. Part 2 will be on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Tanya stumbles upon a straight pride parade in Wokelahoma and gives them a piece of her mind. Then we meet a new character, Chris Paul Hayes, who bugs us with all kinds of questions about why this is all happening??? Support us at our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we dive into the 12th and latest iteration of the sure-to-be-successful Ditch Mitch campaign. Come to our show with Street Fight in Lexington on Friday, June 14th, 9pm at Best Friend Bar. $10 cover. Tickets are selling fast: https://store.streetfightradio.com/collections/frontpage/products/street-fight-radio-trillbillies-live-show-6-14-lexington-kentucky And subscribe to the Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We take all your questions and confessions in this, our 100th episode. We're learning and growing ever more powerful by the day... Come on out to our show with STREET FIGHT on June 14th, 9pm, at Best Friend Bar in Lexington, KY. $10 cover. And sign up for our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we trace our pleasure lineages with Minister Turner, talk more about incrementalism, and examine how Sunday School really messed us all up. Send us questions and confessions for the 100th episode at [email protected], or DM us!! Support us at our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Topics this week include: male fragility, Tom becoming a first responder, Kentucky's governor race, and abortion. If you wanna hear part 2 of this, in which we dive into the lives of some of the horniest people who ever lived, look for it on our Patreon this Sunday: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Writer Hannah Gais (@hannahgais) joins us to talk about her article in The Baffler about what the late Soviet Union's obsession with conspiracy theories can tell us about our current political and cultural moment. After that we discuss an article in the New York Times about an Appalachian coding nonprofit that turned out to be a fraud. Read Hannah's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/psychic-healing-at-the-end-of-history-gais Read the New York Times article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/us/mined-minds-west-virginia-coding.html And support our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we dig into the Kentucky Derby, the State Department's plans for the Arctic, and another article about how insane rich people are. Please support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We debut some new characters, such as Ace Frehley Keyes, and Tom tells us about his trip to Miami. Then we do a little bit of reading from the New York Times about some rich kids who are under the illusion that they're revolutionaries. Support our Patreon!!!! www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

The gang recaps the CNN town hall debates, Elizabeth Warren's student debt forgiveness plan, and how to be a good wedding guest.

Kate Wagner, the genius behind the website mcmansionhell.com, schools us in architecture, degrowth, the Notre Dame fire, and why we'll get to have nice things under communism. Support our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Friend of the show Chad Vigorous (@prettybadlefty) drops in to talk Assange, ecofascism, Bernie, and weightlifting. Support Chad's Patreon here: www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse And support our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty