Ep. 49 [Part 1] - Co-Governance and Democracy Building in the South

Ep. 51 - Love or Respect?

Episode 51 is here and after a return to start, bench, cut we may have overdid it a bit (Mike specifically), so we start off with some retractions and acknowledgement to the complexity of the human experience. Then we get into it  - from genocidal tweets from the president and Lebron vs Memphis, to books we're currently reading and quick review of the film BLKNWS. This episode also made us think about the difference in love and respect and how that affects our decisions. Join us for episode 51! Visit oursmc.org for more info!

Ep. 50 - There's a nightclub on Buchanan

It's episode 50 yal! It took us some time but we made it! In this episode, we bring back Start, Bench, Cut where we get conversation about Jesse Jackson's complexities, Jamal Bryant and the Target boycott and Al Sharpton. We talk about the book Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries, our Mountaintop: Co-Governance and Democracy Building Summit and the Buchanan street overlay in Nashville (it was a struggle but we get there). 50 episodes in let's get ittttt! Pull up to these Upcoming Dates:  March 28th Mass Meeting  [https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-mass-meeting-2?source=direct_link&] March 31st Conversation @ Fisk [https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-mass-meeting-2?source=direct_link&] Visit oursmc.org for more info!

Ep. 49 [Part 1] - Co-Governance and Democracy Building in the South

We have a special episode from our Mountaintop Co-Governance Democracy Building Summit. Guest Speakers include:  Denzel Caldwell - Black Nashville Assembly Co-Founder Dr. Michalyn Easter-Thomas - Councilwoman for Memphis City Council District 7 Natt Offiah - Lead Organizer at People’s Advocacy Institute Stephanie Guilloud - Project South Senior Strategist in Movement Organizing  Britney Whaley - Southeast Regional Director for the Working Families Party Sekou Franklin - Facilitator, Executive Director of the John Lewis Center for Social Justice at Fisk University Visit oursmc.org for more info!

Ep. 49 [Part 2] - Practicing Co-Governance in Nashville

We have a special episode from our Mountaintop Co-Governance Democracy Building Summit.  Guest Speakers include:  Erica Perry - SMC Executive Director Mike Floss - SMC Arts & Culture Director Lonnell Matthews, Jr.- Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk Delishia Porterfield - Metro Nashville Council At-Large Dr. Phylis Hildreth - Office of Youth Safety Director  Paige Hodge - Facilitator, SMC Youth Assembly Member Visit oursmc.org for more info!

Ep. 48 - Get Me Out

We back for 2026! In Episode 48 we talk about living through a moment that feels heavy on every front. Globally and locally, the world is in a dark place and that makes organizing, community, and imagination more important than ever. We dig into the world we’re trying to be free from and the world we’re trying to build, a full report back from the MLK Day Youth Workshop, treating tithes and offerings as a mutual aid practice, lessons learned from going to public schools, and more. Abolish ICE. We still fighting. Check out Episode 48. Visit oursmc.org for more info!