WPLN News & NPR's Embedded present: "Supermajority"

About this episode

The episode explores the dynamics of political power in Tennessee through the lens of conservative women challenging their party.

Supermajority is a new podcast from NPR’s Embedded, in partnership with WPLN News, exploring what happens when one political party has near-complete control. In this four-episode series, hosted by Meribah Knight, we follow the story of three conservative women challenging their own party. As Americans focus on national politics this election year, NPR's Embedded takes an up-close look at one state – Tennessee – where Republicans hold a powerful majority. We ask: What does that power mean to lawmakers, who are the constituents pushing back, and what might it all reveal about the fragility of our democracy?

People in this episode

Host: Meribah Knight

Topics covered

• political power
• conservative women
• Tennessee politics
• democracy
• party control

Keywords

• supermajority
• politics
• NPR Embedded
• WPLN News
• Tennessee
• democracy
• conservative women

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR, WPLN News

Places: Tennessee, America

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