Grits

Do you like your GRITS hot, spicy and from 2019? Ahead of our 2020 launch, enjoy this gritty episode from 2019 featuring our guest, Anna's sister! Join us as you relive Casadagate, we answer your outstanding questions, and prepare for 2020 gritiness! ...Why is Anna taking showers with her cats? ...Why are Tennessee's kids losing health insurance? ...Why did Tennessee's pro-birth bald congressman pay for an abortion for his mistress? Links Tennessee's #MeToo Movement 128,000 kids lose health coverage in Tennessee "Pro-Life" Scott Desjarlais pays for his mistress' abortion

The legendary Dr. Carol Paris denounces incrementalism and discusses the Southern fight for Medicare for All. The legendary Dr. Carol Paris, former President for Physicians for a National Health Program, joins the girls to talk about the battle for Medicare for All in Nashville from her arrest during the federal ACA hearings to her removal from a Trump rally, pushing Rep. Jim Cooper to sign on to M4A. Tune in to find out what's next for #MedicareForAll! #LetsGetMedicareForAllGritty #ScrewIncrementalism Show Notes

Our field correspondent returns from tropical Bali with colorful political tales and the sarongs to match!

Anna and Aftyn unpack the emotional and labor burden of being a Southern millennial woman. Dolly Parton must have meant working 7 to 7, right?

The girls discuss why Southern women are on the front lines of the country's abortion debate. #LetsGetReproductiveGritty With the Tennessee State House recently banning abortion after six weeks, Aftyn and Anna describe why southern states are on the front lines in the battle for a woman's right to choose. #LetsGetReproductiveGritty Gritty Show Notes:

Aftyn's mom discusses the French revolution, democracy, and honeys of the world! (Strictly the liquid, not amorous crushes.) Aftyn's mom guest stars on the pod, discussing her recent voyage to revolutionary France! In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, she spills the riveting history of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas and provides her Bolivia rebuttal to Aftyn's tall tale. Let's get Mama gritty! Gritty Show Notes:

Aftyn sings you into enlightenment, while Anna explains why centrism is your boring Tindr date you should ditch! Where can you find karaoke and a history of the Democratic South? Look no further than your favorite GRITTY pod! Aftyn outlines how the GOP became the party of the South, and Anna explains why progressives win the culture wars. Gritty Show Notes:

Midterms are over, the government is open, and the girls have returned after 9 months to carry you into 2019... GRITS style! You called, you tweeted, you harassed them while standing in line at Kroger's, and after 9 months of silence, THE GIRLS HAVE RETURNED. Aftyn and Anna, showing little remorse, update all the grittles on their adventures and shed light on what's to come in 2019. Anna's List of Show Notes:

Your thousands of calls, texts, and letters worked: Paul Ryan is finally retiring from Congress! AND EVEN BETTER, your favorite GRITS are back revealing why healthcare is so expensive in the USofA. YOU'RE WELCOME MOM. Anna's List of Show Notes:

Albino hedgehogs, gerrymandering, and young adult fiction. Yes, you read that right. All the weirdness, grittiness, and suffragettiness in a 40 minute podcast. #LetsGetGritty The girls return for their biweekly debut to demystify the urban legend of the crimson South. Aftyn gives a history lesson on Tennessee's role in the passage of the 19th amendment, and Anna dissects the underground Republican campaign to undermine electoral neutrality. #LetsGetGritty Show notes: How the Republicans rigged Congress — new documents reveal an untold story - Salon Pennsylvania gerrymandering case - New York Times More reading: North Carolina gerrymandering Gerrymandering technology

Less echo, more swamp. The girls relocate to Anna's closet to dish up stories about Senator Elizabeth Warren and unpack Paul Ryan's obsession with work requirements. Lots of shout-out's this week.

Hey y'all, let's get gritty! In this teaser, you meet the co-hosts Anna Walton and Aftyn Behn. The girls introduce themselves and discuss why they want to serve up politics, moxie, and Southern discomfort. #LetsGetGritty