Climbing the Charts with Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller cover art

Climbing the Charts with Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller

Climbing the Charts with Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller

By: Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller
Listen for free

About this listen

Have you ever had a feeling that you want to connect a bit more to your surroundings, your community, your peers, and you just aren’t sure how to gain the meaning that you need. Have you ever looked around your city and wished that you had a stronger connection to it and the people who are shaping it? Welcome to the “Climbing the Charts” podcast. Each week, your hosts - Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller will challenge you to become more involved in your community, to take on grassroot efforts where you can find meaning whether that be in your neighborhood, church, city, to learn more about your surroundings rather than just tuning them out as you drive through your neighborhood. Your ability to find meaning and contribute is within you and we are committed to helping you discover your unique abilities and how to best use those to contribute to the community around you! So, let’s go! https://wagonwheeltitle.com/about/our-team/media/2022 Political Science Politics & Government Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep. 49: Nashville Unhoused: Understanding Homelessness in Nashville
    May 7 2025

    In March, the mayor’s office announced the closing of one of the city’s oldest and lagest homeless encampments — Old Tent City. The 40-year-old site sits just outside downtown, on Anthes Drive.

    120+ people have called this area underneath I-24 home. The city says these individuals will be placed in transitional housing. Metro plans to provide the unhoused with access to the wrap around services so they can succeed and find stability.

    In this episode of Climbing the Charts, Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller sit down with April Calvin, the Director of Nashville’s Office of Homeless Services to learn more about the city’s plan.

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep. 48: Spirit of Bipartisanship: Nuclear Energy in Tennessee
    Apr 23 2025

    Nuclear energy is part of Tennessee’s past and present. Oak Ridge played an important role in the Manhattan Project during WW2, and today, 48% of our state’s energy comes from nuclear energy.

    In this episode of the Spirit of Bipartisanship, hosts Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller sit down with Republican Rep. Clark Boyd, who chairs the business and utilities subcommittee where nuclear energy is a conversation, and Democratic Rep. Sam McKenzie, a retired Oak Ridge physicist, to learn about the push to build a first of its kind nuclear reactor right here in Tennessee.

    Show More Show Less
    59 mins
  • Ep. 47: The Spirit of Bipartisanship: Medicaid Expansion and Tennessee
    Apr 9 2025

    Tennessee is 1 of 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid. It is estimated that more than 150,000 Tennesseans would qualify for coverage if the state opted to expand the program.

    In this episode of the Spirit of Bipartisanship, hosts Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller sit down with Republican Reps. Brock Martin and Pat Marsh and Democratic Rep. Jesse Chism to hear the arguments against and for expansion.

    Show More Show Less
    51 mins
No reviews yet