The Nashville Scene Podcast, Episode 8: The Aug. 1 Election

In the second episode of our second season — and our eighth episode overall — co-hosts Jerome Moore and D. Patrick Rodgers are joined by Nashville Scene reporter Eli Motycka to discuss this week’s cover package, which is all about the state, federal and local elections on Aug. 1. Aside from one Metro Nashville Public Schools board seat, the Davidson County general elections are all but decided, so we spend most of the episode discussing the state and federal primaries — including the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat, Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles for his seat in the Republican primary, a competitive Democratic primary for state House District 60 and more.

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Primary Colors: Ballot Guide, Primary Matchups and More

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