Episode Details
Back to Episodes#207: Why does a Wall Street hedge fund own Appalachian trailer parks?
Description
Chuck and Callie discuss a story about a wall street investment firm that has been buying up trailer parks in Appalachian and the south and running them into the ground, and how residents are fighting back.
PLUS - Appalachia's Gypsy Rose and Kremlin Cameron (thanks TN Holler) and his authoritarian golden tickets to the TN House.
Article from episode: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2023/12/27/the-davids-in-appalachia-fighting-the-monterey-bay-areas-news-goliath/
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Timestamps:
- 00:30 - Intro: Iowa Caucuses
- 07:38 - Appalachia's Gypsy Rose
- 14:00 - Wall Street buying up trailer parks
- 34:30 - Under-the-radar: Authoritarianism in TN
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