WEBVTT - Introducing: Our Town

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<v Speaker 1>If you drive ninety miles northeast of Nashville into the

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<v Speaker 1>foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, you'll land in Gainsboro, Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe this place?

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<v Speaker 2>I think raw would be a good word to start.

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<v Speaker 1>Just over one thousand people live here, many go back generations.

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<v Speaker 1>I was related to pretty much everyone here. But in

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<v Speaker 1>the fall of twenty twenty four, a group of outsiders

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<v Speaker 1>started scooping up big tracts of land.

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<v Speaker 2>That piques my interest because most time he would sell

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<v Speaker 2>it to Jimbob over the holler.

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<v Speaker 1>As the battle for the future of America plays out

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<v Speaker 1>in one small.

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<v Speaker 2>Town, we were all flat footed.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't have a clue. Developers with right wing ties

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<v Speaker 1>have purchased hundreds of acres of land.

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<v Speaker 3>In the area.

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<v Speaker 2>The first thing you see when it pops up is pioneers.

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<v Speaker 1>In Appalachian, Pioneers in Appalachia. But the goal wasn't just

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<v Speaker 1>to buy real estate.

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<v Speaker 4>We need cities on a shining hill that exemplify and

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<v Speaker 4>embody the healthy, natural human way of life, the Christian

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<v Speaker 4>way of life.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop right there is that normal. From Bloomberg News and

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<v Speaker 1>The Big Take podcast, This is Our Town, a show

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<v Speaker 1>about what happens when a small town becomes the site

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<v Speaker 1>of a social experiment.

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<v Speaker 4>God need mentor we're on the cusp of I think

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<v Speaker 4>a land grab an Appalachia.

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<v Speaker 1>Our hometown is not a test too, and decides to

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<v Speaker 1>fight back. Do not use my hard work to sell

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<v Speaker 1>your book.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not just opposing what's being planned for here. They

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<v Speaker 3>feel like they're standing in opposition to an entire administration.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you didn't move in on a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>dumb hillbillies. Now, did you listen to Our Town? Starting

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<v Speaker 1>August seventh on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you get your podcasts,