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Our Town from Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast follows residents of Gainesboro, Tennessee, after a group of far-right Christians moves in with plans for a radical social experiment. Listen to Episode 1 on the Big Take. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Speaker 1:If you drive ninety miles northeast of Nashville into the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, you'll land in Gainsboro, Tennessee. How would you describe this place?
Speaker 2:I think raw would be a good word to start.
Speaker 1:Just over one thousand people live here, many go back generations.
Speaker 3:I was related to pretty much everyone here.
Speaker 1:But in the fall of twenty twenty four, a group of outsiders started scooping up big tracts of land.
Speaker 2:That piques my interest because most time he would sell it to Jimbob over the holler.
Speaker 1:As the battle for the future of America plays out in one small.
Speaker 3:Town, we were all flat footed. We didn't have a clue.
Speaker 1:Developers with right wing ties have purchased hundreds of acres of land in the area.
Speaker 2:The first thing you see when it pops up is pioneers.
Speaker 1:In Appalachian, Pioneers in Appalachia. But the goal wasn't just to buy real estate.
Speaker 4:We need cities on a shining hill that exemplify and embody the healthy, natural human way of life, the Christian way of life.
Speaker 3:Stop right there is that normal.
Speaker 1:From Bloomberg News and The Big Take podcast, This is Our Town, a show about what happens when a small town becomes the site of a social experiment. God need Bend.
Speaker 4:We're on the cusp of I think a land grab an Appleatchia.
Speaker 3:Our hometown is not a test too.
Speaker 1:And decides to fight back. Do not use my hard work to sell your book.
Speaker 5:They're not just opposing what's being planned for here. They feel like they're standing in opposition to an entire administration.
Speaker 1:I guess you didn't move in on a bunch of dumbhillbillies. Now. Did you listen to our town on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts
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