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  <title>Ep. 085: Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Part 2</title>
  <description>Emma Ayers, a native of East Tennessee and Religion &amp;amp;amp; Culture Writer with the Washington Times, joins us today for the second half of our discussion of Hurricane Helene disaster recovery. She shares her perspective on the culture, economy, and people of East Tennessee and how they are responding to the unprecedented natural disaster of Hurricane Helene. She also shares a little about mule trains and other non-traditional ways that Appalachians are helping each other in their time of need. Additional Resources: East Tennessee Hurricane Helene Recovery Resources:  https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/10/10/east-tennessee-flooding-rescues-resources-hurricane-helene-relief/75608482007/ Tennessee Disaster Recovery Map:  https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/projects-region-1/hurricane-helene-recovery.html Barstool Conservatism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstool_conservatism Mule Trains:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/30/north-carolina-residents-use-mule-trains-to-delive/ Social Trust: https://www.socialcapitalresearch.com/trust-and-trustworthiness/ Follow Emma’s work at the Washington Times: www.washingtontimes.com Ways to Donate &amp;amp;amp; Support: Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/disaster/hurricane-helene/ Look for actual individuals who live in the area who are looking for help on the ground. &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;   &amp;amp;nbsp; Garrett Ballengee,&amp;amp;nbsp;Host President &amp;amp;amp; CEO&amp;amp;nbsp;-&amp;amp;nbsp;@gballeng Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;amp;nbsp; Amanda Kieffer,&amp;amp;nbsp;Executive Producer Vice President of Communications &amp;amp;amp; Strategy&amp;amp;nbsp;-&amp;amp;nbsp;@akieffer13&amp;amp;nbsp; Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;amp;nbsp; Nate Phipps,&amp;amp;nbsp;Editor &amp;amp;amp; Producer&amp;amp;nbsp;-&amp;amp;nbsp;@Aviv5753 &amp;amp;nbsp; Follow: YouTube,&amp;amp;nbsp;Twitter,&amp;amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;amp;nbsp;LinkedIn,&amp;amp;nbsp;Instagram Support:  Donate,&amp;amp;nbsp;Newsletter </description>
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