Charles Cook Podcast

This is not your dad`s Democrat Party. These people are far left socialist and communist.Support the show

What was the Spirit of 1776 and how do we get it back?Support the show

Kenny Cody is running in the Republican Party Primary for State Representative in Tennessee House District 11. Support the show

Jeffrey Fancher is running in the Republican Party Primary for State Representative in Tennessee House District 11.Support the show

Johnny Walker is running for Hamblen County Commission District 9 seat as a Independent Candidate.Support the show

Stan Harville is running for county commission in Hamblen County in District 10 as the Republican nominee. Support the show

Monty Fritts is the State Representative from District 32. He is running for Governor of Tennessee in the Republican Primary. Support the show

Leo Shalhoup is running for county commission in Hamblen County in District 12 as the Republican nominee. Support the show

Bryant Frankford is running for county commission in Hamblen County in District 12 as the Democrat nominee.Support the show

Joyce Cotner is running for county commission in Hamblen County in District 3 as the Democrat nominee.Support the show

Dennis Peterson decided to run for county commission as a write-in candidate after the Republican candidate withdrew from the primary election.Support the show

Richard Archie from the Tennessee Firearms Association joined me today to discuss guns and gun laws in Tennessee.Support the show

At the last city council meeting, the council asked the city administrator to find a way to make the budget work without a tax increase.Support the show

The Citizens of Morristown can`t seem to catch a break from the local governments taking more of their money.Support the show

Most people are complaining about the low voter turnout in the local elections. What reasons have they been give to turnout, why should they turnout?Support the show

Let`s set the record the straight in Hamblen County for taxes and the jail.Support the show

What does Tennessee State Law say our local governments must fund? Are our local governments spending money that they shouldn`t be spending?Support the show

A lot of people ask who is funding these local campaigns. In this podcast I will show you where to find that information.Support the show

I discuss the interview process with the candidates for the Republican Primary in Hamblen County. Why did I have interviews with some but not the others?Support the show

 Randy Bales is a Jefferson County Commissioner running for Jefferson County Mayor. Support the show

Austin Brooks is a Jefferson County Commissioner running for Jefferson County Mayor.Support the show

Morristown Mayor Gary Chesney is lying to the citizens and try to gaslight them. He and most other council members want you to believe that by going to an all at-large elected city council you have a say in who  gets elected to all city council seats. What they are not telling you is you actually lose control of who gets elected to represent your local community.You can hear the mayor say it himself with the link below.https://www.buzzsprout.com/2088464/episodes/18215333Support the show

Kyle Walker is the incumbent running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 7 seat. Support the show

Jody Rhines is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 11 seat. CharlesCookPodcast.comSupport the show

Chris Cutshaw is running in the Republican Primary for Hamblen County Mayor.Support the show

Dr. Dan Parks is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for county mayor.Support the show

Leo Shalhoup is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 12 seat. Support the show

Les Center is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 8 seat. Support the show

Bobby Haun is the incumbent running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 12 seat. Sorry for the poor audio on Bobby`s microphone. That was a mistake on my part and was nothing in Bobby`s control. Support the show

Edna Greene is the incumbent running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 14 seat. Support the show

Gwen Holden is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 13 seat. Support the show

Frank Lane is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 7 seat. Support the show

Billy Samsel is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 7 seat.Support the show

Kim Coffey is running in the Hamblen County Republican Primary for the county commission district 9 seat.Support the show

It`s election season and the local politicians are trying to cover their butts for increasing your taxes. Let me tell you what they are not telling you about your local property taxes.CharlesCookPodcast.comSupport the show

In Tennessee, our local county primary elections are coming up very soon. I will be doing interviews with willing candidates to provide you with the best information before you go to vote. CharlesCookPodcast.comSupport the show

While a lot pastors don`t want to talk about the issues in America today. Many other pastors are preaching a Social Justice Gospel and using the church to drive political policy. This Social Justice Gospel is moving us closer to socialism and communism. Support the show

What we are seeing played out in the democrat run cities and states is nothing new. Once we look back and study the past decades, we can see it`s the same old playbook, but just a different issue.Support the show

Many voters have questions about who the people are that are really running or pulling the strings in their local governments. They`re pretty easy to find if you know where to look. I will show you in this podcast.Support the show

Today I talk about a socialist training center located in New Market, Tennessee. This training center trains radical leftist from around the United States.Support the show

What does it mean to be a republican? What does it take to run for office as a republican? What should be required of republicans holding an office seat? Sherri and I discuss these questions today.Support the show

In 2026 we have local city and county elections, state elections and the national mid-term elections. What have your elected officials done to make you excited to get out and vote for them? Support the show

Through out America`s  History the people were told stories about issues that effected our country greatly only to find out decades later that the story was a lie. To find the truth we must do the research on our own because it will never be taught in government run schools.Support the show

On November 20, 2025 the Hamblen County Election Commission voted to stay with the precinct voting system they already have in place instead of moving to a Convenient Voting Center System.Support the show

Morristown City Mayor Gary Chesney told me to produce the video of him saying we may get people elected like this guy if we let the voters vote by wards. I produced the video again in this podcast.Support the show

Morristown City Mayor Gary Chesney and some of the other council members are trying one last time to take away the ward / district voters ability to choose who will represent their community on the city council. One more time to get around the 2023 state law. Support the show

Big Al Martin the owner of Big Al`s Bent Creek BBQ & Catering joined me in studio to talk about how local government regulations can put the food truck industry out of business in a matter of weeks.CharlesCookpodcast.com Support the show

Good people do not have to vote for the lesser of two evils. We are not bound to vote for the party candidates when they are evil candidates. Our votes belong to us and not a party.Support the show

On October 7, 2025, the Morristown City Council voted to spend $438,000 for kitchen renovations at a two and a half year old recreation and event center. All funded and paid for by citizen tax dollars.Support the show

Tennessee Governor Candidate Monty Fritts made a stop at Colley Hill Farm in Dandridge Tennessee on Tuesday evening October 21, 2025. He covered many issues facing Tennesseans today.charlescookpodcast.comSupport the show