The Roundabout: Dark money, an ousted library director and a Kid Rock fly-by

It’s time for our weekly Roundabout – a chance to step back and make sense of the biggest local headlines shaping Middle Tennessee.

This week, we unpack the controversy over an Apache helicopter flyby at Kid Rock’s property that drew attention all the way to the White House, the firing of a library director who refused to remove LGBTQ-themed children’s books, and the role of dark money in ad campaigns aimed at protecting pharmacy consolidation. As always, our panel brings perspectives from the left, right, and center — and we make space for your voice, too. Call 615-760-2000 to join the conversation or pop into chat on our live YouTube stream.

Guests:

Levi Ismail, Emmy-award winning journalist, NewsChannel 5’s investigative unit
Kiran Sreepada, Former Democratic candidate for Congressional District 5 and former Director of Programs for the States Project
Chris Walker, founding partner, The Poplar Group