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The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, DC, respectively, but both have family roots in the South. They also grew up in the musical traditions of their churches – Tanya in the Black Baptist Church and Michael in the Seventh Day Adventist Church – where they learned the power of song to move people. After becoming a father at a very young age, Michael eventually joined the armed forces and served in Iraq and Germany, where he took up songwriting as a way of dealing with his experiences there. Meanwhile Tanya embarked on a singing and acting career after a breakthrough appearance in Sister Act 2 alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill. Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty. Sid talks to Michael and Tanya about the new record, Plus One , as well as their collaboration with Miranda Lambert, what it was like to record at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, and how they’re blending country, soul, gospel, and R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Voices from the Grassroots is a series of interviews seeking to amplify the voices of people changing our society from the bottom-up. I am always seeking to interview interesting people working to transform our social, political, economic, and cultural spheres. If you would like to be interviewed, or would like to recommend someone be interviewed, please send me an email at voicesfromthegrassroots@gmail.com. I do my best to adhere to basic journalistic ethics. If you have any comments or questions, or wish to address what you think is an error in my reporting, please send me an email at voicesfromthegrassroots@gmail.com. Voices from the Grassroots is not beholden to any corporate or political interests. This show is hosted and produced by Clay Hurand. Stay tuned.

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Episode 8: Chris Smalls On Amazon and The Essential Workers' Movement 18:32

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Former Amazon warehouse worker Christian Smalls discusses the walkout he led over health and safety concerns and his subsequent firing. We also discuss his new project called The Congress of Essential Workers.

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Episode 7: "Neo-Fascism" and the Rise of Trump (Part 1) 32:12

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Episode 6: Jasun "Plaedo" Wellman Speaks on Activism 27:35

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Here is an interview I did with Plaedo at the end of 2018. Plaedo and I I speak about a range of topics from his youth initiative, direct democracy, and Avant-Gardeners.

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Episode 5: On the Nuts and Bolts of Electoral Democracy 53:54

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This episode I sit down with Tracy Howard to discuss a variety of issues surrounding the elections process. Tracy is the General Registrar of Voters in Radford, VA. Our discussion ranges from voter suppression to how underfunded elections departments are. Issues surrounding racial discrimination and voting are not thoroughly discussed in this episode, which I regret.…

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Episode 4: Our Children's Trust and "The Trial of the Century" 27:30

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