Dr. Lauren Pinkston: Is Tennessee ready for an Independent?

<p><br></p><p>What Can We Eat, Who Can We Trust—and Why Are We in the Dark?</p><p>This week on The Common Knowledge Podcast, we tackle three stories that raise one big question: Why can’t America focus on anything important?</p><p>First, the Tennessee Governor’s Deep Dive continues with independent gubernatorial candidate Dr. Lauren Pinkston. Who is she, what does she believe, and does her campaign offer Tennessee a real alternative to the two major parties?</p><p>Next, we examine the recent wave of food recalls and ask: What can we safely eat in America—and what is RFK Jr.’s FDA doing about it?</p><p>Finally, after another major Memphis-area power outage, Marcus L-Spade Johnson asks why basic infrastructure keeps failing while politicians and the public remain distracted by culture-war nonsense.</p><p>Politics, food safety, failing infrastructure, and plenty of satire—all in one episode.</p><p>#CommonKnowledgePodcast #LaurenPinkston #TennesseeGovernor #TennesseePolitics #FoodRecall #FDA #RFKJr #Memphis #PowerOutage #PoliticalPodcast</p>