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Trillbilly Worker's Party

Episode 322: Squash Appalachia (w/ special guest Austyn Gaffney)

Trillbilly Worker's Party

Trillbilly Worker's Party

Comedy

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This week we're joined by freelance writer Austyn Gaffney (@austyngaffney on Twitter) to talk about an issue that is near and dear to all of our hearts: the rise and fall of ag-tech start-up App Harvest Check out Austyn's article for Grist here: https://grist.org/agriculture/appharvest-indoor-farming-morehead-kentucky/ Support us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the show this week, True Billy fans, we are joined by a very special guest to discuss a topic that

0:28.1

we've been discussing for many years now actually. I was made aware by a fan a few weeks ago that we had

0:38.1

started talking about this topic all the way back in 2019, maybe if not before that.

0:47.2

So we were like in on the ground.

0:49.1

I want to speak real quick

0:50.6

to the unimpeachable of the Trillbuds Crystal Ball Index.

0:55.3

We got a pretty stellar track record, honestly.

0:58.0

Well, yes, we are speaking with Austin Gaffney, is a freelance journalist is that correct

1:05.2

Austin yes and you know you just put out this investigation into App Harvest and when this came out it's

1:17.2

ingrist and when this came out many people were sending it to us and saying,

1:22.6

you know, you guys were vindicated.

1:24.5

I just want to say, like I'm not,

1:26.6

I'm not actually trying to take a victory lab

1:29.2

because like as your article explains,

1:32.0

like there are a lot of people harmed by the business

1:38.4

practices of that harvest and the

1:45.0

people that work there, but also even the surrounding communities

1:50.0

who had kind of placed some very large bets on this being a viable economic

1:57.4

alternative to coal mining to you know traditional farming to x y z

2:08.2

so yes or what's that Tom coding. Well that's the thing like I

2:13.7

traditional trades you know. Yeah I opened up the New York Times this morning.

2:18.8

Top of the page very first story I see. New York Times, from Unicorns to zombies, tech startups run out of time and money.

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