Athens Happens - Recounting 'Gun Girl's' Explosive Ohio U Visit

Athens Happens is a weekly news podcast brought to you by reporters at TNP who are dedicated to explaining the nuances of Athens and state politics. You can find new episodes every Friday at thenewpolitical.com, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube, SoundCloud, or wherever else podcasts can be downloaded. This week we discussed hundreds of Ohio University students gathering to protest the arrival of conservative media personality Kaitlin Bennett, commonly known as the “Kent State Gun Girl” and, a small group of people gathered to protest the opening of Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s Athens campaign office. Stories/columns included in this episode: Ohio U student protestors run Kaitlin Bennett off campus: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/02/17/ohio-u-student-protestors-run-kaitlin-bennett-off-campus/ Protestors rally at Bloomberg Athens office opening: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/02/18/protesters-rally-at-bloomberg-athens-office-opening/ Credits: Host, Manager and Writer: Ben Peters, @BenPeters2 Producer, Engineer and Writer: Bo Kuhn, @bo_kuhn_ Guests: Sarah Donaldson, @SarahEDon Emily Zeiler, @Emily_Zeiler Intro and outro track: “Wholesome” by Kevin MacLeod