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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 on Athens Happens we discussed a 27-year-old Democrat from central Ohio is running to represent Athens in Congress. If elected, he could become the first openly gay member of Ohio’s congressional delegation. We also discussed Athens’ years-long history of mostly uncontested elections, resulting in a local government perpetually controlled almost entirely by Democrats. Stories/columns included in this episode: Daniel Kilgore could become the first openly gay Ohio congressman: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/01/22/daniel-kilgore-q-and-a/ The Blue Wall: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/01/20/the-blue-wall/ Credits: Host, Manager and Writer: Ben Peters, @BenPeters2 Producer, Engineer and Writer: Bo Kuhn, @bo_kuhn_ Guests: Zach Zimmerman, @Official_ZZ_ Tim Zelina, @t_zelina Intro and outro track: “Wholesome” by Kevin MacLeod