THE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING NETWORK
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Announcing the Community Broadcasting Network
What happens when a community picks up a camera and starts telling its own stories? For us, that question started with New Ellijay Television. NETV is a community access station in the north Georgia mountains, powered by local producers. It’s real TV for real people in one specific place. That project taught us that the…
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The Absurdities of Originalism
The dissenting opinions on the Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship ruling reveal the “originalist” view of law as a facade for making things up. So over the past few days, since the Supreme Court’s Trump v Barbara ruling reaffirmed the constitutionality of birthright citizenship by reading the 14th Amendment again (but slowly), you may have seen some quotes…
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Bike Ride Through Talking Rock Nature Preserve | This Is Ellijay
This week on This is Ellijay, come on the trail with us for a bike ride though the Talking Rock Nature Preserve. Talking Rock Nature Park boasts approximately 11 miles of multi-use trails, built by veteran trail builder and friend, Ken Nix. These are used by bikers, runners, walkers, hikers, nature lovers, and more. John’s…
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Anime Before Astroboy | The History of Anime
Japanese animation didn’t begin with a genius in a studio boardroom. It started on street corners, in labor strikes, and in the flickering frames of a handful of surviving silent shorts from the 1910s. This video is brought to you by Mountain Town Toys. Use code CBN5 at checkout for $5 off your order.
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How CNN (and the US media at large) Erases Imperialism
In making my video essay series called The Hastening (of the Death of Imperialism), I often find myself in these weird little muddles, where I can’t figure out exactly how deep I need to go to back up a claim I’m making. I try to be as thorough as I can about as many things as…
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DE3RA | Live From Ellijay, GA 2023 | ANALOG REVOLUTION PRESENTS
DE3RA is a rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee, known for their heavy, riff-driven sound with psychedelic and blues influences. They played LIVE in Ellijay, GA in April of 2023. For more info on the band, follow the links below:https://www.de3ra.com/abouthttps://www.instagram.com/thebanddebra/https://de3ra.bandcamp.com/album/old-scratch
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When the Sunsetting Sets In | The 2026 World Cup and the Death Throes of American Exceptionalism
You may not remember it, but the US’ panic about the ascension of China as a major global power exploded onto the scene in more or less a single evening. It was the summer of 2008, August 8th to be specific. 08/08/08, as if the Gregorian calendar itself knew the significance of the moment and…
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How Far Back Does Bran & Bloodraven’s Meddling Go? | Looking for Clues in House of the Dragon
We know from Game of Thrones that Bran & Bloodraven are capable of interacting with the past in some pretty profound ways, but are they actively meddling in the stories of HBO’s two newest series, House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? There certainly seem to be some instances where bad…
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Cress Creeks Sheep Farm and Event Center in Ellijay, GA | Your next North Georgia Farm Excursion
This week on This Is Ellijay, Eli is visiting our friends down at Cress Creeks Sheep Farm and Event Center, a place where peaceful mountain scenery, fresh farm life, and true Southern hospitality come together. A little ways off Hwy 76, among the sprawling fields we met up with Lee Forbes, the owner of Cress…
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Harry Houdini in The Master Mystery (1918) | One of the First Robots in Cinema
The Master Mystery is an American silent mystery serial film that was released in 15 installments. Starring Harry Houdini, this 1918 science fiction adventure is about a criminal organization and a rampaging cyborg. It was filmed over a century ago, and years before the word Robot was first uttered. Presented by New Ellijay Television, their…
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The David & Goliath Story That Keeps On Giving | FIFA World Cup 2026
Yesterday’s emphatic 0-0 triumph of Cape Verde over Spain at the World Cup is just the tip of the iceberg of Cape Verde’s underdog story. You may never have heard of a place called Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde as it’s known in Portuguese, before their exceptionally brave defiance of Spain’s footballing prowess prior to…