Listen The relationship between James Cayce residents and Nashville police is a tenuous one. In this story, we explore two defining moments in Cayce: A viral cell phone video of a police officer being assaulted, and the most controversial police shooting in the city’s recent history. Both were caught on camera. And both reveal the strain between the people […]
The Promise: The People And The Police, A Relationship On Thin Ice
Nashville School Board Discovers New City Audits, Press Administrators On Spending
Listen Leaders with Metro Nashville Public Schools learned last night that district finances are still under scrutiny from city auditors. While the results of one investigation were published last week, two other inquiries are still underway, including about district procurement practices.
Tennessee Joins 15 Other States To Argue ‘Sex’ Discrimination Doesn’t Include Transgender People
Tennessee is joining 15 others to try to overturn a recent ruling that found sex discrimination laws cover transgender people. Attorney General Herbert Slatery made the announcement Tuesday. He and his colleagues want the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a decision issued earlier this year by the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has […]
In Nashville’s Stadium Fight, A Stewing Culture Divide
Listen Over more than four hours Monday night, Nashvillians shared their thoughts about a proposed soccer stadium. The Metro Council’s public hearing on plans to build the project at the city’s fairgrounds elicited passionate comments that revealed divides that go beyond sports — about tradition, development, culture, and demographics.
Nashville Stadium Plan Lands Coveted Agreement, But Final Vote Uncertain
Listen Nashville’s pursuit of a Major League Soccer stadium for its fairgrounds property took two steps forward on Monday night and set the Metro Council on a path toward decisive votes on Sept 4.
Push To Punish Planned Parenthood Would Cut TennCare Funding To Other Health Providers
Listen An effort to defund Planned Parenthood in Tennessee will also cut off Medicaid reimbursements to other health care providers in the state. The federal government has begun reviewing the new restriction and started taking public comments on Friday.
The Promise: A Tale Of Two Neighbors Pt. 2
Listen After Big Man, a resident of Nashville’s largest public housing complex, the Cayce Homes, meets his wealthy white neighbors up the hill, a friendship blooms. It’s the last thing he expected to happen. For months this house, an imposing white modern structure, had nagged at him. It’s very presence threatened his sense of place […]
Northeast Tennessee Leads Nation In Pre-Existing Conditions
The Tri-Cities in Northeast Tennessee have the country’s highest rates of pre-existing conditions, according to an analysis of metro areas by the Kaiser…
Neighbors: Chimes, A Shrine, And a Cabinet Shop: Listener Questions Elicit Surprising Revelations
Jakob breaks from his usual format to sit down with his editor Mack Linebaugh and answer your questions. You’ll find out why he started the podcast, his favorite episode, and what’s up with those windchimes. Also Jakob calls back one question asker which led to an epic check-in with the subject of the recent “Dog […]
The Promise: A Tale Of Two Neighbors Pt. 1
Listen This is a story about the assumptions we all make. And the secrets we all keep. Big Man, a public housing resident from the Cayce Homes, has a nagging feeling about a fancy new modern-looking home one block over from him. To Big Man, this house signifies everything threatening him and his family: gentrification, […]
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