Jakob Lewis

We want to do right by the people we care about. But sometimes, honoring someone’s wishes can put us at odds with social norms, our own values, or even the law. In this episode of Neighbors, three stories where the desire to honor wishes pushes us into uncomfortable territory.

Most people might think it’s not worth the trouble to intervene in someone else’s life. But in this episode of Neighbors, we get to know a woman who sees that obstacle—and will do everything she can to jump over it.

Why did this child prodigy decide to use his genius in such an unconventional way? We find out in this episode of Neighbors. Michael Kearney he holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to graduate from college, at age 10. Now he’s 32, and he’s not curing cancer or solving world hunger. […]

We meet Gin Thawng. The 66-year-old is a refugee from Burma living in a Nashville apartment with his ailing wife, a baby grandson, his daughter-in-law and son. A graduate of an innovative ESL program-on-wheels, Thawng shows us something about the power that language has and how human connection is bigger than just words.

What keeps you up at night? For some, it’s the sound of a mockingbird outside the bedroom window. It turns out, not everyone is amazed by this bird’s shape-shifting musical feats. What is a wonder of nature to some, to others is the sound of torture. This time on Neighbors, a guest episode from our […]

It’s an odd scene:  A man, playing a sousaphone, stands inside a tunnel on a busy Nashville road during rush hour. Is he crazy, divinely inspired or something else entirely? In this episode of Neighbors, we go inside the world of “tuba man” Joe Hunter and discover what brings him and his instrument to the […]

In this episode of Neighbors: Sam Tucker is a gifted baker, but the one thing that is his greatest passion just might put his family in danger. His son has celiac disease. We discover how the whole family is challenged to adapt to a painful, ironic twist.