Gun violence is something that concerns all of us. Over the years, different generations of Americans have different experiences dealing with each event. In this opinion piece, show host Khalil Ekulona and producer Elizabeth Burton connect their personal reactions to mass shootings and gun violence — a generation apart.
Nashville Chef Star Maye takes home the gold on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
“Chopped” is one of the most popular shows on The Food Network. The premise is simple: Four professional chefs compete to see who can take a basket full of mystery ingredients and create something delicious. For local executive chef Star Maye, formerly of Anzie Blue, the opportunity to test her skills with the best is […]
Don’t know about the rodeo? What a bunch of bull!
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, Khalil Ekulona hops out of the host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with fellow Middle Tennesseans. For this edition, he copped a ride with rodeo cowboy Dakota Brown.
Feeling the beat with hip-hop producer DTL Jams
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, I hop out of my host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with fellow Middle Tennesseans. For this edition, I copped a ride with hip-hop producer Derrick Farrior aka DTL Jams. He throws a weekly hip-hop producers meetup called Beat Street at LabCanna East. We pumped up the jams as we hit the streets of East Nashville and broke down the art of finding the perfect beat! Buckle up!
Finding peace and patience behind the wheel with a Nashville trucking instructor
We could all take a breather behind the wheel.
Rolling with Nashville’s Junior Roller Derby team
I hitched a ride with members of the Nashville Junior Roller Derby team — co-captains Brigid “Queen B” Davis and Abby “Mighty Duck” Duckworth and their executive director Lea Davis, aka “The Queen Mother.” We checked out a few of the many practice sites they’ve used over the years.
Hitching a ride with a tow truck driver
This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona catches a ride with STR Towing and Recovery driver Billy Jimenez to see the art and zen of hauling cars from one place to another.
Talking life, theater and the sacrifices artists make for creation
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, I hop out of my host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with a fellow Middle Tennessean. In honor of the performing arts theme for this Friday’s episode, native Tennessean Drew Ogles with the Nashville Repertory Theater picked me up at the NPR headquarters, and we […]
Diving into Nashville’s dive bar scene. First stop? The Cobra
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, I hop out of my host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with one (or two) of our fellow Middle Tennesseans. But this week is a little different. Since the topic is dive bars, it’s really best not to ask anyone to get behind the […]
Simply put, the Music City Dope Pedalers are good vibes on two wheels
If you are driving around Germantown on a Friday evening, you’ll likely see the 20 cyclists who make up the Music City Dope Pedalers.
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