Justin Lee Williams didn’t set out to become an in-demand line dancing instructor.
Multigenerational living: The future of Nashville housing?
As the cost of home ownership grows beyond the reach of a single family, multiple generations are finding ways to live together and split that mortgage.
Evolving portrayals of Nashville’s Black history
How do we honor people who were enslaved when the enslavers are at the center of so much of our history?
Buc-ee’s v. Dolly’s and the economics of TN roadtripping
The tank is full. The open road calling.
Allison Russell, ‘In the Hour of Chaos’
A quote got back to Allison Russell from her daughter talking to the daughter of another artist: My mommy “just sings sad songs about her sad past.” She did win a GRAMMY for a song she describes as an open letter to her adopted father — a white supremacist — who abused her throughout her […]
AI near the zoo, swarm drones and UFOs in nature
Nashville’s mayor is using eminent domain to kill a proposed data center planned near the Nashville Zoo. We’re going to get the latest and the politics motivating this unprecedented move. Plus, we’ll spend some time with fireworks safety and alternatives – including swarm drones in Clarksville. And we’ll get you prepped for a night hike […]
20 years of Hot Chicken Fest, parting words from a moderate rep, sick kids and immigration enforcement
It’s been twenty years since the first Music City Hot Chicken Festival. Today, we get a little spicy with founder and former mayor Bill Purcell, and second-generation proprietor of Prince’s Hot Chicken Andre Prince. Plus, retiring state house representative Caleb Hemmer joins for an exit interview. And Anita Wadhwani shares the latest on sick and […]
Restricting THC, debating Fisk’s data center, and remembering Tay Keith and Rosetta Miller-Perry
A batch of new laws take effect July 1, including rules that will reshape Tennessee’s burgeoning hemp business. Many hemp producers are heading to friendlier states, but one explains why he’s committed to stay despite tighter restrictions on THC. We drop in on Monday night’s town hall organized by the NAACP Nashville chapter about the […]
HealthQ Special: Caregiving in the Sandwich Generation
“We’re expecting our first baby boy in end of August. And when I think about what it’s going to feel like to take care of my wife and my new son and my mom, it’s a bit overwhelming.” — William Morrison, from Nashville, Tennessee If you are taking care of a child and you have […]
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