‘What We Wish Were True’: Tallu Schuyler Quinn’s thoughts on life and death

Tallu Schuyler Quinn was an icon in Nashville. She’s the founder and director of The Nashville Food Project. She died of brain cancer in February 17 at the age of 42 — leaving behind a husband, Robbie, two children, Thomas and Lulah, and a grieving, yet hopeful, community.

This episode is centered around the release of her book “What We Wish Were True“. The book came, in part, from the CaringBridge posts she wrote after she was diagnosed with cancer. We’re talking to two of Tallu’s employees from The Nashville Food Project then we have an intimate conversation with her husband and chaplin. 

First up, we hear from WPLN News Director Emily Siner about the station’s commitment to housing coverage.

Guests: 

• Emily Siner, WPLN News director
• Teri Sloan, COO of the Nashville Food Project
• Bianca Morton, chef director of the Nashville Food Project
• Scott Owings, associate chaplain and pastoral Leadership at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel
• Robbie Quinn, Tallu Schuyler Quinn’s husband and father to Lulah and Thomas

Tuesday’s (sold-out) Parnassus Book Launch Event honoring the Life and Legacy of Tallu will be live-streamed here.

Special thanks to Margo Cloniger.