City Cast Nashville

Do you know why Nashville is called Music City? Hint: It’s not because of the mainstream country music industry. Larry “Prof” Jenkins is a GRAMMY Award-winning musician, producer, actual professor, and assistant director of Tennessee State University’s THE Aristocrat of Bands. He also wrote and recorded our podcast’s theme music, and he joins host Grace Fuisz today to share the important role of B...

This week on the Friday News Roundup, host Grace Fuisz, producer Marie Cecile Anderson, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek discuss the awesome substitute budget passed at Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting, discuss their plans for Pride this weekend, and address their burgeoning Chappell Roan obsession. Plus: remembering Tennessee Crossroads host Joe Elmore. Thanks to Tecovas, our Western wear f...

It’s Pride weekend in Nashville, y’all! Nashville Pride president Nicholas Gulick joins host Grace Fuisz to preview this year’s festival in Bicentennial Park, headlined by Tinashe and Billy Porter. Plus: the history of Pride in Nashville, what our festival means to LGBTQIA+ folks across the Southeast, some quick tips on how to be a good ally, and ways to keep Pride going year-round. Thanks to Teco...

Nicole Williams is Nashville’s foremost expert on all things Metro Council — you may know her as @startleseasily on Twitter — and she joins host Grace Fuisz to cover the basics. What does Metro Council do? When are the meetings? How can ordinary folks get involved? Plus: a preview of the issues on the floor tonight, including this year’s budget and a vote of no confidence in the directors of both...

Host Grace Fuisz talks to Nashville Community Review Board chair Alisha Haddock about the recent allegations by a former Metro Nashville police lieutenant that high ranking MNPD officials worked with Republican state lawmakers to pass a 2023 law abolishing our Community Oversight board — an institution created by Davidson County voters in 2018 to hold the police accountable for violence and miscon...

Episode Description It’s our first Friday News Roundup, y’all! Today we’ve got comedian Eddie Ortiz joining host Grace Fuisz, producer Marie Cecile Anderson, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to talk Bonnaroo memories, horse girls, reasons to vote, and what we’ll be celebrating on 615 Day this year. Thanks to Tecovas, our Western wear faves, for being our exclusive launch sponsor!  Want some...

It’s the first rule of life in Nashville, y’all: Follow Nashville Severe Weather. For over a decade, they’ve been this town’s online go-to in the event of tornadoes, flash floods, derechos, snowpocalypses, and everything in between. Thanks to a constant presence on Twitter and their no-nonsense YouTube livestreams during severe warnings, they keep us informed and help us plan ahead. During the 202...

It’s Bonnaroo time, y’all! Over 80,000 fans will flock to a farm outside Manchester, TN this weekend to catch massive acts like Megan Thee Stallion and buzzy newcomers like Chappell Roan at one of the nation’s biggest music festivals. Host Grace Fuisz is joined by WNXP’s Events and Promotions Director Emily Young — the biggest Bonnaroo enthusiast we know — to get the scoop on this year’s can’t-mis...

It's our debut, y'all! To kick things off, host Grace Fuisz chats with Mayor Freddie O’Connell, the former district councilmember who’s in his first year at the helm of Metro Nashville. With a transit referendum on the November ballot and concerns swirling around Metro Arts and MNPD, it’s a crucial time for our city — but he still found time to go on the record discussing his essential under-the-r...

City Cast Nashville is your daily guide to Nashville's news, culture, food, and more. Our host Marie Cecile Anderson and the City Cast Nashville team let you in on what Nashville's talking about with smart, curious conversations that help YOU feel more connected. It’s like a backyard barbecue and the whole town’s invited, so whether you’ve lived here for a blink or a lifetime, we hope you’ll pull...