This Is Nashville

Once again, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins This Is Nashville live on the air to answer your questions. From traffic headaches and development concerns to parks, transit, and public safety, this is your opportunity to speak directly with the mayor. What’s going on in your neighborhood that city leaders need to hear about? We’ll also dive into some of the biggest issues facing the city righ...

Nashville is still stepping onto the global stage during the World Cup. Years ago, uncertainty surrounding the future of Nissan Stadium kept Nashville from becoming a host city. Still, the tournament is bringing an international spotlight to Music City in another way: Samurai Blue, Japan’s national team, has chosen Nashville as its basecamp during the competition. Today, we hear a preview of the p...

We’ve done enough tapdancing around touchy words in this important conversation about intimacy and romance in the second half of life. It’s time to hear you do it. What have you learned about your body or being with another that could help the rest of us? We’ll have a sex therapist, a reformed pastor and an open-minded geriatrician in the studio. Call ahead of the show with your intimacy insights...

Menopause is having a moment! After generations of misunderstanding, myths and mockery, menopause and perimenopause is starting to get the attention and support it deserves. And no wonder: in the United States, about 6,000 women enter menopause each day, according to scientific data .  In this episode of NextAge Season 2, we’re joining the conversation. You'll hear from some of familiar on-air hos...

It’s not that what we learned about the birds and the bees was all wrong. It’s just that it was mostly about procreation and – more likely – focused on how not to make a baby before the time is right. As we've learned in this season of NextAge, baby making and physical intimacy are not the same thing, and that’s especially apparent in the second half of life. In this episode, we bring you the bird...

We’re kicking off Week 2 of our NextAge season on romance, intimacy and our bodies with one of our city’s most interesting citizens: George Rowe. A man who has lived many lives. He’s been a Christian music recording artist with a big publishing deal. He’s been an attorney. And now he heads the Nashville office of Compass Realtors. He’s also lived the life of the stereotypical nuclear American fami...

Love, romance and intimacy can look very different in the second half of life — no matter your gender or sexuality. Today we get stories of gay men growing older together, a trans woman from Coffee County finally living in full expression after a huge loss and a woman with her own coming out story who is now coaching people later in life on how to get through the messy middle and beyond. Throughou...

Second half of life companionship may look a lot different than the first. Procreation is off the table, merging households holds new logistical challenges, and there’s often grown children with strong opinions to consider.  Whether it’s through death, divorce, or another kind of shift, love, intimacy and romance change as we age. And for many who end relationships that started in the first half o...

NextAge Season 2, our series on romance and intimacy in the second half of life, continues with a deep dive on technology and dating apps.  Smart phones, tablets and computers, social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, and online dating apps like OurTime, SilverSingles, and SeniorMatch help a growing number of seniors find companionship and keep connected with family. However, enteri...

Today we kick off NextAge Season 2, a series focused on romance, intimacy, and relationships in the second half of life, with a personal and hilarious conversation with Brenda Kay and Sheri Lynn , the purveyors of NashTrash Tours . For nearly 30 years, Brenda Kay and Sheri Lynn, also known as the Jugg Sisters, have been carting tourists and locals alike around town, showing off the city with their...

Opryland has been closed for nearly 30 years, and as the producer of a new documentary puts it, some people are still “butt hurt” about it. Maybe we didn’t know what we had until it left a theme park-size hole in Nashville’s heart. A documentary premiering at the Nashville Film Festival, called “A Circle Broken,” gives us a good excuse to reopen that wound and hear the story of Opryland like we’ve...

The job market seems to be on the downturn, especially if you’re a young person. College graduates are scrambling to get their hands on just about any kind of job — but there are still sectors that need professionals, and schools are listening. Today, we hear some hope from some fresh journalism graduates. Then we'll talk with a graduate of Lipscomb's Accelerated Nursing program to see how she’s h...

It’s tough to be a kid. It’s tough to be a parent of a kid. And nothing is tougher than when a kid is having a tough time. May is a month set aside for Mental Health Awareness, but it’s always a good time to visit the resources available to children – from disruptive toddlers to teens in a life-and-death crisis. Tennessee has been expanding its no-cost services, but sometimes they're hidden in pla...

Business licenses, marriage licenses, license plates. For some of us, this is our primary interaction with local government – standing in line, navigating the system. In Tennessee, it’s the job of the county clerk to keep those lines moving, or, increasingly, figure out how you don’t have to wait in a line at all. Today, we bring you a timely profile interview with the outgoing Davidson County Cle...

The dust is starting to settle after the annual whirlwind that is the final days of the legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol. Today we take you inside the halls of power to wrap-up. We hear from reporters who offer their insights into what passed and why, what failed and what might surface again in 2027. From school vouchers and immigration policy to preempting local laws, what were...

As usual, it all starts with a question to Curious Nashville : "I live in East Nashville, on Sharpe Avenue. We adopted a hound mix and she digs up bizarre trash. Did people bury their trash? Was there no trash pick up? Auto parts, beer bottles, air gun cartridges, porn videos. Others in East have described similar experiences." We've learned this is not an isolated experience. You folks are obsess...

Our need and desire for connection doesn’t retire as we grow older. NextAge Season 2 explores love, intimacy, and companionship in the second half of life. Through personal stories and expert insight, we’re covering topics from digital dating, sex, and changing bodies to medical myths, healing psyches and long-held identities finally coming into full expression.  Today's episode kicks off another...

We call ourselves Music City. But for a lot of kids growing up here, music lessons are simply out of reach. There’s a place in Edgehill where lessons still cost fifty cents — just like they did more than 40 years ago. It’s called the W.O. Smith Music School , and hundreds of students benefit from its founding each year. Our guest today is executive director Valerie Cordero. She’s an ethnomusicolog...

Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins us live in the studio to take your questions –– and nothing is off the table. Today we're asking about Waymo , the Superbowl and the new state laws that will affect the city. But as always, the most important questions are yours. So what’s been bothering you lately? Are you looking forward to next week's State of Metro? Do you have concerns about your city services or...

For some, a book is just a book. For others, it can be life-changing, or controversial, or both. When the Age-Appropriate Materials Act was signed into law by Governor Lee in 2022, it paved the way for certain book titles to be challenged and removed from both school and public libraries. Now, the debate about access, education and community values rages throughout the state. What does book bannin...

We’re bringing our voices together in harmony. It’s a show where everyone has a part. This is a choir town, after all. And choral music is a communal act. We’re visiting with the symphony chorus, the Crimm singers and Vox Grata. Do your warm ups and join us for a singing on the web, on 90.3 or live streaming on our YouTube channel . This episode was produced by Josh Deepan .  Guests Tucker Biddlec...

At 84, biochemist Billy Hudson is still at it, researching collagen and kidney function. He's been named as a 2026 medal of honor recipient by the Ellis Island Honors Society. An unlikely pioneer in the field of nephrology, Hudson endured poverty and abuse in rural Arkansas, not even finishing high school before he found himself on a welcoming college campus. After a successful research career, he...

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for our weekly roundtable discussion featuring a variety of voices. Otherwise known as The Roundabout . Today is for anyone who’s ever thought, “I’m not sure I can live here anymore,” or “I just got here and I’m never leaving.” People threaten to leave where they’re from for all kinds of reasons: rising costs, community, limited opportunity, politics, principle...

Folks are flocking to Nashville from around the country — and even around the world. Today we explore the other side of the story. As Middle Tennessee’s economy continues to outpace much of the nation , fueled by a steady influx of new residents , there’s also a consistent stream of departures . For some, it was a single inciting moment; for others, a gradual realization over time. Now living as e...

Tennessee could get about $1 billion to invest in its rural health care over the next five years. Gov. Bill Lee and his administration are drumming up excitement for the plan, which they say is an opportunity to rebuild the state's broken rural health infrastructure. But some critics are worried there may be strings attached. On today's episode of This Is Nashville, our Healthcare Hollow series co...