City Cast Nashville

Nashville recycles some of its water, but not as much as Las Vegas, where the water there stays in the city. How else could a desert city possibly have enough water for its year-round tourists, a metr...

7 Jun 30min

The annual public budget hearing at Metro Council this week was another marathon session, with over 100 residents lining up to speak for nearly four hours about what they’d like to see in our city’s b...

5 Jun 32min

Country music has always had a funny side, but lately, comedy is taking center stage! Inspired by her recent WPLN report, "Country Music Comedy Is Back," Nashville Public Radio senior music writer Jew...

4 Jun 25min

We all know Dollywood is the best theme park in Tennessee, but do we have any other options? Local rollercoaster enthusiast and friend of the pod Charlie Weingartner joins Marie Cecile Anderson to giv...

3 Jun 30min

In his New York Times bestselling autobiography, “The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump,” former Tennessee governor and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander digs into his nearly 60 years of public ser...

2 Jun 33min

Pride! Juneteenth! CMA Fest! Bonnaroo! June in Nashville is jam-packed every year, and Marie Cecile Anderson, Margaret Kingsbury, and Whitney Pastorek are here to help you make the most of it. From la...

1 Jun 26min

Where would Nashville be without its libraries? Chicago is opening its 82nd public library branch in June, and loaning out books is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what these institutions...

31 Mai 31min

As police drones take flight in Madison, Mayor Freddie O’Connell is defending their legality while others say they’re in violation of city code. Contributor Nicole Williams lives within the drone radi...

29 Mai 31min