City Cast Nashville

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  • Join the City Cast Nashville team every weekday morning as we bring you the day's can't-miss conversation about life in Music City. With the help of local journalists, artists, activists, experts, and everyday residents, we explore this promising, frustrating, still-sorta-small town, where old bumps up against new, natives adapt to transplants, and everybody struggles to navigate the Binge Drinking Tourism Industrial Complex that threatens to consume us all. Alongside our daily newsletter, Hey Nashville, City Cast Nashville covers the news and culture of our endlessly growing city from every perspective we can find — including yours. 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 up a lawn chair and sit a while. Learn more and subscribe to Hey Nashville at nashville.citycast.fm.
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Episodes
  • The Local Prison Company Expecting Massive Growth Under Trump

    The Local Prison Company Expecting Massive Growth Under Trump
    Feb 24 2025
    CoreCivic is the largest private prison company in the nation, and it’s based right here in Nashville. Their biggest facility in the state, nearby Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice — but the company’s CEO and stockholders are expecting significant financial growth under the Trump administration. Nashville Banner criminal justice reporter Steven Hale joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to help us understand why CoreCivic thinks their future looks bright. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter. Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392⁩ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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    25 mins
  • Metro Council Cliffhanger, Trump Chaos in Schools, and Students Speak Out

    Metro Council Cliffhanger, Trump Chaos in Schools, and Students Speak Out
    Feb 21 2025
    A thrilling Metro Council meeting this week ended in a cliffhanger, as CMs voted to adjourn due to snow in the middle of the Fusus guardrails debate. Contributor and Nashville Scene columnist Nicole Williams joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek for more on that, and a Historic Zoning Commission realignment that caused confusion. Plus, students speak out about safety and book bans, the Trump Administration’s funding cuts and DEI mandates impact local schools, and we’re not so sure about Restaurant Week. Read more about students’ thoughts on safety, book bans, and Vanderbit’s response to the elimination of DEI. Learn more about the sponsors of this February 21st episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter. Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392⁩ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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    34 mins
  • Is Nashville Finally Making Space for Hip-Hop?

    Is Nashville Finally Making Space for Hip-Hop?
    Feb 20 2025
    What will it take for Nashville’s booming hip-hop scene to get the recognition and industry resources it deserves? Producer Daniel Sumstine sits down with Nashville Public Radio senior music writer Jewly Hight to discuss her current series of stories on new opportunities for artists who want to keep calling Music City home. Learn more about the sponsors of this February 20th episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter. Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392⁩ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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    27 mins

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