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City Cast Nashville

Join Marie Cecile Anderson and 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

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26:34

Your Guide to April 2025 in Nashville

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/04/01

Rabbit rabbit rabbit! We’ve got your ultimate guide to April, the best month for bunny aficionados. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and Hey Nashville newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury are breaking down the best Easter egg hunts and brunch spots, plus everything you need to know to get your garden started, and some great indoor options for when your allergies just can’t take it anymore. If you’re looking for even MORE options, we’ve covered some great activities and important

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24:30

How Vanderbilt Is Dealing With Federal Cuts and ICE...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/31

How is Vanderbilt University weathering the funding freeze and threatened cuts from the federal government? Host Marie Cecile Anderson is checking in with Vanderbilt Hustler editorial director Brina Ratangee for the latest on that, as well as how students are feeling about the recent string of high-profile ICE detainments on other college campuses. 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

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36:47

How Dissolving the Dept. of Education Could Impact...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/28

Community Review Board member (and former chair) Alisha Haddock joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek for today’s Friday News Roundup, to fill us in on the news that the TBI raided the law firm of the independent investigators looking into MNPD’s possible involvement in abolishing the Community Oversight Board. Plus, how dissolving the Dept. of Education and cutting local nonprofit funding could impact our city, and our reactions to the new Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre

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27:38

Surviving Downtown Nashville with the Night Mayor

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/27

Benton McDonough is the director of the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife, but you can just call him the Night Mayor. He’s giving host Marie Cecile Anderson his tips for how locals can best enjoy our downtown entertainment district, and explaining how his office is working with bars, MNPD, and other partners to make sure revelers on Lower Broad stay safe.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

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25:20

Nashville's Best Malls (and the Closed Ones We Miss)

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/26

Anybody else miss loitering at the mall? Host Marie Cecile Anderson, Hey Nashville newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury, and guest comedian Miriam Kirk reminisce about Nashville’s finest shopping palaces past and present, and talk about the future of our malls that are currently being redeveloped.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

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22:35

Our Favorite Nashville Thrift Stores

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/25

Prices on everything from eggs to lumber are going up. Looking for bargains? Host Marie Cecile Anderson turned to an in-house expert — her mom, Linda — to get her picks for the best thrift stores in town. 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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24:32

Why the Metro Historic Zoning Move Sparked Controversy

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/24

A recent bill moving the Metro Historic Zoning Commission under the auspices of the Planning Department sparked unanticipated levels of controversy over the past few weeks. Why? And how does that tie into larger discussions about Nashville’s housing crisis? WPLN Metro reporter Cynthia Abrams joins executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain. 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

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33:12

Metro Council Might Shrink, Belle Meade Sues Over a...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/21

In a city where neighborhoods are begging for sidewalks, the residents of Belle Meade Boulevard are suing to stop one. Plus, the state is still trying to cut our Metro Council in half, Ag Day on the Hill was once again a classic photo opportunity (click here to see the photo of Gov. Bill Lee referenced in the episode), and we’re updating you on the bills that caught our eye in the TNLeg this week. Nashville Scene columnist and City Cast Nashville contributor Nicole Williams joins host Marie Cecile

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31:45

Nashville's Best New Restaurants of 2025 (So Far)

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/20

The first quarter of the year brought another flood of incredible new restaurants and bars to Nashville, and City Cast Nashville contributor Jenn Harbin, aka the Hungry Loner, is back to give host Marie Cecile Anderson the deets. Jenn also brings us a conversation with chef Edgar Victoria from Alebrije, one of her top picks, about why eating local is more important than ever.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 20th episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Want some more

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23:54

The Essential Rules for Driving in Nashville

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/19

For most people, life in Nashville requires owning a car. But what are the rules of our pothole-riddled roads? Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are chatting about the things you need to know to survive behind the wheel in our city where turn signals are optional, traffic circles are confusing, and no one knows how to merge.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 19th episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Want some

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27:21

Nashville’s Most Colorful Spring Festival

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/18

Holi at Cheekwood is back for its fourth year on Saturday, March 22, celebrating the Indian festival of spring. Cheekwood Indian Advisory Committee members Roochita Jaju Mathur and Asha Patel Nivison join host Marie Cecile Anderson to share their memories of growing up Indian in Nashville, and what Holi means to them today. Learn more about the sponsors of this March 18th 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

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24:06

Can the Duck River Survive Our Population Boom?

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/17

The Duck River is the most bio-diverse river in North America, and one of the most endangered in the country. As Middle TN’s growth requires ever more water to be pulled from this important waterway — and ever more trash to be dumped somewhere near its banks — can the Duck be saved? Tennessee Lookout reporter Cassandra Stephenson joins executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain. Learn more about the sponsors of this March 17th episode: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Babbel - Get up to 60%

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32:40

Southwest Airlines Betrays Us, Another Office Drops...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/14

The decision to arrest unhoused individuals living downtown under the state’s rarely-enforced camping law came as quite the surprise to community advocates and Metro officials, as reported in a Nashville Banner story this week. Banner editor Steve Cavendish joins producer Daniel Sumstine and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to share what his team learned about who made the arrests. Plus: Why the Office of Homeless Services has to drop DEI language, the bills we were watching at the state level

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31:05

Who Killed Skull? Last Podcast on the Left Tackles a...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/13

We’re taking a turn for the grisly and slightly explicit today thanks to our guests, Ed Larson and Henry Zebrowski from the hilarious hit horror podcast Last Podcast on the Left. Ahead of their headlining slot at the Ryman Auditorium tomorrow, March 14, they join host Marie Cecile Anderson to learn all about the tragic murder of Skull’s Rainbow Room founder David “Skull” Schulman back in 1998.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 13th episode: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Want some

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19:13

Live from Outer Space, It’s Nashville Astronaut Butch...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/12

A SpaceX capsule is scheduled to depart Earth today and head to the International Space Station, where it intends to pick up Middle TN-born astronaut Butch Wilmore and his fellow traveler Suni Williams after nine months stranded in space. We’re revisiting our conversation with both astronauts — live from the ISS! — in celebration of their hopeful return.A video of Butch floating aboard the ISS during this conversation can be seen here. **This episode originally aired November 11, 2024. Learn more

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26:48

Is Nashville the Center of the Women’s Basketball...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/11

Given the massive success of the Athletes Unlimited pro women’s basketball tourney, the Vanderbilt University women’s team lighting up the court, and a Pat Summitt-inspired proposal for a WNBA expansion team making headlines, producer Daniel Sumstine sits down with former Metro Council member and lady hoops superfan Nancy VanReece to find out why women’s basketball is having a moment. Learn more about the sponsors of this March 11th episode: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Want some more City

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29:05

Nashville General Hospital Is in Distress. Why?

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/10

The CEO of Nashville General Hospital, the city’s safety net facility, is stepping down amidst controversy this Friday. How did we get here? Nashville Banner reporter Stephen Elliott joins executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain. Learn more about the sponsors of this March 10th episode: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 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

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34:48

Fusus Guardrails, Federal Cuts, and Where’s Andy...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/07

And now, the exciting conclusion of Metro Council’s two-part Fusus cliffhanger! Nashville Scene columnist Nicole Williams joins us to talk through the latest local news, including poorly-timed cuts to the National Weather Service, the threatened closure of a local Social Security office, and a weird group home in DC being run by local car dealer Lee Beaman. Finally, we’re celebrating being named the 6th most sinful state in the nation by discussing where in Nashville we’d like to indulge in the 7

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21:51

How Nashville's Culinary Melting Pot Is Busting...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/06

The Food Section Nashville bureau chief Mark Blankenship joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to discuss his recent article on the out-of-state food traditions that have found a home in our booming culinary scene.Learn more about the sponsors of this March 6th episode: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 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:

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25:35

Why the Country Music Hall of Fame Isn't Just for...

City Cast Nashville ·

2025/03/05

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is one of our city’s best tourist attractions, but did you know they’ve got great resources for locals, too? With their annual American Currents exhibit opening today — featuring a famous Taylor Swift Eras Tour dress and other artifacts from Orville Peck, Amythyst Kiah, Billy Strings and more — museum director of editorial Paul Kingsbury joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to give us the scoop. Learn more about the sponsors of this March 4th episode: Country

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