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Navigating Nashville Nightlife With a Disability - City Cast Nashville Artists and fans from around the world are welcome at Nashville’s music venues — unless they’re disabled, in which case, obstacles abound. Dr. Cynt...

A very important conversation I had with Dr. Cynthia George, about what it's like to simply go out in Nashville as a person with a disability.

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How Lebanon, TN Rejected an ICE Detention Center - City Cast Nashville After weeks of confusion and public outcry, ICE is no longer planning to put a detention center that could house up to 16,000 immigrants right down...

After weeks of confusion and public outcry, ICE is no longer planning a mega detention center in Lebanon, TN. Many are relieved, including Wilson County mayor Randall Hutto, who joins us today to explain how the whole thing went down, and why he pushed back.

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Be there or be square! Join Marie Cecile Anderson and her revolving cast of co-hosts to talk Nashville every weekday morning at 11am as they 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!

Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Launching in Nashville. Is That a Good Thing? - City Cast Nashville Waymo’s self-driving vehicles are already on the streets of Nashville, running tests as they prepare for launch later this year. Is that a good thi...

Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have hit the streets in Nashville, and the full launch is coming soon. Is that a good thing? On today’s show, @theverge.com transportation editor @andyjayhawk.bsky.social helps us understand our new robot overlords:

Who the Heck Were Percy and Edwin Warner? - City Cast Nashville The Warner Parks are beloved public spaces in Nashville … but who were Percy and Edwin Warner? Author, historian, and Nashville Scene columnist Bet...

Everybody! I'm on @citycastnash.bsky.social talking about the good ole days when Nashville was filthy, rich people were eccentric, and we got parks.

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Is Nashville’s Disaster Response Plan Good Enough? These Organizers Say No. - City Cast Nashville As Metro officials scrambled to enact a response plan in the wake of Winter Storm Fern, The ReMIX Way snapped into action, delivering tens of thous...

Tiny nonprofits like The ReMIX Way snapped into action when Nashville froze over. We’re talking to organizers Cathy Carrillo and Kelly Chieng about what they learned on the ground, and where they say the city needs to improve its disaster response plan before the next storm hits:

Happy Groundhog Day we are still updating this page. Current for today, Feb 2, as of 11:30am. Keep taking care of each other 💛

Page has been updated for Feb. 1 and also omg it’s finally not January anymore 😓

We’ve updated this page for today with info on more warming shelters and warm meals. Plus: Airbnb, VRBO both offering housing resources for those still without power. NES outage map still at 50K+. Take care of each other 💛

If you didn’t listen to today’s episode of @citycastnash.bsky.social yet, you may not know this: the @nashvillescene.com Hot Chicken Week has been extended through next Friday, Feb. 6!

This page has been updated for today and will stay updated through the weekend. If you need shelter, food, disaster relief assistance - or if you just want to help your neighbors - there are a lot of resources available. And if you need something you don’t see here, email us 💛

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Resources for Folks Impacted by Winter Storm Fern in Nashville - City Cast Nashville As Nashville continues to feel the impact of Winter Storm Fern, we’re rounding up food and warming shelter information.

Here’s our live page of storm resources and ways to help. Will be updating regularly throughout this mess. If you have anything you’d like us to add - or if you are in need of assistance - email us at nashville at city cast dot fm! 💛

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Nashville Tesla Tunnel Construction Is Coming. What Happens Next? - City Cast Nashville It’s been 6 months since The Boring Company announced their plans to build the Music City Loop, an increasingly broad network of manned-Tesla trans...

Before Metro Council considers a non-binding resolution to express their opposition to Elon’s Tesla tunnels at tonight’s meeting, we hope they (and you) will listen to today’s episode featuring our very own Ghost of Tunnels Future, @oyvegas.bsky.social 😬

Too Much News Netflix’s podcast debut; digging deeper to stay informed; plus, the triumphant release of our Nicole Byer feature!

My latest for @goodtape.com includes a roundup of under-sung news podcasts that help contextualize the Current Moment (TM), including @aljazeera.com 's The Take, @hellgatenyc.com, @citycastnash.bsky.social (& all the City Casts), @chrislhayes.bsky.social 's WITHpod, and more. Read it! Please & TY!

Hey! Thanks so much for the shout-out here!

Thank you to @citycastnash.bsky.social for having me & spotlighting the work of Open Table Nashville. And more importantly (😂) thanks to @whittlz.bsky.social for editing out MOST of my “ums”. Take care of your neighbors y’all! ❤️

How To Help Nashville’s Unhoused Neighbors This Winter - City Cast Nashville When the temperatures drop below freezing, Open Table Nashville volunteers hit the streets to canvass our unhoused neighbors, help them get to shel...

Today’s episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking ways to help our unhoused neighbors right now: The incredible @kellykitty.bsky.social from Open Table Nashville is here to teach us how to join their winter canvassing efforts — and why they matter. Take care of each other 💛

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The Best Music From Nashville Artists in 2025 - City Cast Nashville Our very own musical Santa is back for another year: NPR Music critic Ann Powers joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and producer Daniel Sumstine to s...

Hey. Hey you. Wouldn’t it be nice and soothing to listen to NPR Music’s @annkpowers.bsky.social talk about her favorite Nashville albums of the year right about now? Yeah. We got you:

A black yard sign stuck in some winter grass that reads “Stop Elon’s Tunnel!” and features a blue circle with a red line through it that reads “Big Dumb Hole.” The URL at the bottom is bigdumbhole.com.

Who did this 😂

HANDS

Hey thanks!!

Rep. Aftyn Behn Talks Campaign Strategy, Republican Attacks, and Hope - City Cast Nashville After gaining national attention and shaving 11 points off the Republican stronghold in the heavily gerrymandered Tennessee 7th Congressional Distr...

🚨 BONUS EPISODE JUST DROPPED! We sat down with @aftynbehn.bsky.social for an honest look back at her TN-07 campaign — the wins, the disappointments, the media mayhem, and why she feels hope for the future. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

TN-07 Results! Plus, Is Downtown Getting Mass Surveillance? - City Cast Nashville Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democratic State Representative Aftyn Behn in the Tennessee 7th Congressional District special election to fill M...

What’s going on with the plan to give the Nashville Downtown Partnership $15M of grant funding for surveillance tech and an armored SWAT vehicle? @iamstevenhale.bsky.social from the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social joins us to talk about the resolution, the backlash, and our unanswered questions.

Hey Nashville: We’re thankful for you. 💛

It’s illegal in TN to take a raccoon out of the wild to be your pet, but if people want to snuggle with a trash panda, we aren’t gonna narc on them