All Episodes

Staking Our Claim Episode 1: Walking Home

Metro happenings — a DC Blox loss, Sheriff Hall and more

Staking Our Claim: Trailer

A nightmare execution in Tennessee

Joe Kennedy III: former U.S. Representative, diplomat and founder of Groundwork Project

Tamara Saviano: author of Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music

A new look at Nashville’s migrant population and the extreme loss of services they face under Trump

Smilin' Jay McDowell: writer and former member of BR549

A top city official’s shady deals

Mindy Merrell and R.B. Quinn: authors of 'Self-Rising'

Watching Waymos watching us

Brian Hull: Dolly Parton Collaborator, Writer, Singer and Puppeteer

Candice Storey Lee: Vanderbilt University athletic director

Music City Center, police drones and vice mayor, oh my!

Michael Burcham: Entrepreneur

The execution of Anthony Darrell Hines

Bonus: Meet the Women Behind Nashville’s 40+ Double Dutch Subclub

Marsha’s win, Ogles’ defeat and all things primary election

Andrew Leeper and Will Minkoff: Nashville Severe Weather Livestreamers

The school year ahead

Larry Underwood: Horror Movie Host aka Dr. Gangrene

Willie Steele: Writer, Professor and Aspiring Knuckleball Pitcher

Bonus: 2026 Election Round Up

Lamar Alexander: Former Senator and Tennessee Governor

Bonus: The Bills and the Beef on Data Centers

Shane Caldwell: Comedian

Jill Biden: Former First Lady and Author, 'View From the East Wing'

Matt Wiltshire: Affordable Housing Investor

Lucas L. Johnson II: Author, 'Remembering Roots'

Bonus: Nashville Debates Data Centers

Macon Kimbrough: Former Warehouse 28 Manager and LGBTQ Activist

Bonus: A Marathon Metro Council Meeting, Public Hearing on Budget

Margot McCormack: Chef and Restaurateur

Freddy Angelico: Musician, Writer and Host of Podcast 'Girl in a Hurry'

Bonus: A 'botched' execution in Tennessee

Ruth and Lloyd Shular: Nashville Couple Married 75 Years

Bonus: Tennessee Abortion Ban Lawsuit Delay

Feed Drop: You Might Be Right

Bonus: Tennessee Congressional Redistricting Recap

Audrey Shulman: Screenwriter, 'Sitting in Bars With Cake'

Bonus: 2026 State of Metro Analysis and Yes, He's Running

Michael Shane Neal: President Biden Portrait Artist

Bonus: 2026 Legislative Session Recap

Jordan Ritter Conn: Writer and Author, 'American Men'

Adam Dread: Attorney, Comedian and Former Metro Councilmember

Bonus: The Latest From Metro Council and the East Bank, Plus Shadow Politics

Morgxn: 'Make It Out Alive' Singer, Songwriter and Advocate

Bonus: Cooperative Housing and Community at Drakes Creek

Robert Churchwell Jr.: Son of 'The Jackie Robinson of Journalism'

Dr. Sekou Franklin: Executive Director, John Lewis Center for Social Justice

Bonus: The Case of Estefany Rodríguez

Mo Sabri: Muslim Country Musician

Bonus: Soccer Stadium CBA Update, Plus a Brief History of the Fairgrounds

Rev. Margie Quinn: Senior Minister, Vine Street Christian Church

Bonus: Immigration Bills at the Tennessee Legislature — Undocumented Students and More

Andrée LeQuire: Gallerist and Arts Advocate

Special Episode: How Banner Reporters Reviewed 50-Plus Hours of THP-ICE Video

Sai Clayton: Artist and Curator

Bonus: Education Bills at the Tennessee State Legislature, Including Ten Commandments and Communism

Lonnell Matthews Jr.: Juvenile Court Clerk

Bonus: First Post-Winter Storm Metro Council Meeting Yields Budget Talk, Limited Public Feedback

Bonus: Nashville Power Outages, Other Ice Storm Effects — and Dangers — Linger

Jonathan Bernstein: Writer, Justin Townes Earle Biography

Bonus: Metro Council Is Back, Plus Downtown Safety, Buchanan Street and Mayoral Race

Anas Saba: Creator, Nashville Hidden Gems

Bonus: Discussing the Opening of the 2026 Tennessee State Legislative Session

Craig Havighurst: Author, Musicality for Modern Humans

Brian Mansfield: Nashville Musical History Tour

Special Episode: 'The Final Question'

Best of 2025: Stephen Bargatze: Magician, Comedian and Father of Nate

Bonus: Shedrich Webster and the Santas of Color Coalition

Best of 2025: Cathy Carillo: Co-Founder, The ReMIX TN

Jasmine Ledsinger: Program Director at The Store

Best of 2025: Joe West: Musician and Nashville Airport House Band

Jim Cooper: Former Tennessee Congressman

John Day: Attorney, President, American College of Trial Lawyers

Mark Deutschmann: Real Estate Entrepreneur, Juggler

Sharon K. Roberson: President and CEO, YWCA Nashville

Steve Norris: Former Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner

Barry Mazor: Music Writer, Author of Everly Brothers Book 'Blood Harmony'

Bob Bernstein: Owner, Bongo Java and Fido

Stephen Bargatze: Magician, Comedian and Father of Nate

Liz McLaurin: President and CEO, The Land Trust for Tennessee

Shane Caldwell: Comedian

Jim McGuire: Photographer, Nashville Portraits

Tamara Saviano: Author, Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music

Serina K. Gilbert and Dr. Learotha Williams Jr.: From the Fiery Furnace to the Promise Land

Aaron Gray: Father, Survivor and Podcaster

Becca Andrews: Journalist and Cohost of American Shrapnel

Exploring the Unusual Execution of Byron Black

Cathy Carillo: Co-Founder, The ReMIX TN

Ron Brice: Owner, Third & Lindsley

Alan Stoker: Former Archivist at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Wendy Murray: Artist Drawing Every Building on Gallatin Pike

Leon Alligood on the Scopes Trial, 100 Years Later

Maryam Abolfazli on the Human Consequences of Iran Conflict

Dr. Paul Kwami: Fisk Jubilee Singers Music Director, 1994-2022

Paul Collins: Painter and (Part Time) Courtroom Sketch Artist

Phil Bredesen: Former Tennessee Governor and Nashville Mayor

Don Cusic: Writer, Author of Chet Atkins Biography