All Episodes

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

Steven Womack: Writer, Former Watkins Film School Instructor

Kelley Henry, Federal Public Defender

Bonus Episode: 'The High Cost of Low Wages in Nashville'

Digging Into the Sweeping ICE Operation in Nashville

Major Jackson: Poet and Teacher

Michael Shane Neal: Portrait Artist

Rev. Matt Steinhauer: Pastor and Advocate

Andrew Leeper and Will Minkoff of Nashville Severe Weather

Mo Sabri, Muslim Country Musician

Linda Rose: Immigration Attorney, Musician and Black Belt

Mike Bub: Bass Player and Bluegrass Stalwart

Jim Bartoo: Marketing Director, Nashville Zoo

Elliott Robinson: Keeper of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Room

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

The murder of Marcia Trimble: a crime that shocked Nashville

Rebecca Haw Allensworth: law professor, author of The Licensing Racket

Willie Steele: writer, professor and aspiring knuckleballer

Dr. Agenia Clark: president, Fisk University

Giancarlo Guerrero: music director, Nashville Symphony

Marty Slutsky: audio pioneer and presidential debates producer

Alisha Haddock: executive director, Neighbor 2 Neighbor

Joe West: musician and Nashville airport house band

Best of 2024: Books

Best of 2024: Rose Palermo, divorce attorney to the stars

Best of 2024: Frankie Staton: singer, songwriter, Black Country Music Association co-founder

Best of 2024: Elisheba Mrozik: tattooer, artist and organizer

Best of 2024: A Look Back at the Old Banner — From People Who Were There

Hal Cato: CEO, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Tessa Lemos Del Pino: executive director, Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors

Nashville Election 2024: Analysis by Steve Cavendish, Stephen Elliott and Sarah Grace Taylor

A Girl Has No President: anonymous Instagrammer

Rev. Charles Strobel, founder of Room In The Inn

Tyler Mahan Coe, creator of Cocaine & Rhinestones

Jared Sullivan, author of Valley So Low

Anne Byrn, cookbook author

Hazel Joyner-Smith: founder and CEO, International Black Film Festival

Myles Maillie: painter and visual artist

MaryAnne MacKenzie: teacher at Hattie Cotton during 1957 bombing

Special Episode: We Are North Nashville

Gerold Oliver: actor

Morgan Price: Fisk University gymnast and first HBCU national champion

Amanda Little: journalist, professor, founder of Kidizenship

Henry Martin: Nashville federal public defender

Jeff Holmes: songwriter and frontman for The Floating Men

María Magdalena Campos-Pons: artist, professor and curator

Dr. Sophie Bjork-James: scholar of white nationalism

Rose Palermo: divorce lawyer to the stars

Betsy Phillips: author of Dynamite Nashville, on Civil Rights-era bombings

Valerie Meece: retired MNPD assistant chief

Macon Kimbrough: former Warehouse 28 manager

Phil Williams: investigative reporter

Ann Powers: NPR music critic and author of new Joni Mitchell book

Richard Courtney: cancer survivor, Beatles superfan and real estate agent

Frankie Staton: singer, songwriter, Black Country Music Association co-founder

Dr. Jon Roebuck: preacher behind 'A Moment That Matters'

Eden Wilkinson: Romanian American adoptee

Mark Wynn: domestic violence survivor and former cop

Elisheba Mrozik: tattooer, artist and organizer

A Girl Has No President: anonymous Instagrammer speaks

Bonus Episode: Steven Hale on Death Row Welcomes You

Sharon Ferrara: audio pioneer, songwriter and musician

A Look Back at the Old Banner — From People Who Were There

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