The Nashville Shakespeare Festival ’s Summer Shakespeare run of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” opens tonight at The Yard at oneC1TY. Host Marie Cecile Anderson takes us inside this year’s production to discuss the state of Nashville theater with festival artistic director Jason Spelbring and Nashville Shakes conservatory members Aubrey Bagley, Trey Smith, and Makinley Smith. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in 20 cat...
Aug 21, 2025•25 min
A cheap night out, in THIS economy? It can be done! Host Marie Cecile Anderson is joined by her mother, Linda Anderson, to reveal their secret family list of the best happy hours and early bird specials in Nashville — because you don’t need to be on the AARP mailing list to eat at 5 p.m. ** This episode originally aired Oct. 24, 2024 Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in 20 categories for your vote to count. We’re do...
Aug 20, 2025•23 min
The Cottages at Drakes Creek are being transformed into a limited equity housing co-op, aiming to give residents an ownership stake in their community and, hopefully, provide a new model to address Nashville’s affordable housing crisis. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with Andy Zhu, a principal at MFX Ventures , and Stephen Watts, cooperative housing developer at the Southeast Center for Cooperative Development , to learn more. For more information on the Drakes Creek Cooperative or how to ...
Aug 19, 2025•28 min
We asked for your complaints about Metropolis Parking, and y’all had a lot to say! But just as this episode was coming to air, Metropolis did something pretty cool . Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are airing your grievances, celebrating the recent good news, and pondering the eternal mysteries of parking in Nashville. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in...
Aug 18, 2025•25 min
The route for The Boring Company’s Tesla tunnels might put the endangered Nashville crayfish in Mill Creek at risk , but they’ve started digging anyway. City Cast Nashville contributor Nicole Williams joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek for this week’s edition of Tunnel Time, and helps us understand the controversy surrounding a school board decision to settle with MNPS employees alleging wrongful termination. We’re also talking “misogynistic” school dress co...
Aug 15, 2025•36 min
Here in Nashville, we’ve got pretty strong feelings about our neighborhoods — and why they’re better than everyone else’s. Acclaimed musician and local treasure Ellen Angelico joins host Marie Cecile Anderson with a guide to the best restaurants, shops, and ways to spend a day in Madison , the still-affordable area just north of East. Check out our Overlook map of Ellen’s favorites here . Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You mus...
Aug 14, 2025•21 min
The Wilson County - Tennessee State Fair starts tomorrow, Aug. 14th, out in Lebanon. Fair President Randall Clemons joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to preview the truly astounding number of food vendors, exhibits, competitions, and entertainment options available this year — including a walkthrough of where bacon cheeseburgers come from, and the ride most likely to make you puke. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote i...
Aug 13, 2025•20 min
If you think EDM (electronic dance music) is just glow sticks and noodle dancing, think again. John Hanna, co-founder of this weekend’s Deep Tropics Music, Art, & Style Festival , joins producer Daniel Sumstine to teach us about the local scene, what EDM can learn from country music, and why Deep Tropics is hailed as one of the greenest festivals in the world. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in 20 categories f...
Aug 12, 2025•26 min
The Nashville Banner, alongside the Tennessee Lookout and several other media outlets, is suing the state of Tennessee over a provision of the recently enacted PEACE Act that makes it a crime to come within 25 feet of law enforcement when ordered to stay back. Banner president and editor Steve Cavendish joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to explain why he joined the suit, and why the law has “grave implications” for your First Amendment rights. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the N...
Aug 11, 2025•24 min
Two rezonings dominated Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting : An Urban Design Overlay in The Nations, and a logistics warehouse on Franklin Limestone Road. What did public comment teach us about neighborhood outreach in Nashville? District 29 Councilmember Tasha Ellis joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain why she voted no on the UDO, and how she’s hoping to kill the noise from loud cars on our streets. Plus, breaking news about the Tesla Tunnels potentia...
Aug 08, 2025•38 min
Tomato Art Fest returns to East Nashville this weekend! To celebrate, BELL Garden ’s director of gardens and programs Missy Hamilton joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to teach us how to grow our own ‘maters, even if all we have is a patio and a pot. Plus: Dealing with pests, “woo-woo” gardening hacks, and what’s the best mayo for your tomato sammy? (You better already know.) Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in 20 ca...
Aug 07, 2025•26 min
With school back in session, we’re chatting with Nashville Public Library marketing manager Andrea Fanta, who joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to walk us through all the surprising things you can snag for free with your library card, from art to cake pans. And don't forget, the downtown library branch is still closed due to the parking garage fire, so get out there and explore the other 20 branches! ** This episode originally aired April 9, 2025 Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in th...
Aug 06, 2025•26 min
Even the most beautiful places in the state have their haters. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are quizzing each other — and you — on some of the best parks in the state and the city of Nashville, based solely off their one-star reviews. Spoiler alert: We’ve pulled all the parks into a list on Overlook Maps for your reference. Don’t look if you haven’t listened! Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 202...
Aug 05, 2025•30 min
Tomorrow is the start of a new school year for Metro Nashville Public Schools! Hey Nashville newsletter editor and MNPS second-grade parent Margaret Kingsbury is joined by MNPS Teacher of the Year Natalie Williams to talk about school safety, funding cuts, and how parents can give their kiddos the best year possible. Vote for City Cast Nashville as Best Podcast in the Nashville Scene’s 2025 Best of Nashville awards! You must vote in 20 categories for your vote to count. Learn more about the spon...
Aug 04, 2025•18 min
The State Building Commission just granted a two-year lease to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to start their Tesla tunnel to BNA, and local leaders are starting to push back. Since we’re also wondering what local rideshare drivers think about this project, we invited our friend Chris Williams to join host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek for today’s Friday News Roundup. Plus, a controversial execution is scheduled for next week, the election to replace Mark Green is ...
Aug 01, 2025•31 min
It’s time for kids to head back to school, but that doesn’t mean the end of great things to do in our city. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and Hey Nashville newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury preview their can’t-miss picks for August, a month full of festivals for you, your family and even your dog.If you’re looking for even MORE options, we’ve featured some great activities and important news stories across the city in recent episodes: We took a deep dive into the Tesla...
Jul 31, 2025•19 min
Nashville is a fantastic outdoor city, but the mosquitoes and ticks are no fun at all. How can we fight back? Local naturalist and author Jo Brichetto , who popularized the “Mosquito Bucket of Doom,” joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to share her tips for warding off the bitey guys while enjoying and protecting the other amazing bugs of summer. Learn how to make your own Bucket of Doom here . Get Jo’s book, ‘This is How a Robin Drinks,’ here . Learn more about the sponsors of this July 30th episo...
Jul 30, 2025•28 min
Yesterday, state officials and Elon Musk’s The Boring Company officially announced plans for a tunnel connecting downtown and BNA. We’ve got the details on the plan, plus City Cast Las Vegas host Dayvid Figler joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain how similar tunnels are already impacting life in Sin City. Read the City Cast Las Vegas collaboration with Daniel Rothberg of ProPublica about lapses in the oversight of their tunnel construction here . Le...
Jul 29, 2025•33 min
Has Nashville turned into a “theme park of intoxication”? That’s what Vanderbilt professor Bruce Barry thinks. In a recent article for “The Tennessee Lookout,” he argued that the city is “on the move but running in place.” Today, he joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to talk about the state of downtown — its aggressive growth, declining inclusivity for locals, and what the future may hold for our city. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 28th episode: Framebridge Overlook Maps Get more from...
Jul 28, 2025•26 min
With Nashville’s downtown library still closed after last month’s fire, where can our unhoused neighbors go to escape the heat? Host Marie Cecile Anderson talks with Nashville Scene columnist and City Cast Nashville contributor Nicole Williams and producer Daniel Sumstine about heat relief , a proposed expansion of license plate readers, a new federal ruling on Tennessee’s abortion law, the possibility of more ICE activity in town, and how the new “Direct Admissions” college program . Plus: tax-...
Jul 25, 2025•38 min
There are so many farmers markets in Nashville, from a new one supporting refugee farmers , to more conventional markets around town. So, we invited the Nashville Food Project 's Rebecah Boynton to join host Marie Cecile Anderson on the show to talk about the city's best farmers markets and how to navigate them like a pro, as well as the ins and outs of CSAs and how to combat food insecurity. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 24th episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCA...
Jul 24, 2025•24 min
Evan Darr has been a bartender in Nashville for 25 years, from hotels to the Wildhorse Saloon — one of the thousands of gig workers who make this city run. She's joining host Marie Cecile Anderson to talk about her daily grind — from serving bachelorette parties and tourists to staying safe on the job — and what bartending in Nashville has taught her about our city. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 23rd episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Framebridge Get more fro...
Jul 23, 2025•21 min
Tipping culture has gotten out of hand — at least, according to some Nashvillians. Last month, The Tennessean columnist Cameron Smith wrote a guide to tipping culture in Nashville , and today he joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and producer Daniel Sumstine to talk about the do's, don'ts, and frustrations of tipping in Nashville. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 22nd episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Framebridge Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become ...
Jul 22, 2025•27 min
President Trump’s big budget bill has been signed into law, and big changes are coming to your health care because of it. Michele Johnson, executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center , joins executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain how the bill’s cuts to Medicaid will impact Nashville and our neighbors across the state. Follow TJC on Instagram here . Learn more about the sponsors of this July 21st episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Framebridge Get more from C...
Jul 21, 2025•30 min
Metro Council voted on Tuesday to expand the Downtown Central Business Improvement District to include the Gulch. Why are opponents concerned? Councilmember At-Large Quin Evans Segall joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain how that whole thing works. Plus, U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles is going after Belmont now, Metropolis parking is not beloved, and the Nashville Scene’s annual “You Are So Nashville If …” winners are out. Get more from City Cast Nashville wh...
Jul 18, 2025•40 min
From Friday happy hour to the Sunday scaries, host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are here with their picks for the perfect Nashville weekend, including suggestions for entertaining out-of-town friends, too! Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor . You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville Want some more Cit...
Jul 17, 2025•28 min
Nashville isn’t a cheap place to live anymore, and inflation, threats of tariffs, and funding cuts at the federal level aren’t helping. Certified financial therapist Celia Roberts Hughes joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to share her tips and tricks for making a budget, cutting out unnecessary expenses, and finding local bargains on gas and groceries. Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor . You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to member...
Jul 16, 2025•27 min
Looking to cure your summertime blues? We recommend a pool day! City Cast Nashville contributor and travel journalist Amelia Edelman joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to share her favorite locals-friendly hotel pools and spas in town, where you’re just a day pass away from pseudo-vacation relaxation. From trendy hangs to secret spots, we’ve got you covered. Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to m...
Jul 15, 2025•27 min
Chris Williams is a rideshare driver in Nashville — one of the thousands of gig workers who make this city run. He’s sitting down with host Marie Cecile Anderson to talk about his daily grind — from transporting drunk tourists to fending off out-of-town competitors — and what driving for Uber has taught him about our city. Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join ...
Jul 14, 2025•32 min
Why was California Governor Gavin Newsom at East Nashville Beer Works? Who is Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s new chief of staff? And could the tragic Texas Hill Country flood happen here? Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are breaking down the biggest stories from this week on today’s Friday News Roundup. Plus, Nashville SC is on a roll, and who’s your top Nashville influencer? Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign ...
Jul 11, 2025•32 min
