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.

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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.

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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 Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to help make sense of it all. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 this week, and our picks for a great St. Patrick’s Day (observed).

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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.

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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 astronaut 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.

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