The Republicans are banning legal hemp products, the state budget passed with a curious exception, and what are the 48 most classic Nashville dishes of all time? Host Marie Cecile Anderson, executive producer Whitney Pastorek, and Metro Council contributor Nicole Williams are talking about all that and more on today’s Friday News Roundup. Don’t forget to come see us at Fridays by the River tonight!

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Lane Scott Jones went on 31 dates in three months last year, and she’s sitting down with host Marie Cecile Anderson to give us her advice on how to meet someone, great date spots, and more.

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As egg prices continue to soar, many Nashville residents are considering backyard chickens. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with our favorite local chicken mom, Metro Councilmember At-Large Quin Evans Segall, to pluck her brain on the best practices and realities of keeping urban livestock.

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We love this town, but we have to confess — it doesn’t always bring out the best in us. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are on the mic to confess their toxic Nashville traits.

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Metro’s Planning Department just released a Housing and Infrastructure Study that showed Nashville’s affordable housing crisis in stark reality: We need to build at least 20,000 more homes in the next decade, and 99% of our neighborhoods are out of reach for the average Black or Hispanic family. Planner Greg Claxton joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to explain the changes we need to make to fix the way this city gets built.

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Last weekend’s tragic car crash in the Gulch proves why the improvements Metro is making to traffic calming and signals can’t come soon enough. On today’s Friday News Roundup, host Marie Cecile Anderson is joined by executive producer and WNXP morning show host Celia Gregory to break down the proposed improvements, chat about why Ryman Hospitality won the bid to operate Ascend Amphitheater, and shout out our picks for the best releases and local events for Record Store Day tomorrow.

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Are Trump’s tariffs on aluminum imports and Canadian grain brewing up trouble for the beer industry? Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with East Nashville Beer Works president Anthony Davis to get the scoop on those impacts and learn about ways to enjoy great local beer this weekend, from East Nashville Beer Fest to Fridays by the River — we’re the presenting sponsor!

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The Nashville Public Library has books, but did you know it also has cake pans, stud finders, and musical instruments? Host Marie Cecile Anderson is celebrating National Library Week by talking to NPL marketing manager Andrea Fanta about all the free stuff your library card can do, from renting an ebike to helping you find a job.

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We’re in the midst of the annual Nashville Comedy Festival, and our “clean comedy” scene is having a breakout moment thanks to Old Hickory’s own Nate Bargatze. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sat down with local clean comics Paula Kosienski and John Datoy to find out why.

And don’t miss Paula at the Ryman Auditorium tonight, performing as part of Nateland Presents Good Clean Funny!

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Metro leaders announced the closure of the 40-year-old Old Tent City encampment last week, giving residents 60 days to leave. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with former Metro Homeless Impact Division head Judith Tackett to learn how this closure as well as pending anti-encampment legislation at the state level will affect our unhoused neighbors.

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