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 codes, the long-awaited sale of Carl Icahn’s scrapyard, and Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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 potentially going under the Music City Center, and why Hayley Williams’ new video for “Ego Death At a Bachelorette Party” is giving us hope.

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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.)

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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

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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!

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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.

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