City Cast Nashville

By City Cast

Join the City Cast Nashville team every weekday morning as we bring you the day's can't-miss conversation about life in Music City. With the help of local journalists, artists, activists, experts, and... more

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The podcast currently has 242 episodes available.

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May 01, 2025 Your Guide to May 2025 in Nashville
From May the Fourth Be With You to Memorial Day, May in Nashville is packed with events, concerts, and enchanting local attractions. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and Hey Nashville newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury have your guide to the gorgeous month ahead.
If you’re looking for even MORE options, we’ve covered some great activities and important news stories across the city in recent episodes: Maybe you’ll want to get into live action role-playing after visiting the Renaissance Festival, or you’re thinking of getting some backyard chickens for summer? What about all the free stuff that comes with your library card? From the concerns surrounding the closure of a 40-year-old homeless encampment to how we can solve our affordable housing crisis, we’ve got everything you need to know to connect with your neighbors this month.
City Cast Nashville brings you a new episode every weekday morning with the day's can't-miss conversation about life in Music City. We’re covering the news and culture of our endlessly growing city from every perspective we can find — including yours. It’s like a backyard barbecue and the whole town’s invited, so whether you’ve lived here for a blink or a lifetime, we hope you’ll pull up a lawn chair and sit a while. Learn more at nashville.citycast.fm.
Learn more about the sponsors of this May 1st episode:
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April 30, 2025 Nashville's Best Restaurant Is ... Chili's on West End??
According to our Nashville subreddit, the Chili’s on West End is the best restaurant in town. Or is it? Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek called up infamous local Reddit troll “rocketpastsix” to learn more about this alleged culinary gem. This episode was recorded live over hot chicken mozzarella sticks and frosty margaritas at — where else? — Chili’s on West End.
Learn more about the sponsor of this April 30th episode:
Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
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You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
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April 29, 2025 Do Skateboarders Deserve a Chunk of Metro's Budget?
Are halfpipes and ramps essential for public health? Skateboarders Luke Ansell (of ⁠Cecil’s Skate Shop⁠) and Collin Scheele are asking Metro leaders to include more skate parks in this year’s budget. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with them to find out why. Learn more about Luke and Collin’s skateboarding events company ⁠here⁠.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 29th episode:
⁠Cozy Earth⁠ - Use code COZYNASHVILLE for 40% off best-selling sheets,
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⁠Aura Frames⁠ - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our⁠ Hey Nashville newsletter. ⁠
Follow us⁠ @citycastnashville⁠
You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info ⁠HERE⁠.
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April 28, 2025 The Highs and Lows of the 2025 Tennessee Legislative Session
The 2025 TN General Assembly has adjourned. What did they actually accomplish? Tennessee Lookout editor in chief Holly McCall joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek for a look back at the good, the bad, the ugly, and the just plain weird from this year’s session.
Learn more about the sponsor of this April 28th episode:
Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
Follow us @citycastnashville
You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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April 25, 2025 Property Taxes, Bridgestone Expansion, and Glen Casada’s Federal Corruption Trial Is Nashville’s Best Soap Opera
If you haven’t followed the long, sordid tale of how former Tennessee State House Speaker Glen Casada and aide Cade Cothren ended up in a federal corruption trial that kicked off this week, you missed out. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are catching you up on the drama in today’s Friday News Roundup!
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 25th episode:
Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST
Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Cozy Earth - Use code COZYNASHVILLE for 40% off best-selling sheets,
towels, pajamas, and more.
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
Follow us @citycastnashville
You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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April 24, 2025 How To Be a Good Nashville Bachelorette, According to a Male Entertainer
Nashville is the bachelorette capital of the world, but how should you do your big girls’ night right? Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with Jonathan Slater, a veteran male entertainer who’s worked in revues and on party buses, to get his advice.
Learn more about Jonathan’s small business, Laundry Lads, here.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 24th episode:
Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST
Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
Follow us @citycastnashville
You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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April 23, 2025 Feeling Stressed? A Medieval Battle Might Help.
Got some aggression you need to work through? The live action role-playing community of Dur Demarion wants you to join them in battle, every Sunday in Elmington Park. Producer Daniel Sumstine sits down with local LARPer Terry Sullivan to learn all about this high-contact, high-inclusion sport.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 23rd episode:
Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST
Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
Follow us @citycastnashville
You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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April 22, 2025 Spring Cleaning Comes With Community at Nashville’s Best Consignment Shop
If you’re cleaning out your wardrobe for spring, don’t just toss those clothes — bring them to The Plus Closet in Donelson! We’re revisiting our conversation with co-owners Julie Hollis and Shannon Clemons to learn how their body-positive consignment shop (chosen as 2024’s Best New Business by the Nashville Scene) might help you find community, too.
This episode originally aired November 13, 2024.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 22nd episode:
Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST
Cozy Earth - Use code COZYNASHVILLE for 40% off best-selling sheets,
towels, pajamas, and more.
Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
Follow us @citycastnashville
You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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April 21, 2025 Could the ‘PEACE Act’ Impact Your First Amendment Rights?
State and local lawmakers are working to pass the PEACE Act, intended as a way to deter antisemitism and other hate crimes in Tennessee. Nashville-based State House Representative Aftyn Behn (HD51) joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to explain why she’s concerned that the bill — headed to the House floor today — could have a negative impact on First Amendment rights.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 21st episode:
Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST
Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
Follow us @citycastnashville
You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
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24min
April 18, 2025 State Budget Rundown, Republicans Close Lettuce Loophole, and Classic Nashville Dishes
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!
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 18th episode:
Prolonlife.com/city - Use this link for 15% off
Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.
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You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392
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How many episodes does City Cast Nashville have?

The podcast currently has 242 episodes available.

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