In our 23rd episode — the fifth episode of our fourth season — co-hosts Jerome Moore and D. Patrick Rodgers are joined by Scene arts editor Laura Hutson Hunter, along with Daniel Jones of OZ Arts and Kindling Arts. For the latest Scene cover story, Laura spoke with several Nashville artists and arts organizations about how federal funding cuts are affecting their operations and outlook. In this episode, we talk about diminishing grants with Laura and Daniel — who serves as Kindling Arts’ co-artistic director alongside Jessika Malone — and talk about this weekend’s Kindling Arts Festival. 

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