XPLR.NASH Podcast

Second Avenue sees lots of activity with the reopening of the roadway to cars and pedestrians. Lower Broadway also receives its fair share of new activity with several new announcements for the area. Plus, plans are revealed for Nashville’s oldest and now newest arcade.

Tennessee begins 2022 on a good note with one of the fastest population growths in the nation. A major midwest grocery chain is making their way into the Southeast. Plus, news laws take effect now that 2022 is here, including provisions for college athletes to finally make some money.

Jeff Syracuse is a Metro Nashville Council Member serving the Donelson community. We talk with Jeff about what it's been like to be a council member during COVID and tight budget times, as well as get updates about the transportation conversation. We also quiz Jeff on some origins of the Donelson family members.

In today's Nashville Story, Nashville Daily veteran and cinematographer Jordan Heid joins Erin and Stuart in studio. A wide variety of topics are covered in today's episode, including: the reality of dinosaur; twitch; quantum physics, and of course Nashville food.

In today's Nashville Story, we bring in Nate to the new studio to talk about what has happened almost 500 episodes since his last interview on the podcast. Nate is a photographer in Nashville that has really made a name for himself in the abstract photography scene. As Nate ventures from the farm into more city life, we talk about how those new passions for musician photography have widened and what lies on the horizon.

Paul and his wife, Rhonda, launched ShowerUp in the fall of 2016. Paul left a 30+ year career in Christian radio to serve ShowerUp full time. With approximately 10,000 homeless throughout Nashville, ShowUp's mission is to build relationships, restore hope and dignity, and show the love of God with those in need by providing them with shower services and personal care. Paul talks about the launch of this incredible organization, and how Nashville became its starting point.

Justin Sigel is a live performance artist that create 5 ft paintings for events in a matter of minutes. Justin joins us on the podcast today to talk about his journey as an artist, the story behind his paintings, his Christmas series, and how he found snow in Tennessee!

It was one year ago today that not only many Nashvillians but many Americans woke up to news of a bomb in downtown Nashville. On today’s episode, we’ll recap just what happened that day, who was responsible, and what has happened in the year since.

Happy Christmas Eve Nashville! Today we continue our brief series on the most notable restaurant openings of the year.

Many restaurants have opened up since 2021 began. We’ll recap some of the most notable openings of this past year.