XPLR.NASH Podcast

Today marks the one year anniversary of the historic tornadoes that ripped through Middle Tennessee. We are diving back into our archives to hear how Nashville looked and felt like a War Zone.

As we enter into the eve of the March 3 tornado that ripped through Middle Tennessee, we wanted to remember what is was like the morning after that tragic event. Take a listen to what it was like during this time.

Tom Lohrmann is an established touring bassist, playing in numerous pop, country, and rock projects. He has been featured on NBC's TODAY at at CMA fest in Nashville. Also a writer and producer, Lohrmann has been innovating in the pop rock scene in ways you just have to hear.

As we near the one-year anniversary of the March 3, 2020 tornado that hit Nashville, Tennessee, with talk with someone as close as you can get to the John C. Tune airport. The John C. Tune airport sustained tens of millions of dollars of damage from the tornado. Our interview today is with Jeff Roach. Jeff joined the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority as its assistant vice president of strategic planning in 2018. He also has 40 years of experience in the aviation industry and is accredited by the American Association of Airport Executives. Jeff currently serves as the Executive Director of Operations and Development at John C. Tune Airport.

Nashville will soon be able to party past midnight. That’s right and it helps that Nashville has recently been only one of two cities in the nation to receive one of these designations. And how close is the city of Nashville to closing negotiations with PSC Metals?

Nashville traffic is about to take a weird turn for the downtown neighborhood. Vanderbilt adds something new to the docket of things to build in Nashville. Plus, one of downtown’s largest landowners is entering negotiations with the Mayor.

Another grocery store makes an aggressive move in Nashville. A NASCAR legend becomes an investor into a major Nashville event. Plus, Nashville becomes once again a top ten city of the United States.

Nashville’s recent winter storm has brought about some major consequences for Nashville drivers. The lease was just pulled on a major 2nd avenue business. And can you grab local food at a Nashville car wash?

On today’s program, we’re joined by our special Music Monday guest, Kara Frazier. Kara came onto the scene in 2018 with a beautiful blend of Soul, R&B, pop, rock, and also a little bit of Jazz. Kara has recently released her latest EP, “The Deja Vu Sessions” in January of 2021.

We finally get a great opportunity to chat about the sports scene in Nashville with Vanderbilt sports writer Chad Bishop. Will Nashville get an MLB Team? Is the world cup coming to Nashville? What's the most underrated sports event in Nashville? We talk about all of this plus Nashville food with Chad on this episode of The Nashville Story.