XPLR.NASH Podcast

Nashville Predators fight a tough fight for the NHL playoffs. Opryland is set to reopen at the end of June. There’s still plenty of summer fun to be had in Nashville this year.

Tennessee’s only photography store has closed its doors permanently. Hockey is slowly becoming more of a reality during Nashville’s phase 2 of reopening. We give some much needed updates on two of Nashville’s largest ongoing developments.

COVID-19 forces permanent school closures. Your water in Nashville is about to get a lot cleaner. We step back two hundred years as we look at Nashville from 1830 to 1840.

Nashville traffic becomes the big story of the weekend as Nashville begins to enter Phase 2 of their reopening plan. Speaking of Nashville’s reopening plan, we talk with Metro’s Health Director Dr. Michael Caldwell to talk about these new decisions.

District 15 Nashville Metro Council Member and President Pro Tem, Jeff Syracuse, who also works on Music Row working for BMI, spends some time on the phone with us today to talk about the past, present, and future of Donelson. We also talk about the tornado relief efforts ongoing in the area.

Facebook buys land near Nashville. A new six story mixed-use development is set for SoBro. Also, we look at the economic impact of a cancelled CMA Fest.

Macaroni and Cheese is served on the streets. Two major annual Nashville events get canned. The odds of entering phase two for Nashville is better than driving smoothly through traffic.

Plaza Mariachi makes a partial reopening. Two new high rises in The Gulch have been announced. Also, Colin Reed, CEO of Ryman Hospitality Properties, gives his thoughts on how Nashville should reopen to the public

Vanderbilt named as one of the top COVID-19 researchers. Nashville sports the highest job loss across all of Tennessee. And we give you the latest update on the current and to-be sport franchises in Nashville.

Drive-in theaters are making a comeback. One of Tennessee’s most visited waterfall is now open with permit only access. And we bring back a good friend of the show to quiz us on fast food oddities from Asia.