3 MAY 2024 · In the sixth episode of the Nashville Scene Podcast, co-hosts Jerome Moore and D. Patrick Rodgers speak with contributor Brittney McKenna about https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/the-other-nashville-part-3/article_a81ad632-0674-11ef-b057-7ba690909718.html, “The Other Nashville.” Over the past year, Brittney has checked in with members of Nashville’s unhoused community — as well as outreach workers like The Beat’s Darrin Bradbury — to find out what life is like for our neighbors who don’t have reliable housing. Look back at the https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/the-other-nashville-the-unhoused-community-in-the-margins-of-society/article_5af41074-e2cd-11ed-9cc8-47e785979828.html and https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/the-organizations-working-to-support-our-unhoused-community/article_dbe063e8-71ea-11ee-99fd-27f65de8cfde.html parts of Brittney’s series as well. Also in this episode, we talk to Scene arts editor Laura Hutson Hunter about some of Nashville’s most exciting visual artists, including https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/visualart/crawl-space-a-small-world-at-red-225-and-a-celebration-of-aapi-artists-at/article_a2adbc54-0666-11ef-bd46-cfe0b0040b15.html and https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/visualart/tara-dugger-honors-the-nations-punk-roots-with-her-spirited-solo-show/article_a769a940-00e6-11ef-8448-638073ecfe04.html.  Follow Brittney McKenna on Twitter/X (https://twitter.com/brittneymckenna), follow Jerome Moore on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jeromelmoore), follow D. Patrick Rodgers on whatever platform you prefer (@dpatrickrodgers), and follow Laura Hutson Hunter on Instagram (@https://www.instagram.com/laurahutsonhunter).

18 APR 2024 · In the fifth episode of the Nashville Scene Podcast, co-hosts Jerome Moore and D. Patrick Rodgers speak with staff reporters Hannah Herner, Kelsey Beyeler and Hamilton Matthew Masters about this year’s session of the Tennessee General Assembly. As the legislative session winds toward its close, we speak about bills that have been filed related to abortion, education, vaccines, culture-war issues, immigration and more. You can follow along with the Scene’s ongoing legislative reporting https://www.nashvillescene.com/state-legislature/, and stay tuned for much more. Follow Hannah Herner on Twitter and Instagram (https://twitter.com/hannah_herner and https://www.instagram.com/hannah_herner/), Kelsey Beyeler on Twitter (https://twitter.com/kelsey_beyeler) and Hamilton Matthew Masters on Twitter and Instagram (https://twitter.com/formvscontent and https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonmattmasters/). Follow Jerome Moore on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jeromelmoore), and follow D. Patrick Rodgers on whatever platform you prefer (@dpatrickrodgers). Give it a listen, and subscribe to hear more!

4 APR 2024 · In the fourth episode of the Nashville Scene Podcast, co-hosts Jerome Moore and D. Patrick Rodgers speak with staff reporters Kelsey Beyeler and Eli Motycka about ongoing protests at Vanderbilt University. As we’ve covered heavily in recent weeks, https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/vanderbilt-palestine-student-protests/article_dcdb6ea4-e6f8-11ee-87a1-cf8e251d12e2.html. That came to a head in late March, when https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/vanderbilt-bds-protest-arrests/article_a23ba540-ec64-11ee-a2c8-8b1e86d5b103.html, and https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/eli-motycka-statement-on-vanderbilt-arrest/article_ba7fc6a4-ee12-11ee-831d-ffc2df826dac.html. (Eli ultimately faced no charges and was released within a matter of hours.) https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/pressure-mounts-vanderbilt-chanceller-amid-protests/article_293dec6c-f04b-11ee-96e0-172479df4c39.html from students, faculty, local lawmakers and members of the community who say the school’s response has been “excessive and punitive.” We dive into all that and much more in this week’s episode. Follow Jerome Moore on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jeromelmoore), and follow D. Patrick Rodgers on whatever platform you prefer (@dpatrickrodgers).

15 MAR 2024 · The third episode of the Nashville Scene Podcast is another two-parter. In our opening segment, co-hosts Jerome Moore and D. Patrick Rodgers speak with former Scene reporter — and current Nashville Banner reporter — Steven Hale about his book https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676743/death-row-welcomes-you-by-steven-hale/. Out March 26, Death Row Welcomes You centers on the community of advocates Hale met during his time covering Tennessee’s spate of executions from 2018 to 2020. Also in this episode we talk to Scene contributor Brittney McKenna about https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/coverstory/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well/article_29c01c5e-dfe4-11ee-98f4-4f09bc5a1895.html, out today via Interscope/MCA Nashville. Follow Steven Hale on Twitter/X (https://twitter.com/iamstevenhale), follow Brittney McKenna on Twitter/X (https://twitter.com/brittneymckenna), follow Jerome Moore on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jeromelmoore), and follow D. Patrick Rodgers on whatever platform you prefer (@dpatrickrodgers). Give it a listen, and subscribe to hear more!

29 FEB 2024 · How much surveillance power will Nashville give its police? What’s a license plate reader? What’s Fusus? How much are Nashvillians already being watched? In the second episode of the Nashville Scene Podcast — co-hosted by Scene editor-in-chief D. Patrick Rodgers and Deep Dish Conversations host Jerome Moore — staff reporter Eli Motycka joins us to talk about this week’s cover story. In his story — https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/nashville-police-surveillance-power/article_047730ce-d4fc-11ee-9b72-53b8f73d4e82.html — Eli explores three forms of technology in particular: Fusus-integrated video, license plate readers and ShotSpotter. It’s a great, in-depth read about an increasingly relevant topic. Also in this episode, we talk to associate editor Cole Villena about https://calendar.nashvillescene.com/lists/620. Among our choices for things to do over the next week is the Belcourt’s ongoing Best Picture Marathon, featuring all 10 of this year’s Best Picture nominees. Follow Cole on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cole.villena/, follow Eli on Twitter/X at https://twitter.com/ejmotycka, and follow Jerome on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jeromelmoore. Give it a listen, and subscribe to hear more!

15 FEB 2024 · What's a neighborhood association? Why do they form? How do they affect things like housing density and "quality of life"? In the first episode of the Nashville Scene Podcast — co-hosted by Scene editor-in-chief D. Patrick Rodgers and Deep Dish Conversations host Jerome Moore — contributor Nicole Williams joins us to speak about this week's cover story. In her story, "Gatekeeping the Neighborhood," Nicole dives into how neighborhood associations affect development in Nashville — in ways both good and bad. It's a great, informative read. Also in this episode, we discuss Nicole's Scene column, "On First Reading," and the messiness that took place at Nashville's most recent Metro Council meeting. Follow Nicole on X (aka Twitter) at https://twitter.com/startleseasily. Give it a listen, and subscribe to hear more!