Front Porch AF

Brad Clark from the Nashville Food Project discusses how the nonprofit reclaims food, grows produce, and prepares thousands of scratch-made meals weekly to address food insecurity in Nashville. Hear how volunteers, community partners, and garden programs work together, and learn simple ways listeners can volunteer, donate, or receive meals. Kelli and Sue start off the episode, as always, with Neighborhood Notes (we're in a heat dome), Drinks of the Day (which Sue served in a plastic glass, to Kelli's horror), and a Mailbox with a corrective instruction on press-on nails from our dear friend Amy. Cheers, y'all! More at FrontPorchAF.com.

Kelli and Sue sit down with Nancy VanReece, President and CEO of the new Nashville Vibe, to discuss launching a professional women’s basketball team in Nashville, joining the Upshot League, and the team’s community-focused vision. The episode covers logistics like playing their home games at Vanderbilt University, player housing and living wages, hiring a coach and season timing, and how the Vibe aims to create opportunities for athletes, front-office staff, and fans across the city. We get Neighborhood Notes from Alaska, New Orleans, Seattle -- and a mastodon archaeological dig!  Join Kelli and Sue for a drink, a laugh, and a great discussion as they try to solve all the problems of the world. Cheers, y'all! More at FrontPorchAF.com

Kelly Stagg, director of Stone Creek Memory Care, joins Kelli and Sue to explain how memory care works and how staff create a true sense of home for people with dementia. This is a personal connection for Kelli, whose mother is a resident of Stone Creek. And for Sue, it's about how to deal with what she, at 78, fears the most. The discussion covers recognizing warning signs, when to consider residential care, managing sundowning, the power of music and activities, supporting families, end-of-life care, and resources like the Alzheimer’s Association. Plus Neighborhood Notes about upcoming travels to Alaska and New Orleans, a Kit Report from the Mailbag, and non-alcoholic (but still potent) Drinks of the Day—all this and more on the new episode. Cheers, y'all! FrontPorchAF.com for more. 

Historian Betsy Phillips joins Kelli and Sue to discuss her book 'Dynamite Nashville' and the unsolved bombings in Nashville during the Civil Rights era of the '50s and '60s. The conversation explores the Ku Klux Klan's violent response to desegregation, the FBI's controversial ties to Klan chapters, and key figures like J.B. Stoner, J. Alexander Looby, and J. Edgar Hoover. Phillips describes her investigative work using FOIA requests, archival research, and interviews that helped prompt the reopening of cold cases and sheds light on how these events shaped Nashville and the broader Civil Rights era. Kelli and Sue open with Neighborhood Notes (think Dolly Parton, New Orleans second line parades, and press-on nails ...) and close with an invitation to join them as they gather on their audio front porch, sip a drink, and try to solve all the problems of the world. Cheers, y'all! More at FrontPorchAF.com

Hosts Kelli and Sue welcome music journalist Craig Havighurst to discuss his book 'Musicality for Modern Humans' and how to "listen like an artist." Craig breaks down key concepts—tone, time, and timbre—offers practical tips for discovering new and instrumental music, and explains how streaming algorithms and playlists can be trained to expand your musical taste. The show also includes neighborhood notes — from a week of non-alcoholic drinking and a beloved cat’s passing to an eagle webcam preservation story, election volunteering, and viral video moments — all delivered in this warm, conversational episode about music, community, and curiosity. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and join Kelli and Sue as they try to solve all the problems of the world! For more: FrontPorchAF.com.