City Cast Nashville

This week Vanderbilt University is recovering from a ransomware attack that resulted in a campus-wide lockdown. Host Rachel Iacovone is joined by executive producer Whitney Pastorek and local on-air personality and Tennessee Trends founder Tala Shatara to discuss what they would’ve done if they were college students. Plus, Garth Brooks is planning a new country station on 100.1 FM, which means Lighting 100 is moving to a new spot on the dial. We also get into former NFL coach Rex Ryan’s alleged hit-and-run on Broadway and compare local Nashville restaurants to the big chains. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 13th episode: Adventure Science Center Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.

Did you hear that train horn all Saturday? That was Locomotive No. 576, fired up at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum for its first steam test since 1952. It’s not back on the rails just yet, but the decade-long restoration is entering its final testing phase. Host Rachel Iacovone is joined by railroad historian Terry Coats, author of “Next Stop on Grandpa’s Road,” to talk about Nashville at the height of passenger rail, the future of trains in Middle Tennessee, and the fun excursions the museum offers, including the upcoming Santa Express! Learn more about the sponsors of this November 12th episode: Adventure Science Center Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.

What should you keep in mind when getting a tattoo in Nashville, whether it’s your first or 20th? North Nashville artist and muralist Elisheba Mrozik says her first rule is never put a significant other’s name on your body. She joins host Rachel Iacovone to talk about her experience as a pioneering Black and female tattooist in our city, and how her work leading the North Nashville Arts Coalition affirms her belief that “random art making” is necessary for everyday life.  Learn more about the sponsors of this November 11th episode: Adventure Science Center Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.

What kind of governor will Marsha Blackburn be? Host Rachel Iacovone is joined by executive producer Whitney Pastorek and creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson to discuss the leading contenders to fill Blackburn’s U.S. Senate seat, and what her election results might signal about how she’ll govern. Then we ask ourselves: Is Nashville broke? Plus, what happens when payment protections end for 21,000 NES customers, Metro Council backs Nashville neighbors fighting over BNA flight paths, Tandy Wilson’s departure from City House, and “Love Is Blind” casting in Tennessee. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 10th episode: Adventure Science Center Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.

Is our city prepared to face its next ice storm? Host Rachel Iacovone is joined by Metro Councilmember At-Large Olivia Hill, our council’s new president pro tempore — who spent four decades in utilities before getting into politics — to get her insight. Plus, November is Transgender Awareness Month, so we're talking about her experience as the highest-ranking trans elected official in the state, and learning what she really thinks about the Music City Loop. Learn more about the sponsors of this November 9th episode: Adventure Science Center Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.