Nashville Demystified
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsTalking with the folks who live, work, agitate and make art in Nashville, TN
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Lucy’s Legacy: Talking Lucy’s Record Shop with Mary Mancini
April 25, 2022 15:20 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBTalking with Mary Mancini about about the legacy of Lucy’s Record Shop, the punk and “alternative” music venue of 90's Nashville.
Kevin Guthrie Won’t Tell You He’s an Artist
April 21, 2022 18:52 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBWe talk with artist Kevin Guthrie about his time in Nashville and his development as an artist even though he gets a little weird about accepting the term.
Getting Deep with Caitlin Rose
December 09, 2021 16:00 - 59 minutes - 82.8 MBTalking with Caitlin Rose about music making, living with tricky brains, and being weird kids.
Steven Hale on Nashville’s Record Number of Overdoses
November 19, 2021 15:38 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBJournalist Steven Hale joins for a chat about the opioid epidemic, fentanyl poisoning and how it has impacted Nashville.
The Bell Witch Part 2: The Story, the Newspaperman and Some Theories
November 10, 2021 15:03 - 46 minutes - 64.8 MBBehold! The second installment of our two part series on The Bell Witch.
The Bell Witch Part 1: Stories About a Story
October 28, 2021 14:26 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThe CRT read on The Bell Witch that nobody asked for... but needs to be told.
Craig Havighurst on The Station Inn and Venue Health
May 07, 2021 13:16 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBWe talk with writer and journalist Craig Havighurst about the history of the Station Inn and its fate after the passing of owner JT Gray.
And… We’re Back with Maggie Rose
April 23, 2021 14:15 - 40 minutes - 47.4 MBNashville Demystified RETURNS and catches up with the splendiferous Maggie Rose.
Getting Sleazy with LG of Thelma and the Sleaze [Rebroadcast]
September 16, 2020 05:01 - 47 minutes - 72.4 MBRebroadcast: Alex Steed speaks with absolute force of nature Lauren Gilbert, aka LG, aka band center of gravity for Thelma and the Sleaze.
Greetings From New Nashville: An Interview with Steve Haruch
September 03, 2020 13:30 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBWe talk with writer, editor, and filmmaker Steve Haruch about his new book Greetings from New Nashville, a series of essays on how Nashville became the It City it is today.
Christine “Teeny” Jarrett Was Wrestling’s Grand Dame
August 21, 2020 15:03 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBChristine "Teeny" Jarrett was Professional Wrestling’s grand dame. We get to know her rag to riches story by talking to her grandson and biographer Brennon Martin.
Christine “Teeny” Jarrett Was Wrestling’s Grand Dame
August 21, 2020 15:03 - 58.5 MBChristine "Teeny" Jarrett was Professional Wrestling’s grand dame. We get to know her rag to riches story by talking to her grandson and biographer Brennon Martin.
Appreciating David Berman, Ascending Menthol Mountains
August 06, 2020 23:21 - 45 minutes - 63.6 MBA cast of friends pay tribute to David Berman and Menthol Mountains; bringing his inspiring blog to life.
The Nashville Flame and other 1980s Fever Dreams [Rebroadcast]
July 29, 2020 05:01 - 42.6 MBBefore taking you down a fever dreamy rabbit hole of 1980s Nashville, Alex delves into the legend of the Nashville Flame—a friend of other-worldly humanoids and foe to murderous biker-gangs.
Tony Alamo, Susan Alamo, Cults and Sequined Jackets: A Conversation with Author Debby Schriver
July 17, 2020 12:30 - 48 minutes - 68.1 MBWe talk Tony Alamo, the children of his cult, the horrible act befallen to his wife, Susan Alamo through a conversation with author Debby Schriver.
Tristen Talks Please Vote Nashville and Civic Engagement
July 17, 2020 05:01 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBTristen Gaspadarek talks with Alex Steed about the origins of Please Vote Nashville how being a DIY musician overlaps with civic engagement.
Marlene Twitty-Fargo is a Foul-Mouthed Angel
July 08, 2020 14:27 - 39 minutes - 55.1 MBMarlene Twitty-Fargo is the drag persona of Tim White, leader of the band The Twat Biscuits and is a ton of fun.
Nick Gulas was Nashville’s King of Wrestling
July 01, 2020 13:59 - 58.8 MBAs a teenager in 1920s Birmingham, Alabama, Nick Gulas left his job at a bakery to learn the ropes (pun intended) of working in the wrestling business. Once he knew a thing or two, he came to Nashville and made both the city and the sport his life for over 40 years. For a good […]
Rabid Dogs, Spanish Flu and Acid Attacks: 1918 Was Wild
May 06, 2020 19:15 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBA Spanish Flu adjacent episode in which pieces from the Tennessean from that time are visited.
Sex in the Time of COVID-19
April 02, 2020 17:36 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBI took a break from heavy stuff this week to talk sex in the isolation age with Tessa Lowe of Primrose Path Boutique.
The 1998 Nashville Tornados: Dark, Mile-Wide Wall
March 19, 2020 16:29 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBA piece about the day of the 1998 tornado itself. K-Ci & JoJo were huge and the winds were catastrophic.
The 1998 Nashville Tornados: The Invisible Hand
March 12, 2020 13:30 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBPart 1 of a three part miniseries about the 1998 Nashville tornadoes.
Music City Tales from the 1980s: Lower Broad and the Ascendance of the High Class Drunk
March 05, 2020 05:01 - 41 minutes - 57.9 MBHow did Lower Broad manage to ascend into a tourist destination in the later half of the Reagan Era? Also, a few words about that fucking tornado.
Music City Tales… Companion: Deporting Sex Workers, Legalizing Prostitution and Bombing Strip Clubs
February 26, 2020 05:00 - 34 MBA bit about sex work during the Civil War and some unbelievable tales about The Classic Cat II, Nashville’s longest running, and probably most storied, strip clubs.
Music City Tales from the 1980s: Meet Hoot Jackson [Lower Broad Part I]
February 20, 2020 05:15 - 35 minutes - 50.1 MBHow Lower Broad went from being the sort of place most folks didn’t engage with after dark to becoming a budding tourist destination.
One time Carlene Carter was Awarded a Key to the Jail
February 12, 2020 14:33 - 43 minutes - 60.7 MBToday we talk with the wonderful Carlene Carter. This is not an official installment of Music City Tales from the 1980s, though it’s strongly related. Let’s say that it’s a companion episode.
Music City Tales from the 1980s: From Rural Purges to All Nashville All the Time
February 06, 2020 14:00 - 51.2 MBIn March of 1983, WSM launched The Nashville Network, TNN for short. Today we look at how televisions show like Hee Haw, and a phenomenon called “The Rural Purge†made all of this possible.
Music City Tales from the 1980s: Growing Up Opryland
January 30, 2020 14:14 - 25 minutes - 35.9 MBIf you were a kid in Nashville in the 1980s, you will forever have THE ultimate insider Nashville conversation starter in your back pocket; Opryland USA.
Music City Tales From the 1980s: Prologue: Last Ticket to Bonertown
January 22, 2020 14:28 - 17 minutes - 21.1 MBAlex Steed introduces a new 10-part series about Nashville in the 1980s by having a look at the infamous Mayor Bill Boner and his Donahue appearance.
To Space and Back with The Weird Sisters
January 15, 2020 05:01 - 36 minutes - 42.5 MBNashville Demystified gets too stoned interviewing The Weird Sisters, so they turn their chat into a sound collage.
Sean Nelson is Back in Nashville, Everybody!
January 08, 2020 05:01 - 46 minutes - 65 MBSean Nelson is a writer / music journalist / haver-of-opinions / singer / musician best known for his published works in The Stranger and as member of the band Harvey Danger.
Anthony Simpkins of GemsOnVHS
December 18, 2019 16:59 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBAnthony Simpkins runs the popular YouTube channel, GemsOnVHS. We talk genre, curation and the empathetic power of music.
Phoebe Hunt, Mystical Indie Folkie
December 05, 2019 18:15 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBPhoebe Hunt is a fiddler, singer/songwriter and yogi. She came to Nashville by way of Brooklyn by way of Austin and we talk about everything from music-as-a-healing-force to past lives.
Maya de Vitry Adapts
November 27, 2019 05:01 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBSinger-Songwriter Maya de Vitry speaks on her experiences finding herself as a solo artist, the benefits of working at Starbucks and breaking out of the bubble of Nashville.
Talking Motown Monday and Mortality with Jacob Jones
November 13, 2019 22:55 - 49 minutes - 57.2 MBAlex Steed speaks with Jacob Jones; one of the DJ's behind internationally acclaimed dance party Motown Monday.
Mercy Bell / Remembering Acuff’s Run for Governor
November 06, 2019 15:29 - 59 minutes - 68.2 MBHost Alex Steed takes us through the time Roy Acuff ran for governor and then speaks with pop-folk, or folk-pop, or pop-alt-country artist, Mercy Bell.
Mercy Bell / Remembering Acuff’s Run for Governor
November 06, 2019 15:29 - 59 minutes - 68.2 MBHost Alex Steed takes us through the time Roy Acuff ran for governor and then speaks with pop-folk, or folk-pop, or pop-alt-country artist, Mercy Bell.
Erin Rae’s guide to Nashville, Boundaries and Antiques
October 24, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBErin Rae is a musician based here in Nashville. She is a delight. Here she shares her history in the town, insights on establishing boundaries as a working musician, and tips on where to get the best antiques in town.
Bebe Buell is a Force of Nature
October 09, 2019 16:00 - 57 minutes - 67.4 MBShe is one hundred percent personality. She has *lived.*
Getting Sleazy with LG of Thelma and the Sleaze
September 25, 2019 14:14 - 45 minutes - 58.5 MBAlex Steed speaks with absolute force of nature Lauren Gilbert, aka LG, aka band center of gravity for Thelma and the Sleaze.
When Mother Teresa Came to Nashville: The NunBun Remembered
September 18, 2019 14:30 - 24 minutes - 29.3 MBAlex takes time to remember Nashville's most infamous pastry, Bongo Java's NunBun.
Tennessee’s Death Penalty with Journalist Steven Hale
September 11, 2019 15:19 - 81.7 MBSteven Hale, journalist for the Nashville Scene, talks with Alex Steed about Tennessee’s death penalty and his coverage of it.
All things Third Man with Ben Swank
September 04, 2019 13:00 - 43 minutes - 51.1 MBThird Man Records co-owner Ben Swank moved to Nashville literally days before the label launched. His history is intrinsically tied with the city.
The Nashville Flame and other 1980s Fever Dreams
August 30, 2019 14:26 - 34 MBBefore taking you down a fever dreamy rabbit hole of 1980s Nashville, Alex delves into the legend of the Nashville Flame—a friend of other-worldly humanoids and foe to murderous biker-gangs.
What kind of human do you want to be? feat. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza and Tristan Scroggins
August 21, 2019 17:08 - 75.7 MBToday we’ll talk with Robyn Henderson-Espinoza. Robyn lives here in Nashville and is a queer, non-binary, Latinx poet and holds a PhD in theology. I also talk with Tristan Scroggins - a mandolinist and all around bluegrass wizard who writes about how strange it is to live life on the road as a traveling musician.
Remembering David Berman
August 14, 2019 14:00 - 13 minutes - 15.6 MBAlex spends time with David Berman's blog, Menthol Mountains, to try to get a sense of his relationship with the city and his relationship with the world at large.
Nashville’s White Supremacist Bombings w. Betsy Phillips
August 07, 2019 17:05 - 74.1 MBAlex Steed talks about Nashville’s history of white supremacist violence with author and historian Betsy Phillips.
The Importance of Being Ernest with Justin Lloyd
July 25, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes - 38.6 MBMini-episode with Jim Varney nephew and documentarian, Justin Lloyd.
Remembering Jim Varney / Ernest P. Worrell [and Jenni Lyn Gardner of Della Mae]
July 17, 2019 05:10 - 1 hour - 101 MBJenni Lyn Gardner, of Grammy nominated Della Mae, and Daniel Butler, a man with a rich Nashville history and experience working with Jim Varney, aka Ernest P. Worrell.
Sick Teachers and Bachelorette Party Fever Dreams
July 10, 2019 05:01 - 45 minutes - 52.9 MBA bachelorette fever dream that leads into a explanation of the Metro Nashville Public Schools Teachers ongoing plight.