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Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by local comedian Ivy Le to discuss the items that City Cast Austin audience members said they MUST do by the end of this summer. It’s our Summer Bucket List, y’all! We’r...
· 23 min 51 sec
Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Jae Graham-Anciso, the co-founder and CEO of Mary Jae, an Austin cannabis dispensary, as the smoke clouds become thicker and thicker over Austin this summer. As visito...
· 27 min 38 sec
Nashville Scene food writer Chris Chamberlain joins host (and self-appointed “Burger Queen”) Grace Fuisz for a mouthwatering rundown of the Scene’s annual Burger Week, happening today through July 14t...
· 18 min 40 sec
The heroes behind Nashville Severe Weather — David Drobny, Will Minkoff, and Andrew Leeper — are in the studio with host Grace Fuisz to talk about how to get prepared for summer storm season, what to...
· 22 min 47 sec
City Cast CEO David Plotz sits down with hosts from all 13 City Cast daily local podcast hubs to talk about what stories they’re watching in their hometowns that are likely to impact yours too. Listen...
· 49 min 20 sec
Follow us down a little hypothetical rabbit hole. Let’s say that an Austin sculptor is tasked with carving a local version of Mount Rushmore — we’ll call this Mount Waterloo, after the original name o...
· 25 min 7 sec
City Cast CEO David Plotz sits down with hosts from all 13 City Cast daily local podcast hubs to talk about what stories they’re watching in their hometowns that are likely to impact ours, too. Listen...
· 49 min 24 sec
What is going on at the University of Texas at Austin? Host Nikki DaVaughn talks to KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy to find out. It’s been a tumultuous year on the 40 Acres, with the campus dealing with DEI la...
· 23 min 42 sec
Nashville Scene columnist and Metro Council expert Nicole Williams joins host Grace Fuisz and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to give us the rundown of what’s on the Council agenda for tonight’s m...
· 21 min 26 sec
Summertime in Nashville, and the livin’ is entirely too hot — but we’ve still got a whole city to enjoy. Host Grace Fuisz, producer Marie Cecile Anderson, and Hey Nashville newsletter editor Margaret...
· 17 min 34 sec
We’re officially in summer — and if this is your first one here, you’ve probably already realized just how powerful that hot Texas sun can be. The days are long and that evening cool-down that might h...
· 24 min 47 sec
Chris Crofton — the comedian and Nashville Scene “Advice King” columnist who recently ran to be an At-Large Council member — joins Grace Fuisz and producer Marie Anderson for a quick Friday news round...
· 13 min 46 sec
It’s the Friday News Roundup! Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined this week by Hey Austin newsletter editor Kelsey Bradshaw and executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec to round up the news. We’ll bring you the...
· 24 min 40 sec
A great way to stay cool this summer is to spend time on the water, and the Cumberland River runs right through downtown — but why is it so hard to access? Annie Klaver, aka the River Queen of Nashvil...
· 16 min 23 sec
Host Nikki DaVaughn chats with Emily Hill, who posts about all the best Austin-area grocery goodies and shopping tips. She’s got the latest on all the hybrid summer fruits, specialty sodas, and knows...
· 22 min 2 sec
As the temperatures warm up and the AC thermostat is nudged down, host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Mose Buchele, KUT’s energy reporter, to talk about the vulnerability of the Texas power grid. We’ve a...
· 26 min 58 sec
We’re talking about some of Nashville’s oldest and most beloved restaurants with acclaimed local food and travel writer Margaret Littman. She joins host Grace Fuisz to explain how the owners of instit...
· 16 min 28 sec
Nashville tourism leaders just released a new plan to move big events like the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve across the river to the East Bank in years to come, which does nothing to reassure folk...
· 16 min 23 sec
It’s hot out, and the construction at Austin's infamous spring-fed swimming hole, Barton Springs Pool, makes getting there a bit of a hassle. Leave Barton to the tourists and join host Nikki DaVaughn,...
· 20 min 39 sec
Do you know why Nashville is called Music City? Hint: It’s not because of the mainstream country music industry. Larry “Prof” Jenkins is a GRAMMY Award-winning musician, producer, actual professor, an...
· 21 min 37 sec