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Newsflash: Things are expensive, and retailers are hiding costs related to inflation and economic unknowns everywhere they can. Fear not, Austinites, we have a solution for you. This city is full of s...
· 37 min 34 sec
Tipping culture has gotten out of hand — at least, according to some Nashvillians. Last month, The Tennessean columnist Cameron Smith wrote a guide to tipping culture in Nashville, and today he joins...
· 26 min 45 sec
President Trump’s big budget bill has been signed into law, and big changes are coming to your health care because of it. Michele Johnson, executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, joins exe...
· 30 min 17 sec
The world’s richest man may not have the same power he once had in the White House, but Elon Musk has become quite powerful in Austin, at the seat of Texas government. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by...
· 35 min 12 sec
This week, Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax unveiled his proposed $6.3 billion budget, which aims to shore up the city's deficit while avoiding a direct call for a tax-rate election. But will it work...
· 32 min 36 sec
Metro Council voted on Tuesday to expand the Downtown Central Business Improvement District to include the Gulch. Why are opponents concerned? Councilmember At-Large Quin Evans Segall joins host Marie...
· 40 min 11 sec
From morning sets in coffee shops to cumbia yacht rock popups, Austin has a DJ for every interest. Host Nikki DaVaughn caught up with her favorite one, DJ Chorizo Funk, to get the inside scoop on the...
· 32 min 35 sec
From Friday happy hour to the Sunday scaries, host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are here with their picks for the perfect Nashville weekend,...
· 28 min 29 sec
Nashville isn’t a cheap place to live anymore, and inflation, threats of tariffs, and funding cuts at the federal level aren’t helping. Certified financial therapist Celia Roberts Hughes joins host Ma...
· 27 min 1 sec
In Austin, margaritas are more than a mixture of tequila, lime juice, and orange liquor; they’re a summertime survival tool. And with literally hundreds of options in town, finding a good one is proba...
· 35 min 18 sec
If seeing the long lines around P. Terry’s Burger Stands during its donation drive, or watching story after story about people killed by the floods is making you tear up on the regular these days, ple...
· 32 min 8 sec
Looking to cure your summertime blues? We recommend a pool day! City Cast Nashville contributor and travel journalist Amelia Edelman joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to share her favorite locals-frien...
· 27 min 28 sec
Airlines overestimated summer travel, and passenger counts are down — which is great news for you. They’re calling it the “Golden Summer of Cheap Flights," and right now, Austinites can find jaw-dropp...
· 37 min 59 sec
Chris Williams is a rideshare driver in Nashville — one of the thousands of gig workers who make this city run. He’s sitting down with host Marie Cecile Anderson to talk about his daily grind — from t...
· 31 min 50 sec
Today, the Austin Fire Department union will hold a vote of no confidence in the fire chief, Joel Baker, after accusing him of preventing rescue crews from assisting in Kerr County during the devastat...
· 37 min 8 sec
Why was California Governor Gavin Newsom at East Nashville Beer Works? Who is Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s new chief of staff? And could the tragic Texas Hill Country flood happen here? Host Marie Cecile...
· 32 min 3 sec
City Cast Nashville contributor Jenn Harbin, aka the Hungry Loner, joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to share her picks for Nashville’s must-try summer restaurants. From hyper-local pop-up success stor...
· 20 min 9 sec
In the early morning of July 4th, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning, but two hours later, the swollen Guadalupe River swept camp children out of their cabins at Camp Mystic. A...
· 34 min 3 sec
If you’re among the half of all Austinites who rent, you may question the headlines screaming that Austin’s rents have been dropping for months, or that the city is becoming more “affordable.” Truth i...
· 31 min 16 sec
WPLN recently released Rose Gilbert’s four-part podcast series, “The Country In Our Hearts,” telling the story of how Nashville became home to the largest Kurdish population in the United States. Host...
· 24 min 21 sec