30 minAug 22, 2025

Metro Council Turns Ugly, Benches Disappear, and NASCAR Fans, Start Your Engines

Show Notes

The return of NASCAR to the Fairgrounds may be on the horizon, and benches are disappearing downtown — with critics accusing the city of creating hostile architecture instead. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are once again wondering who Nashville is actually for. Plus: Metro Council turns nasty, who got paid half a million taxpayer dollars without a contract, and has Cracker Barrel gone woke?

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