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Grab a cup of coffee and a box of tissues for this new release Where Wilted Flowers Bloom. I absolutely loved this book and this conversation. We explore themes of grief, friendship, and hope as we chat with author Johanna Rojas Vann about her novel set in the heart of East Nashville. This book will be a top read for me this year and one you'll want to visit soon!

With music festival season beginning its wind-down, I wanted to share this conversation I had about a year ago with an expert on the subject of music festivals, John J. Thompson.John is a professor of Music and the Director of Music Industry Studies at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, as well as an author, speaker, musician- he wears a lot of hats.I was asked to help create the Holy Mountain Sessions for my friends at Holy Mountain, and I had an opportunity to sit down to talk with everyone who played at that first event in August of 2025 (and I am slowly but surely getting all of those podcast episodes edited). While John wasn't performing with his wife in their band The Wayside, he did give a talk about the cultural importance of festivals (which I will drop in this feed soon).In this conversation, we talk about his history and love for music, his deep connection to the now-defunct Cornerstone Festival, and the importance of boredom.Music Recommendations:* I'm only making one single song recommendation on this post, “Sweet Marianne” by John J Thompson/The Wayside ft. Phil KeaggyThis song was written for John's novel, The Ballad of the Lost Dogs of East Nashville. I've listened to the audiobook. It's great. Go check it out.Build a Community with Me!Force me to be more active in my Discord server!Share this with a friend?Hey! Thanks for making it this far. If you're stumbling upon this or someone has sent it to you and you like what you're seeing, consider subscribing! To hear more, visit staticatticpod.substack.com

On the morning of April 29, 2003, thirteen-year-old Tabitha Tuders left her East Nashville home carrying a report card filled with straight A's. Her bus stop was only three blocks away. Neighbors watched her walking there, slowly reading the paper she couldn't wait to show her friends. Then, somewhere along a single residential block, she vanished. A young witness reported seeing Tabitha get into a red car. Bloodhounds later followed her scent to almost exactly the same spot—and stopped. Twenty-three years later, the car has never been identified, the driver has never been found, and neither has Tabitha. Tonight, we examine the disappearance of Tabitha Tuders, the nine-and-a-half-hour delay before police knew she was missing, and the terrifying possibility that the person she got into that car with wasn't a stranger at all. MNPD Cold Case Unit: 615-862-7803 Nashville Crime Stoppers (anonymous): 615-742-7463 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistoryTikTok - @hah_podcasthauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HAH DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/bJdbpH3hQm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vice President of Marketing at HEI Hotels & Resorts, Emma Shaybani, joins the Suite Spot to discuss the upcoming 2026 Digital Travel Summit taking place in Orlando, Florida on September 28-29 and how the HEI brand is leveraging social media, artificial intelligence, technology, and online guest feedback to better shape and optimize the traveler journey.  Tune in now and the Suite Spot looks forward to seeing you at the conference next month! Ryan Embree: Welcome to Suite Spot, where hoteliers check in and we check out what’s trending in hotel marketing. I’m your host, Ryan Embree. Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of The Suite Spot. This is your host, as always, Ryan Embree. Very excited for our next guest in an edition of our TMG Hospitality Trailbazer series to set the table. This is that series again with conversations with people, organizations, and companies within the hospitality industry that are paving a path forward. I’m so excited for our next guest. And it also really seconds as a preview for the Digital Travel Summit happening in Orlando in September. My guest, this will be the first of a few times that we’re gonna be together. Emma Shaybani, VP of Marketing at HEI Hotels and Resorts. Emma, thank you so much for joining me on The Suite Spot. Emma Shaybani: Thank you for having me. Ryan Embree: Yeah, we’re excited. So we’re gonna talk about that Digital Travel Summit event. We were talking off camera. It’s a powerhouse event. Can’t wait. Some big players within the travel industry gonna be there. But before we do that, we’d love to introduce you to our Suite Spot audience. Maybe love learning about everybody’s kinda hospitality journey that led you to your role over there at HEI Hotel and Resorts. Emma Shaybani: Yeah, it’s a bit of an unconventional journey, I suppose. So, I moved from England, and I moved from England to Connecticut, and I was really looking for my next opportunity. I’d not worked in hospitality before. I’d worked actually for CBS back in London. I had a couple of my own businesses, so hotels weren’t necessarily part of my original plan. But I, I joined HEI actually in a reputation management role. And I think at the time, they just knew that they needed somebody to look after reputation management, but they weren’t exactly sure what I would be doing. So it started off really as me in a room responding to guest reviews. So it, it didn’t take too long for us to all realize that probably wasn’t the best use of my time. So I kinda went to my boss at the time, Brian, with a plan and I was like, “Hey, you know, it’s hard for me to, to respond to these reviews when I’m not at the property. I don’t know what’s happened. You know, really, we should empower the teams at the hotels to be responding to these reviews. And, you know, really, I can be there as kind of a, you know, backup support and making sure that we are responding.” Because, you know, the hotel teams know the guest experience the best. And I was really focusing then on monitoring the trends, opportunities, and that’s when I noticed that the same thing was kind of happening with social media. We had all these accounts. They weren’t necessarily active. So we took this kind of a similar approach with social media. And then from there, the role just kind of kept evolving. So every time we kind of solved one challenge, we’d notice something else that we could then tackle. Back then, we had 20-27 hotels, I think it was. And now today we’ve grown the team. There’s quite a few of us now, over 100 hotels, multiple brands. So it’s been pretty incredible, honestly, to, to grow alongside the company. And I remember back in the day, my biggest concern was trying to memorize these 27 hotels, and now somehow I seem to manage with a hundred and something. Ryan Embree: We love the unconventional journey in hospitality and kinda falling into it. But also, a lot of people we find fall in love with hospitality. And that’s why you hear about people maybe starting kind of in, you know, I was a bellman when I first started at a hotel and front desk agents, F&B, and then all of a sudden, here they are 30 years later into a career that they absolutely love. And your foundation actually mirrors a lot of what the Suite Spot is. We started as a digital marketing podcast preaching to hoteliers about the importance of things like managing your reputation, social media strategy, which we’re gonna get into in this conversation a little bit, because it is a constantly evolving and so ever important because those are places that can be touched prior to a guest arrival and have a real impact on bookings and the guest experience. But before we get into that, I want, I do wanna start about talking about that event, the Digital Travel Summit that both of you will have the pleasure of attending down there in Orlando at September 28th and 29th. Personally, could not be more excited for this event, bringing some of the travel industry’s biggest and brightest together in a very intimate setting, very excited about it. What are you most looking forward to about this event? And maybe what caught your eye and it drew you initially to this Digital travel Summit? Emma Shaybani: I think what immediately caught my attention was that it was an event that was dedicated solely to digital marketing as a whole. I think, while, while AI is, is transforming things pretty rapidly, and I think this was nice because it was a conference that recognizes digital marketing is so much broader than just AI. And we still have to think about search, paid media, websites, all of these things and how those pieces work together to essentially drive demand. So I saw that and then also I’m looking forward to seeing some of our friends that are there, some of the industry leaders that are talking. I think there was one of the sessions, a keynote that’s on event-driven travel, which is something that we’re investing heavily in at HEI, you know, things like concerts, festivals, major conventions. A lot of my team’s focus at the moment is setting up things like landing pages, targeted offers to really kind of take advantage of those experiences. ‘Cause we all saw what happened, with the Taylor Swift effect a few months ago. Ryan Embree: 100%. Emma Shaybani: Exactly. So I think that’s a really, a lot of the topics throughout the event are really on trend and really useful. So I think it’s, it’ll be good to bring everybody together. We’re all solving similar challenges, so that hopefully, you know, we can come away with some practical ideas that myself and the team can implement when we’re back in the office. Ryan Embree: Yeah, 100%. And to piggyback on that Taylor Swift effect, you got the World Cup that just happened this summer. You got the Olympics in LA in a couple more years. So no shortage of events coming to domestic US. Concerts are gonna continue to pop up. Sporting events across generations, younger travelers, but across generations still prioritizing those experiences at the forefront. And I think you’re absolutely right, Emma. It’s a very comprehensive event. It’s funny, back in the day when we started first talking about, you know, this to hoteliers with, with digital marketing, sometimes social media review responses, you, like you talked about in your story, it fell on the youngest person at the hotel, right? So who’s the youngest, uh, front desk agent? They probably know the best about social media. Now as digital marketers, we kinda cringe thinking about that. We put our whole stake of reputation on someone that we really didn’t train a hotel’s voice or anything like that. So it really has evolved. And I love your perspective on where we are with AI because you think about this emerging technology. Well, social media a couple decades ago was right there in that spot, and now it’s created roles within social media. So it’ll be interesting to get everybody in like you said, that room to, with the same challenges, trends, what are you seeing? And speaking of panels, I’ll have the privilege and pleasure of moderating a powerhouse keynote panel with you involved, Emma, called Building AI-Ready Marketing Teams: Knowing When to Automate and When to Go Human. For our Suite Spot audience, give us maybe a little bit of sneak peek of a preview on your thoughts on that topic. Emma Shaybani: I think, you know, I always encourage the team to really ask themselves kind of simple questions, right, when it comes to our use of AI, is if, like, if this task disappeared tomorrow, would anyone notice, right? And if the answer is no, then we can probably find a way to automate that, you know? And I also think there’s a question of, is there value in the thinking or is there value in the typing? Because we do spend a lot of our time producing reports, producing presentations. And really, the value of having humans is the strategy, the judgment, the relationship building, and also the creativity. So we wanna make sure that, you know, humans are also, we’re remaining in charge of the decisions, but can we become more efficient by our use of AI? And we kind of split. We do something called the rule of 80/20, which is AI can get us about 80% of the way there to the finish line, right? It can gather data. It can generate drafts, mock-ups, website copy, summarize reports, but then it’s really like that final 20%, which is gonna create the real value. Human judgment, as I said, creativity, empathy. That’s where we need the human, human touch. And I think that’s really important when it comes to just overall guest experience as well, because while we’re using AI to get in front of guests, we’re trying to be the most visible or the top on Google or, you know, any of, any of. We really want maximum visibility, right, across all these channels. But when we get, when people get to the property, they want a human experience. I think people still very much want a human experience. So we have to make sure that what we’re portraying online is an extension of this experience that happens on property. So I think it’s a mix. I really do. Ryan Embree: It gets a little bit more complicated within hospitality. Other industries, it might be easier to automate all the way through, where in hospitality, there does need to be that human touch because of what, exactly what you just said, Emma, right? Like, people want that connection. They want that exper – That’s why we travel, right? It’s not that there might, might be some places where you can completely disconnect from people, but most of the time, they wanna experience. That’s why they’re getting out. That’s why they’re going to new places and having new opportunities to explore cities and locations that they haven’t before, and they wanna, they wanna feel that. So it is interesting to see that. You know, I’ve, I’ve said it on this podcast and we’ll probably say it again. The GM of the next few years might look a lot closer to what it did 20 or 30 years ago before all of those tasks were put on their plate and all of a sudden they had to sit behind a computer for 80% of their time and do spreadsheets and other things that required our time. Now they can maybe get back to the heart, which will be very interesting to see that shift in hospitality. Excited to explore it in that keynote panel that, again, is gonna feature some major brands alongside, travel industry brands alongside Emma here. So hope our Suite Spot listeners will look into that event, the Digital Travel Summit, and join us. I wanna shift back to, well, actually, I wanna talk about AI and, and the guest experience a little bit more. A few years back, you were a featured columnist in Hotel News Now, where you wrote that managing the guest experience in hotels begins earlier than ever. Now, this was a couple years ago. We’re getting news almost on a weekly basis with, with the cadence of AI and technology. Talk to us a little bit about your thoughts on how, if at all, that’s changed with the emergence of AI traveler search. Emma Shaybani: Yeah, I actually think the, the idea is probably more relevant today than it was when I wrote that article a couple years ago. I think the guest experience no longer begins when someone walks through the hotel doors, right? It starts the moment they have that idea and start dreaming of a trip or a destination. I think today, obviously, a lot of travelers are using AI and Googles to really help them to decide where to stay, where to go, what to do. It’s great. I use it myself, right? You can go through so much more data, so many more options, and it just kind of speeds up the entire trip planning process. But what it means is that our digital presence really is, more importantly than ever, an extension of the actual guest experience itself when they get to the property. You know, AI kind of just, just changed how guests discover us, but what really isn’t changing, as I kind of said before, is, is what they expect when they arrive. I think it’s actually raising the bar in many instances, because we’re getting the information to the traveler through AI or through Google, and we’re actually, we’re creating more personalized recommendations. We’re getting them more information than ever, and we’re setting these kind of real clear expectations of this is what you can expect when you arrive. So we have to make sure that the in-guest experience really, like, delivers on that promise when, when they get there. But for me, I think that’s where hospitality really still wins, because technology can, we can inspire people to travel, to book a stay, but people create memories, they wanna create memories on property that they’ll take home. And if we’ve promised a really great experience online, you know, the front desk, the food and beverage, housekeeping, every interaction throughout that stay is really gonna, like, enforce that expectation that we’ve set. So I think it, you know, AI is a tool to enhance hospitality. I think it replaces it. And I think it’s just kind of, trying to really seamlessly marry those two things together, so that we’re setting expectations correctly, but then we’re also delivering on real, incredible real life experiences. Ryan Embree: 100%. Yeah, personalization, a goal and objective that hospitality has been in after, I mean, for a decade now. We are closer than ever with as much data as we have right now, and that’s why I think a lot of hoteliers, brands, management companies are really going after that data and really trying to figure out a way, how can AI help me? All this data that I’m collecting from this guest make a more personalized experience and enhance, like you said, Emma, the guest experience. But at the core of it, I remember. I mean, I remember when you go to a TripAdvisor for a hotel and you keep, you scroll through the reviews and you see someone’s name mentioned at the front desk over and over again, “Emma at the front desk was amazing. Emma did this. Emma did that.” And then you come in and you’re greeted by Emma and you’re like, “I, it’s like I know you already, right? Like, it, that is such a cool experience and it elevates that. And I think that is in practice what I think these LLMs hopefully will have for a guest on the horizon. I think it does raise the bar, what you’re saying, Emma, because we want our guests to walk through those doors and know us as intimately as the front desk agent that they’ve maybe read three or four reviews about. So really exciting to kind of see and have certainly seen it implemented that elevation of guest service through HEI and resorts. It’s award season and obviously the accolades keep rolling in for your portfolio. Recognition from Conde Nast, Cvent, Travel and Leisure. Congratulations first off to you and your team. But from a reputation management, I mean, that’s your origin story, right, with HEI and Hotel and Resorts. How do you leverage these to kind of win more business? And how critical is it in today’s landscape to have a defined reputation management strategy more than kind of where you started maybe just responding to the reviews? Emma Shaybani: Thank you. Yeah, the awards like this are really meaningful, I think, to everybody because they’re really a reflection of the teams that are delivering those exceptional guest experiences every single day. I think behind these recognitions is the front desk associates, the housekeepers, engineers, servers, people who are creating these memories and these memorable stays. So I think it’s really important to celebrate that, which is why we really put an emphasis on promoting when we do win these awards. I think from a marketing perspective, these awards really serve as kind of a very powerful third-party validation. We spend a lot of time, telling guests what they can expect from our hotels, through our websites, our social media, photography. But these awards from Conde Nast or Travel and Leisure really, like, reinforce essentially that that promise that we’re making is real and help really allow us to build trust with a guest before they’ve not before they’ve even booked. And I definitely think it can be the deciding factor, right? If someone’s, you know, looking in the several hotels in the same market that they’re considering, it does help kind of validate that our hotels are a top choice in the market. I think on the reputation management side, it’s funny because back then it really was a case of, okay, we’ve just got to respond to these reviews. The brands are telling us, we’ve got to respond to anything under a three-star, and we have to do it within 48 hours. And I think it’s become so much more than that, and it’s, it’s so much more critical now because it’s no longer just about having a high rating on the different review sites. Guest reviews, I think, are really influencing how AI-powered search tools and large language models understand and recommend hotels. There’s been studies on it, we’re seeing it ourselves. Every review essentially creates this kind of digital story of the property, and then that story gets shared, right, from whether it’s on ChatGPT, whether it’s on Google, iit’s obviously very visible. I also think reviews are really, like, one of the few opportunities that we have to publicly demonstrate how we respond to feedback. You know, whether it’s thanking someone that they’ve had, you know, for a great stay or we’re addressing concerns. These responses, I think, allow us to show that we’re, you know, we’re open to feedback. We care and that we’re committed to kind of continuously improving, um, the guest experience. But I think all these things, ultimately, awards, reputation management, they’re all working hand in hand at the moment to ensure, again, we’re, people are getting credible information, and then also that they’re making informed decisions when they book. Ryan Embree: Yeah, what an opportunity to showcase the level of service that you’re gonna experience at a hotel than to publicly kinda display that through reviews and review response, right? You know, as it’s really human nature sometimes, I think unfortunately, that will go. Travel is stressful, right? Things happen in travel. We talked that there were a couple missed flights when we were trying to plan this out, right? How stressful is that? Like, so if you see that, sometimes a guest is a traveler, you sometimes have to put yourself in that, “Well, what is the worst case scenario?” So you try to look maybe for that one-star review. And if you see that empathetic voice on the other side of someone that genuinely has an authentic feeling of service-oriented response, man, the impact on that can really, really make the difference, and be maybe that final little push that has that comfort level, that trust that you talked about. I think that’s a great word right now, is we’re just looking that I trust that this hotel’s gonna take care of me, my family, if I’m traveling, my family, to make this experience the best it can. So 100% agree with you. That is something we preach all the time on this podcast. Social media, on the other end, plays a huge role in reputation management, and very comprehensive. What are your thoughts on what hoteliers should be prioritizing in the social media space right now, which is ever-evolving? Emma Shaybani: Yeah. I think the biggest thing is the shift we’ve seen, especially with platforms like Instagram and TikTok, is the priority is now content, and kind of not over-complicating social media as a whole. I think we talk a lot of time, talking about algorithms and platforms, but at the end of the day, if we don’t have compelling content, our strategy isn’t gonna get us very far. I think what I’ve seen a lot is that hotels will invest heavily in the social media management, but they’re not investing as heavily into the content itself. And we’ve spoken to a number of agencies and worked with different ones over the years, and a lot of them have fairly significant price tags to manage social media accounts, which I understand, right? Platforms like TikTok take a ton of time to create and produce. But these agencies, they’re, you know, they’re typically posting content, they’re doing community management, but they’re not necessarily creating the photography, the video, the reels, and influencer partnerships that are really the things that are gonna fuel engagement. So I think what we’ve seen is that without a strong pipeline of content, we’re just repurposing the same assets over and over again. So we’ve shifted a lot and it’s really about finding the right balance. So having a reliable content partner that can help create some consistency, and then filling in the gaps with influencers and creators, that can help, capture authentic moments and, and produce those reels. Doing those two things together work really well, but I really do think it’s now it’s time to start and really investing into content. Just be – everyone gets so fatigued, right? You just scrolling all the time. And then when people have seen that picture, they’re like, “Okay, I’m gonna scroll to, scroll to the next one.” And a lot of the time, we’re not just producing. I think everybody really used to think of it as, like, okay, we produce content for the website and the brand websites, and then we have content for social media, which is different. And it doesn’t actually have to be different anymore. You know, great content really powers everything. We can use that same photography or same social content to really strengthen our website. It really helps improve paid advertising performance. So, we can use it in our email campaigns, even on our OTA listings as well. So it’s kind of trying to get everyone to understand that that one investment can really help us deliver value across our entire marketing ecosystem. And it’s funny because it’s always the thing that everyone tries to cut from the budget is the photography aspect. We haven’t been renovated. We don’t need a photo shoot. There’s still things we can do, right? There’s still, there’s still new content to be, to be taken. So I think that’s where we’re focusing a lot of our time is content over the management piece. Ryan Embree: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, quality of content, I mean, the landscape has changed as far as the competitive forces, right? Now, back in the day when, when social media first, it was only anyone that you followed, right? You were only competing against those pages that that particular user was following. Now, a majority of time spent for a social media user is in explore pages, and a lot of accounts that they’re in. It’s more interest-based than follow base. You rarely see the things that you follow unless you’re engaging with it frequently. So the competitive nature of that, and you think how quickly. I mean, next time you’re in front of your phone, any of our listeners, how quickly your thumb is swiping, it’s a lot quicker than it was a decade ago, and how much your brain is actually giving that attention, that attention span has been shrinking. So quality of content, it has to be at a high level. And, and you’re absolutely right, Emma. We’ve seen a lot of hoteliers maybe not give the necessary time attention, whether it be time investment or capital investment into that. And it’s not enough just to be there anymore. I think that’s where we were maybe a decade ago. If you’re in the arena, you’ve got a shot. Now the bar is being raised, in that regard. So marketing, what a fun position. Always something going on, right? Something to celebrate. You got projects that you’re working on, announcements, try to make as much noise as possible. Any particular projects right now, Emma, that you’re particularly fired up about that you’re working, you and your team are working on? Emma Shaybani: Yeah. I think there’s a few things, because everything’s just changing so rapidly at the moment. So it’s actually like a fun, I think it’s a fun time. It’s stressful, but it’s a fun time to be a marketer. But I think the first thing is websites, because I think things have, like, especially where we’re able, we have obviously independent hotels, and we also have some branded assets that have vanity websites. And I think how that trend is also shifting, because for years, the trend was to have, like, these minimal content websites. You didn’t have a lot of copy, massive imagery. But now, obviously, with the shift in AI search, the websites have to be kind of richer, more informative, and actually have some genuinely helpful content. Things like destination guides, and FAQs, and all these different things, which is now kind of shaping a lot of our future designs on what these websites look like. So it’s kind of like we’ve kind of gone back a little bit. And so I think that’s kind of, it’s exciting to test a lot of that and really start to kind of just a lot of it’s testing, just really kind of getting in the weeds and just trying different things. I think another thing that we’re excited about, and we’ve got a lot of projects on the go is video. Again, I think video always used to be one of these nice-to-have pieces, but now it’s becoming a must-have because people want, you know, again, people are used to video content, short-form video content. So we’re implementing that on websites and in emails. But we’re also starting to have a lot more fun with our creative. I think a great example is we have an asset in Nashville called Waymore’s, and it’s a fun hotel. It’s in East Nashville, and we just produced this video that really is probably a little bit out of the box, but it really leans into the personality of the hotel and kind of the spirit of Nashville. And it’s definitely catches people’s eyes. We’re, we’re running it on social, we’re running it on emails, and we’ve seen a real uptick in people engaging with it. So I think it’s fun to kind of work on these more exciting videos, exciting content. And then my other big project right now is building what we’ve launched earlier this year called LoyalKey, which is our independent loyalty program for our HEI independent hotels. We haven’t done that before. It was something new that we wanted to try. And it’s an opportunity that really allows us to kind of bring together our. We have some really one of a kind independent assets. And we wanted to create kind of like a shared loyalty experience while still, like, maintaining what kind of keeps each hotel special. And it really gives us the ability to leverage the guests at each of those hotels and connect them to, if you’re interested in one independent asset, you might be interested in another one. So it’s giving these hotels real opportunity to kind of co-market, and at the same time, build this loyalty brand. So it’s been, it’s been a learning experience, to kind of build that from the ground up. But it’s fun. Ryan Embree: What a project. An opportunity, again, for personalization. You get some more of that guest data within loyalty programs, and all of a sudden, personalization starts to really blossom there, especially in the independent hotel space where you can do some really, really cool things. So, and just to piggyback on your video comment, if you don’t believe, Emma, as far as how important video is, go through, again, your social media feed. See how long you’re scrolling on each one, but also see how many times you’re seeing a still image now. I mean, it is surprising now when I go through my feed that I rarely come across just a still image. Most of them are going to be, whether it’s a GIF or some sort of, uh, short form video, most of the content that we are consuming now is not going to be a still image. So just going where the trends are, and yeah, it’s funny you mentioned that about that East Nashville property. You know, we work with hotels in their social media. And one of the videos that went viral on this particular hotel partner’s account was that they filmed High School Musical Two at the property, right? And it was kind of like this produced Zac Efron in there, and it exploded. And it was, like, probably something that we didn’t think was gonna get that much traction, but it was fun. People engaged with it. People loved it, especially those, millennials that grew up with that. And it became kind of a staple of that property and just a way to share the story of that property. So really cool examples there. And that creative side that’s the fun part of social media. So you mentioned 100 plus properties, so this might be a little bit tough for you, but I’m gonna put you on the spot here, Emma. I’m gonna do some rapid fire questions to get to know you and the HEI Hotel and Resorts portfolio a little better. So what is one of your favorite views at a property, HEI Hotel and Resort property? Emma Shaybani: I would say probably Hyatt Regency, Jersey City. So I had actually never been to Jersey City, but I was astounded by the, when I went, the views of Manhattan. ‘Cause it’s great, you know, when you’re in Manhattan, you’re like, “Oh, this is amazing.” Like – Yeah. But when you’re actually looking at it from across the water, it’s incredible. So probably that one. And we also have another, actually, another Times Square view. We have Renaissance Times Square that has this really cool bar that overlooks, like, the whole of Times Square. And it’s just like, incredible. I could sit there and watch that for hours. So it’s, it’s probably the New York views for me. Ryan Embree: Yeah. And those are hard to beat. Being in New York a couple months, same place up on a rooftop. I mean there’s not a lot that beats that. So what about a favorite fun fact about one of your properties? Emma Shaybani: Oh, I really like, it’s my favorite thing to do is always research or ask the team, like, what’s the craziest story about this hotel when I go? I love all, like, the historical facts, like, the ghost stories. So probably the Liberty in Boston, it used to be the Charles Street Jail. And today, I just love that, like, you’re sitting in there having a cocktail and there’s still, like, the, the doors and the window bars. And it just, that’s really fun. We also have The Cavalier, which has hosted, like, 10 presidents, Frank Sinatra. There’s definitely some secrets in that hotel. And I love that they play into it. They have a lot of, like, historical facts on the wall. So it kind of becomes, like, I don’t know, it’s like a fact-finding mission when you’re there. Ryan Embree: Yeah. I love that. It’s funny. You think about in maybe 100 or 200 years, which of those structures might be hotels in the future, right? Think that there’s a jail there. I’ve heard stories about, yeah, this used to be a bank and everything. Thing and now it’s a hotel. Like that’s the best part about hospitality, right? We can turn almost anything into a hotel. So, what about favorite signature dish at one of your properties, Emma? Emma Shaybani: I really like the steak tartar at the J in San Francisco. Served at the third floor and it’s just one of those, it’s just one of those dishes that I have to have, like I can not be hungry and I’ll still order it because I need to have it. Cause I don’t know when the next time I’m going back, but no, it’s kind of got like, it’s got like a Japanese twist on steak tartar, which is, it’s delicious. Ryan Embree: Very nice. Coast to coast, Emma, I like it. This really shows the breadth of the portfolio you’re working with over there. Last ones, either favorite piece of art at one of your properties or a favorite amenity at one of your properties? We can do both. Emma Shaybani: Well, we have a very, I think a pretty unique portfolio with every hotel kind of has a unique amenity. But I think the Live at the Sunrose, which is at our Sunrose property in West Hollywood, has this really cool intimate live music venue inside the hotel. And like you, just because it’s in West Hollywood, you just don’t know who’s gonna turn up, start singing. I think, like, J-Lo was there. It’s just, like – Oh, wow. It’s just fun. Like she’ll just get up and start singing. So I feel like that’s like a really cool little just addition, right? Like if a guest is staying and that’s all happening, it just really brings a lot of, a lot of energy to the, to the hotel. Ryan Embree: Well, and some great opportunity for content. You wanna talk about the perfect social media video? Emma Shaybani: I have no problems. Ryan Embree: Jennifer Lopez, right, singing at one of your hotels. Awesome. Well, you know, it’s always. I’ve done almost, well, over 200 episodes. I always feel like it’s my duty to my Suite Spot listeners when we have incredible industry influencers and leaders. And Emma, you were just recently named a top 100 marketer as part of the 2026 On Conferences Icon Awards. I always feel like I try to just get as much knowledge and tips and best practices from my guests as I can in the time that I have you here. So, what would be one piece of advice that you might share with hospitality marketers in our Suite Spot audience right now? Emma Shaybani: Yeah, I think the biggest thing is, and I tell my team this a lot, is don’t be afraid to test. I think one of the realities is that there’s a lot of pressure to kind of always deliver positive results to owners, asset managers, and leadership teams really naturally want kind of every campaign to be successful. But the reality is, if every campaign that we do succeeds, we’re probably not pushing the boundaries or trying enough things. You know, I think with any of, with any of the, the campaigns that we run, I think the best marketers aren’t really the ones that never fail. It’s the ones that learn the fastest. So I think it’s completely okay that every campaign or every test that we do isn’t always going to work. And that’s totally fine. I think it’s important to then explain, why we’re making a recommendation, why it worked, and the adjustments that we made when it didn’t work or if it did work. So I think it’s really just owning the, not being afraid to really own the outcome, good or bad, but really just, just test as many things as you can. I think it’s funny. One of the things I always think about is, it was like with email marketing, everyone said you had to send it at, like, 11:00 AM on a Tuesday or a Thursday. And everyone’s just taken that as gospel for so many years. And the other week, I think one of my team was like, “Oh, I made a mistake and sent it on a Sunday.” And I was like, “What, like, what happened?” And he’s like, “Well, I got the highest open rates that we’ve ever had.” And I was like, “Well, there you go. You’ve got to try these things. Don’t just keep doing the same thing. It’s not a big deal. If we send an email campaign on a Sunday, okay, we get a lower click rate. Oh, you know, it doesn’t matter. We can go back. The next one, we do something different.” But it worked. So you never really know what’s gonna work until you try. Ryan Embree: Yeah, bit of an unintentional test there, but turned out the right way. And as you mentioned, Emma, some of the biggest learning lessons can come out of those failures. And we’ve certainly heard some examples and stories on this podcast of industry leaders and professionals that some of their greatest success kind of started at maybe a moment of failure for them personally. So I think awesome advice. I appreciate that. Again, congratulations, on that recognition there. As we wrap up, Emma, we always like to end our episodes kinda looking ahead, right? We’re looking forward to the Digital Travel Summit, like I said, in September. But from a marketing perspective, Emma, what’s your vision for the future of HEI Hotel and Resorts? Emma Shaybani: Yeah, I’m really excited where we’re heading. I think over the last few years, we’ve seen some incredible growth, especially to kind of our lifestyle and independent hotel portfolio. And I think that is rewarding for the team because there’s so much freedom on the marketing side that comes with that. I think I’m just overall excited to, with the continued evolution of marketing within hospitality. As I said, it’s a stressful time, but it’s kind of a fun time. Because there’s a lot of things to try and work with. When I started my career, marketing was really viewed as a support function and today it feels a lot more integrated. And it is a driver of revenue and business performance, whether it’s AI, digital distribution, loyalty, reputation management. Marketing’s kind of influencing now every stage of the guest journey. And it’s nice to have a seat at the table, kind of alongside sales and revenue management and really be part of the bigger conversations that I think historically marketing was kind of seen as secondary to. So I think for us, looking ahead, we’re just gonna keep pushing, pushing, trying to push boundaries, try a lot of new technology, especially where it’s gonna add value. And as I mentioned, continue investing in things like creativity and content. And at the same time, try and not lose sight of what makes hospitality special, which is the people. Ryan Embree: Certainly a great opportunity to practice your advice, Emma. Use the testing waters and sandbox as much as you can. Exciting to see, because again, it’s evolving so quickly. It feels like almost every single day we’re getting some news out there. So we will continue to look to you and other industry leaders for what’s next in hospitality marketing. Emma, thank you so much. It was a super comprehensive episode. Any final thoughts today? Emma Shaybani: No, thank you so much for having me. It’s been a pleasure, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in Orlando at the conference. Ryan Embree: Yeah, excited as well. Thank you so much, Emma, for your time. We will let you get back to it, all the exciting things you have over there at HEI Hotels and Resorts. And thank you, the Suite Spot listener for joining us today. We will talk to you next time on The Suite Spot. To join our loyalty program, be sure to subscribe and give us a five-star rating on iTunes. Suite Spot is produced by Travel Media Group. Our editor is Brandon Bell with cover art by Bary Gordon. I’m your host, Ryan Embree, and we hope you enjoyed your stay.

On episode 219 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Landon Siebens and Brady Mueller of Noctara! Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Noctara is bringing new blood to the modern rock and alternative metal landscape with their collective experience in the music industry. Comprised of Siebens (guitar), Mueller (drums), and Brandon Elgar (vocals), Noctara released their first single entitled "7 SECOND HOLD" on April 16th. With heavy musicality and a gnarly chorus to compliment Elgar's introspective lyrics, "7 SECOND HOLD" landed on both SiriusXM Octane's Test Drive, as well as the "Locals Only" segment of Nashville's own 102.9 The Buzz. After playing their first live gig together at The Cobra in East Nashville in late July on a bill that also featured Zhaklina and Dakota, Noctara dropped their second singled entitled "OTC" on August 7th. In this episode, Landon and Brady talk with Mike about the inception of Noctara, including recruiting Brandon (formerly of Palisades), the immediate vibes he brought to their sound, the mighty Sevendust and Landon's lifechanging onstage moment with them at Welcome to Rockville, crafting their sound with the help of Jim Jonsin, the musical synergy they have with Noctara, perseverance in chasing your dreams, and more. This episode also features the aforementioned "OTC" from Noctara, available where you get your music! Follow Noctara on Instagram at the following: @noctara.fm, @landonsiebensmusic, @backbeatbrady, @brandonelgar. To stay up to date with Noctara, visit https://noctara.komi.io/. Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up to date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod. Thanks for listening! If ya dug the show, like it, share it, tell a friend, subscribe, and above all, keep the faith and be kind to one another.

Cody writes about his faith, exploring common struggles like anxiety and self-worth. He and his wife work closely with their church youth groups and use collaborative songwriting as a way of deepening understanding of concepts and building connection with others.He was part of a 3 artist bill Holy Mountain put together at Hope Church in East Nashville back in March, and we had an opportunity to sit down and record this session.He's a kind-hearted person and a talented vocalist! Enjoy the session.Connect with CodyWebsite | InstagramMusic Recommendations:* Ghost of Vroom 3 - Mike Doughty, Ghost of VroomMy Mike Doughty Kick continues, probably forever. This is great nighttime driving music.* Pool Kids - Pool KidsFun Fact: I had Pool Kids on the Hoodoo Music Podcast waaay back when before their first album, Music to Practice Safe Sex to, and the “pop goes the weasel” clip on that album is from that podcast episode.Build a Community with Me!Force me to be more active in my Discord server!Share this with a friend?Hey! Thanks for making it this far. If you're stumbling upon this or someone has sent it to you and you like what you're seeing, consider subscribing! To hear more, visit staticatticpod.substack.com

What if spending more on your staff is the fastest path to a more profitable restaurant?Jon Murray washed dishes at Applebee's and spent six years in music before rising to Chief Restaurant Officer at Indigo Road, running more than 20 concepts on someone else's terms. Then he walked away to build Noko and Kase in East Nashville on a people-over-profit model most operators would call reckless.In this conversation, we get into why he hands 5.5% of sales back to his team, how four-day workweeks and free therapy dropped his turnover to 15% in an 80% industry, and why he believes loving your people is the real driver of margin.If you think you can't afford to treat your people well, this one will change the math.That's Jon Murray. To learn more about Noko and Kase, visit nokonashville.com._________________________________________________________Free 5-Day Restaurant Marketing Masterclass – This is a live training where you'll learn the exact campaigns Josh has built and tested in real restaurants to attract new guests, increase visit frequency, and generate sales on demand. Save your spot at restaurantbusinessschool.com

After more than 500 episodes of @RecordingStudioRockstars , Lij Shaw has spent countless hours exploring how other producers, engineers, and artists make great records. In this episode, we flip the script and explore the artist behind the podcast.Lij joins Nate and Neil to trace his unconventional journey from architecture school to playing blues five nights a week in Hong Kong, discovering recording engineering, and eventually building The Toy Box Studio in East Nashville. He also opens up about the growing need to create music for himself after decades spent helping other artists realize their musical dreams.The conversation explores Lij's month-long songwriting retreat in Costa Rica, the portable setup that helped him write and record on the beach, and the power of collaboration, accountability, and shared ownership. Lij also offers thoughtful advice for anyone building a home studio: decide whether you're creating a critical listening room or a space that makes it effortless to pick up an instrument and create—because those priorities don't always lead to the same room.Key Five Takeaways: 1. Helping others create doesn't replace creating for yourself2. Collaboration creates accountability—and better records3. Changing your environment can change your creative behavior4. Build your studio around what you actually want to do5. The best creative tool is the one that helps you finish musicResources and Links:More Lij:Recording Studio Rockstars - https://recordingstudiorockstars.com/The Toy Box Studio - https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/Lij Shaw on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/493pQhEnKsrrRaJFHo1rK5Poetry Scores - https://poetryscores.blogspot.com/Lij Shaw's Nashville home-studio case - https://ij.org/client/lij-shaw/Songwriting and Music:How to Write Songs - https://howtowritesongs.org/How to Write Songs on YouTube - @htws GoHill Records - https://www.hollywoodrecordingstudio.com/gohil-recordsStudios, Education, and Media:Middle Tennessee State University Recording Industry program - https://www.mtsu.edu/program/recording-arts-and-technologies-bs-m-f-a/Mix Magazine - https://www.mixonline.com/WRVU Nashville - https://wrvu.org/Bonnaroo - https://www.bonnaroo.com/Gear Mentioned:Martin Backpacker Guitar - https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+backpacker+guitarsCarl Tatz Design and PhantomFocus - https://carltatzdesign.com/ADAM Audio D3V - https://us.adam-audio.com/products/d3vGrace Design - https://gracedesign.com/Lynx Studio Technology - https://www.lynxstudio.com/Slate Digital VSX - https://stevenslateaudio.com/vsx/Native Instruments - https://www.native-instruments.com/iZotope - https://www.izotope.com/Listen to Sound Discussion:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-discussion/id1727711992Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QLiTjT6OpY3prLIL8QoqDSubscribe To Our Newsletter:https://sounddiscussionpodcast.com/newsletterShop:https://sounddiscussionpodcast.com/shopSound Discussion Is: @natekelmesmixes @benhlms @merchantaudioproductions ​​ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Note: Before I jump into this, there are two orders of business:* If you like what you see and hear in the podcast, let me know, and maybe invite a friend to check it out by forwarding the post to them! There are all kinds of fancy buttons down at the bottom of the page.* Happy Birthday to my baby brother. He's 34 today.It has been a minute. Or like 2 years. Something like that, a long time. There have been many failures to (re)launch because I tend to bite off more than I can chew. Back when the show was audio only… and I was single and not a dad and had 3 day weekends every weekend (not that I would trade my family for anything; sure, I had more free time, but I was also lonely and weird and gross {so, so gross} ) I could crank out an episode every two weeks. Now I am shooting for a respectable “once per month if I get a 4 month head start, and maybe one or two more here and there if I'm feelin' froggy.”Also I'm trying this bit where I write a newsletter that goes out with the episode for a personal touch. I'm working on some Substack exclusive content down the road that will be behind a paywall, but more on that at a later date. If you have a friend that might like this kind of thing, forward it on to them and tell them how they can subscribe. For now, here's the info on this episode:I met Jordan back in March while helping my friends at Holy Mountain in East Nashville. He was playing their first ticketed event- a 3 artist bill with Cody Towell and Shelby McHugh (also, can you guess who the next two episode artists are?). I was able to set up a podcast room at the venue and record a few live sessions.As an aside, I really like what Holy Mountain is doing. Check them out.Jordan has grown up in and around music, spending his adult life on the road as a vocalist. He is venturing into the country-rock side of things these days. Check out this session to hear his music and his story. He's a sweet dude.Thanks for reading this. I really don't know what I'm doing, but I'm trying!Connect with JordanJordanDaneJohnson.com | InstagramMusic Recommendations:* I'm currently listening to An Always Open Door by Endearments, an NYC band with a very dreamy pop sound.* One of my favorite records so far this year has been My Life is a Small Protest by Real Face.* I have been very much enjoying the new Legit Smitty record, This Living Ain't That Hard, but it is only available as a vinyl LP for a few more months. It will be streaming eventually, but for now there's physical media and a digital download.Build CommunityShare this with some friends on socialist media, comrades.Hey! Thanks for making it this far. If you're stumbling upon this or someone has sent it to you and you like what you're seeing, consider subscribing! To hear more, visit staticatticpod.substack.com

 I'm psyched to welcome Joseph Settine to Roadcase for his second visit to the show. This time around, we were in the cozy confines of the podcasting studio at the lovely Russell Hotel in East Nashville. Joseph is the frontman of The Brook & The Bluff, who return to their Rock roots with their latest album, Werewolf. With loads of personal changes over the past several years, Joseph is well acquainted with life's transitions, and this wonderful album reflects the growth of the band both musically and personally.Joseph is an open book – thoughtful and self-aware – and the sky's the limit in this stellar interview. He talks to me about the driving forces behind the latest music, and his deep sense of gratitude as the band heads into its 10th year of hard work and life on the road.  I can't wait for you to give this one a listen!!=======================================Chapters:00:00 – Welcome and Episode Intro with Host Josh Rosenberg4:00 — Intro, height jokes, and concert crowd etiquette5:30 — Bonnaroo stories and the reality of standing out in a crowd7:30 — Going to shows off the road and the magic of live music8:00 — Playing with Rainbow Kitten Surprise and performing at Red Rocks9:00 — Why Red Rocks feels special from both the audience and performer perspective10:50 — Front of house, sound, and how Joseph likes to experience shows12:30 — Introducing Werewolf and the shift to a rock sound13:00 — Tracking the album live and making music like a band again14:00 — Working with producer Micah T and why the partnership works16:00 — Building songs to be fun to play live18:00 — Balancing studio ambition with live-band energy19:00 — Concerns about how fans would receive the new direction20:00 — Why the songs “play themselves”21:00 — Reworking older material for the stage22:15 — Why now was the right time for a rock record23:40 — College-era DIY shows and pandemic livestreams24:20 — Birmingham, Saturn, and the city's music scene28:00 — A stranger buys breakfast and southern hospitality30:50 — Life changes, emotional writing, and the roots of the album31:20 — Listening habits: Little Feat, Tom Petty, and classic songwriters32:30 — Relationship changes, divorce, and writing in real time35:40 — “Can't Figure It Out” and songwriting as therapy36:30 — Joseph's role as main lyricist and how songs come together38:15 — Starting with the first line and writing like a puzzle39:30 — The importance of a strong opening line41:20 — Joseph's lyrical approach versus Alec's instrumental approach43:40 — “Super Bowl Sunday” and avoiding hard conversations45:00 — People-pleasing, conflict avoidance, and learning self-accountability47:20 — Therapy, resentment, and learning to communicate earlier48:40 — Dogs, healing, and the role of companionship51:10 — Tour response to Werewolf and fans singing the new songs52:50 — What the band tries to create on stage: joy and connection53:50 — Letting go of perfectionism during live performance56:00 — Staying present, trusting the band, and performing with confidence57:20 — Where Brook on the Bluff is now and how close the band feels59:40 — Gratitude, luck, hard work, and how the band got here01:02:40 — DIY booking, early hustle, and the long road to national tours01:05:00 — Focusing more on creativity now that the band has a team01:06:00 — Looking back at milestones like Bonnaroo, Red Rocks, Webster Hall, and House of Blues01:08:00 — Old fans, new fans, and building a lasting connection01:09:50 — Why live music matters in a more isolated world01:11:00 — Music as a shared human experience01:12:10 — Fans telling Joseph the music got them through hard times01:13:00 — The meaning behind the Werewolf title and the metaphor of personal accountability01:15:20 — Closing thanks and final thoughts01:15:53 –– Episode Wrap-up with Host Josh Rosenberg=======================================Studio support provided by The Russell Hotel in East Nashville=======================================For more information on Roadcase:https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.comOr contact Roadcase by email:  info@roadcasepod.comRoadcase theme music:  "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer

Metro Council didn't gavel out until 1:48 a.m. this week, so long was the list of residents who signed up to speak in favor of restricting data centers in Nashville. On today's Friday News Roundup, creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek salute the civic energy and get into what happens next. Plus, BNA now has two boards! We're getting a new Complete Street! Greek fro-yo is having a moment! They're fundraising to cover up some awful graffiti in East Nashville! And in our bonus segment only for City Cast Nashville Neighbors, Hell Naw, we're calling out Marsha Blackburn's stupid racist campaign ad.  Learn more about the sponsors of this July 10th episode: Adventure Science Center Hoffmann Brothers 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.

A quote got back to Allison Russell from her daughter talking to the daughter of another artist: My mommy “just sings sad songs about her sad past.” She did win a GRAMMY for a song she describes as an open letter to her adopted father — a white supremacist — who abused her throughout her childhood. “Do you hate, or do you lust?” she sings in "Eve was Black."Always attuned to prophetic words, she accepted the challenge.On her new album releasing July 10, Allison Russell remains perfectly poignant but a bit more playful. She even includes her daughter's school choir from the Explore! Community School in East Nashville on the first track.There's only one track on "In the Hour of Chaos" that doesn't include at least one collaborator, which is no surprise to Nashville Public Radio's senior music writer Jewly Hight, who calls Russell "the consummate collaborator." Aside from the school choir, Norah Jones, Devon Gilfillian, Joy Oladokun, Brittney Spencer and Sara Watkins all appear on the new album.Russell calls her circle of friends and collaborators "the Rainbow Coalition." And as you'll learn in this interview, you may already be part of the coalition and just don't know it yet.

After 25 years as chef and owner of Margot Café in East Nashville, Margo recently closed that chapter with a celebration worthy of the legacy she built. Today, she joins us in studio to talk about what comes next, what it feels like to say goodbye to something that meant so much to so many, and the stories that made Margot one of Nashville's most beloved restaurants.We also had a couple of special guests stop by to share what Margo has meant to them, to East Nashville, and to the Nashville restaurant community as a whole.Margo was the second interview we ever recorded on Nashville Restaurant Radio, so this one felt full-circle in a way that is hard to describe.She is a legend, a pioneer, and one of the people who helped define what independent restaurants in this city can be.This episode is special.Take a listen.

In this episode, I'm joined by my sister, Stephanie Johnson, a financial strategist and wealth educator who helps entrepreneurs leverage credit, structure their businesses, and build access to wealth.We talk about why money is such a taboo topic in the Black community, especially for entrepreneurs, and why so many business owners feel uncomfortable being honest about revenue, profit, expenses, and what they actually pay themselves.We also share our own story as sisters and entrepreneurs. Before Shop Black Fest, before the businesses we have now, we started a vintage fashion brand together while we were at Tennessee State University. That eventually led to us opening BTS Studios in East Nashville, where we had a full creative studio, commercial rent, big ideas, and very little understanding of how to actually manage the money side of the business.This conversation gets into the financial foundation every entrepreneur needs. We talk about separating personal and business finances, creating a real budget, tracking your money, understanding what your business actually needs, and asking whether the things you are spending money on are going to make money back.Stephanie also shares why credit can be such a powerful tool for entrepreneurs and why learning how to leverage personal and business credit can help you stop paying for everything out of pocket.This episode is for entrepreneurs who are making money but still feel like they are struggling. It is a real conversation about financial literacy, business credit, budgeting, money habits, and telling the truth about where your business really stands.Listen in and ask yourself this: is your business actually growing, or is the money still all over the place?

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This week for What Where When-sday we highlight two jazz events. First on Thursday Nashville Women in Jazz Redefining the Standards album release show is at Urban Cowboy in East Nashville & Jazzy 88's Fisk Food & Jazz Music Festival takes place on the campus this Saturday. FOLLOW US:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wnxpnashvilleX: https://twitter.com/wnxpnashvilleTIKTOK: https://tiktok.com/@wnxpnashvilleFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/wnxpnashvilleBLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/wnxpnashville.bsky.social

Building a recognizable audience with more than 34,000 Instagram followers, Alex continues her varied professionaljourney posting quick-witted random thoughts of the day while walking in her East Nashville neighborhood. TheBrooklyn native's resume begins with modeling, speaking candidly about the one job that helped her but also led totypecasting. With twenty-seven music videos to her credit, along with TV shows and commercials, the former NashvilleModel of the Year details her most memorable movie role appearing in The Wolf on Wall Street. Add stand-up comicand animal rights activist to her long list of accomplishments and you'll learn how the actress landed in Nashville andwhy the pandemic almost killed her. AMONG THE TOPICS: HOW 9/11 CAUSED HER FAMILY TO MOVE, POSING FORAN ICONIC BRAND, WHY SHE'S A VEGETARIAN AND HOW INJURING HER KNEE CHANGED HER LIFE.

Building a recognizable audience with more than 34,000 Instagram followers, Alex continues her varied professionaljourney posting quick-witted random thoughts of the day while walking in her East Nashville neighborhood. TheBrooklyn native's resume begins with modeling, speaking candidly about the one job that helped her but also led totypecasting. With twenty-seven music videos to her credit, along with TV shows and commercials, the former NashvilleModel of the Year details her most memorable movie role appearing in The Wolf on Wall Street. Add stand-up comicand animal rights activist to her long list of accomplishments and you'll learn how the actress landed in Nashville andwhy the pandemic almost killed her. AMONG THE TOPICS: HOW 9/11 CAUSED HER FAMILY TO MOVE, POSING FORAN ICONIC BRAND, WHY SHE'S A VEGETARIAN AND HOW INJURING HER KNEE CHANGED HER LIFE.

While Nashville is synonymous with country music, Music City's indie scene is vital. In this special episode of Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast, we introduce you to Crystal Rose, a singer-songwriter with a stunner of a voice working in the R&B and folk space. At a recent showcase in East Nashville, Rose hypnotized the crowd with a flash choir, making for an indelible musical moment. Rose tells us how it came about, what's on the horizon, and why Nashville is an important creative hub for musicians of all genres. Country is Here… Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Original airing date May 31st, 2026)Good Morning Nashville ☀️ WE HAVE REACHED THE FINALE TO OUR ALL NEW SEASON, AS WE DEDICATED THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY TO THE BLACK WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY! IT WAS SUCH A GREAT SEASON SHOWING LOVE TO THE BLACK QUEENS, WITH THE THEME OF MAY BEING: MENTAL HEALTH & ME ‼️ WE THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPPORTING ALL THE BLACK WOMEN THAT GRACED OUR PLATFORM DURING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

(Original airing date May 28th, 2026)Good Morning Nashville ☀️ WE ARE EXCITED TO BE DEBUTING AN ALL NEW SEASON, DEDICATING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY TO THE BLACK WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY! THE THEME OF THIS MONTH: MENTAL HEALTH & ME ‼️Got another one for you guys! The black women within our May season have definitely given us some great stories. Today's episode is nothing short of that, and we're excited to have you guys tune in. With that said … let's get into today's fourth episode for our Mental Health & Me Season on the Black Men Vent Too Podcast ⭐️ This young lady definitely knows a few things about barbering, as she is the founder of a unique event called “The Annual Barber Battle”. In today's episode, we talk about the history behind the event and how it has been curated to help barbers get maximum exposure in the community to better their skills, and their professional development. We are excited to bring to the platform, Mississippi native Ms. Tiffanny Hicks ✌

Good Morning Nashville ☀️ WE ARE EXCITED TO BE DEBUTING AN ALL NEW SEASON, DEDICATING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY TO THE BLACK WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY! THE THEME OF THIS MONTH: MENTAL HEALTH & ME ‼️A native of the city, a mother, but she emphasizes first that she is a child of God above anything else. This young lady on our show is also a music artist. If you stay tuned in today's episode, we have one of her hit singles that you will hear directly on the show. Presenting to some and introducing to others, our good friend and sister Destiné Perkins. ✌

Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Candace Owens sits down with Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks for a wide-ranging conversation that dives into some of the biggest political issues shaping America today. The discussion explores Donald Trump's lasting impact on American politics, the rise and evolution of the MAGA movement, and how it has transformed the Republican Party. Owens and Kasparian also debate foreign policy, including the U.S.-Israel relationship during the Trump era, while offering sharply different perspectives on media, political realignment, and the future of both major parties. In this pod, we break down the most revealing moments from the interview, analyze the key arguments made by both women, and examine what this conversation says about the changing political landscape in America. Topics include: Candace Owens vs. Ana Kasparian Donald Trump and his political legacy MAGA movement analysis Republican Party transformation U.S.-Israel relations Conservative vs. progressive politics The Young Turks Political debate and media commentary American political realignment

What happens when you invite 70 churches to a unity event and zero show up? For Pastor Mark Lancaster, it wasn't a sign to quit—it was a call to go deeper.In this episode of the Lebanon House of Prayer Podcast, Chad sits down with Pastor Mark Lancaster (Unite Church, East Nashville) to discuss his incredible journey from a frustrated youth pastor to a leader of a movement rooted in supernatural unity.Mark shares the "John 17" moment that gripped his heart and the hard lesson he learned about the difference between uniformity and true unity. From failed events to merging churches and learning to "die to live," this conversation is a masterclass in building genuine kingdom relationships.

Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! On this morning episode of The Rush Hour Podcast, we sit down with Virginia congressional candidate Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs for an honest conversation about what it really takes to run for office in today's political climate. From grassroots fundraising and media pressure to connecting with voters and balancing family life, Elizabeth shares the highs, lows, and realities of stepping into the political arena. We also discuss the growing frustration many Americans feel toward establishment politics, why more everyday people are considering public service, and how candidates attempt to break through the noise in a divided country. It's a candid, insightful conversation about leadership, ambition, and the personal sacrifice behind modern campaigns.

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Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! The Rush Hour Podcast is back with a wild breakdown of the Hasan Piker subpoena drama after the popular political streamer fired back and called the entire thing "BS." We unpack what the subpoena could mean for online political commentators, whether creators are being targeted for their opinions, and why this story has the internet completely divided. Plus, we discuss the growing tension between independent media, government pressure, and the new era of online influence. Is this accountability, political theater, or something much bigger? Buckle up for a fast-paced episode full of comedy, commentary, and chaos.

Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! The Rush Hour Podcast is back with a packed morning episode diving into the escalating war in Iran, the latest failed peace talks, and the growing questions surrounding White House corruption as tensions continue to spiral out of control. We break down the collapsing negotiations, Trump's latest claims about a potential deal, and why critics say the administration is fumbling one of the biggest geopolitical crises in years. Plus, we discuss the shocking crossover between sports and politics as Jackson Dart steps into the political spotlight by announcing Donald Trump at a major rally. From war, propaganda, and power plays to celebrity culture and political theater, this episode covers the chaos shaping America right now.

Good Morning Nashville ☀️ WE ARE EXCITED TO BE DEBUTING AN ALL NEW SEASON, DEDICATING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY TO THE BLACK WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY! THE THEME OF THIS MONTH: MENTAL HEALTH & ME ‼️To anyone listening in today … as black men, we have to really be more intentional behind protecting our black women. With that said … let's get into today's second episode for our Mental Health & Me Season on the Black Men Vent Too Podcast ⭐️ Coming all the way from Dickson county, talking to today's guest felt like we were at home in the backyard … enjoying a cookout with family. Speaking of, she is family to us! And it's just amazing how small the world can be, but how God will connect the dots to get you to where you need to be.

Send us Fan MailThis week on The Renaissance Podcast, Sydney is joined by two members of the Renaissance team — Christina Provenzano, Brand Manager, and Maddie Miller, Senior Account Manager — for a fun, honest, and very relatable conversation about the generational differences they've noticed while working together in Renaissance's new East Nashville office space.From Gen Z vs. Millennial work habits and communication styles to office culture, social media behavior, trends, and internet humor… this episode feels like sitting in on a real team conversation at the agency.But beyond the laughs, the team also dives into: what's actually working right now on social media for brands and creators  the current state of the social media marketing industry  trends they're seeing across client accounts  what business owners should stop doing online  how authenticity and founder-led content are changing marketing  the types of content performing best in 2026  behind-the-scenes updates from “Renaissance land” If you're a business owner, creator, marketer, or someone fascinated by internet culture and generational differences online, this episode is packed with insight and personality.✨ Looking for support in your business? Our podcast partner NexusPoint helps founders delegate and build support systems through incredible virtual assistants — and they're waiving their $500 recruiting fee for Renaissance Podcast listeners. 

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! The Rush Hour Podcast returns with another chaotic afternoon episode as the political world continues eating itself alive in real time. Today we dive into all the fallout from Candace Owens interviewing Hunter Biden in a conversation nobody saw coming, and why the internet cannot stop talking about it. We also break down the growing cracks inside MAGA as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alex Jones publicly call out Donald Trump over fears he has no intention of ever leaving office. Plus, conservative media personalities turning on each other, influencers spiraling online, establishment Republicans panicking, and the ongoing battle between loyalty, power, and pure chaos in modern politics. If it feels like the timeline gets crazier every single day, you're not alone. Sharp commentary, comedy, and complete madness — all packed into one episode of The Rush Hour Podcast.

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️ WE ARE EXCITED TO BE DEBUTING AN ALL NEW SEASON, DEDICATING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY TO THE BLACK WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY! THE THEME OF THIS MONTH: MENTAL HEALTH & ME ‼️To anyone listening in today … as black men, we have to really be more intentional behind protecting our black women. With that said … let's get into today's first episode for our Mental Health & Me season on the Black Men Vent Too Podcast ⭐️ A native of Kansas City, Missouri, migrating here three years ago, and raised by a single mother that she says “did not play”. We present to some and introduce to others our good friend and sister Mrs. Lavonnda “Mikki” Brown. ⭐️ Being the first out of her siblings to go to college, she originally went to school to be a mathematician. While not taking on that career fully, she was able to learn something's that led her to working at a bank after graduating from college. She talks to us about going through pregnancy during her 3rd year of school, while working roughly 40-45 hour weeks as well as be enrolled in a dual-enrollment program that had her split between two schools. She gives God all the credit and the glory, and really encourages our audience to walk through their mental health journey with a little more faith. ✝️But, isn't it often frustrating when someone will tell you to just “pray” your problems away? For some, it may not be as easy as sending up a prayer, and often times we miss the opportunity to be present by thinking that a prayer is the immediate answer to immediate issues. We talk with Mrs. Mikki about the line between mental health and faith, and how it becomes jaded in conversation with which one should benefit the other. You'll enjoy today's episode, take some time to listen to a black woman vent today. ✌

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni continues to spiral as new rumors, lawsuits, and Hollywood fallout keep everyone guessing. We break down the latest twists in the celebrity feud dominating headlines and what insiders are allegedly saying behind the scenes. Plus, the new Baywatch reboot is officially making waves. From casting rumors to whether audiences are ready for another slow-motion beach comeback, we've got all the updates on the franchise revival. And in politics, Donald Trump sparks outrage and debate once again as conversations heat up over presidential pardon powers and what it could mean moving forward. We unpack the legal chaos, the media reaction, and why the internet is melting down over it all. Pop culture, politics, celebrity drama, and the chaos in between — welcome to your Morning Rush.

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Candace Owens drops a political nuke on today's Rush Hour Podcast, calling out Turning Point USA over allegations surrounding $10 million in missing money, while her explosive interview with Hunter Biden continues sending shockwaves through the political world. We also break down how Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens are increasingly turning against Donald Trump, why many are claiming MAGA is officially dead, and the latest examples of Americans feeling ripped off by Trump's endless grifts, scams, and political theater. Plus reactions from across conservative media, internet chaos, and the growing fracture happening inside the right wing movement.

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Blake vs. Baldoni just keeps getting messier, Taylor Swift's wedding prep might be more corporate than romantic, and the internet is once again discovering just how much money the government can light on fire. We break down the latest celebrity chaos, viral political outrage, and the stories everyone's screaming about online. Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni reaches a new level of Hollywood dysfunction Taylor Swift reportedly tightening up prenup details before her massive wedding plans Viral clips exposing government waste have people furious across the political spectrum Why the internet feels completely done with the elites Celebrity reactions, media spin, and the grift economy explained Plus more trending stories, hot takes, and unfiltered commentary Rush Hour Podcast, Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Taylor Swift, prenup rumors, celebrity news, Hollywood drama, government waste, viral politics, media outrage, pop culture commentary, entertainment news, trending stories

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix!   Ashley St. Clair drops a wild new theory claiming Elon Musk helped steal the election, and the internet absolutely explodes over the allegations The fallout from Thomas Massie's loss in Kentucky and what it says about the future of anti-establishment conservatives Donald Trump sets his sights on Texas Democrat James Talarico as political tensions continue boiling over nationwide We break down the media spin, online reactions, political theater, and why everything suddenly feels like a reality show with nuclear stakes Plus, commentary on the culture war, power grabs, viral moments, and the nonstop chaos dominating the headlines

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Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Morning Rush Hour is packed with celebrity fallout, political warfare, and the culture battles shaping the internet in real time. We break down the escalating feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the growing list of celebrities quietly distancing themselves, and what this latest chapter says about the future of the Me Too movement in Hollywood. Is the public starting to rethink media narratives, or are we watching another coordinated celebrity collapse unfold in real time? Plus, Donald Trump continues his political pressure campaign against Thomas Massie as the MAGA civil war heats up in Kentucky. We cover the strategy, the backlash, and why the anti-war wing of the Republican base is becoming impossible to ignore. Also in today's episode: Celebrity unfollows and Hollywood loyalty tests The changing public perception of Me Too-era accusations Why independent creators are reshaping political commentary Trump's loyalty-first strategy inside the GOP Kentucky voters pushing back against establishment pressure Media spin, online narratives, and internet culture wars The comedy of living through absolute chaos Rush Hour is your daily dose of politics, pop culture, internet insanity, and unfiltered commentary from a comedian trying to make sense of it all.

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Donald Trump shows off his new ballroom while critics question the massive slush fund set to bankroll payouts tied to violent criminal cases and political chaos surrounding his administration Why the backlash is growing as more Americans ask where the money is really coming from Donald Trump continues his war against dissent while cracks form inside the MAGA movement Candace Owens and Sean Ryan throw support behind Thomas Massie as establishment Republicans panic over the growing anti-war movement New questions surrounding the Epstein files and why both parties seem terrified of full transparency Plus, media manipulation, political theater, and the insanity dominating today's headlines on the Rush Hour podcast

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Trump goes scorched earth against Thomas Massie ahead of Kentucky's massive Republican primary battle Is MAGA turning on itself? We break down the growing civil war inside the Republican Party Trump pressures allies to fall in line while Massie refuses to back down New threats toward Iran as Trump warns leaders to "make a decision" before "something bad happens" Are we drifting closer to another major conflict in the Middle East? More questions surrounding insider trading, suspicious market activity, and who profits during chaos The media spin versus what Americans are actually seeing unfold in real time Plus reactions, commentary, and plenty more on today's wild morning news cycle on Rush Hour

Sponsored by Laundry Sauce. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code RUSHHOUR at https://laundrysauce.com/RUSHHOUR  #laundrysaucepod Sponsored by Hers. Sponsored by Hers. Go to forhers.com/rushhour to get started today! Live in East Nashville, May 29th - go to  https://www.rushhourwithdave.com/calendar for tix! Rush Hour gets wild this afternoon as we break down Candace Owens sitting down with Hunter Biden in one of the most unexpected interviews of the year, and why the internet is absolutely melting down over it. We also cover Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA turning on their own after the backlash surrounding Thomas Massie, plus the growing divide inside the MAGA movement. Meanwhile, the war machine keeps spinning, the debt keeps exploding, and the grift economy is alive and well. From political influencers to billion-dollar narratives, we unpack who's cashing in while everyday Americans get squeezed. Add in media hypocrisy, internet chaos, and the latest political insanity, and you've got another can't-miss episode of Rush Hour.

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Good Morning Nashville ☀️ IT IS OFFICIALLY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH ‼️By now, those that have supported us know, the month of May we amp up our platform and brand in a many of ways. Expect new episodes, we're gearing up for our annual charity bowling fundraising event this month, anything involving mental health in our city we are looking to be a part of. Thank you to our listening audience for rocking with us, and continue to share our platform to those that need it most. With that said … let's get into today's first episode for Mental Health Awareness Month ⭐️ We are more than excited to be bringing to the show a true native of Orlando, Florida, and a brother that definitely knows a thing or two about dribbling a basketball. He has had experience both at the collegiate level as well as professionally overseas, and is still actively looking to find a new team to showcase his talent. Presenting to some and introducing to others, our good friend and brother, Mr. Marcus Millien

The development situation on the eastern bank of the Cumberland River remains confusing, so D7 Councilmember Emily Benedict joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to help us untangle it all. From the amendments Council recently passed putting boundaries on the scrapyard neighborhood (a.k.a. Wasioto Bend) to why the state rerouted $300 million of surplus convention center cash to the East Bank, we're hashing out the future of Nashville's most valuable patch of land. When all is said and done, will it still be East Nashville — or are we creating a second downtown? Election Day is TOMORROW! Here is a sample ballot for the May 5 election with early voting locations and hours. If you haven't yet registered to vote, you cannot vote in the May 5 primary election — but you can still register for the state and federal primary election on Aug. 6. Learn more about the sponsors of this May 4th episode: Greater Birmingham CVB Window Nation 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 Hey 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.

It all starts with a question:“I live in East Nashville, on Sharpe Avenue. We adopted a hound mix and she digs up bizarre trash. Did people bury their trash? Was there no trash pick up? Auto parts, beer bottles, air gun cartridges, porn videos. Others in East have described similar experiences.”We've learned this is not an isolated experience. You folks are obsessed with what you find in the dirt. So, why do we dig what we dig?We're unearthing some answers with metal detectorist Whit Hill, landscaper Matt Pilcher, and Ben Nance with the Tennessee Division of Archaeology.This episode was reported and produced by Tasha A.F. Lemley.

News is breaking about Nashville hosting the Super Bowl in 2030. The Giants made a big trade over the weekend that relates to the Titans draft and Jeffery Simmons. Then we make final predictions about what will happen on Thursday and Friday night with the Titans top 100 picks. Then we dive into who could replace Coach Mac on Titans Radio. RSVP for the 2026 NFL Draft Party to benefit Our Kids by emailing here: InCrowd@SinkersBeverages.com Thursday Night: $40 all you can eat, all you can drink M.L. Rose in East Nashville with prizes and a first round competition. Saturday Night: $75 all you can eat Shotgun Willie's BBQ, a bourbon tasting, off-the-record Q&A with reporters and special guests, gift bag and more. Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk football. Watch the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! Shotgun Willie's BBQ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get the best brisket in Nashville!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All music by MoonTaxi.com. Be sure to subscribe to PaulKuharsky.com and The Tennessean.com

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On Episode 294 of Outside The Round, Matt Burrill sits down with Nashville native Jess Woodland. Fresh off the release of her EP High Road, Jess shares her journey from bluegrass roots and a rural Tennessee upbringing to carving out her own lane in today's music scene. Jess opens up about stepping away from music, facing serious health challenges, and ultimately finding her way back with a renewed sense of purpose. She dives into the making of High Road, blending country, Americana, and alternative influences into a gritty, emotionally-driven sound that's uniquely her own. The conversation also explores building a fanbase through social media, navigating the highs and lows of being an independent artist, and the importance of self-worth, community, and resilience. Jess's story is a powerful reminder that sometimes the hardest path forward is the one worth taking. Follow on Social Media: Jess Woodland: @justjesswoodland Matt Burrill: @raisedrowdymatt Raised Rowdy: @raisedrowdy Outside The Round: @outsidetheround Chapters (00:00:00) - Harlem native on the ice storm(00:02:39) - Bluegrass singer-songwriter on his roots(00:04:43) - "You're Not Done" by Emeli(00:09:19) - All The High Roads, On Spotify(00:11:16) - What Kind of Music Do You Make?(00:14:41) - Singer-Songwriter talks about East Nashville(00:18:14) - Songwriters Round(00:19:06) - Alex Jones on How Old Does He Feel?(00:21:31) - Michael Pinto on His EP(00:24:25) - Tennesse rapper Becca Ray on coming out(00:28:00) - Rihonda on Love Yourself(00:30:33) - Michael on His Hardest Songs(00:34:24) - "Thank You For showing Me How I'm Lonely"(00:38:54) - 100. Playing One of Our Nights(00:39:12) - Michael Jackson on New Music(00:40:01) - Who Would Be Some Acts That I'd Love to Go Out With(00:43:35) - "You're the CEO of Your Business"(00:45:14) - What do we like doing when we're not on the music grind(00:48:01) - Can You Travel To All 50 States?(00:50:56) - Michael Jackson on His Daughter's Help(00:54:05) - Jess Woodland on Posting Her First Tik Tok Video