By the second half of the Reagan Decade, Lower Broad was on its way to becoming a tourist destination. An impressive ascent, considering it was more or less a war zone. How did it do it? It replaced “low class” drunks with “high class” ones through investment, selective enforcement, and heavy policing. We also meet a teenage boy who was used as bait to arrest dozens of gay men, and we check back in on Mayor Hoot Jackson.
But first, a few words about that fucking tornado.
If you have stories to share about the tornado, or any TN natural disaster for that matter, please leave a voicemail with your story at (615) 348-8165. What are you seeing? What gives you hope? Let us know your experience.
Up Next in Season 1
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The 1998 Nashville Tornados: The Invi...
In the first of a three part arch about the 1998 Nashville tornadoes, we meet Tom Colletta and Kevin Longinotti — men who were pinned by two of the 20,000 trees stripped, uprooted or blown over on April 16, 1998. We also talk about the time I — a 15-year-old juvenile delinquent from Maine — got K...
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The 1998 Nashville Tornados: Dark, Mi...
The second in our three episode arch about the 1998 tornados is about the day of the tornado itself. K-Ci & JoJo were huge and the winds were catastrophic. We also revisit last week’s episodes about casualties, and learn a bit more about Tom Colletta.
If you have stories to share about the t...
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Sex in the Time of COVID-19
It’s been a week. It’s been a month. It’s been a year. And it’s only April. So I took a break from heavy stuff this week to talk sex in the isolation age with Tessa Lowe of Primrose Path Boutique.
There’s also a super-long introduction about COVID-19 and, if you’re interested at all, where I’m a...
