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We Own This TownFrankenstein, Dracula, or Zombie?
So, you’ve heard of the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich game, but what about Frankenstein, Dracula, or Zombie? Our hosts have this theory that most of our…
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World Music w/ SueAnn Shiah
The world has been talking about Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour lately, but not so much about the world music record that’s actually supporting it…
We Own This TownHave A Glass Of Wine, It’s Not Gonna Kill You
The girls sit down with guest, Leisa Hans just a little over a month after losing her sister to a 4 year long battle with cancer. She touches on her close…
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Moonlight Revisited
In moonlight, Black boys still look blue, and Moonlight is getting a 4K glow-up for its 10th anniversary. Blake and Kashif unpack the film’s continued…
We Own This TownJunk Drawer: Thrifting, Kirkiversary, Rogue AI, and Millennial Optimism
Why on earth are prices so high at thrift stores? A year after the killing of Charlie Kirk and taxpayers’ unwitting role in the slew of 2025 firings. AI…
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The Disappearers w/ Marlon James
The Disappearers is a book of the decade, and we’re so glad to share our conversation with its author, Marlon James. Set in 1980’s Jamaica, this…
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PCOS, Placenta Burps and the Pull & Pray
The Momcult is officially on YouTube! Join us as we chatted over zoom with Nicole Lim — Nashville based makeup artist turned director, screenwriter, and…
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Feels Like Somebody’s Watching Me: Surveillance Capitalism
In today’s world, we are always giving up our privacy for the promises of safety, connection, and convenience. But is the tradeoff worth it? In this…
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Let’s Talk About Catfishing [TEASER]
For this patreon-only conversation, we met up at a local favorite, Americano Lounge, to discuss the many forms catfishing takes in queer communities. Both of…
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Standing Tall w/ Rep. Gloria Johnson
Member of the ‘Tennessee Three’ Rep. Gloria Johnson is an educator at heart. Sometimes, that means being a teacher voice in the legislature (read…
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There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood w/ Rasheed Newson
There are at least three things that you’re likely to experience in a Rasheed Newson novel: 1) A feeling of period-correctness 2) A well-researched…
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Live at Nashville Pride!
Flanked by a giant spinning wheel of party guests and all the extroverted energy they can muster, our hosts head to Nashville Pride! There, they talk to…
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Conversion Therapy Dropout w/ Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez
Sometimes not succeeding at things can be good, especially if we’re talking about gay conversion therapy. There’s no better person to reflect on…
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Who’s Gonna Be There Live Show
We’ll be at Nashville Pride on Bicentennial Mall from 11AM – 6PM this Saturday, June 27th! Stop by to hear interviews with special guests and for…
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I Love Boosters x The Devil Wears Prada 2
In this episode, we look at the anti-capitalist afrosurrealist film I Love Boosters (Boots Riley), and the highly-anticipated anti-something The Devil Wears…
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Moony – Warning High Cube
For some indeterminate amount of time I’ve had a tab open on my browser for Moony’s album WARNING HIGH CUBE. In the pantheon of alternative…
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The Cure for Blue Dot Fever
‘Blue dot fever’ happens when you look at a concert seating chart and see mostly unsold seats (blue dots). As the epidemic worsens with a flood of…
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But the Gag is the Gag’s Over: Inclusion TN & the Tennessee Titans [TEASER]
The hosts are spilling the hottest tea over on Patreon. Now that their gag orders are lifted, the stories they share about the organizations that exploited…
We Own This TownNASCAR Long Weekend: You Could Be a Pit Lizard
After a brief five year hiatus, Hott Minute returns with a 90-minute NASCAR Special. Jamie walks Ashley through her newfound love of the sport; covering the…
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Generational BEEF
A Baby Boomer, Gen Xer, Millennial, and Gen Zer walk into a…ring. Well, you can guess how that goes. Join our hosts for deep dive into the second season…
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In the Way of Johnny Appleseed w/ Isaac Fitzgerald
Isaac Fitzgerald, author of American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed (Penguin Random House), stops by the pod to talk about the historic figure…
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DJ Afrosheen Thinks DJs are Sociologists
On this episode of Who’s Gonna Be There?, Blake and Kashif sit down with DJ Afrosheen, one of the hottest DJs of the queer South, and a name you might…
We Own This TownFiguring It Out For Sonny
We had such a fun time getting to sit down and chat with one of our most seasoned friends from our party days, Meg Perry! She so graciously shares with us…
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What Exactly is Armageddon?
The US war with Iran brings Armageddon into public conversation, yet again. This time, with some US military leaders allegedly aiming to bring about this…
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James Baldwin in Love w/ Nicholas Boggs
Nicholas Boggs, author of the new James Baldwin biography, Baldwin: A Love Story (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), stops by the pod for a conversation on the…
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The F-use – “Wannabe” (Official Video)
Rock Music has become an incredibly difficult realm to make something interesting. Hard Rock Music even more so. Maybe that’s a heavily subjective take…
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Why Aren’t We Talking About Touch?
Fun fact: kissing isn’t a universal human behavior, and is only exhibited by about 50% of humans, mostly in the industrialized parts of the world. In this…
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Dialup Ghost – Donkey Howdy
Donkey Howdy by Dialup Ghost If the title Donkey Howdy or the wildly colorful distorted cover art doesn’t tip you off, Dialup Ghost is having fun on…
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Think of Astrology as the Ingredients w/Sarah Jane Chapman
Sarah Jane Chapman is a yoga therapist, tarot reader, astrologer, and founder of Be With Your Body, a total embodiment practice. She stops by the pod to tell…
We Own This TownJoy in The Resistance
Joy invites on Activist and OG mom friend, Colleen Weiss, to give us the dose of hope and motivation that we, as mothers, could all use right now. Sarah shares…
We Own This TownYour Favorite Civil Rights Leader Had Guns Too
In this season premiere, guns are close to home. Our hosts explore their relationship to bearing arms, and how the respect of that right changes based on who…
We Own This TownWet Hypnotism & James Baldwin in Love
In this bonus episode, Blake recounts a wild experience of group hypnotism and an unexpected power differential. Kashif examines James Baldwin’s first…
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Don’t Wear Pack Hair to a Square Dance
In this bonus episode, Kashif offers a brief history of beauty supply store extensions, otherwise known as ‘pack hair’. He traces its emergence as…
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Crystalline Encounters – Box 01: Cassette 05: [illegible]
Box 01: Cassette 05: <illegible> by Crystalline Encounters Every music release put out into the world has a story behind it. Maybe it’s as simple as…
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Heated Rivalry with R.K. Russell
R.K. Russell, the first openly bisexual player in the NFL, visits the pod to chat about Heated Rivalry. Russell’s live Threads posts garnered attention…
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The Sun-Sneezers of the Mountain, The Lilies of the Valley
In this bonus episode, Blake reveals a personal connection to sun-sneezing, and how it can tie people to one another. Kashif explores the symbolism and history…
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A Nashville Christmas 2025
We’ve been covering holiday music since the very early days of the site – at least 2008 if our search is to be trusted! Our first official…
We Own This TownEctopic Pants & A Plane of Babies
The girls sit down with their first official guest of Season 5, Randa Newman! We delve into Randa’s background, including her adoption from South Korea to a…
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WORK – THX
THX by Work Imagine you and your coworkers collaborated once a year to make an album of original songs and covers, then donated all of the proceeds to charity…
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SEASON FINALE: Biting into New Yams: Our Ideal Year of Holidays
Why do holidays matter? In the season finale, our hosts share their ideal year of holidays: some ancient, some sacrilegious, and some downright pornographic…
We Own This TownWe Are Sounds in the Afterlife: On Ambient Music w/ JayVe Montgomery
Ambient music—what is it, what is it not? Hosts Blake and Kashif attempt to define the music that is so much a part of our professional and personal lives…
We Own This TownOne Episode, Two Births
Joy and Sarah both had crazy weeks and decided to hit record on their first hang – post baby. Joy gets to meet and hold Lady while Sarah shares her birth…
We Own This TownWelcome to Dorinda’s: On Coffee Shops as Third Spaces
In the depths of a lonliness epidemic, what is the importance of coffee shops and third spaces? Our resident coffee shop connoisseurs break down Ray…
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Sayryn – “Burning Field”
Burning Field by sayryn Last we heard from Sayryn, they had released their album Cautionary Tales. Ten songs from the duo of Saya Santaquilani and Bryn…
We Own This Town2025 Halloween Spectacular
Back due to unpopular demand, it’s horror host Michael Bleeds and another spooky extravaganza of local spooky songs. As past year’s rituals have…
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‘Read Me, Daddy’ w/ psychic Logan Taylor
Storyteller and medium Logan Taylor vists the pod to talk ghosts, spirits, and how to hone the gift of seeing. Featured on the popular Kristen Stewart series…
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Take a Look, They’re Banning Books
1982 was quite a year for books, censorship, and the freedom to read. That year, the Supreme Court heard Board of Ed v. Pico, Banned Books Week was founded…
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Andrew Goodman & The Salt Cedars
Picture yourself eavesdropping on a typical coffee shop conversation between Blake and Kashif. In this bonus episode, they discuss civil rights activists…
We Own This TownKing Harold & Lady Gene
Already behind schedule and craving back-to-school routine, Joy and Sarah force themselves to sit down and record. Sarah is days away from giving birth to her…
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How to Interview a Drag Queen
Culture writer and interviewer Kim Baldwin joins the pod. The triad talk drag queens and socializing in a post-pandemic world. Interviewing a naked celebrity…
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Sit-n-Reach
Our hosts revisit The Biggest Loser and the new documentary Fit for TV—but first, Jillian Michaels. Who is she and has she always been an asshole? They trace…
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Qualls – “Ight” (feat. $hrames)
I overheard a conversation the other day where someone made a remark along the lines of “Nashville hip-hop never emerged.” It was a lament for the…
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Dark Matter Matters to KeShawn Ivory
KeShawn Ivory, an astrophysicist who specializes in dark matter and a fellow introvert, stops by. The trio examine ideas about the galaxy, Black representation…
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“It Ain’t Small!”: The Noah’s Arc Empire
Quiet queers Blake and Kashif examine the Noah’s Arc franchise. They unpack the creative vision of director Patrik-Ian Polk and the gorgeous men of the…
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Jehovah Breeder
Emily Joy Allison, author of #ChurchToo, visits the pod. Our hosts discuss their journey to disillusionment with the Contemporary Christian Music industry…
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Wonderful Aspiration of the Source – “Cadence”
Wonderful Aspiration of the Source by Wonderful Aspiration of the Source Regular readers of this site will know that we are devoted fans of the Nashville…
We Own This TownWrap-Up
This episode concludes the “Letters” mini-podcast. Based on their collaborative visual arts project “Letters to Our Unborn Children: An Exploration of a…
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Make Yourself at Home – Set
Set by Make Yourself At Home If you’re a regular reader of this site, you know that we’re fascinated by the growing collective of “shoegaze…
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The Dog’s Body – Deer of Wisdom
Deer of Wisdom by The Dog's Body When thinking about the Nashville independent scene, it’s natural to include bands from surrounding suburbs –…
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Good Old Fashioned American Procreation
In this confessional episode, Blake and Kashif talk about how the American caste system affects their friendship. As they recap this year’s Nashville…