Banner & Company Podcast
1) Audrey Shulman: Screenwriter, 'Sitting in Bars With Cake'
"That's not how your movie is supposed to end," Audrey Shulman remembers a director telling her. It was surprising to hear, since the movie was based on her own life. But in the end, it was the right ...Show More
2) Bonus: 2026 State of Metro Analysis and Yes, He's Running
Banner reporters Steven Hale and Stephen Elliott sit down to talk about the 2026 State of Metro. They discuss the speeches they've attended in the past with memorable musical guests before getting int...Show More
3) Michael Shane Neal: President Biden Portrait Artist
Michael Shane Neal knew from an early age he wanted to be an artist. But there were no artists in his family, so he wasn't sure how he'd turn that into a career. After taking classes in the basement o...Show More
4) Bonus: 2026 Legislative Session Recap
Banner reporters Steven Hale and Sarah Grace Taylor sit down to discuss the state legislative session, which came to a whirlwind end on Thursday night. Sarah Grace talks about some of the main themes ...Show More
5) Jordan Ritter Conn: Writer and Author, 'American Men'
In his new book, writer Jordan Ritter Conn delves into the lives of four men, from very different backgrounds, living in disparate parts of the country. All of them are reckoning, in their own ways, w...Show More
6) Adam Dread: Attorney, Comedian and Former Metro Councilmember
Adam Dread didn't mean to become an attorney. For a time, he tried his hand at stand-up comedy, touring the country one club at a time. But he studied law, he says, to become a better politician — und...Show More
7) Bonus: The Latest From Metro Council and the East Bank, Plus Shadow Politics
Banner reporters Steven Hale and Stephen Elliott sit down to talk about Tuesday's Metro Council meeting. Stephen explains the council's debates about nominees to boards and commissions, a proposed wat...Show More
8) Morgxn: 'Make It Out Alive' Singer, Songwriter and Advocate
Back in his hometown after stints in New York and Los Angeles, Morgxn has a new album, Heartland, and will be performing at Freely Fest — a celebration of the First Amendment featuring The Killers, Ja...Show More
9) Bonus: Cooperative Housing and Community at Drakes Creek
Banner reporters Steven Hale and Eden Turner sit down to talk about Eden's reporting on the Cottages at Drakes Creek, Nashville's first publicly funded housing co-op. They discuss what makes a housing...Show More
10) Robert Churchwell Jr.: Son of 'The Jackie Robinson of Journalism'
Robert Churchwell Sr. made history when he joined the original Nashville Banner as the city's first African American reporter. The paper's owner at the time, James Stahlman, opposed integration, but C...Show More