# Rachel Iacovone

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What Pride Looks Like in Rural Tennessee

Nashville-born and nationally beloved artist morgxn joins host Rachel Iacovone to talk about Fruity Farm, the queer-owned farm he runs with his husband, Gabriel, in Sumner County. This Saturday, September 19, Fruity Farm will host the second annual Affirming Sumner Pride Festival. Morgxn shares how…

Political Prostitution Scandal, Gallatin Corridor Makeover, and Dolly Day

Nashville’s 5th Congressional District race gets tangled up in a massage parlor bust. Host Rachel Iacovone joins executive producer Whitney Pastorek and creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson to break down the reported connections to candidates Chaz Molder and Charlie Hatcher, and what they could …

What's Next in the Battle Over the Fairgrounds Speedway? Plus, Melting Cleats and Small Town Pride

Over the weekend, host Rachel Iacovone attended the Affirming Sumner Pride Festival at Fruity Farm in Bethpage, Tennessee. She shares her experience with creative producer and newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury. They also discuss the nearly 75,000 signatures that could put the future of Nashville…

He Was Known as a Metro ‘Fixer.’ Now He’s Under Federal Investigation

Federal law enforcement is investigating former Metro Water assistant director John Honeysucker, alongside two prominent Nashville businessmen: Roy Dale and Mack McClung. Why? Nashville Banner Metro reporter Stephen Elliott, who broke the story, joins host Rachel Iacovone to explain what we know so…

City Cast Nashville Presents: The Roast of Music City

On September 15, creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson hosted the first-ever City Cast Nashville Presents: The Roast of Music City. We welcomed a sold-out crowd to The Lab at Zanies for one night only with some of Nashville’s funniest local comedians.The event also raised more than $600 for Open …

We Won Best of Nashville! Plus, Council Delays No Right on Red Again

City Cast Nashville is the best podcast in Nashville for the second year in a row, according to the Nashville Scene’s readers’ poll. Host Rachel Iacovone joins executive producer Whitney Pastorek and creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson to celebrate, and dish on Metro Council’s decision to delay…

Nashville’s War on Pumpkin Spice Continues

It’s time for our annual tradition of waging war on pumpkin spice! City Cast Nashville contributor and Nashville Scene food and travel correspondent Margaret Littman joins host Rachel Iacovone to, once again, divulge her alternative fall favorites. This year, that includes seasonal specials — fro…

The Battle To Ban Right Turns on Red in Nashville

Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda spent the past several months trying to push legislation to ban right turns on red through Metro Council — only to withdraw her bill at last week’s meeting after a pledge from the Nashville Department of Transportation that they would start implementing the ban on the…

Pedal Tavern Rear-Ended, Nashville Bromance Billboard, and Halloween Events

Early voting ends this Thursday at 7 p.m., so get out and vote! Host Rachel Iacovone joins creative producers Marie Cecile Anderson and Margaret Kingsberry to talk about voter turnout, then ask whether Nashville is safe for tourists after a distracted driver rear-ended a pedal tavern on Demonbreun …

2026 Midterm Election Results for Nashville and Beyond

With over 90% of precincts reporting at the time of taping, host Rachel Iacovone, creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson, and executive producer Whitney Pastorek break down the results of the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election in Nashville and across Tennessee. Who were the big winners? Does the unexpe…