Veteran reporter Larry Brinton recalls growing up in Hillsboro Village, how he became a journalist, and more of his big news stories, including the Janet March murder in 1996 and President Kennedy’s Nashville visit in 1963. This special podcast

Early TV, Hermitage Hotel, WWII Marriage | ‘Near You’ and Music City USA | March 2019 Issue

Mar 1st, 2019 56m 46s

Dancing at the Hermitage Hotel. Being at teenager at the start of World War II. Confronting Jim Crow injustices. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews 94-year-old Mary B. Williams, who also recalls her care

Slavery, Runaways, Fancy Girls | Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ | African-American Genealogy | February 2019 Issue

Feb 1st, 2019 1h 5m

Slavery was so pervasive in Tennessee that the city of Nashville owned slaves. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Bill Carey about his book Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slave

War of 1812, Andrew Jackson, Creek War | Richard Fulton’s Country Music Record | Sulphur Water | January 2019 Issue

Jan 1st, 2019 1h 3m

Sometimes called "the forgotten conflict," the War of 1812 has largely faded from modern memory, even though it had a lasting legacy. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Tom Kanon of the Tennessee Sta

Christmas Eve River Rescue | Bygone Old Christmas | December 2018 Issue

Dec 1st, 2018 57m 16s

On Christmas Eve, 1956, a woman jumped off the Shelby Street Bridge into the Cumberland River with a baby in her arms. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) revisits this tragic and heroic story through interviews wit

World War I Relics | Gold Star Records | Military Branch Museum | November 2018 Issue

Nov 1st, 2018 1h 1m

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, we take a look at artifacts and monuments of The Great War found throughout the city. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Lisa Budre

City Cemetery | Dr. Lucifur and Sir Cecil Creape | Halloween | October 2018 Issue

Oct 1st, 2018 1h 10m

Ghost stories, TV horror hosts, and cemeteries are visited in this Halloween-themed episode. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Fletch Coke about the history of Nashville City Cemetery and abou

Glenn School Integration | 1957 Desegregation Hearings | Brown v. Board of Education | September 2018 Issue

Aug 28th, 2018 57m 55s

Violent protests by white supremacists, a school bombing, and courage in the face of racial hatred all helped define 1957, the year Nashville's public schools began desegregation. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper)

Settlement of Nashville, Indian Wars | Elvis at the State Capitol | August 2018 Issue

Jul 31st, 2018 55m 14s

Nashville today attracts thousands of new residents every month, but over 200 years ago, people risked their very lives to move here. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Paul Clements about the

Dutchman’s Curve Train Wreck | Elmer Hinton’s Humor Album | July 2018 Issue

Jul 2nd, 2018 33m 32s

The deadliest train wreck in U.S. history occurred at Dutchman's Curve in West Nashville. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Betsy Thorpe about the July 9, 1918, tragedy. Thorpe discusses why t

Streetcars, Bootleggers, Old Downtown | LBJ at Percy Priest Dam | June 2018 Issue

Jun 4th, 2018 34m 25s

Nashville used to be a city of streetcars, society bootleggers, and downtown shopping. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Frank Schwartz, who, at 92 years old, remembers a Nashville with street photograp

Women’s Suffrage Battle | Wolfman Jack at 15WLAC | May 2018 Issue

Apr 30th, 2018 43m 27s

The fight for women’s right to vote came down to a final political battle that took place in Nashville. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Carole Bucy, the Davidson County Historian and professor of

Crime Reporting, Sit-in Protests, Newspaper Competition | Fisk Jubilee Quartet | April 2018 Issue

Apr 3rd, 2018 37m 45s

The Stringbean killings. The Marcia Trimble murder. The civil rights sit-in protests. These are just a few of the big news stories covered by Larry Brinton, an award-winning reporter who worked for the Nashville Banner in the 1950s, ’60s and ’7

Trailer

Mar 16th, 2018 2m 1s

Hear the trailer for the Nashville Retrospect podcast, a new podcast covering historical stories about Nashville, Tenn., hosted by Allen Forkum, editor and publisher of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper.

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