How Metro Council Nearly Came To Blows This Week. Plus, Happy Pride!

Can Nashville’s Budget Incorporate Everyone’s Needs?

Now that Metro Council’s annual budget hearing is behind us, it falls to Budget and Finance Committee chair CM Kyonzté Toombs to take everyone’s feedback and come up with a substitute budget ordinance that works. She joins Marie Cecile Anderson to talk about what she heard from the community and her colleagues, how the substitute process works, and what’s going on with the contentious Nashville Downtown Partnership budget, too. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 9th episode: Window Nation [https://info.windownation.com/get-new-windows/] Andrew Jackson's Hermitage [https://thehermitage.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].

What We Know About MNPD’s New Drone Program

The Metro Nashville Police Department is testing a new emergency response program in Madison that uses drones to respond to certain 911 calls. WPLN Metro reporter Cynthia Abrams [https://wpln.org/post/nashville-police-drone-usage-hits-turbulence-after-launching-without-council-approval/] joins us to explain how it works, why some residents and activists are raising concerns about surveillance and the legality of the program, and what questions we should all be asking as this new technology takes flight. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 8th episode: Window Nation [https://info.windownation.com/get-new-windows/] Andrew Jackson's Hermitage [https://thehermitage.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].

'Your City Could Be Better': How Las Vegas Saves More Water Than Any Other City — Presented By City Cast Nashville

Nashville recycles some of its water, but not as much as Las Vegas, where the water there stays in the city. How else could a desert city possibly have enough water for its year-round tourists, a metro area population of over 2 million, and all those pools? The process just might be grosser than you think. With innovative recycling, strict lawn rules, and infrastructure to monitor it all, Vegas has become a global leader in water reuse. City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with City Cast Las Vegas [https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/] podcast host Jesse Merrick to learn how the city makes do with what it has and how its practices could save other cities’ water supplies. Plus, are any Las Vegans actually going to the casinos? Mentioned on the show: * "Reality Check - There are Big Fines If You Don’t Change Your Watering Clock" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOllZBHM3dM] (Southern Nevada Water Authority) * "Federal Regulators Cut Lake Mead Water. Can Vegas Handle It?" [https://lasvegas.citycast.fm/podcasts/federal-regulators-cut-lake-mead-water-can-vegas-handle-it] (City Cast Las Vegas) Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!  [yourcitycouldbebetter@citycast.fm] We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter [https://www.instagram.com/yourcitycouldbebetter] Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options [https://citycast.fm/advertise].

How Metro Council Nearly Came To Blows This Week. Plus, Happy Pride!

The annual public budget hearing at Metro Council this week was another marathon session, with over 100 residents lining up to speak [https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/metro-council-public-hearing-housing-june-2026/article_9f4af2d8-74fe-526a-b8ac-7cf85ae55ee4.html] for nearly four hours about what they’d like to see in our city’s budget this year. Marie Cecile Anderson, Margaret Kingsbury, and Whitney Pastorek are discussing what they heard from their neighbors on today’s Friday News Roundup. Plus: Why did the council meeting almost come to blows [https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/03/metro-council-central-business-budget-rejection/]? How’s the zoo feeling about the proposed data center next door [https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2026/06/04/nashville-zoo-data-center-opposition/90386553007/]? And what’s it gonna take to make Nashville an affordable place to live? In our special bonus segment, Hell Naw, we’re taking on the local middle school that’s named for a segregationist [https://wpln.org/post/why-is-a-nashville-middle-school-named-after-a-racist-segregationist-curious-nashville/], and hey y’all — Happy Pride Month [https://nashville.citycast.fm/nashville-history/celebrate-pride-month-nashville]! Learn more about the sponsors of this June 5th episode: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum [https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/local-kids] Visit Tupelo [https://www.tupelo.net/] Centennial Park Conservancy [https://musicianscorner.com/] Ancient Lore Village [https://www.ancientlorevillage.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].

Why Country Comedy Music Is Making a Comeback in Nashville

Country music has always had a funny side, but lately, comedy is taking center stage! Inspired by her recent WPLN report, "Country Music Comedy Is Back," [https://wpln.org/post/country-music-comedy-key-changes/] Nashville Public Radio senior music writer Jewly Hight [https://nashvillepublicradio.org/staff-members/jewly-hight/] joins Marie Cecile Anderson to explore the history of humor in country music, why it's making a comeback, and which local comics are leading the charge. Plus, Marie shares what she learned from 15 years performing in the country comedy duo Reformed Whores [https://www.reformedwhores.com/music]. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 4th episode: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum [https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/local-kids] Visit Tupelo [https://www.tupelo.net/] Centennial Park Conservancy [https://musicianscorner.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].