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Nashville Retrospect

Allen Forkum

The official podcast of The Nashville Retrospect, the monthly newspaper devoted to the history of Nashville, Tenn.. Editor and host Allen Forkum discusses stories featured in the paper, inte...

Episodes

14 episodes

13 | Larry Brinton | Cash-for-Clemency Scandal, 'Marie' Movie | JFK Visit, Janet March Murder | August 2019 Issue

Veteran reporter Larry Brinton recalls growing up in Hillsboro Village, how he became a journalist, and more of his big news stories, includ...

52:54Aug 1, 2019

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

Dancing at the Hermitage Hotel. Being at teenager at the start of World War II. Confronting Jim Crow injustices. Host Allen Forkum (editor o...

56:46Mar 1, 2019

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

Slavery was so pervasive in Tennessee that the city of Nashville owned slaves. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspap...

01:05:33Feb 1, 2019

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

Sometimes called "the forgotten conflict," the War of 1812 has largely faded from modern memory, even though it had a lasting legacy. Host A...

01:03:50Jan 1, 2019

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

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 (ed...

57:16Dec 1, 2018

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

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 through...

01:01:33Nov 1, 2018

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

Ghost stories, TV horror hosts, and cemeteries are visited in this Halloween-themed episode. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retr...

01:10:22Oct 1, 2018

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

Violent protests by white supremacists, a school bombing, and courage in the face of racial hatred all helped define 1957, the year Nashvill...

57:55Aug 28, 2018

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

Nashville today attracts thousands of new residents every month, but over 200 years ago, people risked their very lives to move here. Host A...

55:14Jul 31, 2018

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

The deadliest train wreck in U.S. history occurred at Dutchman's Curve in West Nashville. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrosp...

33:32Jul 2, 2018

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

Nashville used to be a city of streetcars, society bootleggers, and downtown shopping. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect...

34:25Jun 4, 2018

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

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 Nas...

43:27Apr 30, 2018

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

The Stringbean killings. The Marcia Trimble murder. The civil rights sit-in protests. These are just a few of the big news stories covered b...

37:45Apr 3, 2018

00 | Trailer for the new Nashville Retrospect podcast

Hear the trailer for the Nashville Retrospect podcast , a new podcast covering historical stories about Nashville, Tenn., hosted by Allen Fo...

02:01Mar 16, 2018