Nashville Retrospect

The official podcast of The Nashville Retrospect, the monthly newspaper devoted to stories from Nashville's past. Editor and host Allen Forkum interviews local historians and people who experienced the city’s history firsthand. He also investigates audio artifacts from area archives and relates fascinating articles from old Nashville newspapers.

13 | Larry Brinton | Cash-for-Clemency Scandal, ‘Marie’ Movie | JFK Visit, Janet March Murder | August 2019 Issue 08/01/2019

12 | Early TV, Hermitage Hotel, WWII Marriage | ‘Near You’ and Music City USA | March 2019 Issue 03/01/2019

11 | Slavery, Runaways, Fancy Girls | Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ | African-American Genealogy | February 2019 Issue 02/01/2019

10 | War of 1812, Andrew Jackson, Creek War | Richard Fulton’s Country Music Record | Sulphur Water | January 2019 Issue 01/01/2019

09 | Christmas Eve River Rescue | Bygone Old Christmas | December 2018 Issue 12/01/2018

08 | World War I Relics | Gold Star Records | Military Branch Museum | November 2018 Issue 11/01/2018

07 | City Cemetery | Dr. Lucifur and Sir Cecil Creape | Halloween | October 2018 Issue 10/01/2018

06 | Glenn School Integration | 1957 Desegregation Hearings | Brown v. Board of Education | September 2018 Issue 08/28/2018

05 | Settlement of Nashville, Indian Wars | Elvis at the State Capitol | August 2018 Issue 07/31/2018

04 | Dutchman’s Curve Train Wreck | Elmer Hinton’s Humor Album | July 2018 Issue 07/02/2018

03 | Streetcars, Bootleggers, Old Downtown | LBJ at Percy Priest Dam | June 2018 Issue 06/04/2018

02 | Women’s Suffrage Battle | Wolfman Jack at 15WLAC | May 2018 Issue 04/30/2018

01 | Crime Reporting, Sit-in Protests, Newspaper Competition | Fisk Jubilee Quartet | April 2018 Issue 04/03/2018

00 | Trailer for the new Nashville Retrospect podcast 03/16/2018