David Plotz

September 10th, 2026, the pretend I'm on the ballot edition.

I am David Plotz of CityCast in D.C. from the New York Times Magazine Yale University Law School.

Emily Bazelon.

Hello, Emily.

Milo Bell is executive producer of Slate Podcast.

And Hilary Fry is editor of Jesus Slate.

For Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson, I'm David Plotz.

Thanks for listening.

September 10th, 2026, the pretend I'm on the ballot edition.

I am David Plotz of CityCast in D.C. from the New York Times Magazine Yale University Law School.

Emily Bazelon.

Hello, Emily.

Milo Bell is executive producer of Slate Podcast.

And Hilary Fry is editor of Jesus Slate.

For Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson, I'm David Plotz.

Thanks for listening.

And the city government of Nashville, Tennessee has been setting a precedent that that kind of technology is not going to be allowed in their city, at least not without strict regulations.

So I'm joined by CityCast Nashville's brand new host, Rachel Iacovone, to talk with me about this.

Rachel, welcome to Your City Could Be Better.

Thanks so much for having me.

So what what's been happening there that isn't happening everywhere else? Like.

I feel like there was just these very uniquely Nashville things of like sing along parties as like in memoriam, you know, like places of joy instead of like we're all just crying.

But you can definitely the tears streaming as you're singing along at local bars that were hosting events like that.

Immediately this hit like the queer community pretty hard.

And the city government of Nashville, Tennessee has been setting a precedent that that kind of technology is not going to be allowed in their city, at least not without strict regulations.

So I'm joined by CityCast Nashville's brand new host, Rachel Iacovone, to talk with me about this.

Rachel, welcome to Your City Could Be Better.

Thanks so much for having me.

So what what what's been happening there that isn't happening everywhere else like.

I feel like there was just these very uniquely national things of like sing along parties as like in memoriam, you know, like places of joy instead of like we're all just crying.

But you can definitely the tears streaming as you're singing along at local bars that were hosting events like that.

Immediately this hit like the queer community pretty hard.

And the city government of Nashville, Tennessee, has been setting a precedent that that kind of technology is not going to be allowed in their city, at least not without strict regulations.

So I'm joined by CityCast Nashville's brand new host, Rachel Iacovone, to talk with me about this.

Rachel, welcome to Your City Could Be Better.

Thanks so much for having me.

So what what's been happening there that isn't happening everywhere else like.

I feel like there was just these very uniquely Nashville things of like sing along parties as like in memoriam, you know, like places of joy instead of like, we're all just crying.

Um, but you can definitely the tear streaming as you're singing along at local bars that were hosting events like that.

Um, Immediately, this hit like the queer community pretty hard.

And the city government of Nashville, Tennessee has been setting a precedent that that kind of technology is not going to be allowed in their city, at least not without strict regulations.

So I'm joined by CityCast Nashville's brand new host, Rachel Iacovone, to talk with me about this.

Rachel, welcome to Your City Could Be Better.

Thanks so much for having me.

So what what what's been happening there that isn't happening everywhere else? Like.

I feel like there was just these very uniquely national things of like sing along parties as like in memoriam, you know, like places of joy instead of like, we're all just crying.

Um, but you can definitely the tear streaming as you're singing along at local bars that were hosting events like that.

Um, Immediately, this hit like the queer community pretty hard.

because it could be.

I'm David Plotz.

If you love your city and still complain about it, you're in the right place.

You know, a company has made a splash when the conversation's happening about its product, always include the name of the company, sometimes in place of the actual product.

Listen to Rachel every weekday on CityCast Nashville.

That is all for today's episode of Your City Could Be Better.

I'm your host, David Plotz.

Our producers are Aria Bracci, Priyanka Tilvey, Rachel Iacovone, and Whitney Pastorek.

better, because it could be.

I'm David Plotz.

If you love your city and still complain about it, you're in the right place.

You know, a company has made a splash when the conversations happening about its product always include the name of the company, sometimes in place of the actual product.

Listen to Rachel every weekday on CityCast Nashville.

That is all for today's episode of Your City Could Be Better.

I'm your host, David Plotz.

Our producers are Aria Bracci, Priyanka Tilvey, Rachel Iacovone, and Whitney Pastorek.