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Snark, meet Joy. Joy, meet Snark.Neighbors Kelli & Sue—on the Bend in Madison, TN—hang on their audio front porch, drink, laugh, gossip, discuss politics, dogs, local goings on, why Indian motorcycles are a girl’s best friend—and how to make a positive difference in the world.
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Ep.41 Betsy Phillips on Dynamite Nashville: The KKK, the FBI, Unsolved Civil Rights Bombings (opens the original)
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Historian Betsy Phillips joins Kelli and Sue to discuss her book 'Dynamite Nashville' and the unsolved bombings in Nashville during the Civil Rights era of the '50s and '60s. The conversation explores the Ku Klux Klan's violent response to desegregation, the FBI's controversial ties to Klan chapters, and key figures like J.B. Stoner, J. Alexander Looby, and J. Edgar Hoover. Phillips describes her investigative work using FOIA requests, archival research, and interviews that helped prompt the reo
Ep.40 Listen Like an Artist: Craig Havighurst on Musicality for Modern Humans (opens the original)
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Hosts Kelli and Sue welcome music journalist Craig Havighurst to discuss his book 'Musicality for Modern Humans' and how to "listen like an artist." Craig breaks down key concepts—tone, time, and timbre—offers practical tips for discovering new and instrumental music, and explains how streaming algorithms and playlists can be trained to expand your musical taste. The show also includes neighborhood notes — from a week of non-alcoholic drinking and a beloved cat’s passing to an eagle webcam prese
Ep.39 Aftyn Behn, Tenn. State Rep: A Blue Dot in a Sea of Red (opens the original)
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Hosts Kelli and Sue sit down with Tennessee State Representative Aftyn Behn to discuss her activist roots, serving as one of few Democrats in a Republican supermajority, and her recent congressional run. The conversation covers Behn's 'Pot for Potholes' plan to legalize and tax cannabis to fund infrastructure spending, skepticism about the Super Bowl’s promised economic windfall, threats to local services like education and roads, and the fight to hold lawmakers accountable. Kelli and Sue kick i
Ep.38 Sex Therapist Dr. Emma Smith: When the Birds and the Bees Need a Little Help (opens the original)
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Sex therapy is not sex work. It’s psychotherapy. It's talk therapy. In this episode of Front Porch AF, Kelli and Sue welcome sex therapist Dr. Emma Smith to demystify sex therapy, explain what it addresses, and correct common misconceptions. They discuss science-based education, consent, fantasies, changing desire across life stages, the impact of religious upbringing, and gender-affirming care. Dr. Smith also shares how she works with couples and individuals to heal, grow, and rewrite their sto
Ep.37 Death Doula Bre Clark: When It's Really 'Last Call' (opens the original)
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Yeah, one day it will really be 'last call' ... so we welcome death doula Bre Clark to explain what a death doula does, practical end-of-life planning (wills, advance directives, caregiving roles), and simple rituals to ease grief and dying. Bre shares real-life experiences from death cafes, hospice volunteering, and how talking about mortality can make it less frightening. Between this enriching conversation and our regular neighborhood shtick, this episode also touches on Pride Month, local ha
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