Megan Lee Podsiedlik
Staff · Senior Reporter · 145 stories
Megan Lee Podsiedlik is a news writer, radio programmer, and a freelance contributor and speechwriter residing in Nashville, TN.
Consider an empty bus
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikThe Daily
🎙️ Recapping yesterday's State of Metro · Beshear comes to town · Crime don't pay · A quote from the past · Much more!
Intifada in the Council Chambers
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikThe Daily
🇵🇸 "Inshallah," cries the public · Baseball put on ice · Memphis Hilton · Waller in the Holler · Much more!
The Famous Faces of Broadway
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikThe Daily
🍻 Neon monuments · Revisionist views of sex · Environmental toxins · Ole St. George · Much more!
Fallout Over Weather Modification Bill
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikTennessee
Back in January, Sen. Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) and Rep. Monty Fritts (R-Kingston) introduced a bill that would ban the release of chemicals into the…
Morbid Discoveries Near the East Bank
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikCulture
While following along with the despairing case of Riley Strain, Nashville discovers the underbelly of the Cumberland river.
The Birds and the Bees
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikOutdoors & Environment
This week, while the minstrels remain banished from court, the protection detail for their prison-jacketed friends could be getting an upgrade. Of course, I’m…
The Tale of Two State Sovereignty Bills
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikTennessee
January 31st was the last day for House Reps to timely file their bills, and February 1st was the Senate’s deadline. As legislators scrambled to dot all their…
State Sovereignty Showdown?
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikTennessee
The clash between two Tennessee bills may become the genesis of a collaborative effort to fend off federal overreach.
Parking Mayhem
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
Metropolis plays fast and loose with Music City patrons
THE FALL GUYS: HOW MNPD PLAYS PATSY FOR METRO
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
“As I took office, Chief Drake expected that we could staff the department to full budget…by the end of this calendar year,” Mayor O’Connell told those…
WAS HALE’S TOXICOLOGY REPORT SUFFICIENT?
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikTennessee
A few weeks ago, we reported on a Senate Health and Welfare Committee meeting that took place on January 31st. Andrew Thibault, co-founder of the former…
Justin Jones is Bad at His Job
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikTennessee
Aside from garnering national attention, what has Jones done for his constituents in District 52?
THEY’RE TRYING TO PASS WHAT?
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikTennessee
Every year, politicians on both sides of the aisle put forward a number of ceremonial, contentious bills. With little hope of passing, most are introduced as…
STEADY STEWARDS: STATE OF THE STATE 2024
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikTennessee
“In 2024, and frankly for the remainder of my time in office, I believe our job is to fortify that which has been built over the years, and to remember the…
INTRODUCING METRO COUNCIL’S PERSONAL LOBBYIST
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
Theo Morrison, the brains behind Morrison Capitol Strategies, is set to become Metro Council’s lobbyist. Though the council still has paperwork to finalize…
METRO ARTS COMMISSION FILLS FIVE SEATS
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
Humorously described by Councilmember Parker as having “big ‘this could have been an email’ energy,” 2024’s first council meeting began with the approval of a…
COUNCIL TO VOTE ON FIVE METRO ARTS NOMINEES
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
After a series of resignations, Nashville’s new mayor has the unenviable task of restructuring the Metro Arts Commission. Five nominees are up for vote at…
STORMWATER PERMIT FEE FOR ALL?
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
Originally published: 01/22/2024 Tomorrow, the council will hear a resolution to amend the Stormwater Capacity Fee, which took effect on July 1st. The new…
THE REVOLVING DOOR: MENTAL HEALTH, CRIME, CATCH, AND RELEASE
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
At November 9, 2023's media roundtable, Mayor O’Connell revealed that the same “loophole” that allowed the Belmont shooting suspect, Shaquille Taylor, back on…
