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The Promise

A Peabody Award-winning series from Nashville Public Radio about inequality and the people trying to rise above it, with host and reporter Meribah Knight. In Season 1 of The Promise, we told the story... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Coming Soon: The Promise

Coming Soon: The Promise

Here's a preview of the new special six-part series from Nashville Public Radio, where we take you inside Nashville's ol... Read more

29 Dec 2017

2mins

Ranked #2

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Part 1: A Change is Gonna Come

Part 1: A Change is Gonna Come

At 61 years old, Vernell McHenry is like the grandmother of her corner of James Cayce. Where she’s lived for more than 1... Read more

24 Jan 2018

23mins

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Ranked #3

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Part 2: A Beautiful Day In The Projects

Part 2: A Beautiful Day In The Projects

If you live in the Cayce Homes in Nashville, you know Dexter Turner. Not by Dexter, but by his nickname: Big Man. A husb... Read more

31 Jan 2018

23mins

Ranked #4

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Part 3: The People And The Police

Part 3: The People And The Police

The relationship between James Cayce residents and the Nashville police is a tenuous one. In this episode, we explore tw... Read more

7 Feb 2018

29mins

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Ranked #5

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Part 4: The Great Divide

Part 4: The Great Divide

This is a story about the assumptions we all make. And the secrets we keep. With WPLN reporter Meribah Knight as the go-... Read more

14 Feb 2018

33mins

Ranked #6

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Part 5: Get Some Gone

Part 5: Get Some Gone

There is a saying in Nashville’s James Cayce Homes: “Get some gone.” Three simple words that describe the urge, the miss... Read more

21 Feb 2018

19mins

Ranked #7

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Part 6: The Future

Part 6: The Future

Does this big idea to have low-income and higher income people living side-by-side really make a community better, safer... Read more

14 Mar 2018

25mins

Ranked #8

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Bonus

Bonus

We return to the James Cayce Homes to follow up with residents amid the $600 million overhaul. But in checking back, we ... Read more

27 Apr 2018

28mins

Ranked #9

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Bonus 2: The Big Man Interview

Bonus 2: The Big Man Interview

If you've listened to The Promise, you no doubt remember Dexter Turner, aka Big Man. We met him in episode 2. The husban... Read more

15 Nov 2018

14mins

Ranked #10

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Update: Letting Go

Update: Letting Go

Ms. Vernell has another big decision to make: to stay in Cayce through the chaos of redevelopment, or to leave? Her conc... Read more

4 Nov 2019

23mins

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