Episode One: Home

About this episode

Rev. Dr. Margreat Smithson shares her experiences growing up in North Nashville and the impact of community on her life.

The Rev. Dr. Margreat Smithson has dedicated her life to helping others. That instinct comes from the way she was raised by her village. In the North Nashville of her childhood, there were "neighborhood moms" like hers, who looked out for others. Rev. Smithson is one of the nine elders you'll meet in this podcast who remember this North Nashville — the one that existed before change came, in many forms, and disrupted the community. Hosted by M. Simone Boyd and Andrea Tudhope Produced, mixed and edited by Andrea Tudhope Original music by S-Wrap Additional production by Steve Haruch

People in this episode

Hosts: M. Simone Boyd, Andrea Tudhope

Guest: Rev. Dr. Margreat Smithson

Topics covered

• community
• history
• North Nashville
• elders
• change
• culture

Keywords

• North Nashville
• community
• elders
• Rev. Dr. Margreat Smithson
• history
• culture
• change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: We Are North Nashville, S-Wrap, Steve Haruch

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