Episode Four: Repair
The interstate did more than raze businesses and homes; it ripped the fabric of the community, and a father and son got caught up in the wake of systemic harm
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Show Notes
Keeping North Nashville clean is important to Larry Turnley Jr., who owns a trash hauling business. It's about making a living, but it's also about pride in community. His father, Larry Sr. — known in the neighborhood as Fever — now works alongside him. For a long time, this didn’t seem like it’d ever be possible. After the tumult of the '60s and '70s, the destruction that made way for the interstate, and the hard times that followed, Fever found himself among those in the community struggling to make ends meet. He ended up incarcerated, and then, his son was sentenced to life in prison.
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