The Promise (podcast)
Podcast produced by Nashville Public Radio
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The Promise: Life, Death and Change in the Projects is a podcast produced by Nashville Public Radio.
| The Promise: Life, Death and Change in the Projects | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Investigative journalism, Social justice, Urban policy |
| Language | English |
| Cast and voices | |
| Hosted by | Meribah Knight |
| Production | |
| Production | WPLN (Nashville Public Radio) |
| Length | ~30–45 minutes |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 2018 – Present |
| Provider | Nashville Public Radio |
| Updates | Seasonal |
| Related | |
| Related shows | The Kids of Rutherford County |
| Website | Official website |
Background
The podcast is hosted by Meribah Knight and produced by WPLN.[1] The show focuses on the James Cayce housing project in Nashville.[2] The housing authority had a 600 million dollar redevelopment plan for the neighborhood that would involve tearing down old buildings and constructing new ones.[3] The redevelopment plan is called Envision Cayce and was started in 2014.[4] The podcast discusses gun violence.[5] Knight decided to investigate disparities in housing and education after reporting on the shooting of Jocques Clemmons.[6] The second season focuses on disparities in public education.[7] The season specifically focuses on the racial desegregation of schools in Nashville.[8]
Meribah Knight wrote an article called "Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn't Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.", which began her second podcast called The Kids of Rutherford County. The article was a 2022 finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing and won a 2021 Sidney Award.[9][10]
Reception
The New Yorker included the show on their lists of best podcasts in both 2018 and 2020.[11][12] Season two won a Peabody Award in 2021.[13][14][15][16]