Episodes
The Garden
Everyone had their own experience last year—this was mine. We like many planted a garden. It was brought about by stillness and h…
The Pen Pal
Jakob gets an email from a police officer in Germany asking to be his penpal and says yes. What followed next was a intimate cult…
IM GOD Neighbors Presents: Middle Of Everywhere
Today we present a new podcast from WKMS in Murray Kentucky called Middle Of Everywhere—Big stories from the small places we call…
I Am Not Your Enemy
This episode I do something I have never done in the entire history of the show. I just interview someone. No story. I interview …
The Coronabride
Coping with the pandemic, the election, really anything in 2020—it can come in waves. Sometimes after a big milestone happens, li…
The Joy Of Chickens
Cynthia Capers used to be a nurse but she chose to get out of that life and teach herself how to be a farmer. This piece was orig…
Finding My Parents
Having heard stories about the country he only lived in for the first year of his life, producer Jakob Lewis goes back to Frankfu…
Finding Stephanie
One woman searches for a serial panhandler and the answer to what to do when someone asks you for money. Story produced by Tasha…
Nashville's Sister City
In the historic city of Magdeburg, Germany, there is a “Johnny Cash”-themed country music festival called Nashville Days – comple…
Leaving The Du Barry
According to a July study from the Pew Research Center, around 3% of Americans have moved because of COVID-19, many of them adult…
The Hadley Park Line Dancers
Meet Joann Jones. She's 79 years old, and she loves to dance. So, she helped start a line dancing class for senior citizens at th…
Neighbors presents: Resettled
For this episode Neighbors is presenting an episode from the show Resettled from VPM: Not a lot of teens are excited about being…
Sunday Night Soul
Nashville, Tenn., aka Music City, has thrown a lot of money at its own tourism industry. But if you walk country music’s famed Br…
Listening, Learning, Taking Action
A list of resources to learn from this moment so it's not just a moment. We recommend this course, the 7 Day Anti Racism Challen…
The Race Horses Of The Sky
Today we’re giving you a break from all things Covid and we’re entering into the intriguing and competitive world of pigeon racin…
How Long Is The Dark?
In August of 2017 Neighbors co-host Jakob and his wife Catherine got to witness a total solar eclipse from inside an orchard owne…
The Tree
When a Nashville man named Robert was young, no one seemed to care that he didn’t know how to read. As he got older, lack of lite…
The Stuttering Paradox
"The Stuttering Paradox" is the story of a Nashville musician who saw stuttering as his greatest flaw. After trying to "fix" it h…
Pay Attention
This episode is an artful exploration of Neighbors' year of hiatus in which host Jakob Lewis had a son and put on a performance a…
Staying Sane And Connected: Calls From Our Neighbors
We put out a call last week to listeners and friends across the globe who are in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked…
Let's Stay Connected
Hi there! Neighbors Season 7 officially launches March 27th, but we thought everyone could use some connection today. We want to…
Neighbors is coming back! Season 7 trailer
When Jakob signed off of his last episode he said he was taking a hiatus of an undetermined length. The open endedness of that de…
The Hero's Journey
The town of Harrenheim is mysteriously out of water, yet its reservoir is full. The Heroes’ Guild summons four of its bravest to …
My Grandma's A Spy
What happens when you want to learn more about your cultural heritage and find out that your grandma was a spy? 80-year-old Sara …