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Podcast: This Is Nashville
Episode: Barbershops: A second sanctuary, or the segregated picture of America?
Description: A “second sanctuary” — that’s how one of our guests describes her barbershop because these places are about much more than cutting hair. They’re about community. Barbers can take the role of a counselor, even a parent, to their customers. The shop is a place were conversations flow and don’t shy away from religion and politics.
At the same time, another guest says barbershops are “the segregated picture of America.” In this episode, we talk straight as a razor about the role of barbershops in our region. Plus, we’ll cut into the art of a fade, learn the...