Higher Grounds

YellaBird Media
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In 1993, rock frontwoman Elle Harrison was found dead at Higher Grounds, the Nashville coffeehouse she owned with her three best friends. Authorities ruled it a suicide. Few believed that. Thirty years later, the remaining women break their silence for the first time. Told through candid interviews, Higher Grounds is an intimate oral history of lifelong friendship, ambition, and impossible choices, tracing four women’s lives from girlhood to the explosive moment everything came undone.

Episodes

  1. The Summer of '62 | Episode 1

    EPISODE 1

    The Summer of '62 | Episode 1

    In the series premiere, journalist Kat Singleton arrives at Higher Grounds to speak with the women behind Nashville’s most infamous coffeehouse. Thirty years ago, the coffeehouse made international headlines when child star turned rock icon Elle Harrison was found dead in its parking lot. Six weeks later, mobster Carmine D’Orazio was gunned down in the same spot. Both cases were closed quickly, but questions have lingered for decades. Now, for the first time, the women who built Higher Grounds are ready to speak. Told through candid interviews, Higher Grounds traces four women’s lives across the decades—friendship, ambition, fame, and fallout—leading to the moment long-buried secrets erupted into one of Music City’s most explosive scandals. The story begins here, in the summer of ’62. Written and produced by Kimberly Conway. Dive deeper into the story and explore upcoming YellaBird productions at: www.yellabird.com Follow YellaBird Media: Instagram: @yellabirdmedia YouTube: YellaBird Media Theme song: “Everything Changes” by Laura Jane Jones, available on Apple Music and Spotify. Featuring performances by: Laura Jane Jones as Sylvia Richardson Cynthia Ergenbright as Joni McKay Janice Lynn Sykes as Rozalyn Mitchell Kimberly Conway as Kat Singleton Tara Madison as Reporter Brianne Buishas as Young Elle Kyle Sanderson as Announcer Rachanee Lumayno as Opening and Closing Narration Sound design and mixing by YellaBird Media. Mixing and mastering by Rick Such. Transcript and additional information available at: www.yellabird.com

    37 min
  2. The Divine Darlings | Episode 2

    EPISODE 2

    The Divine Darlings | Episode 2

    It’s 1967. Sylvia, Roz, Joni, and Elle form a singing group called The Divine Darlings. What starts on church stages quickly grows into something bigger. But as ambition begins to surface and first loves complicate loyalties, the four friends take their first real step toward the spotlight—unaware of where that step will lead. Written and produced by Kimberly Conway. Dive deeper into the story and explore upcoming YellaBird productions at: www.yellabird.com Follow YellaBird Media: Instagram: @yellabirdmedia YouTube: YellaBird Media Theme song: “Everything Changes” by Laura Jane Jones, available on Apple Music and Spotify. Featuring performances by: Laura Jane Jones as Sylvia Richardson Cynthia Ergenbright as Joni McKay Janice Lynn Sykes as Rozalyn MitchellKaty Yoder as Elle HarrisonGervais Weekes as Charles Richardson Kimberly Conway as Kat SingletonJennifer Tzoumas as Allison Andrews Rachanee Lumayno as Opening and Closing Narration Sound design and mixing by YellaBird Media. Mixing and mastering by Rick Such. Transcript and additional information available at: www.yellabird.com © 2026 YellaBird Media. All rights reserved

    35 min
  3. Trailer

    06/19/2025

    Trailer

    In 1993, rock frontwoman Elle Harrison was found dead at Higher Grounds, the Nashville coffeehouse she owned with her three best friends. Authorities ruled it a suicide. Few believed that. Thirty years later, the remaining women break their silence for the first time. Told through candid interviews, Higher Grounds is an intimate oral history of lifelong friendship, ambition, and impossible choices, tracing four women’s lives from girlhood to the explosive moment everything came undone. Higher Grounds is the debut fiction podcast series from YellaBird Media Premiering February 2026. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. Written and produced by Kimberly Conway, Starring:Laura Jane Jones as SylviaCynthia Ergenbright as JoniJanice Lynn Sykes as RozKaty Yoder as ElleKimberly Conway as KatRobert Fleet as GentryGervais Weekes as CharlesStacey Lightman as Randiand a full cast Sound Design & Mixing: YellaBird MediaMixing & Mastering: Rick Such Website: www.yellabird.comInstagram:  @YellaBirdMedia   #HigherGroundsPodcast #fictionpodcast  #audiodrama  #womeninpodcasting #nashville #oralhistory #cinematicsound #womenauthors #scriptedpodcast #emotionalfiction #booktok

    1 min

Trailer

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About

In 1993, rock frontwoman Elle Harrison was found dead at Higher Grounds, the Nashville coffeehouse she owned with her three best friends. Authorities ruled it a suicide. Few believed that. Thirty years later, the remaining women break their silence for the first time. Told through candid interviews, Higher Grounds is an intimate oral history of lifelong friendship, ambition, and impossible choices, tracing four women’s lives from girlhood to the explosive moment everything came undone.

Information

  • Creator
    YellaBird Media
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 YellaBird Media LLC
  • Show Website
    Higher Grounds