Podcast - Our Jackson Home Our Jackson Home

We may know the library as a staple building of downtown Jackson, but you wouldn’t believe all that goes on behind its door to grow and improve our community. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews Adult Services Librarian Jenci Spradlin about how she came to Jackson, what led her to the Jackson-Madison County Library, and what she dreams for Jackson’s future.

Tiny homes have been a growing trend in our nation, and now they’re coming to Jackson thanks to the Hornbeak family. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews husband and wife Jesse and Heather about their journey outfitting a van for mobile living and the unique benefits and challenges of living in a small space.

The Jackson Sun has seen lots of faces from around the nation amongst their staff, and California native Cassie Stephenson recently celebrated one year as our paper’s breaking news and justice reporter. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews her about her cross-country move and the unique challenges she faces as a journalist in 2019.

Of Tennessee’s five postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disabilities, Union University’s EDGE Program is the only residential option, and for four years they’ve been preparing those with special needs and disabilities for the workforce. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews Assistant Director Andrew Blackard about this unique program and how it’s changing our community for the better.

With history as an attorney, congressman, and magistrate judge, Jackson native Ed Bryant has had his fair share of experience in the U.S. government. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews him about his career and how growing up in West Tennessee has shaped his perspective.

After his career with five different escape room businesses, stint on CBS’s Hunted, and becoming a father of four, Lee Wilson’s imagination is still running wild. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews the man behind Jackson Escape Rooms for an update on the business and the new, creative things they’re dreaming up for entertainment in West Tennessee and beyond.