Higher Grounds

Oral history of four women's friendship after one's 1993 death in Nashville AI summary

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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.

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  1. 2026-04-29 · 32 min · Episode 11

    After a devastating loss brings Charles home to Nashville, he’s faced with a major decision about his future. In Las Vegas, a brush with the past and a sudden turn of events change Sylvia’s life forever.Dive deeper into…

  2. 2026-04-22 · 35 min · Episode 10

    Elle’s Playboy cover sends shockwaves through the country, launching Wilder to unimaginable heights—but behind the scenes, the cost of that success begins to surface. As fame spirals out of control, Sylvia reaches a…

  3. 2026-04-15 · 38 min · Episode 9

    Gentry joins the house band on The Monte & Elle Comedy Hour. As tensions between the show’s stars mount, Elle starts pushing back against the image that made her famous.Dive deeper into the story and explore upcoming…

  4. 2026-04-08 · 30 min · Episode 8

    *This episode contains depictions of domestic violence and other forms of violence that may be disturbing to some listeners.In Las Vegas, Sylvia’s life with Carmine reaches a breaking point, and the consequences are…

  5. 2026-04-01 · 41 min · Episode 7

    *This episode contains depictions of domestic violence and may be disturbing to some listeners.In Nashville, Joni begins to rediscover a sense of purpose amid the demands of motherhood. In Las Vegas, as Sylvia settles…

  6. 2026-03-25 · 37 min · Episode 6

    In Las Vegas, Sylvia meets a young musician named Gentry Wilder, but her attention is quickly claimed by another man. After a violent encounter leaves her shaken, her life begins to take a different path.Dive deeper…

  7. 2026-03-18 · 38 min · Episode 5

    In the aftermath of a devastating year, the girls begin finding their footing in lives that look nothing like the ones they once imagined. A wedding brings Roz and Elle back to Nashville for the first time in years. Old…

  8. 2026-03-11 · 41 min · Episode 4

    It’s 1970. The girls are scattered across the country, trying to hold onto each other through letters as their lives start to split at the seams. In Louisiana, Sylvia is pushed into survival mode by a relentless series…

  9. 2026-03-04 · 40 min · Episode 3

    It’s 1969. The Divine Darlings are riding high on their first studio recording when real life closes in. A humiliating scene in a school parking lot. The Vietnam War divides the nation. As the world outside grows louder…

  10. 2026-02-24 · 35 min · 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…

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Oldest episode in feed
06/2025 · over a year
Typical length
34 min
Format
Serial Meant to be heard in order
Keywords
audio drama, fiction podcast, scripted podcast, women's stories, emotional fiction, oral history fiction, cinematic podcast, fiction

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