If you’re like me, you’ve had some strange and unexpected conversations over the last few years. I never imagined I’d spend hours on the phone with former students discussing whether or not they should leave their kids alone with their parents or, in one instance, if it would be prudent and appropriate to contact the F.B.I. concerning what their dad (and friends of their dad) might be planning to prevent the peaceful transfer of power in Washington, D.C., but here we are. Welcome to Nashville.