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From bolstering the emergency alert system to preventing news deserts from forming, a look at an organization that has an important impact–both direct and indirect–on this news source. Plus, the local news for December 12, 2024 and pen pals.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez...

There are 27 superfund sites located in our state; we unpack what that means. Plus, the local news for December 11, 2024 and this week’s edition of What, Where, Whens-day .   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

On International Human Rights Day, a look at the Tennesseans being honored this year by the state’s Human Rights Commission. Plus, the local news for December 10, 2024 and the latest release from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iac...

Looking into one of the details in the new Nashville transit plan that doesn’t get much attention. Plus the local news for Dec. 9, 2024 and a story of racial reconciliation in rural West Tennessee.    Credits:   This is a production of Nashville Public Radio  Host/producer: Nina Cardona  Editor: Miriam Kramer  Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and t...

Twenty-thousand Tennesseans have an HIV diagnosis, and even more don’t know they’re infected. Plus, the local news for December 6, 2024 and what Nashville can do to support its hip hop scene.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of...

Prohibition may have ended for the U.S. at large in 1933, but for Tennessee, the lasting effects of banning the making and selling of alcohol are still far-reaching. Plus, the local news for December 5, 2024 and a conversation with musician Moses Sumney.    Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh,...

The founder of the U.S.’s first anti-slavery newspaper is a great example of what it means to change your mind for the better. Plus, the local news for December 4, 2024 and this week’s edition of What, Where, Whens-day .   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, La...

There’s a long history of neon signage in our city, and you can get a taste of it in just about every part of town. Plus, the local news for December 3, 2024 and hearing from two parents of transgender children who moved out of Tennessee.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, R...

From Toni Morrison to Doctor Seuss, Tennessee school districts are deeming books “questionable” and removing them from libraries and classrooms. Plus, the local news for December 2, 2024 and how Kentucky voters said no to school choice.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rac...

Nashville Public Radio staffers share their favorite podcast episodes of the year. Our 11-hour playlist will keep your mind well-fed during the long hours of holiday travel. Plus, This Is Nashville took your calls about Thanksgiving traditions.  Credits:   This is a production of Nashville Public Radio   Host/producer: Rachel Iacovone  Editor: Miriam Kramer  Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Nin...

A Midstate native’s death once encapsulated the sentiments of Southerners licking their wounds in the wake of the Civil War. But how was the story of Sam Davis manipulated into propaganda? Plus, the local news for November 27, 2024, and a holiday edition of What Where Whens-Day .   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional...

Call it the Opryland Hotel or the Gaylord Opryland, but the way the massive hotel and resort off of Briley Parkway has grown and changed is a reflection of the way Nashville has evolved. Plus the local news for November 26, 2024 and a school choice failure in Kentucky.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: M...

At the center of every story about illegal immigration is someone human: a person, a family, a child. Plus, the local news for November 25, 2024 and checking in with the Unicoi County Animal Shelter after devastating flooding.    Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacov...

A new report details how public school buildings around the state are faring. It could give fodder to both sides of the political aisle once lawmakers return to the statehouse. Plus, the local news for Nov. 22, 2024 and an excerpt from the second episode of Music Citizens.    Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional suppo...

Headline-grabbing Pastor Greg Locke says his church is finally moving to a new home. And he’s planning to play nice with his new neighbors. Plus, the local news for November 21, 2024 and a look at why concert cancellations are plaguing the music industry.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh,...

A major settlement in the 1990s changed Middle Tennessee’s relationship with tobacco and smoking, and it’s still being paid out today. Plus, the local news for Nov. 20, 2024 and this week’s What, Where, Whens-day .   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya...

An annually-updated list of at-risk historic sites in Nashville reveals what we value and what gets left behind. Plus, the local news for Nov. 19, 2024 and a profile of the artist Fancy Hagood.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff...

The negative focus on Tennessee State University’s finances has gone up to yet another level, but the TSU community hasn’t forgotten about funding promises that were never kept. Plus the local news for November 18, 2024, and TVA’s clean energy backslide.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh,...

Three Tennessee-based companies are facing headwinds – and possible windfalls – in our state. Plus, the local news for Nov. 15, 2024 and a look at how kids with disabilities are treated under the state’s mass threats of violence law.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel...

The computers you use every day may be shrinking in size, but a massive supercomputing facility in Memphis shows that giant machines still have their place – and they’re only getting bigger. Plus, the local news for Nov. 14, 2024 and former Nashville mayor Megan Barry.    Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support:...

Budget season in Nashville is about to get underway, so we’re breaking down how the city funds itself. Plus, the local news for Nov. 13, 2024 and this week’s edition of What, Where, Whens-day .   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff...

With massive change in store for Nashville’s East Bank — across from downtown — you may wonder why it wasn’t already a neighborhood with homes, retail and restaurants. Plus the local news for Nov.12, 2024, and ten years of co-housing in Music City. Credits:   This is a production of Nashville Public Radio  Host/producer: Nina Cardona  Editor: Miriam Kramer  Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony...

Reflecting on the life of Capt. Darby Cardona, USAF, is a reminder of what’s really at stake when our nation goes to war. Plus, the local news for Nov. 11, 2024 and WNXP’s Nashville Artist of the Month Chuck Indigo.    Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTony...

In the last legislative session, Republican infighting blocked Lee’s top priority, a plan to give families “scholarships” for private schools. Now, he’s taking another go at it and sweetening the deal with money for public education and teachers. Plus, the local news for November 8, 2024 and musician Joy Oladokun.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardo...

Nashville and Memphis passed major referendums related to transit and guns this week, but it isn’t the first time the two cities have tried to pass these kinds of measures. Plus, the local news for November 7, 2024, and an in-depth conversation about where transit goes from here.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional...