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Medical providers in Tennessee are licensed and monitored by a variety of oversight boards. Whether or not those groups are doing their job well depends on who you ask. Plus the local news for January 9th, and Mon Rovia   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the...

The legislative session is about to start. Some of the measures lawmakers submit will be thoroughly debated and voted into law. Some won’t really cross the starting line. Plus, the local news for January 8, 2026, and Tash Tea.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones...

Nashville’s central core has been through ups and downs that should inform the way the city’s newest neighborhood is designed. Plus, the local news for January 7th and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff...

Last month’s announcement of an investment in Tennessee zinc operations is big for the state and big for the nation. Plus the local news for January 6, 2026 and the complex music history of Muscle Shoals.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

A newly filed bill in Tennessee’s General Assembly cites lots of scripture and asks lawmakers to take an explicitly pro-Israel stance. Plus the local news for December 31, 2025 and the trade war comes for Tennessee soybeans.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Alexis Marshall Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez and the staff...

Why aren’t there more dinosaur bones in Tennessee? There are some Cretaceous Period remains in the Volunteer State, but it was the Ice Age that left much richer deposits here. Plus, the local news for Dec. 30, 2025 and red tape that could save lives. Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio. Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Tony Gonzalez

Every President and First Lady does something to make the nation’s executive mansion their home. For the Polks, it was almost puritan customs, a key bit of redecoration, and an undercurrent of slavery. Plus the local news for December 29, 2025 and a big year for Nashville transit.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Addition...

For the holiday episodes, we’re doing a look back at our colleague’s best work. This one by WPLN’s Catherine Sweeney features criminal justice reporter Paige Pfleger’s story on how a blind spot in Tennessee’s probation system leaves domestic violence victims in danger.  Credits:   This is a production of Nashville Public Radio   Host/producer: Catherine Sweeney   Editor: LaTonya Turner   Additiona...

During this holiday week, the NashVillager Podcast takes a moment to share some of the best local reporting of the year — as chosen by WPLN staffers. Today, reporter Rose Gilbert highlights her colleague Mary Mancini’s story about a local elephant sanctuary.   This is a production of Nashville Public Radio   Host/producer: Rose Gilbert  Editor: LaTonya Turner   Additional support: Mack Linebaugh,...

Remember when we used to burn CDs? A lot of music made it around the world without being properly published in those early days of file sharing. So the “Lostwave community” steps in to hunt down the origins of unidentified music. In this case, music that was made in Boston and heard in Seattle required the help of a data geek in the Middle East to figure out that the originator lives right here am...

How are Tennessee Christians using the Bible to form beliefs about immigration?  

How can a WPLN music story transport you somewhere new? During this holiday week, the NashVillager Podcast takes a moment to share some of the best local reporting of the year — as chosen by WPLN staffers. Today, music reporter Justin Barney shows how his colleague Jewly Hight goes far beyond typical artists interviews to capture the local music scene.

It’s been quite a year for everyone’s favorite: country star, actress, philanthropist (and just plain good person) Dolly Parton. Plus the local news for December 19, 2025 and the final installment of The Debt.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

Why are there so many memorial services during the otherwise joyful holiday season? As This Is Nashville mounts an "in memoriam" episode, a look at why the holidays are a natural time to pause and reflect on the people we’ve lost. Plus the local news for December 18, 2025 and an excerpt from The Debt .

America had Civil Rights Leaders who fought hard for equality far before the to the Civil Rights Movement as we usually think of it got underway. Plus the local news for December 17, 2025 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez and...

After more than year without a new contract, some workers at the Chattanooga VW factory are losing patience with the United Auto Workers. Plus the local news for December 16, 2025 and another installment of The Debt.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez and the staff of WPLN a...

Exposure to the elements during a brutal cold snap played a role in the defeat of the Confederates in the two-day Battle of Nashville. Today, people living on the street face many of the same conditions, and federal resources to help them are in limbo. Plus the local news for December 15, 2025, and part one of The Debt.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina...

The neighborhood that used to run things at Cheekwood is ready to kick out the stream of visitor traffic to the attraction. But the plan for moving access to a new road has opponents of its own. Plus the local news for December 12, 2025, and the chilling of free speech on Appalachian college campuses.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: La...

Incredible fog once lead to a tragic accident involving nearly 100 cars near Chattanooga. The complex system that protects against a repeat tragedy needs to be replaced. Plus, the local news for December 11, 2025 and Andi Marie Tillman.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez and...

Today, a peek behind the curtain at the sources that inform the NashVillager Podcast. Plus the local news for December 10, 2025, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

A lot of Tennesseans could use help paying for food. Plus the local news for December 9, 2025, and the evolution from CA$HK to Kyleigh.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Miriam Kramer LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

One way out of a time of deep division is finding a common cause. Plus the local news for December 8, 2025 and the Santa train.    Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

Finance experts say it’s going to be a tight budget year for the state of Tennessee, but that stands in contrast to the types of spending requests that have come in from state agencies.   Plus the local news for Dec. 5, and and learning how one private school benefits from the state's voucher program.

Tuesday’s special election has some factors in common with James K. Polk’s rise to power. But more importantly, it could set the tone for the next round of campaigning. Plus the local news for Dec. 4, 2025, and answering a Curious Nashville question about the Grand Ole Opry. Credits: This is a production of Nashville Public Radio. Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Tony Gonzalez

Now that several big developments on the East Bank are moving forward, we’re getting a taste of what we’ll call the city’s soon-to-be new neighborhoods. Plus the local news for December 3, 2025 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day.   Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Tony Gonzalez