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January 6, 2025: The day a president came to WPLN
On this episode, host Nina Cardona remembers what it was like to spend three hours with former President Jimmy Carter years ago at WPLN. Plus, the lo…
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January 3, 2025: From Fisk’s Jubilee success to TSU’s financial battles
Fisk University’s Jubilee singers were formed to respond to a funding crisis started by the end of a federal program. Now, the state and TSU are play…
1 year, 5 months ago
January 2, 2025: A 19th century gun battle
Reconstruction was a messy period for Tennessee, with many people formerly aligned with the Confederacy taking the law into their own hands. In Shelb…
1 year, 5 months ago
January 1, 2025: Happy new year!
On today’s special holiday edition of the NashVillager podcast, we highlight three of Nina’s best On This Day essays from the last year.
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1 year, 5 months ago
December 31, 2024: Under the trees
Nashville is lush and beautiful, but not for everyone. On this special holiday edition of the NashVillager podcast, we take a look back at Caroline E…
1 year, 5 months ago
December 30, 2024: Understanding Nashville through literature
Two novels released this year — Those Beyond the Wall by Vanderbilt scholar Micaiah Johnson, and Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner — are work…
1 year, 5 months ago
December 27, 2024: Inside and outside the statehouse
You may have heard the names Harold Love Jr. and William Lamberth in the same breath as a new law or the latest happenings at the Tennessee State Cap…
1 year, 5 months ago
December 26, 2024: Nashville’s changing seasons
This year was an emotional roller coaster in the news, with one surprise and unprecedented event after another. It was hard to keep track of life’s m…
1 year, 5 months ago
December 25, 2024: Familial faith
A Murfreesboro 20-something became a monk – for a bit. A temporary ordination is a rite of passage in Thailand, but it hasn’t carried over to Thai co…
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December 24, 2024: Holiday joy
On this special holiday edition of the NashVillager, reporter Paige Pfleger takes us back to one of the most joyful stories that came out of the WPLN…
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