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September 6, 2024: TPAC’s plans to level up
On the anniversary of TPAC’s opening, we take a snapshot of changes in store for the home to a big chunk of Nashville’s performing fine arts scene. P…
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September 5, 2024: Fort Campbell’s historic military division forges a new path
The Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne have a storied history in American combat operations. Now they’re testing out ideas for how the Army can a…
2 years, 1 month ago
September 4, 2024: The future of transit in Nashville
It may not give us a monorail, but if the transit referendum passes in November, it could mean expanded bus service, sidewalks and bike lanes. Plus,…
2 years, 1 month ago
September 3, 2024: Big money, big payouts in college sports
University athletics are bringing in the big bucks for one Tennessee institution while costing others more than they may have bargained for. Plus ,th…
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Special Edition: Postcards from summer camp
What does summer sound like? In this special edition of the NashVillager podcast, WPLN education reporter Alexis Marshall brings listeners to three s…
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August 30, 2024: A shortage of doctors and what it means for Tennessee
The medical profession is facing headwinds around the country. States with abortion bans like Tennessee are seeing fewer people apply to med school, …
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August 29, 2024: TSU’s downtown presence and the man who secured it
The small, downtown outpost of TSU is the result of a landmark civil rights lawsuit, and it’s named for the groundbreaking attorney who won the case …
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August 28, 2024: The Confederate ghost who won’t stop haunting Middle Tennessee
Nathan Bedford Forrest once denied the KKK existed. Now, many Forrest enthusiasts follow suit and deny the fullness of who the Confederate general wa…
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August 27, 2024: TVA is being lapped
With other major utilities using solar and wind to clean up their act, why is the Tennessee Valley Authority so focused on nuclear and gas? Plus the …
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August 26, 2024: Happy birthday, MNPS
On the anniversary of the landmark report that started public education in our city, we take a look at the complex machine that Nashville’s school di…
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