Curious Nashville

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We investigate oddities, share local history, tell stories of interesting people, and explain how local institutions operate. You ask the questions, and we answer them.

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Stories

Curious Nashville: How the city became a destination for Kurdish families, and how the community is evolving

September 9, 2022
Curious Nashville: What’s with the Hogwarts-looking tower at Vanderbilt University?

August 24, 2022
Podcast: How an ornamental tree led neighbors to the history of their North Nashville corner

August 3, 2022
Curious Nashville: How an ornamental tree led neighbors to their street’s hidden history

July 20, 2022
Podcast: Why are freight trains blocking Tennessee streets so often?

July 11, 2022
Curious Nashville: Freight trains keep blocking city streets and frustrating commuters. Can anything be done?

July 5, 2022
Podcast: Tennessee’s strange pronunciations — explained!

June 30, 2022
Curious Nashville: How to say ‘Demonbreun’ and 4 other unusual Tennessee pronunciations

June 13, 2022
Podcast: Why isn’t Arabic available for Tennessee’s driving exam?

June 6, 2022
Curious Nashville: Arabic is the third-most spoken language in Tennessee. So why isn’t it offered on the state’s driver exam?

June 1, 2022
Curious Nashville: Who decides which ‘I Voted’ stickers are at my polling place?

April 13, 2022
Curious Nashville: Will traffic ever improve at Bell Road, one of Nashville’s most baffling interstate exits?

April 6, 2022

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