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From overwhelmed toddler parents to teens and crisis, Tennessee’s expanding resources

By Blake Farmer

May 5, 2026

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Audio and video will be added after the broadcast at noon. It’s tough to be a kid. It’s tough to be a parent of a kid. And nothing is tougher than when a kid is having a tough time. May is a month set aside for Mental Health Awareness, but, whatever the month, it’s always […]

The wisdom of a seasoned clerk, Brenda Wynn

By Josh Deepan

May 4, 2026

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Business licenses, marriage licenses, license plates.

Filed Under: Programs

State legislative wrap-up: Immigration, vouchers and preemption

By Mary Mancini

April 30, 2026

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The dust is starting to settle after the annual whirlwind that is the final days of the legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Marianna Bacallao, Sarah Grace Taylor, Vivian Jones

Curious Nashville: Digging in the dirt

By Tasha A.F. Lemley

April 29, 2026

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As usual, it all starts with a question to Curious Nashville: “I live in East Nashville, on Sharpe Avenue. We adopted a hound mix and she digs up bizarre trash. Did people bury their trash? Was there no trash pick up? Auto parts, beer bottles, air gun cartridges, porn videos. Others in East have described […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Programs

Ready for NextAge, Season 2: Love, body, and belonging

By LaTonya Turner

April 28, 2026

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Our need and desire for connection doesn’t retire as we grow older. NextAge Season 2 explores love, intimacy, and companionship in the second half of life.

Filed Under: NextAge, WPLN News Tagged With: aging, Baby Boomers, GenX, NEXT AGE, older adults

Valerie Cordero on the impact of 50¢ lessons and returning to music

By Josh Deepan

April 27, 2026

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We call ourselves Music City and, for a lot of kids growing up here, music lessons are simply out of reach.

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Ask the Mayor, plus Curious Nashville ponders, “What would it take to put electrical lines underground?”

By Mary Mancini

April 23, 2026

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Each month, Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins us live in the studio to take your questions –– and nothing is off the table.

Filed Under: Ask The Mayor, Programs Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Nashville Electric Service, National Utility Contractors Association, Wade Sexton

Book challenges, censorship and age-appropriate reading

By Mary Mancini

April 22, 2026

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For some, a book is just a book. For others, it can be life-changing, or controversial, or both.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Angele Latham, Banned, banning, books, Bruce Barry, censorship, Christina Soontornvat

Hallelujah: The Nashville Chorus Scene

By Josh Deepan

April 21, 2026

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We’re bringing our voices together in harmony.

Filed Under: Programs

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