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Why A Tennessee Private Investigator Is Turning To Podcasting To Solve Crimes

Why A Tennessee Private Investigator Is Turning To Podcasting To Solve Crimes

Elliott Wenzler

November 20, 2018

Listen A private detective in Tennessee is trying to solve what she believes is a murder mystery, and her method is one that’s becoming more common: She launched a podcast.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: podcasts

Review Of Nashville Traffic Stops Casts Doubt On Effectiveness In Fighting Crime

Shalina ChatlaniandChas Sisk

November 19, 2018

Listen An outside analysis of over 2.5 million traffic stops in Nashville shows they don’t effectively stop crime, leading researchers to suggest that Metro police officers drop the tactic in favor of a new approach that emphasizes engaging community members one-on-one.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, David Briley

Outgoing UT President Reflects On His Legacy Of Budget Reform — And Spats With State Lawmakers

Emily Siner

November 19, 2018

Listen The president of the University of Tennessee system is retiring this week, leaving behind campuses with growing enrollment and strong budgets. For the past eight years, Joe DiPietro has overseen three campuses, a health sciences center and extension offices in every county of the state.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Joe DiPietro, University of Tennessee

Nashville Policing Study Arrives Today With Public Presentation

Tony Gonzalez

November 19, 2018

MNPD patrol car

Listen A long-awaited study of Nashville police traffic stops arrives this afternoon, as the New York-based Policing Project will weigh in on what effect the stops have on public safety. A special meeting has been called for 3 p.m. at the Metro Council chambers.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department, News

Metro To Require Contract Companies To Go Through Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Tony Gonzalez

November 19, 2018

Listen The Metro government has expanded its required training on sexual harassment prevention to apply to many of the private companies that win city contracts.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Angie Henderson, Metro Government

Our Thanksgiving 2018 Playlist: Nashville Public Radio’s Favorite Podcasts Of The Year

WPLN Staff

November 16, 2018

If you’re anything like us, your Thanksgiving plans either entail a lot of traveling or a lot of cooking. Or both. Our favorite companion for these activities? Listening to a podcast. 

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts, podcasts

A ‘Universal’ Vaccine For The Flu? Vanderbilt Researchers Are Working On It

Blake Farmer

November 16, 2018

A universal vaccine for the flu remains many years off. But if there’s a breakthrough, it may come from a lab at Vanderbilt.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Flu, Health Care

Roy Clark, ‘Hee Haw’ Host And Renowned Musician, Dies At 85

Emily Siner

November 15, 2018

Roy Clark, one of the hosts of the country music variety show Hee Haw and a legendary Nashville musician, has died. Clark was 85 years old and died in Tulsa, Okla., of complications from pneumonia, according to his publicist.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Country Music Hall of Fame, Roy Clark

One Place Amazon Is Already Shaking Things Up In Nashville — The Health Care Sector

Blake Farmer

November 15, 2018

Listen Amazon will land with a splash when it builds a tech hub in downtown Nashville. But the company, known for its relentless pursuit of innovation, has already been threatening to encroach on the city’s leading industry — health care.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Amazon, Nashville Health Care Council

Higher Ed Advocates Want Inmates To Be Eligible For Tennessee’s Scholarships

Shalina Chatlani

November 15, 2018

  Listen Tennessee has been praised for its free college initiatives for graduating high school seniors and adults. But, there’s one part of the population that’s being left out — inmates. Now state leaders are being called on to expand state scholarships for this group.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Higher Education

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