Listen A panel of doctors met for the first time last week with a single mandate: Decide how to punish physicians who prescribe too many opioids.
How Harshly Should Doctors Be Punished For Violating Tennessee’s New Opioid Laws?
Movers & Thinkers #17: Thinking About The Brain
Every human is fortunate to have this organ inside our skull called the brain. It allows us to breathe, create art, develop new technology — and yet there’s much that is undiscovered about how these masses of neurons work. Why is everyone’s brain a different shape? When the brain starts to deteriorate, what’s really happening? And […]
This Nashville Hospital Is Offering ‘Sensory-Friendly’ Rooms For Kids On Autism Spectrum
Listen TriStar Centennial is trying to be more accommodating for kids on the autism spectrum. It’s part of a national trend in children’s hospitals to be more ‘sensory-friendly’ given the increasing prevalence of spectrum disorders.
The Promise: Public Housing Residents Brace For Change, But Are The Bureaucrats Listening?
Listen The last radio story in this series reveals the scope of The Promise, WPLN’s special podcast series. Reporter and producer Meribah Knight spent over a year reporting on life in the James Cayce Homes, Nashville’s largest public housing complex.
The Promise: Inside East Nashville Public Housing, The Longing To ‘Get Some Gone’
Listen There is a saying in Nashville’s James Cayce Homes: “Get some gone.” Three simple words that describe the urge, the mission, to move out and start anew, far away from the city’s largest public housing project. Some do leave. But it’s not easy, especially with the city’s rising cost of rent. “I mean, half […]
Are Criminals Hacking Key Fobs To Steal Nashville Cars? Probably Not, Say Metro Police
Recent Nashville car thefts and break-ins are generating buzz on social media about a possible technological advance by thieves. But city police say they’ve not seen clear evidence of changing tactics by criminals.
New Rules Approved For Dockless Scooters, Paving The Way For Their Return To Nashville
Mayor David Briley has signed legislation that opens the door to the return of dockless scooters and ride-sharing bikes to Nashville’s streets and sidewalks.
The Promise: The People And The Police, A Relationship On Thin Ice
Listen The relationship between James Cayce residents and Nashville police is a tenuous one. In this story, we explore two defining moments in Cayce: A viral cell phone video of a police officer being assaulted, and the most controversial police shooting in the city’s recent history. Both were caught on camera. And both reveal the strain between the people […]
Nashville School Board Discovers New City Audits, Press Administrators On Spending
Listen Leaders with Metro Nashville Public Schools learned last night that district finances are still under scrutiny from city auditors. While the results of one investigation were published last week, two other inquiries are still underway, including about district procurement practices.
Tennessee Joins 15 Other States To Argue ‘Sex’ Discrimination Doesn’t Include Transgender People
Tennessee is joining 15 others to try to overturn a recent ruling that found sex discrimination laws cover transgender people. Attorney General Herbert Slatery made the announcement Tuesday. He and his colleagues want the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a decision issued earlier this year by the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has […]
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