In Nashville — and across the country — the number of chronically ill people who need round-the-clock care is rising. The vast majority are baby boomers…
There’s A Group In Nashville Looking To Give More Caregivers A Break, Free Of Charge
After Shootings, Middle Tennessee Houses of Worship Balance Open Doors With Safety
Listen As at many churches, Wednesday night is fellowship night at the Brentwood Hills Church of Christ. Up to 300 worshippers mill through the church gymnasium during the evening meal — a line of women in autumn-themed aprons serves spaghetti, salad and sweet tea to retirees, children and parents fresh from work.
Curious Nashville: The Construction Boom Puppet Show
What happens when you adapt a podcast episode into a puppet show? Curious Nashville magic, that’s what. In May, we hosted a celebration of Nashville Public Radio’s podcasts — called Podcast Party (fittingly) — at the Nashville Children’s Theater. We teamed up with local puppeteers to produce a live animated version of one of our […]
After 70 Years, WWII Vet Living In Spring Hill Still Remembers Details Of Life As A POW
Listen Firsthand accounts from World War II are getting harder to come by, but a former prisoner of war is finally sharing his story near the end of his life. Spring Hill resident Michael Fleischmann spent more than seven months in a German prison camp during the war.
One Cost Tennessee Agencies Are Figuring Into Their Budgets — The Toll Of Opioids
Listen Twenty-five more drug agents. That’s what the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is hoping to add in the coming year to aid in efforts to combat the illegal trade in painkillers — just one of the ways that the opioid epidemic is reshaping state agencies’ spending priorities.
CMA Awards Pay Tribute To Las Vegas Victims Without Getting Too Political
Listen This year’s Country Music Association Awards were meant to provide healing for an industry shaken by the massacre at a festival in Las Vegas last month. Wednesday night’s show paid tribute to the fans who became victims, but it also reinforced how few of the artists want to talk about the gun debate reignited […]
DACA Youth From Tennessee Take Their Fight For The DREAM Act To D.C.
Listen Thousands of immigrant students from all over the country with temporary legal protections through DACA are descending on Washington D.C. That includes a caravan coming from Tennessee. They will join in others in asking their state representatives to push for a vote on the Dream Act before December.
Cost Of Health Care In Tennessee Prisons Is About To Spike
Listen The care of prisoners’ health across the state will remain in the hands of the embattled current provider — Centurion of Tennessee. But as of next July, it’s going to get considerably more expensive.
A Writer For The CMA Awards Show On Navigating Recent Tragedies
Listen The CMA Awards on Wednesday night is expected to be both a celebration of country music and an entire industry’s take on recent natural disasters and shooting tragedies. The man tasked with performing that balancing act is David Wild, the writer whose words presenters will read off of scrolling teleprompters.
Nashville Soccer Stadium Deal Wins Over Skeptics, Gets Favorable Preliminary Vote
Listen The deal to build a professional soccer stadium in Nashville got a significant vote of confidence on Monday from a portion of the Metro Council. A final vote on Tuesday night will determine if the city and the team would share in the stadium cost — if the city is awarded a franchise.
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