These people are guardians of the past: They explore kitchens, living rooms and attics, tracking down the recipes, stories and artifacts that tell us who we are and where we came from. Featuring collector David Ewing, folklorist Bradley Hanson and cookbook author Jennifer Justus.
Movers & Thinkers #6: The Fine Art And Vague Science Of Keeping History Alive
These people are guardians of the past: They explore kitchens, living rooms and attics, tracking down the recipes, stories and artifacts that tell us who we are and where we came from. Featuring David Ewing and Bradley Hanson and Jennifer Justus.
How To Get More Affordable Housing In Nashville? Reverse Losses Of Section 8 Landlords
Listen In Nashville’s quest to preserve affordable housing for low-income residents, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency is trying to convince more landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers. The agency has been holding regular informational meetings in the hopes of reversing a steady decline over the past few years.
Facing An Influx Of Veterans, VA Clinics Near Clarksville Are Struggling To Fit Everyone In
Listen Some veterans in the Nashville region are waiting a long time to see a doctor. In Hopkinsville, Ky., just over the state line, a quarter of primary care appointments are scheduled for more than a month away, according to data from the Veterans Health Administration. In Dover, Tenn., even more are scheduled that far […]
Tennessee’s Free Community College Program Wants Mentors To Help More With Retention
Listen In the first year of Tennessee Promise — the state’s free community and technical college program — about four out of five students stayed on board for a second semester. As the state prepares for its next batch of college freshmen, the program is looking at how to retain more students once it recruits […]
Nashville Scene Editor Jim Ridley Has Died
Listen Jim Ridley, editor of Nashville’s preeminent free weekly newspaper, the Nashville Scene, has died at age 50.
Why Tennessee Health Departments Want People To Care About Mosquitos Before A Zika Outbreak
Listen The early spring has launched Middle Tennessee into mosquito season. That brings a usual slew of concerns for public health departments about mosquito-borne viruses like West Nile, chikungunya and — this year — Zika. That’s why John Pico’s main job right now is to hunt down mosquito larvae.
Vanderbilt’s Exoskeleton Can Help People In Wheelchairs Walk, But The Price Is High
Listen When Michael Goldfarb started working on exoskeletons in the early ’90s, they were a long way from being usable in everyday life. But 20 years later, a device that allows people in wheelchairs to walk — developed in his lab at Vanderbilt University — got FDA approval in early March.
Abortion Rights Supporters Aim To Stir Sympathy With Women’s Stories
Listen A new project spearheaded by Planned Parenthood asks women who’ve had abortions to talk about it publicly, part of an effort to keep the issue in the minds of the public — and lawmakers — even when there’s not an immediate fight over abortions at hand. One of those women, Franklin resident Hadleigh Tweedall, spoke at a press conference […]
After Meeting Transgender Students, Some Lawmakers Change Course On Controversial Bathroom Bill
Listen A conservative lawmaker says he now thinks transgender students should be able to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. Rep. Rick Womick’s comments Tuesday led to the sudden failure of a bill that would have required students to use the restroom of their birth sex instead.
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