How do congressional threats to NPR threaten stations like WPLN? Plus, the local news for June 16, 2025.
Nina Cardona, Senior Producer and Host
Nina Cardona is a native of Middle Tennessee and near-lifelong listener to WPLN. Cardona joined Nashville Public Radio in 1997 fresh out of Converse College. She began as a classical music host and later ran the 91Classical music service. However, the majority of her years at the station have been spent sharing the news, first in the afternoons during All Things Considered and now as the local host of Morning Edition. She has a deep interest in history and has been known to dabble in photography, various textile crafts and open water swimming.
NashVillager Podcast: Friday the 13th
So why is this day considered unlucky, anyway? Plus, the local news for June 13, 2025.
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How does the Southern Baptist Convention plan to attack a decade-old Supreme Court ruling? Plus, the local news for June 12, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Hendersonville’s incorporation
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NashVillager Podcast: Law and disorder
What is going on at Trousdale Turner? Plus, the local news for June 10, 2025.
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NashVillager Podcast: Rites of passage
How do you move from one stage to another? Plus, the local news for June 6, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Opry and the Ryman
How did the Ryman become the Mother Church of Country Music? Plus, the local news for June 5, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Wild animals in the Volunteer State
Is it really legal to have a pet zebra in Tennessee? Plus, the local news for June 4, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: River of plastic
How did the Tennessee River end up with so much microplastic? Plus, the local news for June 3, 2025.
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