For more than three decades, Kurdish refugees have found a safe place to land in Nashville. But the newest arrivals are experiencing a more skeptical reception.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 3: Safety Zone
When a wave of Kurdish refugees came to Nashville, they quickly got to work.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 2: The Ones Who Face Death
WPLN reporter Rose Gilbert takes a journey through the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan and into generations of one Kurdish family.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 1: The Enemy Within
WPLN’s Rose Gilbert dives headlong into one family’s migration odyssey from Iraqi Kurdistan to Nashville.
The triumphant return of Curious Nashville
WPLN is reviving one of the station’s most popular projects: Curious Nashville. The recipe is simple. Listeners ask questions and we find the answers. But the bar is high. Instead of answers that can be found through a quick Google search, we’re taking queries that will take us somewhere unknown or unexpected. Tune in to […]
Our keeper of the flame, Nina Cardona
Every community needs a “keeper of the flame” – someone who can connect the present with the past.
In My Place, Episode 18: Losing home again
Welcome back to In My Place — a series about finding, and losing, home in a growing Nashville. This season, we’re getting to walk through the specific steps from homelessness to housing with people who have done it. In our last 8 episodes, we’ve talked about everything from connecting with services for the very first […]
Tennessee’s pandemic chief Dr. Lisa Piercey on her post-COVID career change
When Dr. Lisa Piercey left state government after guiding Tennessee through the pandemic, she decided to turn over an entirely new leaf. She was tired of working for someone else. So she got into the business of buying businesses. And even though she’s only a few years in, she also wrote a book about it. […]
The Roundabout: Federal policies, jobs, and healthcare
As the federal government shutdown rolls into its fourth week, paychecks for federal employees have halted.
The rise and resurgence of Christian music
Watch live on YouTube. Gospel and Christian music call this city home. But until now, there hasn’t been an obvious physical location.
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