It might look like anything Mike Curb touches turns to gold. But he says he’s never been great at anything – just passionate. After more than 60 years in the record business, Curb is still looking for the next big hit. He’s also looking for a way to preserve the thing that brought him to […]
In My Place, Episode 19: Homelessness doesn’t just affect you. It hits the rest of us.
From a young age, Colby Keegan said he hoped to “affect positive change.” He was homeless when he died of an overdose at the age of 23. His mother, Lisa Wysocky, founded Colby’s Army in his honor.
Beyond SNAP: Hunger in Tennessee
It’s now just a matter of time before federal SNAP benefits are restored — helping nearly 700,000 Tennesseans put food on the table.
A new generation of Tennessee veterans
On today’s show, we honor those who’ve served their country by welcoming three combat veterans from Middle Tennessee, all from the decade after 9/11.
The ever-evolving life of Bill DeMain: cartoonist, musician, songwriter, music journalist and guide
Bill DeMain has been creating and evolving for decades. A prolific songwriter, music journalist, walking tour guide, and one half of the pop duo Swan Dive, he’s still not slowing down. In fact, during the pandemic, he added yet another career to his résumé: cartoonist. Today, Bill tells us how it all started, why he […]
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 4: The Kurdish American Dream
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 […]
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