Today our Roundabout panel of guests focuses exclusively on Venezuela, breaking down the consequences of the president’s capture and the potential impact felt here Middle Tennessee. And we take your calls. Are you celebrating the fall of a dictator? Concerned about what comes next? Confused about how this impacts our Venezuelan neighbors? Call 615-760-2000 to […]
Ask the Mayor: East Bank development, downtown library closure, racing at The Fairgrounds and more
Freddie O’Connell is back for the first “Ask the Mayor” of 2026!
Shapes of America: A radio special about shape-note singing
Shape-note singing is one of the oldest musical traditions in this country. It’s a practice that began in colonial America, and after centuries of ups and downs in popularity, today it’s finding an expanded and surprisingly diverse new following. And some of its singers believe the music can teach democracy a thing or two. Join […]
Facing the new year with Buddhist teacher and punk rocker Mikey Noechel
Our guest this hour is the frontman of the punk rock trio The RIP Taylors. Their latest album – Negativity Bias – has songs with titles like “I still don’t believe in you,” “I gotta bad attitude,” and “I’m not like…ya know…whatever.” It’s the passion project of Mikey Noechel, who thinks a lot about our […]
The best of 2025…features
Although This Is Nashville broadcasts from our studios in Metrocenter, sometimes we let the producers out in the wild to collect tape.
The best of…The Roundabout
Every week This is Nashville presents The Roundabout where we bring together a panel of guests spanning the political spectrum to unpack the week’s biggest news and hear directly from listeners across Middle Tennessee. For this special “Best of…” episode we revisit some of the most timely conversations, surprising moments of agreement, and thoughtful opinions. […]
Our most fascinating interviews from 2025
A songwriter who climbed out of the shadow of her first song, a nonprofit leader who refuses to see his own disability, a restaurateur with a hot take on tourism, a humorist who leaned into her heritage, a forward-thinking physician who rediscovered her mom’s remedies, and the sentimental saint of the Opry. It’s the best […]
Nashville’s Nook and Cranny Holiday Music Traditions
Nashville has a long history of celebrating the holidays with musical performances.
Picturing Nashville: Ray Di Pietro on photographing local history
If you see a man with three, maybe four cameras hanging around his neck, odds are you’ve crossed paths with Ray Di Pietro.
Middle Tennessee in memoriam, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Vinett died on November 21, 2025, and her family decided her 90 years on the planet deserved more than the average obituary. So they tried to capture her essence starting with the first paragraph.
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