Is Tennessee’s high school sports league losing its grip on private school football? Plus, the local news for October 2, 2026
What’s keeping Tennesseans from voting? Plus, Jerri Green and a Christa Pike execution update
Why don’t Tennesseans vote at the same rates as people in other states?
Nashvillager Podcast: Fighting over Lower Broad (and Pigeon Forge)
Should the city or state have the say in how Tennessee’s busiest tourist neighborhoods are managed? Plus, the local news for October 1, 2026
Before saying yes to the medical test, know the risks and benefits
Direct-to-consumer tests like full-body scans are marketed as a way to catch diseases early and establish a baseline. But there are financial, physical and psychological risks to all medical tests — and in some cases, not getting a test could actually be better for your health.
Ask Mayor Freddie O’Connell and three women who knew Christa Pike on death row
Today, Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins us in the studio to take our questions—and yours.
Nashvillager Podcast: The state of the station
How is Nashville Public Radio doing these days? Plus, the local news for September 30, 2026
Curious Nashville: Trivia Edition
It’s time for Curious Nashville. Typically, the Curious team assigns reporters to answer your questions. Today, though, we’re taking everything we’ve learned in the past decade and turning it into the Curious Nashville Quiz Show! And who better to stump than WPLN’s very own Blake Farmer and Nina Cardona — two of the most knowledgeable […]
Nashvillager Podcast: A mess of an election
What lessons can we take today from a contentious Reconstruction-era election in Nashville? Plus, the local news for September 29, 2026
Our last day in Nashville with Patrick Chappell
We could ask you what you love about Middle Tennessee, and you’d probably have an answer of some kind. But it might lack specificity. If you really want to know what someone values about this place we call home, ask what they would do on their last day in town. It says a lot about […]
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