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Movers & Thinkers

with Emily Siner
A show about all about why people do what they do. We take you into the minds of some of the most interesting innovators in Nashville and discuss their motivations, passions and challenges.

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Special thanks to Delta Dental for sponsoring Movers & Thinkers.

Movers & Thinkers #26: Stranger Than Fiction

Emily Siner

November 16, 2020

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Best-selling author Ruta Sepetys doesn’t write about fictional dystopian worlds — she writes about dystopian reality. Spanish baby-stealing. A German shipwreck that’s the largest in history. Soviet work camps. Historical fiction that reminds people about unbelievable stories that have been largely forgotten by the outside world.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, WPLN News

Movers & Thinkers #25: Music That Makes You Shake

Emily Siner

August 31, 2020

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It’s been six years since composer Joel Thompson sat down to write music about the deaths of Black men who’d been killed by police. How can music be used to process tragedy, embody it and lead to change?

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, WPLN News

Movers & Thinkers #24: The Funniest One In The Room

Emily Siner

February 10, 2020

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DJ Pryor was catapulted to national fame after a video of him and his young son went viral in 2019. It showed off his natural humor — DJ is a standup comedian — as well as an example of genuine parental love.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, WPLN News

Movers & Thinkers #23: I’ll Have What Dolly’s Having

Emily Siner

December 16, 2019

Jad Abumrad interviews Dolly Parton
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In a moment when celebrities are almost expected to take political stances, Dolly Parton is noticeable for her lack of controversy. How does she manage to charm everyone? Jad Abumrad, another native Tennessean, spent months interviewing Dolly fans, Dolly experts and Dolly herself for his new podcast Dolly Parton’s America.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, Programs Tagged With: Dolly Parton

Thanksgiving 2019 Playlist: Nashville Public Radio’s 17 Favorite Podcasts Of The Year

WPLN Staff

November 22, 2019

If there’s one thing we at Nashville Public Radio love more than a recipe that uses Thanksgiving leftovers in an unexpected way, it’s making that delightful recipe while listening to podcasts.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Movers & Thinkers, The Tri-Star State, Versify, WPLN News

Movers & Thinkers #22: The Butcher, The Vegan Baker, The Potions Maker

Emily Siner

October 14, 2019

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When we decide what to eat or drink, we’re making choices that go beyond flavor. What we consume can be a tool for social change, a connection with generations past, and a major influence on our well-being. Emily Siner talks to Chris Carter of Porter Road Butcher, Tiffany Hancock of The Southern V, and Leah Larabell of High Garden Tea — three food entrepreneurs who are merging innovation and tradition.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, Programs

Movers & Thinkers #21: Writing About Life, Death And Grief In The South

Emily Siner

August 12, 2019

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Margaret Renkl is a Nashville writer perhaps best known for her regular columns in the New York Times. “Late Migrations” is her debut book, and it’s part-essay collection on coming of age and aging in the South, and part-observations of nature.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, Programs, WPLN News

Movers & Thinkers #20: The Scales Of Juvenile Justice

Emily Siner

May 13, 2019

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Judge Sheila Calloway sees children during some of the worst moments of their lives: right after they’ve been accused of committing a crime. But she holds fast to the philosophy that children are redeemable and should be given the opportunity to change.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Programs

Movers & Thinkers #19: What’s Jesus Got To Do With It?

Emily Siner

February 4, 2019

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Unlike most New Testament experts, Vanderbilt Divinity School professor Amy-Jill Levine is Jewish. Her lessons are sprinkled with Yiddish phrases, and she attends an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Nashville. That’s given her a unique perspective on Judaism and Christianity — two religions that have diverged from the same source, took different interpretations of similar texts and collided repeatedly throughout history.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Programs

Movers & Thinkers #18: Inside The Mind Of A Cold Case Detective

Emily Siner

November 2, 2018

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How does a cold case homicide detective maintain faith in humanity? What makes him so sure that he’s going after the right bad guy? And how can a case with no known suspects be solved? For more than 25 years, retired police detective Pat Postiglione solved some of the most gruesome murder cases in Nashville. […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Movers & Thinkers, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts, law enforcement

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