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NashVillager Podcast

Your human-powered weekday news podcast
Start your weekday mornings with host Nina Cardona and the WPLN newsroom. We’ll give you a dose of local news, analysis, some history lessons, important conversations and more.

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NashVillager Podcast: Fisk’s Founding

By Blake Farmer

August 22, 2025

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Who was Fisk University’s namesake? Plus, the local news for August 22, 2025.

Filed Under: Education, History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Fisk University

NashVillager Podcast: Numbers in the news

By Tony Gonzalez

August 21, 2025

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Are journalists really that bad at math? Plus, the local news for August 21, 2025.

Filed Under: Education, History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Ceasefire

By Tony Gonzalez

August 20, 2025

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How did an historic ceasefire in the Middle East impact Nashville? Plus, the local news for Aug. 20, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Kurds, Nashville Shakespeare Festival

NashVillager Podcast: Universities in Tennessee

By Nina Cardona

August 19, 2025

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How independent should a university be? Plus, the local news for August 19, 2025.

Filed Under: Education, History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Votes for women

By Tony Gonzalez

August 18, 2025

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Who was Febb Burn? Plus, the local news for August 18, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: history, suffrage, voting rights

NashVillager Podcast: Mourning Elvis’s Mother

By Blake Farmer

August 15, 2025

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Why it’s worth asking about the family of icons, including Dolly. Plus, the local news for August 15, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Elvis Presley

NashVillager Podcast: Coexisting with wildlife

By Nina Cardona

August 14, 2025

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Who do you call if there’s a raccoon in your chimney? Plus, the local news for August 14, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: wildlife

NashVillager Podcast: Blue Oval shifting sands

By Nina Cardona

August 13, 2025

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Why is production at Tennessee’s massive new Ford plant being delayed again? Plus, the local news for August 13, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Oval City

NashVillager Podcast: Sex crimes in Tennessee

By Nina Cardona

August 12, 2025

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Have you heard about Smoky Row? Plus, the local news for August 12, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Sanctuary as a custom, not a law

By Nina Cardona

August 11, 2025

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Why do we consider churches a protected space from law enforcement? Plus, the local news for August 11, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: sanctuary cities

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