Nashville is known as a bachelorette party destination. But how many locals have actually gotten an up close look at the festivities? This Is Nashville’s producers took a ride, so you don’t have to.
From woos to wedding bells: Nashville’s wedding industry
Nashville is infamous for being a bachelorette paradise, but what about the “I dos”?
Foraging and preserving fall foods in Nashville
So what’s out there to forage? How can we keep our harvest usable for the coming months? We talk with local foragers about what you can find to eat out in the wild, and with some avid canners about how to make your autumn food bounty last beyond the season.
The Children’s Memory Garden memorializes Nashville’s youngest victims of violence
In this episode, we explore garden’s history, talk to those who have been maintaining it all these years, and the families of the children who are remembered there.
Native Americans were forced to travel through Nashville on the Trail of Tears. A remnant of the bridge they crossed remains downtown.
Nearly 200 years ago, a thousand Cherokee people crossed the Cumberland River in Nashville on their way to modern-day Oklahoma. Now, very little remains of this portion of the Trail of Tears.
Protests in Iran hit home for Nashville’s Iranian and Kurdish communities
In Nashville, the Iranian and Kurdish communities have held several demonstrations in solidarity with the protests in Iran in an effort to raise awareness of what’s going on. Many still have family in Iran and worry for their safety. In this episode, we’re joined by members of the local Iranian and Kurdish communities to hear about their concerns.
‘Her story needs to be told’: A renovated garden in Centennial Park remembers children who died by violence
Since 1996, a small corner of Centennial Park has memorialized children who died from violence. This week, the renovated Children’s Memory Garden will be unveiled.
The legacy of the Trail of Tears in Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Starting in October 1838, more than 16,000 Cherokee people who had been forced from their homes in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee began their journey to Indian Territory, in what is now known as Oklahoma.
Bluegrass Breakdown: Feelings, Part Three
It’s an emotional state or reaction—a belief, hunch or sensation. According to psychologists, there are about 34,000 types of feelings ranging from joy, anticipation, and surprise to fear, anger, and disgust. Jeff Parker, Appalachian Trail, Hot Buttered Rum, Ross Nickerson, and Alison Krauss will be helping us get in touch with our innermost lonesome, lost, […]
The next generation of music industry workers
Nashville has a higher concentration of music industry jobs than any other city in the country. So what are our public schools doing to train up the next generation of behind-the-scenes talent — sound engineers, composers, producers or managers?
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