Did you know how important the Volunteer State is for mining a vital industrial resource? Plus the local news for January 6, 2026.
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 […]
NashVillager Podcast: The Nashvillian who tried to kidnap the Kaiser
What made Luke Lea think he was the man to bring a world leader to heel? Plus news for January 5, 2026.
Lost your health insurance? Consider these federally funded clinics
Many Americans are facing the new year newly uninsured. The good news is there are hundreds of community health centers around the country that specialize in offering affordable care, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.
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.
NashVillager Podcast: Christian nationalism
Why does one legislator want Tennessee to take a stand in the Middle East?
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. […]
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee dinosaurs
Why aren’t there more dinosaur bones in Tennessee? Plus, the local news for Dec. 30, 2025.
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 […]
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