Homelessness is often the result of a culmination of several events in a person’s life. As we have heard throughout This Is Nashville‘s housing series, In My Place, people can quickly struggle to maintain stable housing when a financial, medical or personal crisis hits.
Profile: Big Fella
When you meet Big Fella, you can’t help but remember him. He’s creative, entrepreneurial and compassionate. But who is this man who deeply cares for his community and who everyone in town seems to know?
What’s it like competing in a pageant? Contestants take us behind the scenes
From an outsider’s perspective, competing in a pageant looks intimidating and complicated. There are rules for what to wear, and how to walk. You have to demonstrate a talent and answer complex questions on current events in laughably short time limits.
Anatomy of the perfect Tennessee road trip
When WPLN Senior Music Writer Jewly Hight pitched This Is Nashville producer Magnolia McKay the idea for an episode about roadside attractions, McKay was quick to say yes. But she was not prepared for the deep knowledge Hight had on the plethora of fun and quirky stops within Tennessee state lines. Luckily, she was an eager student and a good sport.
Two women experience setbacks on the long road to housing
Listen to the stories of two women experiencing homelessness and working to get housing.
Cambodian cuisine creates a connection to culture
Sarong Vit-Kory was born in a refugee camp in Thailand in the early 1980’s and then immigrated to the United States. In recent years, she’s begun to explore and appreciate her Cambodian heritage, in part, through learning to cook traditional cuisine
This Middle Tennessee talent show proves that age is just a number
On a Tuesday night last October, the Franklin Theater was sold out for a talent show that is quickly becoming an annual tradition. For the past five years, the Morning Pointe Foundation has hosted the Seniors Got Talent event in Williamson County — a live talent show for contestants ages 60 or older.
Tennessee gun owners aren’t required to take classes, but many do. WPLN went to learn what it’s like.
“The power of a gun is daunting,” says one student. “That’s going to take time for me to get used to. It wasn’t so much in the recoil or anything, it was more just having that power.”
Personal reactions to gun violence — a generation apart
Gun violence is something that concerns all of us. Over the years, different generations of Americans have different experiences dealing with each event. In this opinion piece, show host Khalil Ekulona and producer Elizabeth Burton connect their personal reactions to mass shootings and gun violence — a generation apart.
The Nashville Zoo through a child’s eyes
Last summer, This Is Nashville producer Elizabeth Burton got a tour of the Nashville Zoo.
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