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Lunar New Year: The Year of the Snake

By Mary Mancini

January 21, 2025

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Xin Nian Kuai Le to all! Today, members of the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville join us to share all the details surrounding the Middle Tennessee celebration of the Lunar New Year — the performances, celebrations and behind-the-scenes prep for the 2025 Year of the Snake.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Anne Oppenheimer, Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, Felix Wang, Jen-Jen Lin, Lunar New Year, Tom Cash

Tennessee state legislative preview

By Katherine Ruppelt

January 16, 2025

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The Tennessee General Assembly reconvenes for another session this week. We’re taking you inside the halls of power to preview the key issues, potential legislation and the political dynamics that will shape the next few months — and the state’s future.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout

The horrors and complexities of human trafficking

By Mary Mancini

January 15, 2025

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January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time set aside to raise awareness about one of the fastest-growing illegal industries in the world.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: human trafficking

Support for families of the incarcerated

By Katherine Ruppelt

January 14, 2025

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When someone goes to prison, there is no “orientation” for their family members and friends.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, Family Reconciliation Center, Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministries

Odessa Settles, musician and nurse

By Mary Mancini

January 13, 2025

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Odessa Settles comes from a family of musicians and activists. Recently retired after five decades as a neonatal nurse at Vanderbilt, she continues to perform with her group, The Settles Connection, for audiences across the country.

Filed Under: Profiles, Programs Tagged With: Odessa Settles, The Settles Connection

Your Turn to Talk: One Small Step with Jad Abumrad

By Mary Mancini

January 9, 2025

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Dialogue Vanderbilt has partnered with StoryCorps to bring One Small Step to Middle Tennessee. Jad Abumrad, co-founder of Radiolab, joins us to talk about the essentials and efficacy of this ambitious program.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Jad Abumrad, One Small Step, Vanderbilt University

How to find a new career in Middle Tennessee

By Katherine Ruppelt

January 8, 2025

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Are you looking for a new job or considering starting a completely new career here in Middle Tennessee?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Adam Sichko, Betsy Wills, Donald Bruce, Julie Williams, Paul Hines, Your Hidden Genius

Talking to strangers with Folx Table

By Mary Mancini

January 7, 2025

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Our ever-present screens make it hard to meet people in person. This is where Folx Table comes in.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Folx Table

David French: political commentator and writer

By Mary Mancini

January 6, 2025

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Political commentator and writer David French is well known in politically conservative and Christian circles. But in a time when misinformation and swagger sells, French expresses deeply personal and independent views, leaving him at odds with some conservatives and Christians.

Filed Under: Profiles, Programs Tagged With: David French

Re-Air: This is Nashvillians

By Liv Lombardi

January 2, 2025

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What happens when you ask Nashvillians to creatively share their thoughts and ideas on what Nashville is and means to them?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: This is Nashvillians

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