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Kids in action

Mary Mancini

June 13, 2024

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Nashville is home to young people from all different backgrounds. What many of them share is a desire to see Nashville and Middle Tennessee be a place where they can thrive for decades to come.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Chef Serling Wright, civic design center, kids, kids week, Napier Kitchen Table Fellowship, Nashville Youth Design Team, Tennessee kids

Kids in service

Katherine Ruppelt

June 12, 2024

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Young people across Tennessee are proving that it is never too early to get involved in community service.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: kids, kids week, Tennessee kids, Volunteers

What it’s like to be a kid right now

Katherine Ruppelt

June 11, 2024

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Welcome to This Is Nashville’s Kids Week!

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: kids, kids week, Tennessee kids

Profile: Ann Powers

Mack Linebaugh

June 10, 2024

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For over 40 years, Ann Powers has been writing about music and pop culture for publications across the country. And she now calls Nashville her home. So, what stories does she have about her storied career? And after living in San Francisco and New York, what does she think of our city?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Ann Powers, NPR, NPR Music

What’s it like competing in a pageant? Contestants take us behind the scenes

Char DastonandKatherine Ruppelt

June 9, 2024

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.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Features, WPLN News Tagged With: pageants

How Metro Arts conflict is impacting artists

Elizabeth Burton

June 6, 2024

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As much as we all love drama, we’d prefer it stayed on stage.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Daniel Singh, Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission

Tennessee Pageant and Scholarship Competitions

Katherine Ruppelt

June 5, 2024

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Today we’re speaking with Tennessee women who have won their crowns!

Filed Under: Programs

Re-air: Long-lasting Love

Katherine Ruppelt

June 4, 2024

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Many of us aspire to find and share life with someone we love. But what does it actually look like to find that person, fall in love and then stay committed to each other over a lifetime?

Filed Under: Programs

Profile: State Sen. Heidi Campbell

Khalil Ekulona

June 3, 2024

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Heidi Campbell is a state senator who represents District 20 in the great state of Tennessee.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Heidi Campbell, Oak Hill, Politics, St. Paul

Ask not one, but two, mayors!

Mary Mancini

May 30, 2024

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Today, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Franklin Mayor Ken Moore will be in the studio to talk about what they’re working on right now and to take calls from listeners.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: ask the mayor, Franklin, Freddie O'Connell, Ken Moore, Nashville

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