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Latest episode November 6, 2025

The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 4: The Kurdish American Dream

For more than three decades, Kurdish refugees have found a safe place to land in Nashville. But the newest arrivals are experiencing a more skeptical reception.


The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 3: Safety Zone

November 5, 2025

When a wave of Kurdish refugees came to Nashville, they quickly got to work.

The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 2: The Ones Who Face Death

November 4, 2025

WPLN reporter Rose Gilbert takes a journey through the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan and into generations of one Kurdish family.

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