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Latest episode September 22, 2023

New call-in show coming to WPLN wants to hear from the political ‘Middle’

People in the political center, and people in the middle of the country, will decide the presidential election of 2024. If you’re one of these people, Jeremy Hobson, the former host of NPR’s Here and Now, wants to know what you’re thinking.


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What to know about this year’s Americana Fest

September 21, 2023

This episode first aired September 16, 2022. Americana is a unique genre of music. Straight away, its name lets you know that it is a self-aware exploration of national identity and culture, something that our country has been fiercely debating for the past several years. In this episode, we’re sitting down with artists from Nashville […]

Dr. Rich Milner on classroom discipline, restorative practices and the opportunity gap

September 20, 2023

Dr. Rich Milner is a leading voice in bringing restorative practices into the classroom. As the Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University, Milner’s holistic view of the student has helped to shift the conversation from talking about the achievement gap to pointing to the opportunity gap.

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