Although This Is Nashville broadcasts from our studios in Metrocenter, sometimes we let the producers out in the wild to collect tape.
Wetlands lost protections in Tennessee. Citizens can help keep developers accountable
The legislature passed a new law to cut protections on vulnerable wetlands — a type called isolated wetlands, which are connected to surface waterways like creeks and rivers through groundwater or ephemeral streams.
Nashville as a culinary destination: How the city’s food scene changed in 2025
2025 was a year of fundamental change in Nashville’s food scene. Our city is changing fast, and a food scene is often a directional indication of where it is headed.
The best of…The Roundabout
Every week This is Nashville presents The Roundabout where we bring together a panel of guests spanning the political spectrum to unpack the week’s biggest news and hear directly from listeners across Middle Tennessee. For this special “Best of…” episode we revisit some of the most timely conversations, surprising moments of agreement, and thoughtful opinions. […]
Our most fascinating interviews from 2025
A songwriter who climbed out of the shadow of her first song, a nonprofit leader who refuses to see his own disability, a restaurateur with a hot take on tourism, a humorist who leaned into her heritage, a forward-thinking physician who rediscovered her mom’s remedies, and the sentimental saint of the Opry. It’s the best […]
Top 5 in 2025: Revelatory WPLN stories that went deep on current events
Today we’re highlighting five times WPLN stayed with complex and evolving stories to create better understanding within our community.
Nashville transit funding changed fundamentally in 2025. Here’s what is in motion.
Nashville began putting more tax dollars into transit in 2025. Here’s what residents are seeing first.
Our top 5 in 2025: Stories of joy and local culture
Music history, adventurous bus rides, mysterious foods and the niche world of kustom kulture cars made for some of the most joyful WPLN reporting in 2025.
NashVillager Podcast holiday edition: A deadly loophole
How could a loophole in parole oversight give domestic abusers an opportunity for murder?
How WPLN told Tennessee’s stories to the nation in 2025
Thanks to a close partnership with NPR, WPLN told the nation about major news in Tennessee more than 100 times in 2025.
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