Listen Thursday night marks the end of an era: It’s the series finale of the CMT show Nashville, which features the lives, and at times soapy scandals, of fictional country music stars. The six seasons have also given a big boost to the city’s image and some of its songwriters — because, plot aside, the […]
Two Tennessee Women Compete For The Crown Of Miss Kenya USA
Listen For the first time, two Tennesseans will compete to become the beauty queen of the Kenyan-American community. The contest, called Miss Kenya USA, is happening in Seattle this week.
Nashville-Based Barbershop Harmony Society Welcomes Women For The First Time
Listen The Barbershop Harmony Society is inviting women to be full members of the organization for the first time, effective immediately. The Nashville-based umbrella group says the decision is part of a “new strategic vision” meant to be more inclusive and welcome people of all races, sexual orientations, political opinions and spiritual beliefs.
Longtime WPLN Contributor And WWII Veteran Lin Folk Dies At 101
Lin Folk, a former WPLN contributor who recently joined the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame, died last week at 101.
20 Photos Of The Wonderful And The Weird On Nashville’s Lebanon Pike
Listen to Joe Nolan’s poem about Lebanon Pike. It contains 12 references to places you can see along the road. Did you catch them all? You’ll find the list here: The Pikes Project began in 2015 with the publishing of a photo essay of Gallatin Pike on the WPLN website. Three years later, we’re five pikes long […]
Music Critics Answer The Question: What Did Nashville Sound Like in 2017?
Listen It’s the end of the year and time for critics’ picks, best of lists and top 10s — but we’re going to take a slightly different approach and ask a question: What did Nashville sound like in 2017?
60 Years On, Keeping RCA Studio B From Dying Behind A ‘Glass Coffin’
Listen RCA Studio B is no longer the hit factory it was when it opened 60 years ago in Nashville but some modern musicians are still recording there, seeking its signature sound.
Movers & Thinkers: A Hospice Doctor On Bearing Witness At The End Of Life
As a palliative care doctor at Alive Hospice, Sasha Bowers has been there at the very end of life for a lot of people. This exposure to the dying has given her a perspective on death that most people don’t have, and she talked to WPLN’s Emily Siner in our podcast Movers & Thinkers about […]
Curious Nashville: We Answer Your Burning Questions About Jason Moon Wilkins’ Name
Every weekday morning, public radio listeners across Middle Tennessee tune in to the dulcet voice of WPLN morning host Jason Moon Wilkins. Presumably, when they hear him, most listeners are interested in the news he’s sharing and the local stories he’s playing. But eventually, one anonymous listener started wondering about Jason Moon Wilkins himself, submitting […]
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