We’ve asked you for your questions about the pending vote on Nashville’s mass transit plan. Now, we’re trying to answer them.
Curious Nashville: What We’ve Learned In Two Years Of Answering Your Questions
Piranhas, tombstones, tunnels, and trains. Questions about Nashville road names. And even a query about how much it rains here. (The answer: Nashville does receive more annual rainfall than stereotypically soggy Seattle.) These subjects, and many more, have made for a lively 2 years for Curious Nashville.
Curious Nashville: The Story Behind A Pink Elephant On Charlotte Pike
Towering over Charlotte Pike in West Nashville, a life-sized pink elephant stands guard over the University Motors car dealership. The bubblegum-colored pachyderm sports a pair of black wayfarer sunglasses.
Curious Nashville: Why Did Opryland USA Go Away?
Twenty years ago, Nashville had a theme park. Opryland USA sat in a curve of the Cumberland River now home to a giant mall. It had roller coasters, Southern-themed restaurants and live country music revues. Memories of rides like the Screamin’ Delta Demon are still traded like gold among longtime Nashvillians — as are the […]
Curious Nashville: How An Urban Legend About Piranhas In Nashville Came To Be
Listen There were rumors about sharks swimming in city waters after Hurricane Harvey, and urban legends about alligators in New York City sewers have been around for years. But listener Sarah Stephenson has a question about another predator that allegedly lives in Music City: “I have heard that during the 2010 floods, the Aquarium restaurant […]
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 […]
Curious Nashville: Why Downtown Has Segway-Riding ‘Ambassadors,’ And What They Do
In bright yellow polo shirts, and often gliding through crowds on motorized Segways, the downtown Nashville “ambassadors” are easy to spot. And they’re seemingly omnipresent — working 16 hours a day, every day.
Curious Nashville: The Construction Boom Puppet Show
What happens when you adapt a podcast episode into a puppet show? Curious Nashville magic, that’s what. In May, we hosted a celebration of Nashville Public Radio’s podcasts — called Podcast Party (fittingly) — at the Nashville Children’s Theater. We teamed up with local puppeteers to produce a live animated version of one of our […]
Curious Nashville: How An Engineering Failure Led To A Riverfront Park
Lock One Park may be one of Nashville’s smallest parks, but it combines easy access to the Cumberland River with a surprising skyline view — and early 1900s stone ruins that lend an air of mystery.
Curious Nashville: How The Polar Bear Lives On As Edgehill’s Symbol
Among Nashville’s neighborhood oddities, the polar bear statues in Edgehill can definitely turn heads. And while the history of the sculptures at Wedgewood and 12th Avenue South is relatively easy to trace, WPLN listener Mary Gingrass opened the door to a more contemporary answer by wording her Curious Nashville question this way: Why is a BEAR […]
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