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NashVillager Podcast: CMA Fest and locals

By Nina Cardona

June 5, 2026

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Why do Nashvillians have a love/hate relationship with a festival and industry that bring tens of thousands of visitors? Plus, the local news for June 5, 2026.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: CMA Music Festival, history, Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee 250 history

NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s minimum wage is the very minimum

By Nina Cardona

June 4, 2026

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Why is the minimum wage higher in many other states? Plus, the local news for June 4, 2026.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: history, minimum wage, Tennessee, Tennessee 250 history

NashVillager Podcast: Power to the people (and the data centers)

By Nina Cardona

June 3, 2026

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Where do massive server farms get their electricity?  Plus the local news for June 3, 2026.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: data centers, electricity, history, Tennessee

NashVillager Podcast: The Backstory

By Nina Cardona

June 2, 2026

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Who gets to decide what lawmakers can and can’t do on the House or Senate floor? Plus the local news for May 29, and Billy Hudson’s healing journey.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: history, Tennessee, Tennessee 250 history

NashVillager Podcast: Happy 230th, Tennessee!

By Nina Cardona

June 1, 2026

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Who gets to decide what lawmakers can and can’t do on the House or Senate floor? Plus the local news for May 29, and Billy Hudson’s healing journey.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: Cumberland Compact, history, Tennessee, Watauga Association

Turning points in Tennessee history from the NashVillager Podcast

By Alexis Marshall

May 31, 2026

From the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, here are four times Tennessee history was changed forever.

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Johnson, civil rights movement, Civil War history, Diane Nash, Fort Campbell, history, Z. Alexander Looby

NashVillager Podcast: Hit the road

By Nina Cardona

May 26, 2026

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Can you have a memorable road trip without ever leaving the state? Plus, the local news for May 26, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: history, Memorial Day, road trip, scenic highways, The Great American Roads

NashVillager Podcast: Women making change

By Nina Cardona

May 21, 2026

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How did Tennessee women help secure the right to vote? Plus, the local news for May 21, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: 19th Amendment, history, sufrrage, voting rights

NashVillager Podcast: Building (literal) bridges

By Nina Cardona

May 20, 2026

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How many bridges do we need over the Cumberland in Nashville?  Plus, the local news for May 20, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Bells Bend, bridges, Cumberland River, history, May Town Center

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