Can Tennessee’s low voter participation turn around? Plus, the local news for September 17, 2026.
Nashvillager Podcast: AI’s inscrutable future
Do we really know what’s at stake with AI? Plus, the local news for September 16, 2026.
Celebrity culture and the lost relics of the Belle Meade Theater
While the neon marquee of the shuttered Belle Meade Theater lives on, the lobby of the once-ornate theater now lies empty. The cinema closed in 1991, and became a bookshop, then a grocery store, and now, sits mostly empty along Harding Pike. This prompted Curious Nashville listener Richard Daniel to wonder about a remnant of […]
Nashvillager Podcast: Roy Acuff
Why was Roy Acuff considered the King of Country Music? Plus, the local news for September 15, 2026.
Nashvillager Podcast: Remembering 9/11
How is Nashville marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack that shook the world? Plus, the local news for September 11, 2026.
Nashvillager Podcast: Executing women
What makes the scheduled execution of Christa Pike so unusual? Plus, the local news for September 10, 2026.
Nashvillager Podcast: Speaking your language
How much access do non-English speaking residents have to speak with our state and local government? Nashville residents come from all over the globe, and they speak many languages. That can make communicating with the government a little tricky. Plus, the local news for September 9, 2026, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.
NashVillager Podcast: Klingons and Captains
How have Tennesseans shown up in Star Trek? Plus, the local news for September 8, 2026.
NashVillager Podcast: Zero Waste goals
Can we ever really be trash-free? Plus, the local news for September 4, 2026.

