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The Indicator: Why the great vinyl shortage is over

Justin Barney

April 3, 2025

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There have now been a few major vinyl booms. And unbeknownst to many, a small village in the Czech Republic has been responsible for manufacturing a large number of these albums. On today’s show, how this dominant player became a problem for its competitors in the U.S.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Planet Money, podcasts, WNXP

Thanksgiving 2024 playlist: Listen to Nashville Public Radio’s favorite podcast episodes of the year

Rachel Iacovone

November 24, 2024

It’s that time of year when Nashville Public Radio staffers give listeners a peak into what we’re listening to, right in time for the Thanksgiving holiday and travels.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: podcasts, thanksgiving

Spitting on Andrew Jackson’s grave with Rebecca Nagle

NPR's Code Switch

October 31, 2024

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That’s how Nagle begins her new book and how she frames the version of history she’s telling. The book digs into the past and future of Native sovereignty through the lens of one of the most significant Supreme Court rulings for Native Americans in over 100 years.

Filed Under: NPR News, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Author, Author Interview, Code Switch, Native American, podcasts

Supermajority podcast, from WPLN and NPR’s Embedded, tackles single-party rule

WPLN Staff

June 17, 2024

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Supermajority is a new podcast from NPR’s Embedded, in partnership with Nashville Public Radio. Host Meribah Knight has been following three conservative moms in Tennessee over the course of a year as they learn to navigate their Republican-controlled state legislature.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Covenant School, NPR, podcasts, special session, supermajority

Victor Wooten, Bach, & Gospel Marching Band

NPR Staff

June 2, 2024

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Grammy Award-winning bass player Victor Wooten joins “From the Top” for our exciting musical journey out of Nashville, and we meet the drum major from Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NPR News Tagged With: Classical Music, From the Top, music, NPR, podcasts

NashVillager Podcast: Coming March 25, 2024

Nina Cardona

March 22, 2024

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This is a podcast to connect the dots. To explain how we got to where we are. To notice when there are parallels happening in different parts of our Midstate community.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: podcasts

Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America

Janet W. Lee, NPRandSteve Drummond, NPR

March 11, 2024

In its third year, NPR’s College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We’ve listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.

Filed Under: NPR News Tagged With: NPR, podcasts, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University

Thanksgiving 2023 playlist: Hear this year’s favorite podcast episodes from Nashville Public Radio staffers

WPLN Staff

November 21, 2023

Make sure your phone’s connected to your car speakers — or your wireless earbuds are charged — because our sixth annual Nashville Public Radio podcast recommendations have arrived just in time for your Thanksgiving holiday and travels.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: podcasts, thanksgiving

Podcast Bonus: Treated ‘like I’m a dog,’ says one man jailed as a child by Rutherford County

Meribah Knight

November 2, 2023

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Quinterrius Frazier was 15 years old when he was arrested for aggravated robbery and held in the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center. When staff said he was being disruptive — flashing gang signs and rapping, they claimed — he was placed in solitary confinement.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: criminal justice, podcasts, Rutherford County juvenile justice, The Kids of Rutherford County

Thanksgiving 2022 playlist: Hear this year’s favorite podcast episodes from Nashville Public Radio staffers

WPLN Staff

November 21, 2022

Grab your earbuds — or make sure your Bluetooth is connecting in your car — because our fifth annual Nashville Public Radio podcast recommendations have arrived just in time for your Thanksgiving holiday and travels.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: podcasts, thanksgiving

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