Listen Betty and Raul Malo, lead singer of the acclaimed country music band The Mavericks, did not have the spring wedding they had hoped for. Mother Nature had other plans: Hurricane Andrew, Miami, 1992. “I was swimming through my wedding invitations,” says Betty Malo, who was speaking to poet Allison Boyd Justus as part of our […]
Female Representation On Mainstream Country Radio Hits New Low
Mainstream country music has a problem with women. Its most powerful platform — commercial radio — is already known for its dearth of female artists,…
Music Critics Answer Question: What Did Nashville Sound Like in 2018?
Listen The most commercially successful music to come out of Nashville this year mainly sounded like a male voice in a mainstream country song. But for those who listened a little more closely to the sounds of the city, there were creative country women making music off the charts while surprising scenes in other genres […]
The Year’s Most Memorable Podcast Episodes From Nashville Public Radio
Nashville Public Radio has produced so many compelling stories this year — stories with the power to inspire, elicit laughter,or even conjure sadness or anger, but that always offer a glimpse through someone else’s eyes.
After Three Decades, Nashville Shakespeare Festival Will Leave Centennial Park
Listen Nashville’s summer Shakespeare festival is moving after three decades in Centennial Park. The festival’s leaders said this week they’ll be taking next year’s performances to a private venue — the nearby OneCity development — after failing to find a way to fix up the facilities where it’s long been staged.
What Hanukkah Means To A Nashville Woman Who Survived The Holocaust
Listen During the eight-day-long holiday of Hanukkah this week, Jewish families in Nashville are retelling the story of the holiday: the Maccabees fighting against a ruler that was persecuting Judaism, an oil lamp that burned miraculously in the Temple for eight days. Ultimately, says Frances Cutler Hahn, it’s a story of religious freedom. And Hahn knows […]
Why A Tennessee Private Investigator Is Turning To Podcasting To Solve Crimes
Listen A private detective in Tennessee is trying to solve what she believes is a murder mystery, and her method is one that’s becoming more common: She launched a podcast.
Our Thanksgiving 2018 Playlist: Nashville Public Radio’s Favorite Podcasts Of The Year
If you’re anything like us, your Thanksgiving plans either entail a lot of traveling or a lot of cooking. Or both. Our favorite companion for these activities? Listening to a podcast.
Roy Clark, ‘Hee Haw’ Host And Renowned Musician, Dies At 85
Roy Clark, one of the hosts of the country music variety show Hee Haw and a legendary Nashville musician, has died. Clark was 85 years old and died in Tulsa, Okla., of complications from pneumonia, according to his publicist.
Famed Muralist Blek Le Rat Brings His Art To Germantown
Listen Nashville has added another mural to its growing street art scene, after French graffiti artist Blek Le Rat visited the city last week and left his mark.
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