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NashVillager Podcast: Universities in Tennessee

By Nina Cardona

August 19, 2025

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How independent should a university be? Plus, the local news for August 19, 2025.

Filed Under: Education, History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Votes for women

By Tony Gonzalez

August 18, 2025

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Who was Febb Burn? Plus, the local news for August 18, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: history, suffrage, voting rights

NashVillager Podcast: Mourning Elvis’s Mother

By Blake Farmer

August 15, 2025

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Why it’s worth asking about the family of icons, including Dolly. Plus, the local news for August 15, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Elvis Presley

NashVillager Podcast: Coexisting with wildlife

By Nina Cardona

August 14, 2025

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Who do you call if there’s a raccoon in your chimney? Plus, the local news for August 14, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: wildlife

NashVillager Podcast: Blue Oval shifting sands

By Nina Cardona

August 13, 2025

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Why is production at Tennessee’s massive new Ford plant being delayed again? Plus, the local news for August 13, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Oval City

NashVillager Podcast: Sex crimes in Tennessee

By Nina Cardona

August 12, 2025

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Have you heard about Smoky Row? Plus, the local news for August 12, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Sanctuary as a custom, not a law

By Nina Cardona

August 11, 2025

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Why do we consider churches a protected space from law enforcement? Plus, the local news for August 11, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: sanctuary cities

NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s Emancipation Day

By Nina Cardona

August 8, 2025

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Why didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation apply to our state? Plus, the local news for August 8, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Wastewater woes

By Nina Cardona

August 7, 2025

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What’s being dumped into our water? Plus, the local news for August 7, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: wastewater

NashVillager Podcast: Play ball!

By Nina Cardona

August 6, 2025

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Why was Bristol the site of a huge MLB game? Plus, the local news for August 6, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: baseball

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