Book bans are again back in the news. On this episode, we explore what a ban means for a book and what it doesn’t mean for the people who want to read it. Plus, the local news for February 18, 2025 and hopping on the bus with a motivated high schooler.

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Host/producer: Nina Cardona

Editor: Miriam Kramer

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

On this special episode, we’re bringing you three stories about Tennessee’s three presidents and the complicated legacies they’ve left behind.  

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Host: Cynthia Abrams 
Producer: Miriam Kramer 
Editor: Tony Gonzalez 
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For Valentine’s Day, a look at how the love was lost between the company that handles most of Middle Tennessee’s household waste and the community that’s home to the massive landfill. Plus, the local news for February 14, 2025 and how threats to area schools are handled.

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Host/producer: Nina Cardona

Editor: Miriam Kramer

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

Today is the anniversary of one of the most significant protest actions in our city’s history. Plus the local news for Feb. 13, 2025 and a feature on another landmark historical moment tied to the origins of Mammoth Cave National Park. 

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We’re taking a closer look at what is and isn’t included in the governor’s spending priorities for Tennessee this year. Plus the local news for February 12, 2025 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day. 

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Host/producer: Nina Cardona

Editor: Tony Gonzalez

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Miriam Kramer, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

On today’s episode, we examine how far the pendulum has swung on cigarettes since Governor Robert Love Taylor banned them in Tennessee in the 1800s. Plus, the local news for February 11, 2025 and a look inside our trash system.

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A lesson from a past tragedy in 1300s England has relevance to Nashville’s response to the Antioch High School shooting. Plus, the local news for February 10, 2025, and a look inside a community that needs to leave its East Nashville home.

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Editor: Miriam Kramer

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

Tennessee has a lot of lakes, but people made most of them to generate electricity. Where does that leave things for the state’s natural water features? Plus the local news for February 7, 2025 and hip hop songwriting in Nashville.

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Editor: Miriam Kramer

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On this episode, we dig into the history of Peabody Campus at Vanderbilt University and how it acts as a microcosm for Nashville’s high education landscape. Plus, the local news for February 6, 2025 and a Metro office looking for a solution for gun violence.

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Editor: Miriam Kramer

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

A sweeping law passed in 1917 changed immigration in the United States for years, and there are many parallels to be found with today’s moment. Plus, the local news for February 5, 2025 and this week’s What, Where, Whens-day.

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Host/producer: Nina Cardona

Editor: Miriam Kramer

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP