We dive into what it was like to cover — and live through — a record-breaking summer day in 2012 (you can even see photos online). Plus the local news for June 28 and an excerpt from Episode 2 of Supermajority, from WPLN’s Meribah Knight and NPR’s Embedded. 

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Guest Host/producer: Tony Gonzalez 
Editor: Miriam Kramer 
Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP 

Tennessee’s prohibited concepts law limits what teachers can say and do in the classroom, but teaching a cleaned-up version of history is nothing new. Plus the local news for June 27, 2024 and a special excerpt from WNXP’s Music Citizens podcast. 

The Nashville area is home to two massive hospital chains, but one is not faring nearly as well as the other. Plus the local news for June 26, 2024 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.

We look at how Nashville became a surprise hockey town, and whether professional sports can continue to flourish here well into the future. Plus the local news for June 25, 2024 and an interview with author Tara Stringfellow. 

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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 

Two years after the Dobbs decision, a look at where abortion stands now in Tennessee. Plus the local news for June 24, 2024 and Nashville’s newest Kurdish residents[MK1] [MK2] . 

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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

This might change because Paige is doing a 2way with National on the Rahimi decision. I'll update notion and flag you in the pod channel when that gets worked out. [MK1]

Let's go with RG-NEWKURD tomorrow! Your description and tease below will work!  [MK2]

On the anniversary of the state HBCU’s founding, we sort out the tangled web around who really controls state-run higher education in Tennessee. Plus the local news for June 21, 2024 and an excerpt from Meribah Knight’s newest investigation, “Supermajority.” 

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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

Judges issued preliminary rulings in a pair of lawsuits between the state and federal government. Plus the local news for June 20, 2024 and two ways LGBTQ Nashville sings and moves.

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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

Supermajority is a new podcast from NPR’s Embedded, in partnership with WPLN News, exploring what happens when one political party has near-complete control. In this four-episode series, hosted by Meribah Knight (Serial’s The Kids of Rutherford County, WPLN’s The Promise), we follow the story of three conservative women challenging their own party.

As Americans focus on national politics this election year, NPR's Embedded takes an up-close look at one state – Tennessee – where Republicans hold a powerful majority. We ask: What does that power mean to lawmakers, who are the constituents pushing back, and what might it all reveal about the fragility of our democracy?

Supermajority is not a podcast about gun control, but that's where the story begins, with three moms reeling from a school shooting. In March 2023, a mass shooter attacked The Covenant School and killed six people. Within weeks, three of the surviving students’ mothers step inside the state capitol — where Republicans outnumber Democrats three to one — for the first time in their lives to advocate for gun control. When they do, they come face-to-face with the brute force of a politically lopsided legislature, while also coming face-to-face with themselves.

Juneteenth is both the newest Tennessee holiday and the oldest one in the African American community. Plus the local news for June 18th and an early edition of What Where WhensDay.

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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

The top law enforcement officer in Gibson County, Tennessee is facing nearly two dozen charges of misusing the office and profiting from the labor of people in his jail. Plus the local news for June 17, 2024. 

Credits: This is a production of Nashville Public Radio 

Host/producer: Nina Cardona 

Editor: Miriam Kramer 

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