The South is sometimes assumed to be a monoculture. But that’s not certainly not true … and it never has been.

Plus, the local news for December 2, 2025, and a visit to a farm-turned-classroom in Clarksville.

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Host/producer: Nina Cardona

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

Banks used to be very local institutions, but these days they seem to get bigger and bigger. Plus the local news for December 1, 2025 and the latest installment from Music Citizens.

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Host/producer: Nina Cardona

Editor: LaTonya Turner

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In an era when national holidays were rare, what did it take for Thanksgiving to make the cut? 

Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln play significant roles in the creation of the Thanksgiving holiday — but it was also writer and activist Sarah Hale who beat the drum for decades.

Plus the local news for Nov. 26 and a round-up of events in What Where When-sday. 

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Host/producer: Tony Gonzalez

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On this day, the Union broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga by storming Missionary Ridge, which some describe as the “death knell” of the Confederacy.

Plus the local news for Nov. 25, and a profile of Henry J. Star, the WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month for November. 

 

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It’s the anniversary of one of Tennessee’s deadliest disasters, and the Tennessee Guard served a very different role than its current deployment in Memphis. Plus the local news for November 24, 2025 and a feature from our series IN MY PLACE.  

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The fight over access is at the heart of the lawsuits over Tennessee’s execution protocols and so much more. Plus the local news for November 21, 2025 and what’s the deal with Chicago Style Gyros in Music City?

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

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It’s easy to wave off concern about sinkholes or pipeline spills as anti-business nonsense, but things can and do go wrong sometimes. Plus the local news for November 20, 2025 and Tennessee pearls.

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The arm of government carrying out immigration raids today was created to respond to terrorism. Plus, the local news for November 19, 2025, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day.

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Editor: Miriam Kramer

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The zig-zag boundary between Central and Eastern time zones in Tennessee is partly because of another kind of issue with time-keeping. Plus, the local news for November 18, 2025, and new Country Grammy categories.

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Editor: Miriam Kramer

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From Nixon’s clean slate from Ford to the way that Trump recently cleared the records of Tennessee political figures, a look at pardons. Plus, the local news for November 17, 2025, and a blind spot in Tennessee’s probation system.

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Editor: Miriam Kramer

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