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This Is Nashville is a live one-hour daily show driven by community, for community. This flagship program of WPLN News will become your one-stop-shop for news in Nashville and Middle Tennessee, as we continue to show up each day.

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    What, where, when to plant: A gardening Roundabout

    It’s now or never to plant something if it’s going to survive the Middle Tennessee summer. Today, we dedicate our weekly roundabout to the when's, where's and what's to plant — or whether we should plant at all given the dry spring we’ve had. Our panel includes an arborist, a naturalist and a nurseryman and we want to hear from you! The phone lines open at noon at 615-760-2000. You can also pop into chat on our YouTube stream with your questions and thoughts. This episode was produced by Josh Deepan.  Guests Vera Roberts, Warner Park Nature Center Naturalist Michael Davie, Bartlett Tree Experts Arborist Austin Lohin, Bates Nursery Gardening Expert

    50 min

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    Two new reports and the critical questions about equity, opportunity and inclusion facing the city

    Tasked with overseeing Title VI compliance, the Metro Human Relations Commission works to ensure that the city’s 10,000 employees can do their jobs free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. Since 2015, the commission has released IncluCivics, a recurring report that looks at the hiring trends, retention rates, and progress toward building a more inclusive environment across departments. The 2026 edition was released today, and in this episode, we take a closer look at what the data reveals. Where is the city making progress, and where do disparities remain? More importantly, how can leaders and communities use this information to drive meaningful change? Later on, we also preview the upcoming Community Needs Evaluation from Metro Social Services. Released yearly for the last seventeen years, this year's report,  "Affordability Issues for African Americans in Nashville: Enduring Legacies. Emerging Issues," focuses on continued affordability challenges facing African Americans in Nashville. Together, these reports raise critical questions about equity, opportunity, and the future of our city. This episode was produced by Mary Mancini. Guests: Dr. Jihan Mohammed, research analyst, Metro Human Relations Commission Rev. Davie Tucker, executive director, Metro Human Relations Commission Harriet Wallace, strategic communications manager, Metro Social Services

    50 min

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    Healthcare Hollow: Linden's reopened hospital shows hope for rural health

    America’s rural hospitals are closing at an alarming pace, and Tennessee holds the highest closure rate. In a series of reports this month, WPLN takes an in-depth look at this crisis — how it has harmed communities and what is being done to reverse course. In this episode, Health Reporter Catherine Sweeney and This Is Nashville host Blake Farmer dive into history of these closures. Then, Catherine takes us to Linden — a rural Tennessee town that lost its hospital and got it back. Finally, providers discuss what communities can do to fill in the gaps when traditional health care delivery is hard to find. This episode is part of our Healthcare Hollow series, made possible, in part, by the NIHCM Foundation. Guests Kyle Kopec, Chief Operating Officer, Braden HealthShatiqua Jamerson, Administration and Programs Coordinator, Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health CenterDr. Charae Farmer-Dixon, Dean, Meharry School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College

    50 min

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    From buttoned up to chaotic to human connection: Wu Fei’s extraordinary musical journey

    Today we meet Wu Fei, a master of the 21-string Chinese zither known as the guzheng. A classically trained composer and singer, Wu Fei was educated in China’s conservatory system before continuing her studies at Mills College in the United States. She eventually made her home in Nashville, where her sound has evolved through collaborations with local folk artists. Though her roots are deeply classical, it’s the simplicity and emotional clarity of folk music that she has embraced and made her own. In this episode, we explore the history and voice of this ancient instrument, hear it in action, and discover how its sound can reconnect us with something simple and deeply human.

    50 min

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    The Roundabout: Dark money, an ousted library director and a Kid Rock fly-by

    It’s time for our weekly Roundabout – a chance to step back and make sense of the biggest local headlines shaping Middle Tennessee. This week, we unpack the controversy over an Apache helicopter flyby at Kid Rock’s property that drew attention all the way to the White House, the firing of a library director who refused to remove LGBTQ-themed children’s books, and the role of dark money in ad campaigns aimed at protecting pharmacy consolidation. As always, our panel brings perspectives from the left, right, and center — and we make space for your voice, too.  Guests: Levi Ismail, Emmy-award winning journalist, NewsChannel 5’s investigative unitKiran Sreepada, Former Democratic candidate for Congressional District 5 and former Director of Programs for the States ProjectChris Walker, founding partner, The Poplar Group

    50 min

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    Restaurant closing time? Not so fast.

    You could start listing the locally owned restaurants that have closed already this year and tell a pretty dire story: Margot, Varallos, Pelican & Pig. And we’re just three months into the year.  But restaurants that are part of out-of-town investment groups have closed too — all while new concepts are opening up. Is it simply natural churn in a volatile business? We know it’s more expensive than ever to open and maintain a restaurant, so we're looking at the economics and the local food scene with the people who watch it most closely. This episode was produced by Josh Deepan.  Guests: Jill Melton, Edible Nashville Editor & Founder Brandon Styll, Nashville Restaurant Radio Host and Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance Founder (NARA) Mackensy Lunsford, Senior Dining Reporter, The Tennessean Naima Walker Fierce, Germantown Pub Primary Owner

    50 min

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    The thorny issues that remain: Immigration, vouchers and a $58B budget

    The White House is experimenting with state-level immigration laws in Tennessee, but most of those proposals have hit resistance, and it's now do-or-die time for any bills. An expansion of private school vouchers is also far from a done deal with some Republicans objecting to doubling the program without performance data available. And the state’s $58 billion budget has lobbyists in a frenzy to make sure their project is included. It’s the biggest business that remains for the Tennessee legislature with members of the state house press corps as our guide. Guests: Marianna Bacallao, power & equity reporter, WPLN News Melissa Brown, bureau chief, Chalkbeat Tennessee Sarah Grace Taylor, reporter, Nashville Banner Erik Schelzig, editor, The Tennessee Journal Mandy Spears, executive vice president, Sycamore Institute

    50 min

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    R.A. Dickey on redemption, purpose and the unpredictable pitch that changed everything

    Knuckleball pitchers are a small fraternity, and R.A. Dickey is one of its most notable members. R.A. Dickey learned the unpredictable knuckleball pitch as a last-ditch effort to save his major league baseball career. Once he mastered its spin-free magic, it transformed his game. But for Nashville’s own knuckleball king, that journey paralleled something deeper: an epiphany that reshaped his personal life. Once a risk-taker on and off the field, Dickey now takes his biggest risks in relationships, opening up about past trauma he once feared would push people away. In this episode, we slow down with Dickey to talk about working to end human trafficking, becoming an open book and, of course, the craziest pitch in baseball. This episode was produced by Mary Mancini.

    50 min
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This Is Nashville is a live one-hour daily show driven by community, for community. This flagship program of WPLN News will become your one-stop-shop for news in Nashville and Middle Tennessee, as we continue to show up each day.

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    WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio
  • Années d’activité
    2022 - 2026
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    This Is Nashville

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