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Start your weekday mornings with us! We’ll give you a dose of local news, analysis, history lessons, important conversations and more from the WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio.
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May 1, 2024: Unionizing in Tennessee
One group of Tennessee workers could be the bellwether for major change at Southern car factories, while another has galvanized a national movement to organized coffee shops. Plus the local news for May 1, 2024 and this week’s edition of What Where WhensDay.
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 -
April 30, 2024: Sales tax primer
As Nashville considers raising the local sales tax rate to pay for transit, we look at what determines how much you have to pay. Plus the local news for April 30, 2024 and a conversation with author Jeff Zentner.
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 -
April 29, 2024: TSU baseball on the upswing
The athletic program at Tennessee’s historically Black public university is planning for growth that includes the return of a major sport. Plus the local news for April 29, 2024 and an excerpt from our Making Noise podcast.
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April 26, 2024: Magellan of the Air
On the centennial of his groundbreaking flight around the world, we remember a Nashville pilot — known as Smiling Jack — who made it possible. Plus the local news for April 26, 2024 and a conversation about Mayor O’Connell’s transit plan.
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 -
April 25, 2024: Tennessee’s fracturing GOP leadership
Usually, you expect a supermajority to pass big bills in lockstep. Instead, that legislation is showing the fault lines between Tennessee’s Republican office holders. Plus the newscast for April 25, 2024 and a preview of the Alvin Ailey performance at TPAC.
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 -
April 24, 2024: Preserving civil rights history
Last weekend, activist and organizer Diane Nash was honored near the spot where she challenged Nashville’s segregation laws, but many other places like those are in danger of being forgotten around the city. Plus the latest newscast and this week’s What Where WhensDay.
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