Rutherford County, explained at street level.
Action Line Podcasts brings Rutherford County newsmakers to the mic for practical, conversational interviews about city growth, policing, health, schools, district attorney updates, and state legislation. It feels less like a polished magazine show than a familiar local desk where guests answer ordinary questions at length.
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Action Line Podcasts is a Rutherford County public-affairs interview series with the pace and habits of local radio. It starts close to the ground. A bit of studio housekeeping, a weather aside, a quick joke, and then the guest is off into the real business of the morning. That business can be a Murfreesboro budget with no proposed tax increase, police questions about auto burglaries, or a fire chief explaining why smoke near a training center is not always cause for alarm. It can also be heavier. Recent conversations move through youth mental health, substance abuse, school counseling needs, jail costs, hit-and-run penalties, abortion pill legislation, and criminal cases. The show does not dress those subjects up with dramatic narration. It gives officials and community figures room to talk through them in practical terms. Scott Walker and Brian Barrett are heard guiding interviews, but the guests often carry long stretches of explanation. That guest-heavy style is part of the appeal. The listener hears how local leaders describe the tradeoffs themselves, including the budget pressure behind roads, schools, public safety, hospitals, and corrections. The show is also broad enough to resist its narrow criminal justice label. A hospital president, an orthopedic doctor, state representatives, police leaders, fire-rescue leadership, sheriff candidates, and district attorney voices all fit within its idea of community information. The texture is conversational, not glossy. Questions are often ordinary on purpose: what calls are coming in, what training looks like, what recovery requires, what a bill would change, or why a city is growing the way it is. That makes the show especially useful for listeners who care about Rutherford County but do not want every civic issue filtered through partisan theater. It is plainspoken and patient. It can wander. Then it lands on something practical: who is responsible, what is changing, and what residents may need to watch next.
Made for: For Rutherford County listeners who want local government, public safety, health care, district attorney updates, and state legislation explained without cable-news polish. It also suits anyone who prefers long-form community interviews over short headline summaries.
What sets it apart: Its strength is access and patience: officials, candidates, medical figures, and civic leaders are given room to explain the machinery behind everyday local problems. The result is a broad community record, not just a criminal justice update feed.
Weekdays 8:10 - 9AM on WGNS
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Local interviews make healthcare, recovery, hearing loss, school safety, and the public systems around them easier to understand.
Action Line Podcasts turns local radio interviews into practical conversations about how health and public services work in Rutherford County.
This is the show that lets you question the county mayor, then sends you to the audiologist.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A plainspoken hospital-and-sports-medicine conversation about recovery, nicotine, and the work that follows surgery.
Scott Walker steers the hour toward the practical side of surgery recovery with Daphne David, president and CEO of Ascension, St. Thomas Rutherford, and Dr. Russell McKissick, an orthopedic doctor and sports medicine physician with TOA.
A plainspoken statehouse check-in on budgets, jail costs, and the pressures shaping local and state spending.
Action Line settles into statehouse territory as Brian Barrett talks with Dr. Brian Terry, Robert Stevens, and Mike Sparks while Tennessee lawmakers are in session.
A practical review of hearing loss, stigma, cost, and the everyday value of connected hearing aids.
Hearing loss is framed as the kind of problem many people do not act on until family members push the issue. Dr. Shawn Lancaster ties that hesitation to cost, self-neglect, and the old worry that hearing aids signal age, then makes a clear case for how Bluetooth features and…
A relaxed Action Line visit becomes most useful when it turns to the dates and candidates in Rutherford County's mayoral race.
Joe Carr's Action Line visit plays like a regular local-government check-in, with Brian Barrett noting that the Rutherford County mayor comes on once a month.
A grounded school-safety conversation about trust, pickup routines, and the human work of supporting students.
A school resource officer's role comes through here as something quieter and more personal than the usual school-safety shorthand. At Las Casas Elementary, the conversation follows the everyday trust-building behind the badge, from greeting students with Pancake the stuffed dog…
A civic year-end review finds its most human texture in crime trends, caution, water, caffeine, and lukewarm bottles.
This year-end review of Murfreesboro policing works best when it holds public safety data beside the habits and detours of a local morning show.
A donated bus and 3D printers make this library conversation feel practical, local, and hands-on.
A snowy drive over Bonneville Mountain gives this Rutherford County Library System conversation a nicely tactile start, as Mike Cleaves recounts taking a donated bus to Chattanooga for weeks of renovation on Bookmobile 2.
Accountability journalism in briefing form.
Survivor stories, told with steady care.
Conspiracy leaves the chat and enters town.
Black America, reported through history’s unfinished business.
Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen and Captain Clayton Williams join the Action Line to review 2025 and look ahead to 2026.
Executive Director Terri Deal discusses how Adams Place retirement community promotes active, social living for seniors through exercise classes and community engagement.
Scott Walker hosts Mike Cleaves and Trey Gwynn from the Rutherford County Library System on WGNS Action Line.
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Chief Mark McCluskey discusses the lack of deep-fried turkey fires on Thanksgiving and shares insights on typical holiday emergency calls including traffic accidents and medical issues.
This episode features an interview with Rutherford County Agriculture Agent Justin Stefanski discussing gardening, grocery, and growing trends in Tennessee, focusing on the Rutherford County Farmers Market and Lane Agri-Park activities.
Master Gardeners Katherine Bond and Lynn Sallas tell Action Line listeners that fall crops such as radishes, peas, carrots, collards, garlic and barley can still go in after an unusually hot September.
Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarlane discusses the city's budget planning, emphasizing no proposed tax increase due to growth-driven revenue and efficient government spending focused on essential services like police, firefighters, and infrastructure.
This episode discusses youth mental health challenges in Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee, featuring insights from a community outreach leader and a state representative on legislation and school funding for counselors.
This episode features an interview with Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Chief Mark McCluskey discussing fire department operations, training activities, and community interactions.
This 150th episode of the District Attorney Show expresses gratitude to WG&S radio station and its key personnel for their support in broadcasting information about criminal cases in Rutherford County.
This episode features an interview with Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen and Captain Clayton Williams discussing local crime trends, including seasonal patterns and cross-border criminal activity from Nashville.
This episode features a political forum with three candidates for Rutherford County Sheriff discussing their law enforcement backgrounds and reasons for running.
Scott Walker opens in the studio with Daphne David from Ascension, St.
Brian Barrett opens Action Line with state lawmakers in session.
The Action Line opens with a welcome and a few light jokes before Brian Barrett turns to hearing and audiology services.
Brian Barrett's WGNS Action Line turns into a property-tax and budget interview with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr, who says he will not propose a tax increase this year.
The show talks with Rutherford County Sheriff's Office school resource officer Chad Dodson, who works at Las Casas Elementary.
This episode features an interview with Captain J.D.