NashVillager
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Start your weekday mornings with the NashVillager with host Nina Cardona. You get a dose of local Nashville news stories along with an exploration of history from WPLN, Nashville Public Radio.
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April 17, 2026: Nashville’s architect
This episode explores the life and legacy of Adolphus Hyman, a 19th-century architect who shaped Nashville's skyline but whose work has largely been lost to demolition.
Apr 17, 2026·19m - 2
April 16, 2026: Protecting kids from online exploitation
This episode discusses the historical context of child labor protections and connects it to modern efforts to protect kids from online exploitation.
Apr 16, 2026·20m - 3
April 15, 2026: FEMA, taxes and the ice storm
A Nashville Public Radio podcast reports on tax deadline extensions and FEMA aid for Tennessee counties affected by winter storm Fern.
Apr 15, 2026·16m - 4
April 14, 2026: Integration takes continued effort
This episode discusses the 1971 Supreme Court ruling on busing for school integration and its impact on Nashville.
Apr 14, 2026·18m - 5
April 13, 2026: Fighting fires
A historical look at fire risks in Nashville from the 1800s to present day, highlighting the evolution of firefighting and ongoing dangers.
Apr 13, 2026·19m - 6
April 10, 2026: Visit Music City
A daily news digest for April 10, 2026, reflecting on the history of tourism in Hawaii and Nashville, with local updates from Nashville Public Radio.
Apr 10, 2026·21m - 7
April 9, 2026: Stadium roofs come full circle
Apr 9, 2026·15m - 8
April 8, 2026: From Tech to NASA
Apr 8, 2026·16m - 9
April 7, 2026: Lessons from Shiloh
Apr 7, 2026·18m - 10
April 6, 2026: School bus safety
Apr 6, 2026·17m - 11
April 3, 2026: Tennessee’s first State Police
Apr 3, 2026·16m - 12
April 2, 2026: Nuclear waste in Tennessee
Apr 2, 2026·19m - 13
April 1, 2026: Nashville’s own brand of metropolitan
Apr 1, 2026·18m - 14
March 31, 2026: The 14th Colored Infantry
Mar 31, 2026·18m - 15
March 30, 2026: Wrapping up the legislative session
Mar 30, 2026·17m - 16
March 27, 2026: Three years since Covenant
Mar 27, 2026·15m - 17
March 26, 2026: Making more room in the jails
Mar 26, 2026·16m - 18
March 25, 2026: National Medal of Honor Day
Mar 25, 2026·18m - 19
March 24, 2026: Voting rights go to court
Mar 24, 2026·15m - 20
March 23, 2026: Finding our “elevator”
Mar 23, 2026·16m - 21
March 20, 2026: Battery power
Mar 20, 2026·14m - 22
March 19, 2026: Tennessee has superblooms, too
Mar 19, 2026·16m - 23
March 18, 2026: 24,600 pounds of explosives in one place
Mar 18, 2026·17m - 24
March 17, 2026: St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 17, 2026·15m - 25
March 16, 2026: Kurdish fighters are not guns for hire
Mar 16, 2026·13m - 26
March 13, 2026: Filming Tennessee
Mar 13, 2026·16m - 27
March 12, 2026: Milky Way Farm
Mar 12, 2026·15m - 28
March 11, 2026: Bitcoin vs. state dollars
A daily news podcast discusses the crash of the NFT market and draws parallels to historical speculative bubbles like tulip mania and the dot-com boom.
Mar 11, 2026·18m - 29
March 10, 2026: E-sports in the Midstate
Mar 10, 2026·16m - 30
March 9, 2026: Adopt-A-Highway
Mar 9, 2026·15m - 31
March 6, 2026: Underground taxis, driverless taxis or the bus
Mar 6, 2026·17m - 32
March 5, 2026: From benevolence societies to SNAP
Mar 5, 2026·14m - 33
March 4, 2026: Long recovery
Mar 4, 2026·17m - 34
March 3, 2026: Not the National Guard
Mar 3, 2026·18m - 35
March 2, 2026: Tennesine (yes, that’s the right spelling)
Mar 2, 2026·14m - 36
February 27, 2026: Everyone's neighbor
Feb 27, 2026·9m - 37
A desire for street cars
Feb 26, 2026·14m - 38
February 25, 2026: When Nashville lost its innocence
Feb 25, 2026·14m - 39
February 24, 2026: Suing the state
Feb 24, 2026·19m - 40
February 23, 2026: Remember the Alamo
Feb 23, 2026·17m - 41
February 20, 2026: Oops! An epic false alarm
Feb 20, 2026·15m - 42
Carlos the Monkey
Feb 19, 2026·17m - 43
An epic rush job
Feb 18, 2026·16m - 44
February 17, 2026: Tennessee's famous weather forecaster
Feb 17, 2026·15m - 45
February 13, 2026: And there was light
Feb 13, 2026·14m - 46
February 12, 2026: Tennessee’s first Black, female doctor
Feb 12, 2026·19m - 47
February 11, 2026: Book bans
Feb 11, 2026·16m - 48
February 10, 2026: From Cockrill Springs to Centennial Park
A historical vignette about Ann Robertson Cockrell, a founding citizen of Nashville who arrived by flatboat and later settled at what is now Centennial Park.
Feb 10, 2026·17m - 49
February 9, 2026: Tennessee’s Winter Olympians
A look at Tennessee's connections to the Winter Olympics, focusing on former gold medalist Scott Hamilton who now lives in the Nashville area.
Feb 9, 2026·14m - 50
February 6, 2026: Monopoly vs. electricity markets
Hidden gemNashVillager's February 6, 2026 episode explains why Nashville has one electricity provider by tracing the system from late-1800s streetcar companies through the 1899-1900 consolidation and the creation of Nashville Electric Service.
Feb 6, 2026·20m·1 clip