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I get up pretty early to read the news. Host of NashVillager Podcast and Morning Edition on WPLN

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NashVillager Podcast: Adopt-A-Highway Who keeps our streets and roadways clean?Plus, a roundup of the news for March 9, 2026.

You've seen those Adopt-A-Highway signs for years. But what does that really mean? And has that program made a difference in the litter problem? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

09.03.2026 12:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nashvillager Podcast: Remember the Alamo Why did so many Tennesseans die in the defining battle for Texan independence? Plus the local news for Feb. 23, 2026.

A monumental piece of Texas history is also a Tennessee moment. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

23.02.2026 13:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s first Black, female doctor How did Dr. Georgia Patton Washington go from plowing fields to treating patients? Plus the local news for February 12, 2026.

The site’s back up, so here’s where you can hear about the tenacious Dr. Georgia Patton Washington wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.org

12.02.2026 14:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Website problems mean I can’t share a direct link, but in your fave podcast app, today’s NashVillager podcast has the latest newscast and the Black History story of a phenomenal Tennessean who broke color and gender lines more than a century ago.

12.02.2026 13:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Book bans Will Rutherford County’s libraries perform a mass ban children’s books? Plus the local news for February 11, 2026.

The push to ban library books is coming to a head soon in Rutherford County wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

11.02.2026 14:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s Winter Olympians How does a state so unfamiliar with snowfall have any connection to the Winter Olympics? Plus the local news for February 9, 2026.

No, Tennessee isn't exactly a hub for winter sports, but the state still has a few ties to Winter Olympians wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

09.02.2026 13:35 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Monopoly vs. electricity markets Why is NES the only option for electricity in Nashville?  Plus the local news for February 6, 2026.

In some places, you can shop around for an electric provider. I found the backstory to Nashville's power monopoly. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

06.02.2026 13:56 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: The day the tower fell How does one Nashville neighborhood still show the impact of a construction accident nearly 70 years later? Plus the local news for February 5, 2026.

There's a reason why so many hilltops have broadcast or cel phone towers at their peak. There's also a reason why one of Nashville's taller hills does not. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

05.02.2026 13:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Elections from the ground up Who runs elections in Tennessee? Plus the local news for February 4, 2026.

Elections are very local affairs. There's a reason for that. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

04.02.2026 13:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Communication matters How does lack of information in the storm recovery make life harder for residents? Plus the local news for February 3, 2026.

When you're trying to make decisions about your personal disaster recovery, you need clear communication about where things stand in the broader landscape. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

03.02.2026 13:02 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Give us some hope, Mr. Groundhog When will things finally warm up for Nashville? Plus the local news for February 2, 2026.

Dreaming of Spring weather…realizing it's time to zoom out and take in both storm recovery news and the rest of what's going on. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

02.02.2026 13:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Staying warm What strategies can help people without heat as another cold front heads to the Midstate? Plus the local news for January 30, 2026.

History and outdoor enthusiasts offer some insight into effective ways to stay warm. But of course, the best tip is always to go to a heated space, even if it means leaving your home. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

30.01.2026 13:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Disasters are expensive Who will pay for the bills for this ice storm? Plus the local news for January 29, 2026.

It's still too early to say how much this winter storm will cost us all. The really big question is how much the federal government will help cover those bills. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

29.01.2026 13:35 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Ice, ice baby Why did the predicted snowstorm turn out to be mostly ice? Plus the local news for January 28, 2026.

Why can't we have nice things, like powdery snow instead of ice? Turns out, it's the price we pay for being a day's drive from the Gulf beaches. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

28.01.2026 14:45 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Skating on the Cumberland? Let it go When do freezing temperatures result in a frozen river?  Plus the local news for January 27, 2026.

We've got a lot of questions to answer after this weather event ends. Most are serious, but there's also an answer to a fun one in here wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

28.01.2026 02:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Cold and lonesome Why do I feel more lonely when the weather is so cold? Plus the local news for January 26, 2026.

It's frigid out there. It's cold in a lot of people's homes today. There's a physiological reason why that may have you feeling a kind of way today. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

26.01.2026 14:38 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Children sleeping in offices should never be normal Why has there been another sharp uptick in DCS housing kids in their offices? Plus the local news for January 22, 2026.

The more a thing happens, the more ordinary it seems. But I don't think having a stranger tell them to sleep in an office instead of a home ever feels normal to a kid. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

22.01.2026 14:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Preparing for a winter storm How much snow can Nashville handle? Plus the local news for January 21, 2026.

Any amount of snow is a lot of snow for Middle Tennessee. But some storms are way bigger than others. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

21.01.2026 13:47 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: New rules for planes in Nashville What would it mean for Nashville to become a Class B airspace? Plus the local news for January 15, 2026

In trying to explain Class B airspace, this episode may be the most I've ever tried using imagery of everyday things to help make sense of something most of us never think about. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

15.01.2026 21:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: From Edward Garner to Renee Good How did a Tennessee teenager’s death set a precedent at the heart of the legalities surrounding the recent ICE shooting death in Minnesota? Plus the local news for January 14, 2026

There's a Tennessee story behind the interpretation of law at play in the reaction to Renee Good's death. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

14.01.2026 13:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Places worth saving How is it that buildings can hold memories so well?  Plus, the local news for January 12, 2026.

Historic buildings whisper the stories people rarely think to tell anymore wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

12.01.2026 16:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I'm Just a Bill - Schoolhouse Rock YouTube video by Schoolhouse Rock

I mean, The Bill was animated with utterly dejected body language for a reason www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ8p...

08.01.2026 12:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Not all bills become laws How can you evaluate the chances of a legislative proposal?  Plus, the local news for January 8, 2026.

No matter how much they hope and they pray that they will become laws some bills will always be just a bill. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

08.01.2026 12:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Downtown, take 2 Will the East Bank redevelopment take on the lessons learned through the years in downtown Nashville?  Plus, the local news for January 7, 2026.

The East Bank marks a chance for Nashville to start from scratch on a downtown annex. Will we learn the lessons from generations of living in the downtown we've already got? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

07.01.2026 13:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee zinc Did you know how important the Volunteer State is for mining a vital industrial resource? Plus the local news for January 6, 2026.

Zinc is a really important industrial metal. Tennessee has a lot of it. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

06.01.2026 13:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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January 5, 2026: The Nashvillian who tried to kidnap the Kaiser What made Luke Lea think he was the man to bring a world leader to heel? Plus news for January 5, 2026.

I'm sure you've known someone who thought they could do basically anything. This Nashvillian took it to a new level. wpln.org/post/january... @wpln.bsky.social

05.01.2026 14:11 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee dinosaurs Why aren’t there more dinosaur bones in Tennessee? Plus, the local news for Dec. 30, 2025.

Yes, there were dinosaurs in Tennessee. But the state's Ice Age fossils are the ones that really boggle the mind! wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

30.12.2025 13:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: A Tennessee White House How could a loophole in parole oversight give domestic abusers an opportunity for murder?

A pair of Tennesseans made their mark on the White House nearly 180 years ago. You can still see some of the Polk's influence there, but thankfully not all of it remains. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

29.12.2025 12:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: The work continues Why was Fiskite W.E.B. DuBois essentially kicked out of the United States? Plus, the local news for December 17, 2025.

The fight for civil rights in the US started long before what is acknowledged as the Civil Rights Movement, and it hasn't ended yet wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

18.12.2025 13:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NashVillager Podcast: The work continues Why was Fiskite W.E.B. DuBois essentially kicked out of the United States? Plus, the local news for December 17, 2025.

The fight for civil rights in the US started long before what is acknowledged as the Civil Rights Movement, and it hasn't ended yet wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

17.12.2025 13:36 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0