While vehicle assembly lines are pulling away from electric car and truck production, the factories designed to make their batteries are going through a different transition. Plus the local news for March 20, 2026 and marking Nowruz through music.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

There’s just something magical about walking through a sea of blooms. Plus the local news for March 19, 2026 and TSU’s president on the financial plans for the HBCU.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

Federal investigators have released findings from the first phase of their probe into the Bucksnort blast that killed 16 in October. Plus the local news for March 18, 2026 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

Irish immigrants were once a visible presence in this city, but now you have to go a little farther West to see that heritage embraced on a large scale. Plus the local news for March 17, 2026 and the strange story of a Meat Storm.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

The story of Nashville’s Kurdish community and the losses that lead so many to leave their homeland for Tennessee is valuable context for understanding the position of Kurdish people encouraged to join in the current war on Iran. Plus the local news for March 16, 2026, and HealthQ looks at the cost of dental care.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

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It’s Oscars time again. There’s not much Tennessee representation at the awards, but the state is continually trying to change that. Plus the local news for March 13, 2026 and Book Not Brooke.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

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At the start of the Great Depression, a Minnesota candy magnate moved to the Pulaski area and became the community’s biggest employer. Plus the local news for March 12, 2026 and Winter Storm Fern evictions.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

Some folks want some state funding converted into digital currency. Plus the local news for March 11, 2026 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day

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Host/producer: Nina Cardona

Editor: LaTonya Turner

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP