• November 7, 2025: A bad year for a major cash crop
    Nov 7 2025

    Last year’s soybean market was a disappointment. This year’s began with damaged fields and is ending with high tariffs in a major market. Plus, the local news for November 7, 2025, and Vanderbilt’s community pushes back against the White House.

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    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Miriam Kramer

    Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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    14 mins
  • November 6, 2025: Your rights as a Tennessean
    Nov 6 2025

    You probably have some sense of what’s protected by the federal Bill of Rights, but did you know the Tennessee constitution gets more granular about what rights you have as a resident of this state? Plus, the local news for November 6, 2025, and next steps after the fallout from a Charlie Kirk reaction.

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    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Miriam Kramer

    Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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    17 mins
  • November 5, 2025: Last train to Clarksville
    Nov 5 2025

    The song “The Last Train to Clarksville” by The Monkees became an unlikely and somewhat accidental anti-war anthem in the 1960s thanks to a little quirk in geography. Plus, the local news for November 5, 2025, and this week’s edition of What, Where, Whens-day.

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    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Miriam Kramer

    Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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    18 mins
  • November 4, 2024: Manipulating hunger
    Nov 4 2025

    Every society has had to confront the problem of hunger. In this moment, it’s down to the grassroots to help the people in most need. Plus, the local news for November 4, 2025, and Blood Root.

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    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Miriam Kramer

    Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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    16 mins
  • November 3, 2025: Rainy Days and SNAP benefits
    Nov 3 2025

    Tennessee officials have said they won’t tap into reserves to fill in the food stamp funding gap. So what are those reserves for? Plus, the local news for November 3, 2025 and looking out for beavers.

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    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Tony Gonzalez

    Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Miriam Kramer, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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    16 mins
  • October 31, 2025: Oops?
    Oct 31 2025

    A true Halloween story about an inadvertent trick that literally fell from the sky. Plus the local news for October 31, 2025 and the return of WPLN’s Curious Nashville.

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    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio.

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Tony Gonzalez

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    20 mins
  • October 30, 2025: Attack of the killer smog
    Oct 30 2025

    A true story that sounds like something out of a horror flick is a reminder of why the Midstate’s topography is especially vulnerable to contaminated air. Plus, the local news for October 30, 2025, and Snooper.

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    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Miriam Kramer

    Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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    22 mins
  • October 29, 2025: Tennesseans feel the pinch
    Oct 29 2025

    When the government stops operations for a historically long stretch, the most vulnerable people are the ones who pay the price. Plus, the local news for October 29, 2025, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day.

    Credits:

    This is a production of Nashville Public Radio

    Host/producer: Nina Cardona

    Editor: Miriam Kramer

    Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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    21 mins