One way out of a time of deep division is finding a common cause. Plus the local news for December 8, 2025 and the Santa train.

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Finance experts say it’s going to be a tight budget year for the state of Tennessee, but that stands in contrast to the types of spending requests that have come in from state agencies.

Plus the local news for Dec. 5, and and learning how one private school benefits from the state's voucher program.

Tuesday’s special election has some factors in common with James K. Polk’s rise to power. But more importantly, it could set the tone for the next round of campaigning.

Plus the local news for Dec. 4, 2025, and answering a Curious Nashville question about the Grand Ole Opry.

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Now that several big developments on the East Bank are moving forward, we’re getting a taste of what we’ll call the city’s soon-to-be new neighborhoods. Plus the local news for December 3, 2025 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day.

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The South is sometimes assumed to be a monoculture. But that’s not certainly not true … and it never has been.

Plus, the local news for December 2, 2025, and a visit to a farm-turned-classroom in Clarksville.

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Banks used to be very local institutions, but these days they seem to get bigger and bigger. Plus the local news for December 1, 2025 and the latest installment from Music Citizens.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

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In an era when national holidays were rare, what did it take for Thanksgiving to make the cut?

Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln play significant roles in the creation of the Thanksgiving holiday — but it was also writer and activist Sarah Hale who beat the drum for decades.

Plus the local news for Nov. 26 and a round-up of events in What Where When-sday.

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On this day, the Union broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga by storming Missionary Ridge, which some describe as the “death knell” of the Confederacy.

Plus the local news for Nov. 25, and a profile of Henry J. Star, the WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month for November.



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Host/producer: Tony Gonzalez

Editor: LaTonya Turner

Additional support: Mack Linebaugh and the staff of WPLN and WNXP