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24/07/2025

It’s not just a one-year budget crisis. Federal support for public media may be a thing of the past. And it’s hardly just at risk. Leaders of public media outlets in Middle Tennessee - WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM and Nashville Public Television - will be in the studio talking about the immediate impacts and uncertainty that lies ahead. Plus, it’s your turn to talk. We’re taking your calls, whether it’s curiosity or a particular critique, the lines will be open. Call 615-760-2000. Stream live at http://youtube.com/.

23/07/2025

WPLN may have lost federal funding, but we are feeling the support of our community during this week's emergency fund drive! We thrive with your help. Donate now at https://wpln.org

22/07/2025

🎢 What are your favorite memories of Opryland? A new documentary about the park’s legacy has us looking back at how Nashville’s shuttered theme park set the stage for decades of tourism boomtimes. 📞 Call 615-760-2000 to join us on air.

This is Nashville is sponsored by Music City Prep Clinic

21/07/2025

Pastor Glenda Sutton is a mother, survivor — and someone who’s had to step out on faith over and over again. From living in public housing, to handing out diapers and confronting drug dealers, she’s used her experiences to become one of the fiercest advocates for her community Nashville has ever seen. Most recently, she helped shepherd the transplant of 200 families from East Nashville to Madison. Straight to our mic, this is a woman you wish you knew.

This is Nashville is sponsored by Music City PrEP Clinic.

18/07/2025

AI-powered tools in music-making have proliferated. So have lawsuits brought by record labels and publishing companies.

It’s contentious territory, explains senior music writer Jewly Hight.

It was just 2 years and 3 months ago that that unsanctioned, AI-generated collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd briefly faked out pop fans — and nothin

18/07/2025

Last night, Congress voted to clawback funds for public media. Support WPLN now at wpln.org/give

18/07/2025

Tennessee’s next ex*****on is scheduled for Aug. 5, and there are even stronger fears about the death becoming torturous. At issue is a heart device that could attempt to revive Byron Black during lethal injection.

Tennessee’s next ex*****on is scheduled for Aug. 5, and this time, there are even stronger fears about the death becoming torturous.

17/07/2025

This week's “Good Trouble” rallies are inspired by by the late John Lewis and his legacy of non-violent collective action.

15-year-old local student Isla said she’s upset by how President Trump’s policies have impacted people of color, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.

“If I just sat around and did nothing and let the people in power do whatever they want, I don’t think I could live with that.”

More than 70 people gathered in Hendersonville on a hot, sunny day to protest President Donald Trump and honor the late John Lewis — in a county where Trump captured 70% of the vote in the 2024 presidential election. This rally was one of the more than 1,500 “Good Trouble” demonstrations that ...

17/07/2025

What made Opryland in Nashville different from other theme parks?

Stream today's mini essay and then get ready for Tuesday's episode of This Is Nashville, which will feature a full hour of Opryland memories.

What does the Navy have to do with a landlocked state like Tennessee? Plus, the local news for July 16, 2025.

16/07/2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, will remain in jail for at least another week over fears that releasing him could trigger a second deportation.

A Nashville judge is expected to rule soon on what's next for Abrego Garcia.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador in March, will remain in jail for at least another week over fears that releasing him could trigge

16/07/2025

When you go to a live show these days, you expect to see a spectacle — an artistic production that will blow you away.

Behind the scenes, there’s one person responsible for bringing this production to life — the production manager. Today we join with WNXP’s Music Citizens podcast to go behind the scenes with Nashville-based production manager, Tori Butash.

As a “lady soundguy,” Tori worked her way up doing sound for Rob Thomas, Imagine Dragons and other bands including Sylvan Esso. It was Sylvan Esso who realized Tori was highly organized, a good communicator and, most importantly, a good hang — the perfect ingredients for a production manager.

Listen live today at noon on 90.3 This Is Nashville from WPLN News. ALso, streaming live on the WPLN channel!

16/07/2025

Nashville’s Main Library is slotted to re-open at the end of the month. It closed in June when the adjacent parking garage caught fire. Here's the latest.

Nashville’s Main Library Branch is slotted to re-open at the end of the month, after it closed in June when the adjacent parking garage caught fire.