Listen to the kids! Here’s how Nashville mayoral candidates handled youth questions – Part 1
On Monday, June 26, This Is Nashville and WPLN News collaborated with the Nashville Child and Youth Collaborative to put on a mayoral forum, which we called “For Nashville’s Future.”
This is Part 1 — candidates answer questions about climate change and substance abuse, and This Is Nashville senio…
Listen to the kids! Here’s how Nashville mayoral candidates handled youth questions – Part 2
In Part 2, candidates answer questions on economic development, mental health and guns, and This Is Nashville senior producer Steve Haruch, multimedia producer Elizabeth Burton and WPLN education reporter Alexis Marshall provide analysis. Plus, we've got bonus behind the scenes content from Monday'…
The cost of disability and chronic illness
Giving birth costs an average of $18,885 nationwide before insurance. If you have a medical emergency, you can expect to spend hundreds on your ambulance ride — and that doesn’t even include the cost of the medical care itself. In fact, medical debt is the leading type of debt on credit cards in th…
The pros and cons of school resource officers
One safety measure used by Metro Nashville Public Schools is school resource officers — SROs — which are staffed by the city’s police department.
But having police officers in schools isn’t a panacea. It’s unclear if having SROs can prevent major tragedies like school shootings. And critics say …
November 21, 2023
Nicole Williams is back!
On this week’s edition of Inside Council Chambers, Nicole Williams (aka @startleseasily on X or Twitter) takes us out west. In this recap of November 7’s Metro Council meeting, we hear a lot from CM Courtney Johnston about some rules and regulations on the proper etiquett…
Diversely Segregated, Nashville Confidential and Reporter Roundup
Have you ever tried to take the bus from Madison to the Cheekwood Estate? Chris Crofton did for the latest edition of Nashville Confidential. On this episode, we will hear how his journey went.
Also, Jerome More talks with Marcus Knight in the newest Diversely Segregated.
We’ll also have an upd…
What’s at stake in the next Sumner County election?
WPLN reporters Alexis Marshall and Blaise Gainey have been closely following local politics in Sumner County. The ultra-conservative Sumner County Constitutional Republicans have amassed incredible political power in a very short time, effectively taking over the county commission.
The county's u…
What's going on with school vouchers?
Since we last talked about school vouchers back in fall 2022, the state legislature and governor have made major steps toward making them a reality for all Tennesseeans. Right now, there are bills on the table in the House and Senate that would give over $7000 per student against their private scho…
Special Edition: Postcards from summer camp
What does summer sound like? In this special edition of the NashVillager podcast, WPLN education reporter Alexis Marshall brings listeners to three summer camps serving different communities around Nashville.
This Tennessee camp creates space for grief — and joy — for children who have lost a lov…
December 31, 2025: Christian Nationalism in the Tennessee statehouse
A newly filed bill in Tennessee’s General Assembly cites lots of scripture and asks lawmakers to take an explicitly pro-Israel stance. Plus the local news for December 31, 2025 and the trade war comes for Tennessee soybeans.
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