Curious Nashville Podcast
1) How Black Political Power Changed In Nashville After Government Consolidation
A simple question about some of Nashville’s suburban pockets opens a deeper review of how the Metro government formed in the 1950s and 60s. WPLN News reporter Ambriehl Crutchfield finds that the combi...Show More
How Black Political Power Changed In Nashville After Government Consolidation
14:27 | Oct 26th, 2020
2) Tennessee Voting Rules Are Causing Confusion, So We're Answering Your Questions
As a crucial election approaches, Tennesseans have reached out to WPLN News and Curious Nashville with their pressing questions. In this special crossover with The Tri-Star State podcast, Sergio Marti...Show More
Tennessee Voting Rules Are Causing Confusion, So We're Answering Your Questions
04:21 | Sep 28th, 2020
3) How A Handmade Sign On A Dead-End Road Had Us Searching For A Tennessee Cult
When a resident notices an unusual sign at the end of her cul-de-sac — it says ‘The Gathering’ — she wonders if there’s a cult operating. To find out what’s really going on, WPLN News contributor Tash...Show More
How A Handmade Sign On A Dead-End Road Had Us Searching For A Tennessee Cult
18:43 | Aug 24th, 2020
4) Why Is It So Hard To Alter Confederate Monuments in Tennessee?
Confederate monuments have triggered debates, protests, and even the murder of a demonstrator in Virginia. The unrest in Tennessee has prompted questions about how monuments are governed. In this epi...Show More
5) The True Stories Behind Nashville’s Claims To Fame (Live Taping)
There are some assumptions that people have about Nashville that aren’t quite right — and plenty of quirks that baffle all the tourists who visit. So in this special episode taped live on stage, three...Show More
6) Inside The Governor’s Defunct Nuclear Bomb Shelter
Out in the thick woods of West Nashville there’s an epic remnant of Cold War history. But it is largely unknown. The former fallout shelter where Tennessee’s governors would have gone in the case of n...Show More
7) The Construction Pit That Became Known As A Lake — And What’s Happening Now
A massive Nashville development includes a construction pit that is eight stories deep. It looks like a quarry, with sheer cliffs carved into the gray limestone. But when the project stalled, the hole...Show More
The Construction Pit That Became Known As A Lake — And What’s Happening Now
10:23 | Jun 24th, 2019
8) Whatever Happened To The Red Grooms Carousel, And Why It Could Come Back
It’s been 15 years since the Tennessee Foxtrot Carousel — a whirling artistic marvel by pop artist Red Grooms — was taken down from the Nashville riverfront. Its wild figurines, which depict famous Te...Show More
9) Curious Convo: The Do’s And Don’ts Of Nashville Recycling
From plastic straws to old lightbulbs and shredded paper, it’s not always obvious what we’re allowed to recycle in Nashville. So after another wave of recycling questions to Curious Nashville, we’re b...Show More
10) Piranhas, Pink Elephants, And Other Wild Animal Mysteries Explained
Animals prompt unusual questions to Curious Nashville, so we delve into three: a rumor about piranhas, the history of the city’s first zoo, and the reason a large pink elephant has stood alongside Cha...Show More