Curious Nashville Podcast
1) Why do buried treasures turn up in our backyards?
It all starts with a question: “I live in East Nashville, on Sharpe Avenue. We adopted a hound mix and she digs up bizarre trash. Did people bury their trash? Was there no trash pick up? Auto parts, b...Show More
2) What would it take to bury the power lines in Nashville?
There's a hot topic after the ice storm response this winter, and guest Wade Sexton has 30 years of experience working in the utility industry. He's here to answer a question that’s been on our minds:...Show More
3) What happened to the ancient Mississippian town beneath the Brentwood Library?
Much of Middle Tennessee’s important Native American history has been disturbed by development. This has prompted listeners like Kelly Cannon to wonder what’s been lost. She asked Curious Nashville a...Show More
4) Unearthing the secrets of a grassy mound at Nashville's airport
We got a question about a grass-covered mound — or building? — at the corner of Thompson Lane and Vultee Boulevard, near Nashville's airport and the iconic gold box of a building known as Internationa...Show More
5) What are those gleaming golden portraits on Nashville's historic courthouse?
What are the pictures on the front of the Metro Courthouse that appear to be outlined in gold? Are they ever going to be restored? This question came to Curious Nashville way back — in 2016 — during ...Show More
6) Best of 10 years of Curious Nashville
It’s the 10-year anniversary of Curious Nashville and we’re revisiting some of the weirdest and most surprising questions you’ve asked. This means we're going underground to a fallout shelter, to the ...Show More
7) Why did a Nashville bank release a Christmas album?
Today we shine a light on an obscure album recorded in Nashville more than 50 years ago that features a Christmas choir performing inside the lobby of a downtown bank. Local listener Matthew Bond cam...Show More
8) Grand Ole Opry: What does it take to be an Opry member?
The Grand Ole Opry has elevated Nashville and its country music to a global stage and turns 100 years old this week. That much you've probably heard (WPLN has lots of Opry 100 coverage online.) But a...Show More
9) Bonus: Still hungry for gyro facts
Some listeners could not get enough of Curious Nashville's reporting about gyros. When we broadcast the story on WPLN’s This Is Nashville program — and opened up the phone lines — some called in with ...Show More
10) Why are 'Chicago-style' gyros everywhere in Nashville?
Our question today: What is a "Chicago-style gyro," and why are there so many shops with that name in Nashville? Little did we know that trying to figure this out would take us way beyond Nashville ...Show More