Happy statehood day! As TN turns 230 (and the nation celebrates 250 soon) @wpln.bsky.social is highlighting key themes in how we got to where we are now, using the NashVillager Podcast archives.

You've seen those Adopt-A-Highway signs for years. But what does that really mean? And has that program made a difference in the litter problem? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

A monumental piece of Texas history is also a Tennessee moment. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Website problems mean I can’t share a direct link, but in your fave podcast app, today’s NashVillager podcast has the latest newscast and the Black History story of a phenomenal Tennessean who broke color and gender lines more than a century ago.

The push to ban library books is coming to a head soon in Rutherford County wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

No, Tennessee isn't exactly a hub for winter sports, but the state still has a few ties to Winter Olympians wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

In some places, you can shop around for an electric provider. I found the backstory to Nashville's power monopoly. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

There's a reason why so many hilltops have broadcast or cel phone towers at their peak. There's also a reason why one of Nashville's taller hills does not. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Elections are very local affairs. There's a reason for that. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

When you're trying to make decisions about your personal disaster recovery, you need clear communication about where things stand in the broader landscape. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Dreaming of Spring weather…realizing it's time to zoom out and take in both storm recovery news and the rest of what's going on. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

History and outdoor enthusiasts offer some insight into effective ways to stay warm. But of course, the best tip is always to go to a heated space, even if it means leaving your home. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

It's still too early to say how much this winter storm will cost us all. The really big question is how much the federal government will help cover those bills. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Why can't we have nice things, like powdery snow instead of ice? Turns out, it's the price we pay for being a day's drive from the Gulf beaches. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

We've got a lot of questions to answer after this weather event ends. Most are serious, but there's also an answer to a fun one in here wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

It's frigid out there. It's cold in a lot of people's homes today. There's a physiological reason why that may have you feeling a kind of way today. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The more a thing happens, the more ordinary it seems. But I don't think having a stranger tell them to sleep in an office instead of a home ever feels normal to a kid. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Any amount of snow is a lot of snow for Middle Tennessee. But some storms are way bigger than others. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

In trying to explain Class B airspace, this episode may be the most I've ever tried using imagery of everyday things to help make sense of something most of us never think about. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

There's a Tennessee story behind the interpretation of law at play in the reaction to Renee Good's death. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Historic buildings whisper the stories people rarely think to tell anymore wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

No matter how much they hope and they pray that they will become laws some bills will always be just a bill. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The East Bank marks a chance for Nashville to start from scratch on a downtown annex. Will we learn the lessons from generations of living in the downtown we've already got? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Zinc is a really important industrial metal. Tennessee has a lot of it. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

I'm sure you've known someone who thought they could do basically anything. This Nashvillian took it to a new level. wpln.org/post/january... @wpln.bsky.social

Yes, there were dinosaurs in Tennessee. But the state's Ice Age fossils are the ones that really boggle the mind! wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

A pair of Tennesseans made their mark on the White House nearly 180 years ago. You can still see some of the Polk's influence there, but thankfully not all of it remains. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The fight for civil rights in the US started long before what is acknowledged as the Civil Rights Movement, and it hasn't ended yet wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The fight for civil rights in the US started long before what is acknowledged as the Civil Rights Movement, and it hasn't ended yet wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

If VW's Chattanooga plant voting to unionize was revolutionary, you could say the counterrevolution is underway now. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

This bitterly cold weather is dangerous for folks who live on the streets. The groups that help them are left in a funding limbo right now. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The nation's biggest and deadliest car crash happened in Tennessee during a sudden fog. Now, the measures the state put into place to make sure it never happens again need a refurbishment. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

One of these days, I may hone my workflow to the point that I can pull together a source list for every episode. Until then, here's a peek at where the info in the podcast often comes from. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Hunger is real. More people are feeling it than you may realize. So what's next for food assistance in Tennessee? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

These are divided times. What will end up bringing us back together? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

In Tennessee history and this week, a look at tight elections and dark horse winners wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Republicans have narrowly kept control of Tennessee’s 7th congressional seat. The latest on this tight race that turned into an unexpected battleground: wpln.org/post/republi... @mariannabac.bsky.social @wpln.bsky.social

We've got a lot of new place names to learn wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Nashville may be the Buckle of the (protestant Christian) Bible Belt, but it has always also been at least a little bit Jewish wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Nashville's biggest bank is about to get bigger wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

We've got laws that say the public should be able to access information about what the government is up to, but when it comes to the exceptions, limits and restrictions there's an awful lot of disagreement wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Tennessee stretches into two time zones now, but that wasn't always the case wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Several people in Tennessee's political ecosphere recently got presidential pardons. The reaction isn't great, even from members of Trump's own party. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Some pieces of our city's backstory feel like a kid getting his block tower knocked down so that a bigger kid can play in the same spot. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

In much of Tennessee, industrial development has long been the big focus for job creation efforts. Times are changing. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

This Veteran's Day, This Is Nashville is talking to current vets, and I'm highlighting a local memorial you may not realize is there wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The other day, I discovered that Tennessee played a big role in the incident that triggered the start of airport security screenings in this nation. So of course I'm telling all about it on the podcast today! wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Tennessee's soybean farmers really needed 2025 to be a good year. Instead they got flooded fields and Chinese tariffs. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Tennessee's constitution includes its own version of the Bill of Rights, and it gets way more specific than the federal version wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

I've been told many times that The Monkees "Last Train to Clarksville" is set in our Clarksville. On the anniversary of it hitting #1, I decided to sort out what people got right and wrong about the song. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social