
Nina Cardona
Music Director and Midday Music Host at WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN)
she/her | on the radio or however you listen to @WPLN Nashville Public Radio
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wpln.org | Nina Cardona
What’s happening with the many prominent trials in Tennessee? One of Nashville’s most notable citizens of the early 20th century lost a major court battle on this day in history. We’re taking a look at what’s happening today with several high-profile cases. Plus, the local news for May 9, 2025, and the wildflowers blooming in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Nina Cardona
How far have we come since the Nashville Ladies Bicycle Club? Biking in Nashville has come a long way since the 1800s, but there’s still a long way to go.
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Nina Cardona
How can art respond to conflict, danger, and triumph? Tonight, talented actors will perform a reading of a piece of journalism produced by WPLN in partnership with ProPublica. The Theater of War performance will be followed by a discussion in person and on Zoom about gun violence prevention. You can take part here. Plus, the local news for May 7, 2025, and this week’s edition of What, Where, Whens-day.
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Nina Cardona
How did an executive order have a massive effect on our area nearly a century ago? As much as our current president loves to sign executive orders, former president Franklin D. Roosevelt used even more of them, creating agencies that reshaped Midstate communities. Plus, the local news for May 6, 2025, and spending time with a mixed immigration-status Tennessee family.
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Nina Cardona
Is history repeating itself? “All the King’s Men” is a great American novel and its author Robert Penn Warren has roots in Middle Tennessee. Plus, the local news for May 5, 2025, and a conversation about last month’s Biscuits and Banjos festival. Credits:This is a production of Nashville Public RadioHost/producer: Nina CardonaEditor: Miriam KramerAdditional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP
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You know how some people just light up the room in a way that leaves a sort of residual, wonderful glow?That was my experience of Shonka Dukereh. RIP, and the deepest of condolences for her children. https://t.co/Z5kd47xeTw

Listening to Anderson .Paak’s cover tonight, it hit me that 7 Nation Army is built on a ground bass. Makes me wonder what Jack White would do with La Folia? @thirdmanrecords #musicnerd #musichistory

RT @npt8: In this NPT Next Door Neighbor's short, Omar Gutierrez details the personal joy and the challenges of his work with @tnimmigrant,…