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Nina Cardona

Nashville

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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  • 6 days ago | wpln.org | Nina Cardona

    Why is Nashville one of America’s least unionized cities? The South is famously averse to unions. These days, that’s especially true in Nashville. Plus the local news for June 2, 2025, and TVA’s coal about-face. Credits:This is a production of Nashville Public RadioHost/producer: Nina CardonaEditor: Miriam KramerAdditional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP Listen and follow via: ...or wherever you get your podcasts

  • 1 week ago | wpln.org | Nina Cardona

    What does a delicious summer treat have to do with helping Nashville’s poor? Mister Rogers told us to find the helpers when things in the news get to be too much, and that’s what we’re doing today. Plus, the local news for May 30, 2025, and immigration policy as a wedge issue in churches. Credits:This is a production of Nashville Public RadioHost/producer: Nina CardonaEditor: Miriam KramerAdditional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

  • 1 week ago | wpln.org | Nina Cardona

    Did a law meant to protect Tennesseans from bad loans make the problem worse? Many states have outlawed payday loans, but Tennessee is the proving ground for an arguably more predatory option. Plus, the local news for May 29, 2025, and the spread of black bears. Credits:This is a production of Nashville Public RadioHost/producer: Nina CardonaEditor: Miriam KramerAdditional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

  • 1 week ago | wpln.org | Nina Cardona

    Why is there so little to remind us of the way Native nations were displaced via Tennessee routes? Thousands of people from five Native nations were forced to leave their ancestral lands on foot, and many of them walked through our communities on their way West. Plus, the local news for May 28, 2025, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-Day.

  • 1 week ago | wpln.org | Nina Cardona

    Who gets to be the public face of faithful people? The Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention is meeting soon, and the future of its public policy arm will likely be on the agenda. Plus the local news for May 27 and a feature on BEAN., the WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month for May. Credits:This is a production of Nashville Public RadioHost/producer: Nina CardonaEditor: Miriam KramerAdditional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

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Nina Cardona
Nina Cardona @ThatNinaCardona
21 Jul 22

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

Nina Cardona
Nina Cardona @ThatNinaCardona
10 Jul 22

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

Nina Cardona
Nina Cardona @ThatNinaCardona
10 Jun 22

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