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It's not an exaggeration to say that Rhiannon Giddens is a narrative archeologist. A historical thaumaturge who conjures... Read more

Fred Bailey grew up blind on a farm in Gallatin, Tennessee — except he didn’t actually know he was blind at first. Throu... Read more

For Indigo, a young gender fluid person, the decision to live as their authentic self, hasn’t been easy. Today Indigo sp... Read more

Ebralie Mwizerwa is a mother of five, an accountant, a devoted church-goer — and a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide... Read more

Emily Tan comes from generations of immigrants and refugees; and she’s traveled the globe in pursuit of a family history... Read more

Serg Rodriguez hasn’t seen his family in years. He was excommunicated by their church and grew apart from his parents an... Read more

Demetria Kalodimos is something of a Nashville institution, anchoring the Channel Four news desk since she first arrived... Read more

There are about as many ways to fall in love with the craft of writing as there are books to be read. But whatever the m... Read more

Have you ever had the nightmare where you’re standing at the front of an audience, about to say something important, but... Read more

After surviving the Mumbai terror attacks. Linda Ragsdale made good on her promise to honor her friend Naomi’s last wish... Read more

For Lyzette Garza, learning to embrace her Mexican American heritage has been a lifelong journey. Lyzette speaks with po... Read more

Amelia and Mark share the story of their intense uncertainty about having their first child, Silas — but the surprising ... Read more

A craving for novelty and excitement is a hallmark of early adulthood. But for Jakob Lewis, host of WPLN’s podcast Neigh... Read more

When our poets ask people to share an important story from their lives, they often like to tell us about how they met th... Read more

For Nashville Choreographer Diane Kimbrough, her route to a career as a professional dancer, was influenced by her famil... Read more

After leaving suburban Tennessee for a career in Hollywood when he was just 18, Brad Wear became, in a lot of ways, the ... Read more

When Mark Lemley was 17, he lived through a near-death experience that fundamentally altered his outlook on life: a car ... Read more

Linda Ragsdale felt lucky to get the last seat on a trip to Mumbai, intending to deepen her practice of meditation. She ... Read more

For artist, influencer and activist, Thaxton Waters, the roots of his artistic practice began with a suspicion of histor... Read more

For Betty and Raul Malo, lead singer of country band the Mavericks, their romantic life has been punctuated by a series ... Read more