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Podcasts
Welcome to All Things Eerie, a collection of spooky tales and strange stories of the invisible world and its scary inhabitants. Any time is a good time for a ghost story.
Back in the Day Podcast is a series of interviews with historians, related to Tennessee and Middle Tennessee history. It's produced by Metropolitan Archives of Nashville & Davidson County.
Get the scoop on organizations that provide resources to small business owners and entrepreneurs in Nashville, Tennessee.
What is Family Folktales? Think of it as story time on demand. Whether you're running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites. They may even be different, possibly gorier, versions of those stories you now share with your children. Listen, wherever you get podcasts.
Welcome to Just Listen, a celebration of American and English short stories and poetry for your listening pleasure. High school students will happily find many of their literature book selections recorded here, and students with reading challenges will find a ready assist in the audio recordings.
Listen to archived interviews with Hollywood legends. Directors, screenwriters, and actors come by to share their experiences on notable films. This behind-the-scenes series features the greats as you have never heard before.
Overdue Adventures is an actual-play series pioneering the digital realm of NPL and bringing library employees from between the shelves into the storytelling spotlight. Our debut campaign, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, brings to life the magic of fairytales, ghost stories, and mystery novels — with more than a few sea shanties along the way. Video recordings of episodes are available to stream on NPL YouTube.
Creativity is a deeply human practice. For as long as people have existed, they’ve been telling stories, making pictures, singing songs. And for just as long, they’ve brought joy to those around them. Libraries are repositories of creativity and places where community can flourish. From Nashville Public Library, we’re here to talk about the triumphs and tribulations, the joy of creativity in all its forms, and the enjoyment of appreciating the creations of others and the connections they make. All those things that light something up within you, that give you The Spark.
Andrea Blackman and Tasneem Grace discuss contemporary social justice, identity, race, gender, motherhood, womanhood and humanity. Andrea and Tasneem believe good talks, good questions and curiosity are the foundation for social change. They also believe that recognizing the many shades of truth is the root of cultural awareness and connection.
In recent years there has been a groundswell of efforts to destigmatize mental health challenges; pandemic lockdown enlightened many to both the importance and fragility of good mental health.
Your Mind Matters is Nashville Public Library's mental health initiative. In an effort to equip every community member with basic knowledge of mental health, our hosts engage in conversations with local professionals and advocates on various topics through the lens of mental health.
By holding unconventional conversations addressing the many ways mental health can be affected both negatively and positively…
And by creating a space for you to learn and receive resources for maintaining or improving your socio-emotional health...
Your Mind Matters joins in the continuing work to shatter the negative and unfair beliefs surrounding mental health.