April 29, 2026: Emu on the loose

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent unusual animal encounter in Nashville, along with local news updates.

First there was Ed the Zebra, then an oryx on the loose. This time, a woman walking her dog got a little too close of an encounter with an animal you just don’t expect to see in this part of the world. Plus the local news for April 29, 2026 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day. Credits: This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: LaTonya Turner Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP

People in this episode

Host: Nina Cardona

Topics covered

• animal encounters
• local news
• Nashville events
• wildlife
• community stories

Keywords

• emu
• animal on the loose
• Nashville news
• April 29 2026
• What Where Whens-day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nashville Public Radio

Products: Ed the Zebra, oryx, emu

Places: Nashville, this part of the world

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