About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing debate over datacenter regulation in Tennessee and features local news and musician Tray Wellington.

As the debate over datacenter regulation rages in local government meetings, a large firm has hired some heavy-hitters to clear the way for more facilities. Plus the local news for July 13, 2026 and musician Tray Wellington 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

• AI
• datacenters
• regulation
• local news
• Tennessee
• music

Keywords

• Tennessee
• AI
• datacenters
• regulation
• local news
• Tray Wellington

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WPLN - Nashville Public Radio

Places: Tennessee

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