June 1, 2025: Happy 230th, Tennessee!

About this episode

The episode discusses Tennessee's journey to statehood and features local news and conservation efforts.

Becoming the 16th state was just the end of a long road of attempts at self-governance in Tennessee. Plus the local news for June 1, 2026 and saving native orchids. 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

• Tennessee history
• statehood
• local news
• native orchids
• self-governance

Keywords

• Tennessee
• statehood
• local news
• native orchids
• self-governance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nashville Public Radio

Places: Tennessee

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