Blogs & Podcasts

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Dinner: Changing the Game

April 6, 2017

Beth Deeb

Weeknight meals with minimal effort

Four books standing on end with headphones stretched over the top.

Audiobooks are Great! Listen to One Today!

April 4, 2017

Klem-Mari Cajigas

Audiobooks are a great way to make reading come alive for readers of all ages and at all levels. They can be particularly helpful, however, for children who need to sharpen their reading skills.

To Conquer Hell: the Meuse-Argonne, 1918

April 3, 2017

Bryan Jones

Learn more about United States' fiercest battle during the Great War.

Collage art for "April Showers" featuring blue liquid drips, white flowers, and Japanese koi carp patterns with a list of rain-themed songs.

NPL Mixtapes: April Showers

April 2, 2017

Megan Adovasio-Jones

An NPL curated spring-themed playlist with original art.

Navigating Assisted Suicide Options

March 30, 2017

Paul Smethers

Do you think you want the right to choose when and how it’s your time to die?

Black and white illustration of hand holding stopwatch.

Let's HIIT it!

March 26, 2017

Want to improve your fitness but low on time? High intensity interval training, or HIIT, can help you get just as good of a workout in half the time!

Early model of a passenger airplane flying low over farmland.

The Sky Has Never Been the Limit in Nashville

March 25, 2017

Sarah Arntz

Airplanes crossing Nashville skies barely catch our attention today—but imagine life when flight was first being tested. Starting March 28 through May 31, Metro Archives will explore how Nashvillians experienced the early advances of aviation technology.