NashVillager Podcast: Nashville needs more air traffic controllers

Who wouldn’t want to work a stressful job where lives are on the line, but you don’t get to have a life of your own? 

Near misses at Nashville’s Airport are one sign of how bad the nationwide air traffic controller shortage is. Plus, the local news for October 2, 2025, and teaching math by quilting. 

Credits:
This is a production of Nashville Public Radio
Host/producer: Nina Cardona
Editor: Miriam Kramer
Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP