August 15, 2025: Mourning Elvis’s Mother

On this day, the world learned of Glady’s Presley’s death. For pop icons, learning about their closest loved ones tells us a lot about them. Plus, the local news for August 15, 2025, and a conversation about genre expectations from two Black artists performing at Cheekwood tomorrow. Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio Host/producer: Blake Farmer Editor: Miriam Kramer Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Nina Cardona, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP