Emily Siner

Emily Siner is the executive producer of More Perfect. Previously, she served as the news director of Nashville Public Radio. She was the lead editor of the Peabody Award-winning podcast The Promise, about inequality in Nashville public schools, and co-edited a Pulitzer finalist investigation with ProPublica. She also was selected as a 2022 Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Ireland, where she studied journalism practices around abortion reporting. She’s a self-described law nerd who, even before joining the More Perfect team, would sometimes read Supreme Court opinions just for fun.

Emily Siner appears in the following:

For one woman, getting blood drawn at a hospital cost led to a surprise bill

Monday, November 20, 2023

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. As one Texas woman discovered, the cost could be higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it.

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Nashville Bomber's Girlfriend Warned Police About Him In 2019

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, the woman told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence."

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'A Renaissance For Labor Issues': Social Media Help People To Apply For Unemployment

Thursday, June 04, 2020

People across the country are having a hard time getting through to unemployment offices. Some of them have turned to social media for advice and workarounds.

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At The 'Super Bowl Of Turkey Calling,' The Goal Is Recruiting New Hunters

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Hunting is on the decline in some parts of the country. At this week's National Wild Turkey Federation convention, advocates want to create future hunters, especially women.

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Can A Turkey Calling Contest Attract New Hunters? This Group Thinks So

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Hunting is on the decline in some parts of the country. At this week's National Wild Turkey Federation convention, officials want to recruit new hunters, especially women.

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'Called To Be A Funeral Director': Most Mortuary School Grads Are First In The Family

Monday, September 23, 2019

The funeral industry was once dominated by family businesses passed down through generations. But that has changed: In 2018, 83% of mortuary college graduates were completely new to the business.

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New Generation Of Mortuary Students Represent Industry Changes

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

First-generation mortuary students represent a major change in an industry long dominated by local family businesses. Those students also face their own set of challenges.

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Even When College Is Free, It Can Be Hard For Adults To Stay In School

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Tennessee Reconnect has helped thousands of adults afford a college education, but for many older students, the financial support may not be enough to get them to the finish line.

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Longtime Archivists Outline What They've Learned From Watching Decades Of News

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

For the past half-century an archive in Nashville has kept up and recorded almost every national news broadcast. Now, 50 years later, archivists are learning some interesting tidbits.

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A Degree With Zero Student Debt. Does It Work?

Monday, May 28, 2018

The four-year results are in on Tennessee's free college initiative. Is this new data significant enough to sway the future of these free college programs?

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Female Songwriters In Nashville Share Stories Of Sexual Harassment

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

The "co-write" is a staple of music-making in Nashville that draws on personal experiences and intimate details. Several women, however, say that collaboration can be fraught.

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Country Music And Brain Research Come Together At Nashville Summer Camp

Monday, July 31, 2017

Researchers in Nashville are tapping into a country music camp to learn more about Williams Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Many people who have it love music but don't know why.

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The First State To Offer Free Community College To Nearly Every Adult

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Free college programs are popping up across the country, but Tennessee is the first state to offer free community college to almost every adult, regardless of when they finished high school.

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In Nashville, Kurds Express Fears About Trump's Immigration Ban

Monday, January 30, 2017

Some people in Nashville's Kurdish community — the largest in the U.S. — are worried about Trump's executive order on immigration. Reports of green card holders being turned away overseas are causing panic among legal permanent residents.

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Fisk University Works To Move Past Cash-Strapped History

Tuesday, January 03, 2017

The Fisk Jubilee Singers famously saved Fisk University from financial ruin 150 years ago. But even now, the Nashville school's financial problems remain.

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At Least 5 Children Killed In Tennessee School Bus Crash

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Authorities in Chattanooga, Tenn., are trying to learn why a school bus crashed in a residential neighborhood. At least five elementary school students died in the accident.

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The Aztecs Once Revered It. Will You Fall For Amaranth, Too?

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Hardier than corn, this ancient grain has a subtle, nutty flavor and is full of nutrients. But for most Americans, amaranth is still obscure. Researchers in Tennessee hope to change that.

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Overcrowding Forces Tennessee VA Clinic To Stop Accepting New Patients

Friday, April 22, 2016

The growing veterans population in places like Clarksville, Tenn., is straining resources at VA clinics and making it difficult for vets to get nearby medical care.

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Powerful Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc On The South

Friday, January 22, 2016

While Washington D.C., and other cities on the East Coast deal with snow, folks in the Deep South got hit too. People in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and North Carolina all got slammed.

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Startup Aims To Give Classical Musicians An Online Bump

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

For classical musicians, it's difficult to sell their work online because of how the music is tagged on apps like Spotify. A tech startup in Nashville is trying to change that.

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