DiscoverNashVillagerOctober 24, 2025: Putting kids to work
October 24, 2025: Putting kids to work

October 24, 2025: Putting kids to work

Update: 2025-10-24
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There once was a time when tens of thousands of Tennessee kids under the age of 13 worked dangerous jobs in places like mines and fabric mills. That’s not legal anymore, but there are efforts to chip away at the laws protecting young workers. Plus, the local news for October 24, 2025, and 2LiveBre.

 

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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

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October 24, 2025: Putting kids to work

October 24, 2025: Putting kids to work

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