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Behind the Headlines Podcast

WKNO/The Daily Memphian

Each week host Eric Barnes discusses major stories in the Memphis area with business executives, community leaders and politicians, as well as local journalists. WKNO"s Behind the Headlines Podcast is powered by the Daily Memphian.

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31:15

1314: Greenlines, bike lanes, resiliency and the sea...

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2022/09/30

A set of long-range plans for the city and region are starting to talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the change from “a culture of planning.”

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26:58

1313: Reporter's Roundtable

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2022/09/23

The city’s reaction and discussion of what to do about violent crime is different after two high profile crimes have raised larger questions.

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31:53

1312: Two weeks of violent crime trauma sees uneasy...

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2022/09/21

The chairman of the local crime commission and a Memphis City Council member talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the reaction to weeks of violence.

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31:15

1311: City shaken by week of violence seeks comfort...

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2022/09/09

Leaders of the local Justice and Safety Alliance talked about the week of violence that has shaken the city on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:19

1310: Collierville administrator reflects on career

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2022/09/01

Collierville Town Administrator James Lewellen will retire when the board names his successor. He reflected on 27 years leading the town and the change the community has seen.

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26:58

1309: Reporters Roundtable

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2022/08/26

The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries and Abigail Warren along with Toby Sells with the Memphis Flyer join Eric Barnes for a reporters roundtable.

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30:34

1308: Shelby County Health Dept. Director

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2022/08/17

Shelby County Health Dept. director Dr. Michelle Taylor on COVID 19 and Monkeypox.

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31:44

1307: MPD chief Davis says reaction to changes in...

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2022/08/11

MPD Chief C.J. Davis hasn’t talked with District Attorney-elect Steve Mulroy yet but said on “Behind The Headlines” she is optimistic so far about reforms that were a major part of the hard fought campaign that saw Mulroy upset incumbent DA Amy Weirich. Bail reform is likely to be an early test of the relationship police have with the changes promised.

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26:58

1306: Rhodes College president Jennifer Collins

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2022/08/05

The new president of Rhodes College says on “Behind The Headlines” a capital campaign is among her priorities.

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31:28

1305: TVA rival says MLGW savings estimate too low,...

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2022/07/28

MISO CEO John Bear says savings for MLGW from switching its electric power supplier from TVA to the rival power network are at least $100 million a year, which is nearly double the estimate of the power consultant MLGW is using.

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1304: Harris goes on the offense in first...

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2022/07/21

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris went on the offense in the race for county mayor in a face-to-face clash Thursday, July 21, with Republican challenger Worth Morgan. Harris, on “Behind the Headlines,” said Morgan favors poverty wages and has investments in private prisons. Morgan said Harris has been an absent on major issues like crime and doesn’t understand how to grow the economy.

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1303: Beverly Robertson

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2022/07/08

Outgoing Greater Memphis Chamber Beverly Robertson talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the chamber’s ongoing push for a recovery from the pandemic and the threat of a recession beyond the pandemic.

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31:41

1302: Coletta on Tom Lee

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2022/07/08

The president and CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership says on “Behind The Headlines” that Tom Lee Park’s new look will debut next year and the Memphis In May International Festival will return to the new park. But they won’t be at the same time.

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33:08

1301: Weirich, Mulroy clash on abortion prosecutions...

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2022/07/01

The two contenders for Shelby County District Attorney met on “Behind The Headlines” for a discussion on local enforcement of the state’s abortion trigger law, balancing reform with accountability, murder convictions overturned on appeal and dueling campaign ads.

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26:33

1252: Election year in Shelby County about change

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2022/06/24

The major countywide races to be decided in the August elections reflect moves for change in three different countywide offices and change that would take the offices in different directions. A reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines” discusses the nature of that change.

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31:32

1251: Sugarmon says voters won't 'buy into' change in...

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2022/06/17

Memphis City Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon is challenging Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael in the August race for the court. On “Behind The Headlines,” Sugarmon said Michael’s appearance on the show a week earlier looks like a change in Michael’s attitude toward juvenile justice reform but isn’t.

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31:25

1250: Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael

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2022/06/09

Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael makes the case for reform of the court on Behind The Headlines. It’s a very different view than the one he took five years ago on the same program.

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31:37

1249: House Speaker Cameron Sexton

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2022/06/02

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, on “Behind The Headlines” says he sees no reason by ban AR-15 weapons in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting. Sexton said the focus should be on more mental health services and rejected the idea that there should be limits on rapid fire ammunition.

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31:48

1248: UTHSC chancellor says pandemic is 'paradox' for...

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2022/05/27

Dr. Peter Buckley said those sticking with a career in medicine may be health care’s “greatest generation” even as others are leaving because of what they saw and did during the worst of the pandemic.

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31:15

1247: Luttrell calls for an end to 'insular' county...

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2022/05/20

Former county mayor Mark Luttrell’s comments come as Memphis City Council members are weighing two referendum ordinances proposed for the August ballot for city voters.

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