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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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31:29

1517: Chronic absenteeism

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2024/10/25

Executive Director of Compass Community Schools, Kristi Baird, Chief Academic Officer of Gestalt Community Schools, Bobbie Turner, and Schools of Perea’s Tia James join host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian reporter Laura Testino. Guests discuss what has led to chronic absenteeism at the national and local levels, and strategies schools are using to keep kids in school.

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26:41

1516: The future of Memphis' gun-control question

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2024/10/18

How Memphians will vote on the referendum, and whether it will ultimately impact Tennessee’s gun laws, was a hot topic for local reporters this week.

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31:30

1514: Planned Parenthood leader says 'stakes could...

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2024/10/11

Ashley Coffield talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the impact of the 2-year-old law and the political effort to flip seats in the Tennessee Legislature based on Republican votes on abortion access.

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31:33

1513: Young says Sheraton hotel’s impact worth risk...

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2024/10/04

Memphis Mayor Paul Young says on BTH that the city’s deal to buy the Sheraton convention center hotel has risks that are outweighed by the hotel’s role in convention business. The 39-year-old hotel has a history of bond defaults - the first one a year after it opened.

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31:39

1512: Gun-control referendum will be on November ballot

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2024/09/19

On “Behind the Headlines,” Memphis City Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr. said the body would likely sue if the Tennessee Legislature attempted to withhold sales-tax revenue from the city.

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31:32

1511: MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins

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2024/09/12

MSCS superintendent Marie Feagins talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the look at closing some schools and the changes to the school system including eliminating 600 vacant positions and reassigning those in other positions.

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30:49

1510: How should MSCS grade its superintendent? New...

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2024/09/06

In its final action, the former MSCS board tasked incoming members with creating a strategic plan and evaluation for Superintendent Marie Feagins.

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31:24

1590: Aquifer concerns prompted by xAI's arrival

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2024/08/30

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31:21

1508: County Commission leaders talk new schools,...

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2024/08/26

The incoming and outgoing chairs of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners talked on “Behind The Headlines” about new Cordova and Frayser schools funding and rebuilding Regional One Health’s campus.

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30:58

1507: Overton Park Conservancy director discusses...

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2024/08/16

Tina Sullivan talked on “Behind The Headlines” about her 12 years as Overton Park Conservancy’s first executive director and what’s next for the greensward as she prepares to step down.

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31:30

Tennessee Republican DA defends Steve Mulroy

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2024/08/09

Frederick Agee — the Republican District Attorney for Tennessee's Crockett, Gibson and Haywood counties — talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his defense of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, who is likely to face an ouster attempt in the Tennessee legislature led by Republicans.

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31:47

1505: Germantown and Collierville administrators...

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2024/08/02

Germantown City Administrator Jason Huisman and Collierville Town Administrator Molly Mehner joined “Behind the Headlines” to discuss their communities and challenges they’ve overcome since taking their positions.

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31:35

1504: Reporters Roundtable

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2024/07/26

A roundtable of journalists on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines,” talks about changes at Memphis-Shelby County Schools by the new superintendent and how the August elections could mean more changes for the school system.

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31:56

1503: CBU continues recovery as new academic year nears

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2024/07/19

Interim CBU president Brother Chris Englert and board chairwoman Emily Greer talk about the university’s effort to rebuild its finances and grow enrollment.

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31:23

1502: Two very different views of bail from Spickler...

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2024/07/11

At the center of the debate between TN State Senator Brent Taylor and Just City's Josh Spickler is how bail should be implemented, a topic of sometimes fierce disagreement between elected leaders, government officials and the general public.

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31:14

1501: Juvenile Court Judge Sugarmon talks perceptions...

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2024/07/08

Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon addressed the divide between what the data shows and what the community is feeling.

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31:40

1452: ‘River of Time’ will be an immersive tech...

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2024/06/28

More than 4,000 people had a chance to walk, crawl and climb through artist Christopher Reyes’ 2020 immersive exhibit at Off the Wall Arts. Now, Baron Von Opperbean is coming back with 15 times the amount of space and a much larger budget in a new location: Mud Island.

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31:20

1451: Suburban schools mark 10 years

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2024/06/21

Germantown Municipal School District Superintendent Jason Manuel and Lakeland School System Superintendent Ted Horrell joined Behind the Headlines to reflect on their history and discuss current issues.

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31:26

1450: Leaders of nonprofit youth organization address...

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2024/06/15

The leaders of Bridges and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis talk on “Behind The Headlines” about how the city’s violence impacts the world of the children their programs serve.

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26:40

1449: What we don't know about xAI, what we know...

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2024/06/12

The known and unknown about Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer in Southwest Memphis dominated the conversation in a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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