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The Daily Memphian

The AM/DM is a quick morning podcast full of Memphis news brought to you by The Daily Memphian. In addition to daily news about government, education, public safety, food and sports, Mary Cashiola sits down with The Daily Memphian"s journalists to get the scoop behind the stories.

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16:23

Veganuary makes the case for plant-based eating

The AM/DM ·

2026/01/02

It's the new year and a time when people often look to make changes in their lives, whether that means getting healthier, spending more time with friends or family or finding a new job or career. That's the thinking behind Dry January. But it's also the thinking behind a similar effort, Veganuary, a 31-day challenge to have people cut animal products out of their diets. Today, The Daily Memphian's newsletter editor, Bianca Phillips, joins us to talk about her own personal journey to living a

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20:16

Ask Me Anything edition

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/31

Just call this The AM/DM AMA. To wrap up 2025 and answer some of our readers' most burning questions from the year, we decided to do an "Ask Me Anything" style segment. Today, digital director Holly Whitfield brings questions derived from social media channels, and we talk about media bias, if citizen groups could overcome xAI and what might happen with The Station, the would-be liquor store on White Station Road. Plus: A Christmas party shooting rekindles the fight over 'party house' rentals

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12:04

What Memphians think about the task force

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2025/12/30

In the three months since the Memphis Safe Task Force began in Memphis, the operation has impacted almost everything in some way, whether it's crime rates, court dockets, school transportation or even restaurants and nightlife. We know how many of Memphis' elected officials feel about the task force, but what about regular people, just trying to live their lives? What do they think? Today, we're joined by metro editor Jane Donahoe to talk about what our reporters recently learned. Plus: The

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09:01

2026 begins

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/29

The year begins officially on Thursday, and we've got a list of things for you to do on Wednesday, New Year's Eve, in our guide to the holiday. Mary Cashiola and Bianca Phillips set up the week for you. Plus: House GOP is set to push forward a Memphis school takeover plan with 'teeth' U of M is asking the state for $162 million for two projects A Bible education program is expanding into Germantown and Collierville public schools

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10:21

What to do on the last weekend of the year

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2025/12/26

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, hopefully you like music or comedy. Or both. Today, Mary Cashiola and Bianca Phillips talk about those events as well as what to do on New Year's Eve. Plus: Community builder Jared Myers is to help shape Bartlett's next chapter School board members are set to vote on the future of Westwood in February Another inmate dies at 201 Poplar

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14:52

Collierville looks to its future

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2025/12/24

Collierville is currently developing a blueprint for what its residents' hope to see in the suburb over the next 25 years. The process will replace the old 2040 plan and take Collierville into 2050, but what that will look like — and what it will mean for the town — is still up in the air. Today, suburbs reporter Abigail Warren joins us to talk about the possibilities for the town as well as what some people want to see in the historic square. Plus: More than 70 would-be candidates get petitions

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14:17

BlueOval's pivot to gas-powered trucks

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2025/12/23

In mid-December, Ford Motor Co. announced new plans to build affordable gas-powered pickup trucks at BlueOval City, instead of the electric trucks it had initially planned to build in West Tennessee. The change to gas-powered trucks also means West Tennessee isn't tied to the nation's shifting EV market. So, what do people living near BlueOval think? Today, business reporter Sophia Surrett joins us to talk about the change and what it means for Stanton and Haywood County. Plus: Southaven

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15:44

The 2026 election season starts ... now

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/22

This week marks Christmas and the start of the winter holidays for public school students around the entirety of Shelby County. But today is also the day when candidates in the first of three 2026 elections in Shelby County can begin filling out qualifying petitions to run for office. And because of term limits, Shelby County will see a new mayor, new sheriff and new clerk — positions currently held by Lee Harris, Floyd Bonner Jr. and Wanda Halbert, respectively — elected in 2026. Shelby County

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11:59

Christmas music and holiday spirit

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/19

We're wrapping ourselves in holiday music and movies this week. Between Victorian caroling at The Peabody Memphis with Opera Memphis, and a supergroup of Memphis musicians performing the soundtrack from the 1965 animated classic, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at Lafayette's Music Room, you're bound to at least hear the holiday spirit. And you can see 'It's a Wonderful Life' at the Orpheum Theatre. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and digital producer Kelsey Bowen discuss some of the fun to be

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17:10

The future of Liberty Park

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2025/12/18

The City of Memphis has spent $13.7 million over the past five years to bring a hotel, apartments and an entertainment venue to Liberty Park, as a way to spark economic development in the area. But years into the project, the hotels and the apartments haven't been built, the tax growth hasn't come to fruition and the city has had to use other money to pay its debt on the project, for three consecutive years. Today, Mary Cashiola, editorial director of The Daily Memphian, and enterprise reporter

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13:56

The Station's next stop, back to the alcohol board

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/17

Ethan Edwards' vision for a high-end liquor store in East Memphis — one that goes far beyond shelves of wine and spirits — has been stalled for more than a year. The Station is currently open but court rulings, denied licenses and a bitter legal fight with nearby competitors have kept the business from selling liquor. Today, Edwards is trying again. The Station is headed back to the City of Memphis' Alcohol Commission at 9 a.m. this morning, and Edwards' hope is that he'll be granted a license

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18:12

MSCS opens security facility and active shooter...

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2025/12/16

Last week, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools debuted its new "Real Time Safety Center" to the public. Located in a vacant elementary school, the new safety center will serve as a training hub for school resource officers and provide round-the-clock surveillance on the district's more than 200 facilities. But the real goal is to prevent tragedy. Today, we're talking to enterprise reporter Laura Testino about her first-hand look inside the facility and what the district hopes to accomplish. Plus:

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12:05

What will Collierville look like in 2050?

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2025/12/15

It's the last full, holiday-free week of the year and time to get business done. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners and the Memphis City Council will have their last meetings of the year. Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about those meetings as well as Collierville starting its 2050 vision process. Plus: The city is still spending on Liberty Park debt and consultants while construction remains stalled The Station owner is trying again for a liquor

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15:40

Wheel of Fortune, 'Friday' party and Phillips on a float

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2025/12/12

Bianca Phillips and Mary Cashiola suggest what to do this weekend, including a "Friday After Next" party — on Friday, natch — and a live action murder mystery at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens. Plus: There are new plans for the former Club 616/Spectrum Memphis in May names the honored country for 2026 Thousands of Memphis-area kids could lose pre-k in January A Houston company plans to turn two blocks of Downtown into a tech hub The Sheriff's Office responds to inmates' depictions of jail life

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13:41

Inside the FBI's Operation Viper

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2025/12/11

Before there was the Memphis Safe Task Force, there was Viper, an FBI operation that occurred very quietly over the past summer. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and enterprise reporter Sam Hardiman talk about what The Daily Memphian learned about Viper through an open records request, including the operation's very speedy strategy. Plus: CBU exits probation after two years Lakeland approves a new plan for The Lake District after years of setbacks The Raleigh Springs Civic Center farmers

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18:58

Tales from inside 201

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/10

For the past year and a half, the Shelby County Jail — commonly known as 201 Poplar — has been over its 2,400-inmate capacity. And with the recent surge in local arrests tied to the Memphis Safe Task Force, conditions inside 201 seem to be deteriorating. Recent inmates describe overcrowding, violence, neglect and a system struggling under the weight of new bookings. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and public safety reporter Aarron Fleming talk about conditions inside the jail, what's causing

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14:51

At U of M, Huff is in

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/09

Former Tigers head football coach Ryan Silverfield initially joined the program in 2016 as the offensive line coach, becoming head coach four seasons later. But news broke a little more than a week ago that Silverfield had taken a job with Arkansas and would be leaving the University of Memphis. Now, we know that Southern Mississippi coach Charles Huff will join the U of M as its new head coach, and he's bringing some members of his coaching staff with him. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola

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10:58

The year's best networking and holiday rom-coms

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2025/12/08

The week starts out very serious, with two public meetings to discuss the plan to close Chickasaw Middle School and fold it into Westwood High School to create a new Westwood school serving sixth through twelfth grades. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss that, as well as the Greater Memphis Chamber's Annual Chairman's Luncheon, one of the best local networking events of the year — if you ask Cashiola. They also discuss a recent trend of the

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13:28

The 'crystal show,' tree lighting and latte art

The AM/DM ·

2025/12/05

It's St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend, but that doesn't mean the fun stops. It some ways, it just keeps going ... for 26.2 miles. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss some of what's happening this weekend, including the Stumbling Santa pub crawl, the latte art throwdown and one of Phillips' favorite events, what she calls "the crystal show." Plus: Two were arrested following a chase where a state trooper fired a shot USPS signs a lease for a Memphis

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14:23

'A Christmas Carol,' 'Rudolph' and 'Die Hard'

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2025/12/04

When it comes to going to the theater, December has some very popular — and very traditional — offerings. Think the Mouse King or Tuna, Texas, and you'll know what we're talking about. Today, The Daily Memphian's resident theater kid Alys Drake, who also writes our monthly theater roundup, takes us through December's offerings. Plus: Memphian Chloe Sexton appears on "Next Level Baker" tonight The Daily Memphian Commercial Real Estate Seminar is this afternoon at Memphis Botanic Garden Mr. Rusty's

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